Oklahoma 2025-26 BIG GAME HARVEST CWD REPORT Aug 21, 2026
Oklahoma 2025-26 BIG GAME HARVEST CWD REPORT Aug 21, 2026
Oklahoma 2025-26 BIG GAME HARVEST REPORT By Dallas Barber - Wildlife Biologist - Aug 21, 2026
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Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Update The 2025-26 big game season marks the third consecutive year Oklahoma hunters and wildlife managers have operated under new management considerations following the detection of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in the state’s wild deer populations. The disease was first confirmed in wild free-ranging deer in Texas County and later detected in Woodward County, prompting ongoing concerns due to its potential long-term impacts on deer health and herd sustainability.
In response, ODWC maintained and refined targeted regulations in northwestern Oklahoma, where previous detections have been concentrated. These measures continue to focus on carcass transport restrictions, a critical tool for reducing the risk of spreading infectious prions. Hunters in affected areas are required to follow specific guidelines limiting the movement of certain deer parts outside designated zones, helping reduce the likelihood of disease transmission into unaffected regions.
For the 2025-26 season, ODWC also established a new Selective Surveillance Area (SSA) in McCurtain County. This addition was prompted by the confirmation of a CWD-positive deer harvested in Arkansas within five miles of the Oklahoma border, highlighting the importance of proactive monitoring along state boundaries and potential risk corridors.
A CWD-positive deer was tested in Cimarron County, marking the first hunter harvested CWD-positive deer in the state. This positive deer was harvested within an established SSA, and its location of harvest did not result in the expansion or establishment of another SSA.
To support continued surveillance and early detection, ODWC maintains voluntary testing opportunities within SSAs through a network of freezer drop-off locations. These sites allow hunters to submit samples for CWD testing as part of the broader monitoring effort. Carcass movement restrictions and voluntary testing programs will continue into the 2026-27 season.
Together with hunter participation and ongoing scientific monitoring, these measures create a proactive approach aimed at limiting the spread of CWD and safeguarding the long-term health of Oklahoma’s deer populations. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/outdoorok/ooj/2025-26-big-game-harvest-report
Oklahoma CWD-INFECTED MULE DEER FOUND IN CIMARRON COUNTY
CWD-INFECTED MULE DEER FOUND IN CIMARRON COUNTY
February 6, 2026
A hunter-harvested mule deer from Cimarron County in Oklahoma’s Panhandle has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD), and the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) has activated the CWD Response Plan jointly produced with the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry. This latest CWD-positive deer was harvested about 3.5 miles west of Felt, near the location where a CWD-positive deer was confirmed last year.
“The CWD Response Plan dictates that we respond to this finding by establishing a Selective Surveillance Area” said Joey McAllister, Wildlife Programs Supervisor with ODWC.
Since this latest infected animal was taken so close to the previous one, the current SSA in Cimarron County will remain unchanged; no new area will be added.
“We will be working through our response plan, and our ultimate goal is to ensure healthy and well-managed deer with as little impact to either the resource or our constituents as possible,” McAllister said.
CWD is an always-fatal neurological disease that affects the brains of deer, elk, moose, and other members of the cervid family, creating holes resembling those in sponges. CWD transmission from wild animals to people or to livestock has never been documented. Oklahoma's first case of a wild deer infected with CWD was confirmed in June 2023 in Texas County in Oklahoma’s Panhandle.
The Wildlife Department has conducted CWD monitoring on hunter-harvested deer and elk, and road-killed deer, since 1999.
ODWC staff will continue monitoring for evidence of CWD within Oklahoma’s borders and will release additional information, including ways deer and elk hunters can help with detection and mitigation. Additional guidelines or management plans will be distributed and well-advertised if determined necessary to further protect Oklahoma’s deer and elk populations.
For more information on the disease, hunting regulations, and proper disposal of infected animals, go to https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/hunting/resources/deer/cwd. Additional human health information relating to CWD is available at https://www.usgs.gov/centers/nwhc/publications. Image Cimarron County SSA map Feb 2026 This map shows the CWD Selective Surveillance Area in Cimarron County.
https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/sites/default/files/styles/width_768/public/2026-02/cim%20co%20ssa_0.jpg.webp?itok=Qj5PPAp1
https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/outdoor-news/another-cwd-infected-mule-deer-found-cimarron-county
Oklahoma fourth case of a wild deer infected with Chronic Wasting Disease
A fourth case of a wild deer infected with Chronic Wasting Disease has prompted the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation to expand its existing Selective Surveillance Area (SSA) for CWD in Texas County westward and southward.
New CWD-Positive Wild Deer Confirmed in Oklahoma Oklahoma's fourth case of a wild deer infected with Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) was confirmed this month in the Oklahoma Panhandle. The white-tailed deer was located in Texas County after a landowner reported the animal behaving abnormally.
CWD is an always-fatal neurological disease that affects deer, elk, moose, and other members of the cervid family, creating holes in the brain resembling those in sponges. As part of the state's CWD Response Strategy, the confirmation has prompted the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation to expand the existing Selective Surveillance Area (SSA) for chronic wasting disease in Texas County westward and southward. The CWD Response Strategy is a plan jointly produced by the Wildlife Department along with the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry.
Hunters who harvest a deer within the SSA boundary must comply with specific regulations for handling and moving deer and other cervid parts outside the area. These boundary changes, along with cervid transport rules within an SSA, can be viewed at wildlifedepartment.com/hunting/resources/deer//cwd/ssa.
