FWP gives update on CWD during meeting

Fish, Wildlife and Parks Region 6 wildlife biologist Scott Hemmer said Monday that during the upcoming hunting season, FWP will once again be testing Region 6 for chronic wasting disease and will have transportation restrictions from Liberty County to the North Dakota border.

Hemmer spoke Monday during a public meeting in The Great Northern Inn to discuss CWD and steps the public and FWP are taking to manage the disease.

Last hunting season, FWP discovered CWD in deer across the Hi-Line and in other regions, one year after the first confirmation of the disease in Montana wildlife.

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