Chronic Wasting Disease been found in Maryland February 2011, DNR received
positive laboratory confirmation
Has Chronic Wasting Disease been found in Maryland?
Yes. In that a white-tailed deer tested positive for CWD. The deer was
harvested by a hunter in Allegany County in November, 2010. Maryland now joins
20 other states and 2 Canadian provinces with CWD documented in deer, elk, and
moose.
Chronic Wasting Disease in Maryland
What is Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)?
CWD is a naturally occurring disease of the brain and nervous system that
causes death in deer, elk, and moose. While CWD has been present in nearby West
Virginia since 2005, it was first discovered in Maryland in 2010. The CWD
positive deer found in November, 2010 was harvested by a hunter in Green Ridge
State Forest in Allegany County.
CWD Management
DNR has implemented several measures intended to prevent the unintentional
spread of CWD to new areas. The changes outlined below apply only to the CWD
Management Area (CWDMA), which is defined as Habitat Management Unit 233 in
Allegany County. The CWDMA boundaries are as follows:
Eastern/Southern Boundary: Allegany/Washington County line at the
Pennsylvania border south to the Potomac River, then Potomac River
(Maryland/West Virginia line) southwest to mouth of the south branch of the
Potomac River. Baiting and feeding of deer is prohibited in the CWDMA on both
private and public land.
This regulation bans the feeding of all forest game birds and mammals on a
year-round basis and includes feed placed for non-hunting purposes. The ban
prohibits the placing of fruit, vegetables, nuts, hay, corn, wheat, other feed,
salt or other mineral-based attractants.
Normal agricultural practices and operations are exempted from this ban,
including the planting and harvesting of crops and livestock care.
The normal feeding of song birds remains legal.
Gland and urine base lures are still permitted for hunting. Carcass
transport restrictions – the transportation of certain parts of deer carcasses
out of the CWD Management Area is restricted unless the carcass is being
transported directly to an approved deer processor within Allegany County or an
approved taxidermist. The following parts of deer may be transported out of the
CWD Management Area:
Antlers with no meat or soft tissue attached Finished taxidermy mounts
Hides when clean with no head attached Boneless meat
Skull plates cleaned of all meat and brain tissue Leg quarters including
bone, meat, and hide of the legs – no spinal column
Deer Carcass Disposal Dumpsters will be available at select locations to
dispose of carcass parts before leaving the CWDMA. Please consult the DNR
website (www.dnr.maryland.gov) for a list of dumpster locations, approved deer
processors, and approved taxidermists.
Hunters are reminded that CWD has not been shown to be transmissible to
humans. However, DNR recommends that hunters should:
Wear latex or rubber gloves when field-dressing or butchering deer.
Remove all internal organs.
Never eat a deer’s brain, eyeballs, spinal cord, spleen, or lymph nodes.
Avoid cutting through bones or the spinal column (backbone).
Remove the meat from the bones and spinal column.
Do not use household knives or utensils when field-dressing or home
processing a deer.
If you saw off antlers or through a bone, or if you sever the spinal
column with a knife, be sure to disinfect these tools prior to using them for
the butchering or removal of meat.
Remove all fat, membranes, and connective tissues.
Use a 50/50 solution of household chlorine bleach and water to disinfect
tools and work surfaces. Wipe down counters and let them dry; soak knives for
one hour. Wash hands thoroughly.
Brain
Lymph Nodes
Eyes
Tonsils
Spleen
Spinal Column
Lymph Nodes
Western Boundary: Straight line from the mouth of the south branch of the
Potomac River north to the intersection of Rt. 51 and Lower Town Creek Rd,
north-northeast on Lower Town Creek Rd. to Pumpkin Center, north on Town Creek
Rd. to Rt. 144, then east on Rt. 144 to Dry Ridge Rd., northeast on Dry Ridge
Rd. to the Pennsylvania border.
North Boundary: Maryland/Pennsylvania border from Dry Ridge Rd. east to
Allegany/Washington County line
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