The site also includes information about voluntary testing sites in Oklahoma's three active SSAs. Dispersed across SSAs in northwestern Oklahoma, the testing sites are locations where hunters may choose to leave the head of their harvested deer or elk to be tested for CWD.
"The Wildlife Department is implementing its response plan to monitor and slow the potential spread of CWD," said Dallas Barber, wildlife biologist over big game for the Wildlife Department. "Our priority is to continue to ensure the health and management of our deer herd in Oklahoma, and the steps in our CWD Response Strategy will help us do that."
The Wildlife Department has conducted CWD monitoring on hunter-harvested deer and elk and road-killed deer since 1999 following the discovery of the disease in a private, commercial elk herd in 1998.
The first in-state CWD case in free-ranging deer was confirmed in June 2023 in Texas County.
CWD does not affect pronghorn antelope, and natural CWD transmission from wild animals to humans or livestock has never been documented. Additional human health information relating to CWD is available at
https://www.usgs.gov/centers/nwhc/science/chronic-wasting-disease#publications.
For more information on the disease, hunting regulations, and proper disposal of infected animals, go to https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/hunting/resources/deer/cwd.
https://wildlifedepartment.com/hunting/resources/deer/cwd
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/OKDWC/bulletins/3ee61ca?reqfrom=share
“CWD does not affect pronghorn antelope, and natural CWD transmission from wild animals to humans or livestock has never been documented.”
HOLD MY BEER!
Please See;
Chronic wasting disease prions in cervids and wild pigs in North America Preliminary Outbreak Assessment DEFRA 26 January 2026
CWD has continued to spread among captive and free-ranging cervids in North America since it was first detected in the 1960s. The finding of CWD prions in wild pigs in the USA suggests they could contribute towards transmission of the disease, influencing its epidemiology, geographic distribution and interspecies spread. However, further research is needed to confirm this. CWD has never been reported in Great Britain and the current risk of CWD prions being introduced into Great Britain’s wild pig or cervid population ranges from very low to negligible.
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/697a3b013c71d838df6bd413/CWD_Prions_in_Cervids_and_Wild_Pigs_in_North_America.pdf
cwd tse prion, cattle, pigs, sheep, primates, oh my! Prion Conference 2023
Transmission of the chronic wasting disease agent from elk to cattle after oronasal exposure
Justin Greenlee, Jifeng Bian, Zoe Lambert, Alexis Frese, and Eric Cassmann Virus and Prion Research Unit, National Animal Disease Center, USDA-ARS, Ames, IA, USA
Aims: The purpose of this study was to determine the susceptibility of cattle to chronic wasting disease agent from elk.
Materials and Methods: Initial studies were conducted in bovinized mice using inoculum derived from elk with various genotypes at codon 132 (MM, LM, LL). Based upon attack rates, inoculum (10% w/v brain homogenate) from an LM132 elk was selected for transmission studies in cattle. At approximately 2 weeks of age, one wild type steer (EE211) and one steer with the E211K polymorphism (EK211) were fed 1 mL of brain homogenate in a quart of milk replacer while another 1 mL was instilled intranasally. The cattle were examined daily for clinical signs for the duration of the experiment. One steer is still under observation at 71 months post-inoculation (mpi).
Results: Inoculum derived from MM132 elk resulted in similar attack rates and incubation periods in mice expressing wild type or K211 bovine PRNP, 35% at 531 days post inoculation (dpi) and 27% at 448 dpi, respectively. Inoculum from LM132 elk had a slightly higher attack rates in mice: 45% (693 dpi) in wild type cattle PRNP and 33% (468) in K211 mice. Inoculum from LL132 elk resulted in the highest attack rate in wild type bovinized mice (53% at 625 dpi), but no K211 mice were affected at >700 days. At approximately 70 mpi, the EK211 genotype steer developed clinical signs suggestive of prion disease, depression, low head carriage, hypersalivation, and ataxia, and was necropsied. Enzyme immunoassay (IDEXX) was positive in brainstem (OD=4.00, but non-detect in retropharyngeal lymph nodes and palatine tonsil. Immunoreactivity was largely limited to the brainstem, midbrain, and cervical spinal cord with a pattern that was primarily glia-associated.
“Conclusions: Cattle with the E211K polymorphism are susceptible to the CWD agent after oronasal exposure of 0.2 g of infectious material.”
Strain characterization of chronic wasting disease in bovine-PrP transgenic mice
Conclusions: Altogether, these results exhibit the diversity of CWD strains present in the panel of CWD isolates and the ability of at least some CWD isolates to infect bovine species. Cattle being one of the most important farming species, this ability represents a potential threat to both animal and human health, and consequently deserves further study.
Prion 2023 Congress Organizing Committee and the NeuroPrion Association, we invite you to join us for the International Conference Prion2023 from 16-20 October 2023 in Faro, Portugal.
https://prion2023.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Meeting-book-final-version2.pdf
https://web.archive.org/web/20250828201533/https://prion2023.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Meeting-book-final-version2.pdf
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Syed-Zahid-Shah/publication/378314391_Meeting-book-final-version_prion_2023/links/65d44dad28b7720cecdca95f/Meeting-book-final-version-prion-2023.pdf
Chronic Wasting Disease CWD vs Scrapie TSE Prion
https://www.ars.usda.gov/research/publications/publication/?seqNo115=410511
Detection of infectivity in orally inoculated pigs using mouse bioassay raises the possibility that naturally exposed pigs could act as a reservoir of CWD infectivity. Currently, swine rations in the U.S. could contain animal derived components including materials from deer or elk. In addition, feral swine could be exposed to infected carcasses in areas where CWD is present in wildlife populations. The current feed ban in the U.S. is based exclusively on keeping tissues from TSE infected cattle from entering animal feeds. These results indicating the susceptibility of pigs to CWD, coupled with the limitations of the current feed ban, indicates that a revision of the feed ban may be necessary to protect swine production and potentially human health.
