CWD in Indiana
No reports in Indiana
CWD has not been reported in Indiana. To guard against the possible occurrence and spread of CWD, the Indiana State Board of Animal Health (BOAH) and the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) are working to prevent the importation of diseased animals into Indiana and to monitor wild deer and captive deer and elk for any signs of the disease.
Biologists collect samples
In the fall of 2002 and 2003, DNR biologists and state animal health officials staffed deer hunting check stations on opening weekend of firearms season to test deer for disease. The 5,400+ deer tissue samples tested did not show any signs of CWD. This deer season, biologists will continue to focus sample collection in northwest Indiana (due to confirmed cases of CWD in northern Illinois) and around deer farms.
When will 2004 results be in?
If you donate a deer sample for testing and it tests positive for CWD, you will be notified by mail. If your deer does not test positive for CWD, you will NOT be notified, though you can get updates on the monitoring program here.
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Deer Health in Indiana