https://www.ars.usda.gov/research/publications/publication/?seqNo115=353091
https://www.ars.usda.gov/research/project/?accnNo=432011&fy=2017
https://www.ars.usda.gov/research/publications/publication/?seqNo115=337105
https://www.ars.usda.gov/research/publications/publication/?seqNo115=326166
Research Project: Elucidating the Pathobiology and Transmission of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies
Location: Virus and Prion Research
Title: Differentiation of scrapie from chronic wasting disease in white-tailed deer
Accomplishments
1. 01 Determined that white-tailed deer (WTD) infected with scrapie from sheep can transmit the disease to other deer under conditions mimicking natural exposure. It has long been suggested that prion disease in deer (chronic wasting disease (CWD)) was caused by the prion agent from sheep. The prion disease that affects sheep, scrapie, has been recognized for hundreds of years. However, chronic wasting disease, a similar disease found in WTD, has only been recognized since the 1960s. ARS researchers in Ames, Iowa, showed that white-tailed deer sick with scrapie from sheep can infect other deer under conditions mimicking natural exposure. Furthermore, this work shows that CWD is difficult to differentiate from WTD infected with scrapie. WTD scrapie prions accumulate in the lymphoreticular system in a manner similar to CWD, meaning that environmental contamination may occur through feces, saliva, and other body fluids of scrapie affected WTD as has been shown for CWD. The presence of WTD infected with scrapie could confound mitigation efforts for chronic wasting disease. This information informs regulatory officials, the farmed cervid industry, and officials tasked with protecting animal health such as state Departments of Agriculture, Natural Resources, or Parks and Wildlife with regard to a disease similar to CWD but arising from sheep scrapie that could be present in WTD that have contact with scrapie affected sheep and/or goats.
https://www.ars.usda.gov/research/project/?accnNo=440677&fy=202
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Hazard identification for the risks to terrestrial animal health from the import of hay and straw, BSE, CWD, Scrapie, TSE, Prion
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hazard-identification-for-the-risks-to-terrestrial-animal-health-from-the-import-of-hay-and-straw/hazard-identification-for-the-risks-to-terrestrial-animal-health-from-the-import-of-hay-and-straw
https://defrauktseprp.blogspot.com/2026/06/hazard-identification-for-risks-to.html
For more information on the disease, hunting regulations, and proper disposal of infected animals, go to https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/hunting/resources/deer/cwd.
https://wildlifedepartment.com/hunting/resources/deer/cwd
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/OKDWC/bulletins/3ee61ca?reqfrom=share
“CWD does not affect pronghorn antelope, and natural CWD transmission from wild animals to humans or livestock has never been documented.”
HOLD MY BEER!
Please See;
Chronic wasting disease prions in cervids and wild pigs in North America Preliminary Outbreak Assessment DEFRA 26 January 2026
CWD has continued to spread among captive and free-ranging cervids in North America since it was first detected in the 1960s. The finding of CWD prions in wild pigs in the USA suggests they could contribute towards transmission of the disease, influencing its epidemiology, geographic distribution and interspecies spread. However, further research is needed to confirm this. CWD has never been reported in Great Britain and the current risk of CWD prions being introduced into Great Britain’s wild pig or cervid population ranges from very low to negligible.
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/697a3b013c71d838df6bd413/CWD_Prions_in_Cervids_and_Wild_Pigs_in_North_America.pdf
cwd tse prion, cattle, pigs, sheep, primates, oh my! Prion Conference 2023
Transmission of the chronic wasting disease agent from elk to cattle after oronasal exposure
Justin Greenlee, Jifeng Bian, Zoe Lambert, Alexis Frese, and Eric Cassmann Virus and Prion Research Unit, National Animal Disease Center, USDA-ARS, Ames, IA, USA
Aims: The purpose of this study was to determine the susceptibility of cattle to chronic wasting disease agent from elk.
Materials and Methods: Initial studies were conducted in bovinized mice using inoculum derived from elk with various genotypes at codon 132 (MM, LM, LL). Based upon attack rates, inoculum (10% w/v brain homogenate) from an LM132 elk was selected for transmission studies in cattle. At approximately 2 weeks of age, one wild type steer (EE211) and one steer with the E211K polymorphism (EK211) were fed 1 mL of brain homogenate in a quart of milk replacer while another 1 mL was instilled intranasally. The cattle were examined daily for clinical signs for the duration of the experiment. One steer is still under observation at 71 months post-inoculation (mpi).
Results: Inoculum derived from MM132 elk resulted in similar attack rates and incubation periods in mice expressing wild type or K211 bovine PRNP, 35% at 531 days post inoculation (dpi) and 27% at 448 dpi, respectively. Inoculum from LM132 elk had a slightly higher attack rates in mice: 45% (693 dpi) in wild type cattle PRNP and 33% (468) in K211 mice. Inoculum from LL132 elk resulted in the highest attack rate in wild type bovinized mice (53% at 625 dpi), but no K211 mice were affected at >700 days. At approximately 70 mpi, the EK211 genotype steer developed clinical signs suggestive of prion disease, depression, low head carriage, hypersalivation, and ataxia, and was necropsied. Enzyme immunoassay (IDEXX) was positive in brainstem (OD=4.00, but non-detect in retropharyngeal lymph nodes and palatine tonsil. Immunoreactivity was largely limited to the brainstem, midbrain, and cervical spinal cord with a pattern that was primarily glia-associated.
“Conclusions: Cattle with the E211K polymorphism are susceptible to the CWD agent after oronasal exposure of 0.2 g of infectious material.”
Strain characterization of chronic wasting disease in bovine-PrP transgenic mice
Conclusions: Altogether, these results exhibit the diversity of CWD strains present in the panel of CWD isolates and the ability of at least some CWD isolates to infect bovine species. Cattle being one of the most important farming species, this ability represents a potential threat to both animal and human health, and consequently deserves further study.
Prion 2023 Congress Organizing Committee and the NeuroPrion Association, we invite you to join us for the International Conference Prion2023 from 16-20 October 2023 in Faro, Portugal.
https://prion2023.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Meeting-book-final-version2.pdf
https://web.archive.org/web/20250828201533/https://prion2023.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Meeting-book-final-version2.pdf
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Syed-Zahid-Shah/publication/378314391_Meeting-book-final-version_prion_2023/links/65d44dad28b7720cecdca95f/Meeting-book-final-version-prion-2023.pdf
Chronic Wasting Disease CWD vs Scrapie TSE Prion
https://www.ars.usda.gov/research/publications/publication/?seqNo115=410511
Detection of infectivity in orally inoculated pigs using mouse bioassay raises the possibility that naturally exposed pigs could act as a reservoir of CWD infectivity. Currently, swine rations in the U.S. could contain animal derived components including materials from deer or elk. In addition, feral swine could be exposed to infected carcasses in areas where CWD is present in wildlife populations. The current feed ban in the U.S. is based exclusively on keeping tissues from TSE infected cattle from entering animal feeds. These results indicating the susceptibility of pigs to CWD, coupled with the limitations of the current feed ban, indicates that a revision of the feed ban may be necessary to protect swine production and potentially human health.
https://www.ars.usda.gov/research/publications/publication/?seqNo115=353091
https://www.ars.usda.gov/research/project/?accnNo=432011&fy=2017
https://www.ars.usda.gov/research/publications/publication/?seqNo115=337105
https://www.ars.usda.gov/research/publications/publication/?seqNo115=326166
Research Project: Elucidating the Pathobiology and Transmission of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies
Location: Virus and Prion Research
Title: Differentiation of scrapie from chronic wasting disease in white-tailed deer
Accomplishments
1. 01 Determined that white-tailed deer (WTD) infected with scrapie from sheep can transmit the disease to other deer under conditions mimicking natural exposure. It has long been suggested that prion disease in deer (chronic wasting disease (CWD)) was caused by the prion agent from sheep. The prion disease that affects sheep, scrapie, has been recognized for hundreds of years. However, chronic wasting disease, a similar disease found in WTD, has only been recognized since the 1960s. ARS researchers in Ames, Iowa, showed that white-tailed deer sick with scrapie from sheep can infect other deer under conditions mimicking natural exposure. Furthermore, this work shows that CWD is difficult to differentiate from WTD infected with scrapie. WTD scrapie prions accumulate in the lymphoreticular system in a manner similar to CWD, meaning that environmental contamination may occur through feces, saliva, and other body fluids of scrapie affected WTD as has been shown for CWD. The presence of WTD infected with scrapie could confound mitigation efforts for chronic wasting disease. This information informs regulatory officials, the farmed cervid industry, and officials tasked with protecting animal health such as state Departments of Agriculture, Natural Resources, or Parks and Wildlife with regard to a disease similar to CWD but arising from sheep scrapie that could be present in WTD that have contact with scrapie affected sheep and/or goats.
https://www.ars.usda.gov/research/project/?accnNo=440677&fy=202
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Hazard identification for the risks to terrestrial animal health from the import of hay and straw, BSE, CWD, Scrapie, TSE, Prion
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hazard-identification-for-the-risks-to-terrestrial-animal-health-from-the-import-of-hay-and-straw/hazard-identification-for-the-risks-to-terrestrial-animal-health-from-the-import-of-hay-and-straw
https://defrauktseprp.blogspot.com/2026/06/hazard-identification-for-risks-to.html
USA Report, Scrapie, CWD, BSE, TSE, Cattle, Sheep, Pigs, Cervid, Humans, Zoonotic, 2026
April 2026
https://fdabse589.blogspot.com/2026/04/usa-report-scrapie-cwd-bse-tse-cattle.html
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/403956772_USA_Report_Scrapie_CWD_BSE_TSE_Cattle_Sheep_Pigs_Cervid_Humans_Zoonotic_2026
why do we not want to do TSE transmission studies on chimpanzees $
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5. A positive result from a chimpanzee challenged severly would likely create alarm in some circles even if the result could not be interpreted for man. I have a view that all these agents could be transmitted provided a large enough dose by appropriate routes was given and the animals kept long enough. Until the mechanisms of the species barrier are more clearly understood it might be best to retain that hypothesis.
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R. BRADLEY
http://collections.europarchive.org/tna/20080102222950/http://www.bseinquiry.gov.uk/files/yb/1990/09/23001001.pdf
Oklahoma ATTENTION Cimarron, Texas, Woodward, Major, and Woods County Hunters
Two CWD-positive cases were confirmed in recent months in Oklahoma: one in Texas County about 4 miles north of Optima Wildlife Management Area, and another about 15 miles east of Woodward.
ODWC’s response plan in cooperation with the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry is to contain CWD within areas where it is detected and to minimize its artificial spread to other areas by establishing selective surveillance areas (SSA).
Previously, ODWC was notified by the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) of a road-killed deer infected with chronic wasting disease (CWD) found 2.5 miles south of the Oklahoma-Texas border near Felt, Okla., in southwestern Cimarron County.
https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/hunting/resources/deer/cwd/ssa
SECOND CWD-POSITIVE WILD DEER CONFIRMED IN OKLAHOMA A second wild white-tailed deer has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Oklahoma.
The deer was located about 15 miles east of Woodward in Woodward County after a landowner reported the deer behaving abnormally.
Oklahoma's first case of a wild deer infected with CWD was confirmed the first week of June in Texas County, prompting the activation of the next stage in the state's CWD Response Strategy jointly produced by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation and the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry.
“We will be working through our response plan implementing surveillance efforts and steps to monitor and slow the potential spread of this disease. Our ultimate goal is to ensure healthy and well-managed deer with as little impact to either the resource or our constituents as possible,” said Jerry Shaw, Wildlife Programs Supervisor with ODWC.
CWD is an always-fatal neurological disease that affects the brains of deer, elk, moose, and other members of the cervid family, creating holes resembling those in sponges. CWD transmission from wild animals to people or to livestock has never been documented.
The Wildlife Department has conducted CWD monitoring on hunter-harvested deer and elk, and road-killed deer, since 1999.
Department staff will continue monitoring for evidence of CWD within Oklahoma’s borders and will release additional information, including ways deer and elk hunters can help with detection and mitigation, as hunting seasons approach.
Additional guidelines or management plans will be distributed and well-advertised if determined necessary to further protect Oklahoma’s deer and elk populations.
Additional human health information relating to CWD is available at https://www.usgs.gov/centers/nwhc/science/chronic-wasting-disease#publications.
For more information on the disease, hunting regulations, and proper disposal of infected animals, go to
https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/hunting/resources/deer/cwd.
https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/outdoor-news/second-cwd-positive-wild-deer-confirmed-oklahoma
CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE CONFIRMED IN ONE FARMED OKLAHOMA ELK JOINT RELEASE FROM THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD & FORESTRY AND THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
OKLAHOMA CITY — An elk from a farmed herd in Lincoln County has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD), according to the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food & Forestry (ODAFF) and the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.
The 2-year-old bull elk died as the result of an injury. The elk was tested through routine surveillance in compliance with the breeding facility’s Certified Herd Plan.
CWD is a fatal neurological disease that affects the brains of elk, deer and other cervid species. No vaccine or treatment for the disease exists. Importantly, no health risk to humans or non-cervid livestock has been documented.
ODAFF has quarantined the farmed breeding facility, and the Wildlife Department will be testing wild deer in the area near the facility for the presence of CWD. The adjacent commercial hunting area associated with this facility has been quarantined as well. The State Veterinarian has issued a stop-movement order for any intrastate cervid transport for 30 days in order to assess the situation.
This is the second confirmed case of CWD in Oklahoma. The first case was confirmed in a farmed elk herd in Oklahoma County in 1998. Surveillance testing around that area since then has not revealed any deer with the disease.
The Department of Agriculture, Food & Forestry and the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation are implementing emergency measures to monitor and protect the state’s wild and farmed cervid herds and will provide information to the public as it becomes available.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION: Dr. Rod Hall, Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food & Forestry (rod.hall@ag.ok.gov); Micah Holmes, Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (micah.holmes@odwc.ok.gov)
https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/outdoor-news/chronic-wasting-disease-confirmed-one-farmed-oklahoma-elk
https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/hunting/resources/deer/cwd
Oklahoma CWD 2025
***Oklahoma CWD TSE Prion
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Oklahoma Chronic Wasting Disease search;
October 2024 Oct 31, 2024 Cimarron County SSA Enlarged After Chronic Wasting Disease Confirmed in Dead Deer August 2023 Aug 29, 2023 Wildlife Commission Spotlights Award Winners, Gets Chronic Wasting Disease Update July 2023 Jul 3, 2023 Second CWD-positive Wild Deer Confirmed in Oklahoma June 2023 Jun 6, 2023 ODWC Activates CWD Response Strategy After Diseased Wild Deer Found in Panhandle October 2022 Oct 7, 2022 New Rules for Cimarron County Hunters October 2022 Oct 6, 2022 CWD Rules Adopted for Portions of Western Panhandle September 2022 Sep 9, 2022 ODWC Activates CWD Response Plan After Diseased Deer Found Within Miles of Panhandle November 2019 Nov 8, 2019 Conservation Partners Donate Thousands to Wildlife Commission May 2019 May 8, 2019 Commission Hears Update on CWD Status in Oklahoma May 2019 May 7, 2019 People Should Stay Away From Young Wildlife in Most Cases April 2019 Apr 24, 2019 Chronic Wasting Disease Confirmed in One Farmed Oklahoma Elk April 2019 Apr 1, 2019 Wildlife Commissioners Approve Most Rule Change Proposals January 2019 Jan 24, 2019 Wildlife Department Seeks Public Comment on CWD Rule Proposals December 2018 Dec 6, 2018 Public Comment Period Opens for Rule Change Proposals November 2018 Nov 8, 2018 Wildlife Conservation Commission Accepts NWTF, QF Donations June 2018 Jun 8, 2018 Commission Briefed on New License System Due in 2019
https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/outdoor-news
August 2025
Oklahoma Confirms Fourth Case CWD in Wild Deer
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2025/08/oklahoma-confirms-fourth-case-chronic.html
Oklahoma decides to Play CWD TSE Prion Poker, and no one wins in Prion poker, with a experiment with Oklahomas wild deer herd and release GMO deer, what could go wrong, right? it’s like putting the cart before the horse science. these GMO deer are supposedly to be resistant to CWD, however, no deer has ever been confirmed to be totally resistant to CWD, and in fact, genotypes developed with very long incubation, could therefore, if released into the wild, could help spread cwd even further, exposing even more wild species, and surrounding environments, for even longer periods of time, due to the longer incubation, a terrible potential outcome, one that must be avoided at all cost, imo…terry
FRIDAY, MAY 01, 2026
Oklahoma House Bill 3270 FAILED, Great News for Hunters and Wildlife
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2026/05/oklahoma-house-bill-3270-failed-great.html
SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 2026
Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE PrP, Cervid, Genetic Manipulation, Unforeseen Circumstances
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2026/04/chronic-wasting-disease-cwd-tse-prp.html
MONDAY, APRIL 20, 2026
Oklahoma Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion and Releasing Penned Cervid Into the Wild Without CWD Testing, What Could Go Wrong?
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2026/04/oklahoma-chronic-wasting-disease-cwd.html
FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2025
Oklahoma Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE 2025 Update
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2025/05/oklahoma-chronic-wasting-disease-cwd.html
WEDNESDAY, JULY 05, 2023
OKLAHOMA CONFIRMS SECOND CWD POSITIVE WTD OKLAHOMA CONFIRMS SECOND CWD POSITIVE WTD
SECOND CWD-POSITIVE WILD DEER CONFIRMED IN OKLAHOMA
Jul 3, 2023 A second wild white-tailed deer has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Oklahoma.
The deer was located about 15 miles east of Woodward in Woodward County after a landowner reported the deer behaving abnormally.
Oklahoma's first case of a wild deer infected with CWD was confirmed the first week of June in Texas County, prompting the activation of the next stage in the state's CWD Response Strategy jointly produced by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation and the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry.
“We will be working through our response plan implementing surveillance efforts and steps to monitor and slow the potential spread of this disease. Our ultimate goal is to ensure healthy and well-managed deer with as little impact to either the resource or our constituents as possible,” said Jerry Shaw, Wildlife Programs Supervisor with ODWC.
CWD is an always-fatal neurological disease that affects the brains of deer, elk, moose, and other members of the cervid family, creating holes resembling those in sponges. CWD transmission from wild animals to people or to livestock has never been documented.
The Wildlife Department has conducted CWD monitoring on hunter-harvested deer and elk, and road-killed deer, since 1999.
Department staff will continue monitoring for evidence of CWD within Oklahoma’s borders and will release additional information, including ways deer and elk hunters can help with detection and mitigation, as hunting seasons approach.
Additional guidelines or management plans will be distributed and well-advertised if determined necessary to further protect Oklahoma’s deer and elk populations.
Additional human health information relating to CWD is available at https://www.usgs.gov/centers/nwhc/science/chronic-wasting-disease#publications
For more information on the disease, hunting regulations, and proper disposal of infected animals, go to https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/hunting/resources/deer/cwd
https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/outdoor-news/second-cwd-positive-wild-deer-confirmed-oklahoma
Oklahoma confirms second positive CWD
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2023/07/oklahoma-confirms-second-cwd-positive.html
Oklahoma Detects First Wild Deer Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion
ODWC ACTIVATES CWD RESPONSE STRATEGY AFTER DISEASED WILD DEER FOUND IN PANHANDLE
Jun 6, 2023
A white-tailed deer in the Oklahoma Panhandle has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD).
A Texas County landowner reported the deer to the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation after witnessing it behaving abnormally. The deer was recovered near Optima and testing was conducted.
This marks the first case of CWD in a wild deer in Oklahoma.
ODWC has activated the next stage of the CWD Response Strategy jointly produced with the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry.
“While this is unfortunate news, it is not unexpected since CWD has already been detected in every state that borders Oklahoma. We will be working through our response plan to ensure we can monitor potential spread and keep our state’s deer herd healthy,” said Jerry Shaw, Wildlife Programs Supervisor with ODWC.
CWD is an always-fatal neurological disease that affects the brains of deer, elk, moose, and other members of the cervid family, creating holes that resemble those in sponges. It’s important to note that CWD transmission from wild animals to people or to livestock has never been documented
The Wildlife Department has conducted CWD monitoring on hunter-harvested deer and elk, and road-killed deer, since 1999. This case marks the first time the disease has been detected in laboratory testing of tissue samples from more than 10,000 wild deer and elk from throughout Oklahoma.
The Wildlife Department will continue monitoring for evidence of this disease within Oklahoma’s borders and will release additional information, including ways deer and elk hunters can help with detection and mitigation, as hunting seasons approach.
Additional guidelines or management plans will be distributed and well-advertised if determined necessary to further protect Oklahoma’s deer and elk populations. Additional human health information relating to CWD is available at https://www.usgs.gov/centers/nwhc/science/chronic-wasting-disease#publications
For more information on the disease, hunting regulations, and proper disposal of infected animals, go to
https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/hunting/resources/deer/cwd
https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/outdoor-news/odwc-activates-cwd-response-strategy-after-diseased-wild-deer-found-panhandle
Oklahoma detects first wild CWD
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2023/06/oklahoma-detects-first-wild-deer.html
Oklahoma Wild Deer Test Positive for CWD
https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/outdoor-news/odwc-activates-cwd-response-strategy-after-diseased-wild-deer-found-panhandle
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
OKLAHOMA ODWC ACTIVATES CWD RESPONSE PLAN AFTER DISEASED DEER FOUND WITHIN MILES OF PANHANDLE OKLAHOMA ODWC ACTIVATES CWD RESPONSE PLAN AFTER DISEASED DEER FOUND WITHIN MILES OF PANHANDLE
ODWC ACTIVATES CWD RESPONSE PLAN AFTER DISEASED DEER FOUND WITHIN MILES OF PANHANDLE Sep 9, 2022
A white-tailed deer carcass recently recovered along a Texas road about 2.5 miles south of the Oklahoma border in the western Panhandle south of Felt, Okla., has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). The CWD positive deer was found in an area of Texas with a history of CWD detection dating back 3 years. Although not inside of our borders, due to the proximity of this finding to Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) has activated the next stage of the CWD Response Plan that was jointly produced with the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry.
“With the ability of deer to easily travel many miles in a day, the CWD Response Plan dictates that we respond to this finding as if CWD has now been detected among free-roaming wild deer in Oklahoma,” said Jerry Shaw, Wildlife Programs Supervisor with ODWC.
CWD is an always-fatal neurological disease that affects the brains of deer, elk, moose, and other members of the cervid family, creating holes that resemble those in sponges. It’s important to note in this area of the state that CWD does not affect pronghorn antelope, and CWD transmission from wild animals to humans or livestock has never been documented either.
No CWD-positive wild deer have been found within Oklahoma’s borders. But CWD has been found in two captive elk herds in the state. CWD has been confirmed in wild cervids in every state surrounding Oklahoma. In total, 30 states now have detected CWD within their borders.
The Wildlife Department has conducted CWD monitoring on hunter-harvested deer and elk and road-killed deer since 1999. The disease has not been detected in laboratory testing of tissue samples from more than 10,000 wild deer and elk from throughout Oklahoma.
The Wildlife Department will continue monitoring for evidence of this disease within Oklahoma’s borders and will release additional information, including ways deer and elk hunters can help with detection and mitigation as hunting seasons approach. Additional guidelines or restrictions will be distributed and well-advertised if determined necessary to further protect Oklahoma’s deer and elk populations.
Additional human health information relating to CWD is available at https://www.usgs.gov/centers/nwhc/science/chronic-wasting-disease#publications
For more information on the disease, how it could affect hunting, and proper disposal of infected animals, go to https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/hunting/resources/deer/cwd
https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/outdoor-news/odwc-activates-cwd-response-plan-after-diseased-deer-found-within-miles-panhandle
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
OKLAHOMA ODWC ACTIVATES CWD RESPONSE PLAN AFTER DISEASED DEER FOUND WITHIN MILES OF PANHANDLE OKLAHOMA ODWC ACTIVATES CWD RESPONSE PLAN AFTER DISEASED DEER FOUND WITHIN MILES OF PANHANDLE
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2022/09/oklahoma-odwc-activates-cwd-response.html
Oklahoma CWD Past History
TUESDAY, JANUARY 07, 2020
Oklahoma Farmed Elk Lincoln County CWD Depopulation 3 Positive Elk with 1 Additional Dead Trace Out Confirmed Positive
i was wondering what the results (if any), from all the other cervid that this Elk came into contact with, from any additional testing, was there any, from the existing herd, trace in and outs and such, and herds there from???
was that breeding farm completely depopulated yet, and if so, what are the numbers on any additional positives, if any?
PERSONAL COMMUNICATION @ag.ok.gov Tue, Jan 7, 2020 4:11 pm
We completed the depopulation of the elk herd.
Out of 250 head there were 3 positive elk.
We know of one trace out that died and was tested positive.
Many other trace outs (over 100) have been tested and are negative.
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2019
Oklahoma Farmed Elk Lincoln County has tested positive for chronic wasting disease CWD TSE Prion
JOINT RELEASE FROM THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD & FORESTRY AND THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
Chronic Wasting Disease Confirmed in One Farmed Oklahoma Elk
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2019/04/oklahoma-farmed-elk-lincoln-county-has.html
re-Commission Hears Update on CWD Status in Oklahoma
Fri, May 10, 2019 4:19 pm
Terry Singeltary flounder9@verizon.net
To comdist1 comdist1@odwc.ok.gov Cc comdist2 comdist2@odwc.ok.gov, comdist3 comdist3@odwc.ok.gov, comdist4 comdist4@odwc.ok.gov, comdist5 comdist5@odwc.ok.gov, comdist6 comdist6@odwc.ok.gov, comdist7 comdist7@odwc.ok.gov, comdist8 comdist8@odwc.ok.gov, micah.holmes micah.holmes@odwc.ok.gov
Commission Hears Update on CWD Status in Oklahoma
The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission on Monday authorized the Director of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation to take reasonable steps to respond to future developments related to chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Oklahoma.
The authorization by a vote of 5-1 also instructed Director J.D. Strong to bring any such actions to the attention of the Commission as soon as possible after any actions are taken.
CWD is a fatal neurological disease that affects the brains of elk, deer and other cervid species.
No vaccine or treatment for the disease exists. Importantly, no health risk to humans or non-cervid livestock has been documented.
In late April, an elk from a farmed herd in Lincoln County tested positive for CWD.
Strong emphasized that any CWD response related to farmed cervids, cervid breeding facilities or the import and export of farmed cervids is under the jurisdiction of the state Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry.
The Wildlife Department is responsible for managing the wild cervid populations and overseeing cervid hunting facilities.
Strong said the Wildlife Department’s goal is not to make any hasty, large-scale decisions right away in dealing with the threat of CWD, but to take a measured, scientific approach and collect all the information possible before deciding how to best respond to any possible confirmed cases in wild cervids.
He stressed the need for a team approach and expressed his continued willingness to work with the various stakeholder groups in finalizing a CWD action plan.
“At the end of the day, it’s all about hunting,” Strong said, whether CWD strikes farmed cervids or wild cervids. “One of the best ways is to enlist the help of hunters” in a strategy to minimize the spread of CWD.
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https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/OKDWC/bulletins/2434f4a
''In late April, an elk from a farmed herd in Lincoln County tested positive for CWD.
Strong emphasized that any CWD response related to farmed cervids, cervid breeding facilities or the import and export of farmed cervids is under the jurisdiction of the state Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry. The Wildlife Department is responsible for managing the wild cervid populations and overseeing cervid hunting facilities.
Strong said the Wildlife Department’s goal is not to make any hasty, large-scale decisions right away in dealing with the threat of CWD, but to take a measured, scientific approach and collect all the information possible before deciding how to best respond to any possible confirmed cases in wild cervids.''
if you wait for cwd to find you, then you have lost the fight already imo.
Greetings ODWC et al,
i kindly wish to submit the following updated science on the chronic wasting disease cwd tse prion. you do know that the new strain of cwd in Texas is of a more virulent strain? see below......GOOD LUCK!
kindest regards, terry
snip...end...TSS
Chronic Wasting Disease Confirmed in One Oklahoma Elk
04.24.2019
https://ag.ok.gov/chronic-wasting-disease-confirmed-in-one-oklahoma-elk/
Oklahoma, to date, CWD has been detected in 6 cases of CWD TSE Prion documented to date in Captive Cervid...tss
1st cwd positive captive 1998,
2nd cwd positive captive 2019,
3 cwd positives from that herd depopulation,
with 1 additional Trace Out CWD Trace Out Positive,
equal to date 6 captive CWD positives in Oklahoma to date,
and since my confirming these figures the last time via phone, i am told now i will have to fill out a FOIA request for any further reports of CWD TSE Prion in captive herds in Oklahoma.
https://www.ag.ok.gov/ais/farmedcervidae.htm
See archived link;
http://web.archive.org/web/20120609100141/https://www.ag.ok.gov/ais/farmedcervidae.htm
WEDNESDAY, JULY 05, 2023
OKLAHOMA CONFIRMS SECOND CWD POSITIVE WTD
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2023/07/oklahoma-confirms-second-cwd-positive.html
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 07, 2023
Oklahoma Detects First Wild Deer Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2023/06/oklahoma-detects-first-wild-deer.html
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2020
Oklahoma Proper Carcass Disposal Cervid Importation with 6 cases of CWD TSE Prion documented to date in Captive Cervid
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2020/11/oklahoma-proper-carcass-disposal-cervid.html
TUESDAY, JANUARY 07, 2020
Oklahoma Farmed Elk Lincoln County CWD Depopulation 3 Positive Elk with 1 Additional Dead Trace Out Confirmed Positive
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2020/01/oklahoma-farmed-elk-lincoln-county-cwd.html
SUNDAY, AUGUST 09, 2026
Chronic Wasting Disease CWD and Population Declines of Cervid
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2026/08/chronic-wasting-disease-cwd-and.html
https://prpsc.proboards.com/thread/229/cwd-prion-population-declines-cervid Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion, Economical, Environmental, Zoonotic, Risk Factors 2026
https://transmissiblespongiformencephalopathy.blogspot.com/2026/02/chronic-wasting-disease-cwd-tse-prion.html
***> USA Report, Scrapie, CWD, BSE, TSE, Cattle, Sheep, Pigs, Cervid, Humans, Zoonotic, 2026
April 2026
https://fdabse589.blogspot.com/2026/04/usa-report-scrapie-cwd-bse-tse-cattle.html
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/403956772_USA_Report_Scrapie_CWD_BSE_TSE_Cattle_Sheep_Pigs_Cervid_Humans_Zoonotic_2026
WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2026
Limited transmission of cervid prions to nonhuman primates provides insights into the zoonotic potential of chronic wasting disease
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aeb7613
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2026/05/limited-transmission-of-cervid-prions.html
https://prpsc.proboards.com/thread/220/limited-transmission-cervid-nonhuman-primates Cervid CWD TSE PrP Transmission to Humans, has it already happened and being masked as sporadic CJD, What if? July 2026 Review
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2026/07/cervid-cwd-tse-prp-transmission-to.html
https://prpsc.proboards.com/thread/224/cervid-transmission-humans-july-review
TSS
April 2026
https://fdabse589.blogspot.com/2026/04/usa-report-scrapie-cwd-bse-tse-cattle.html
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/403956772_USA_Report_Scrapie_CWD_BSE_TSE_Cattle_Sheep_Pigs_Cervid_Humans_Zoonotic_2026
why do we not want to do TSE transmission studies on chimpanzees $
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5. A positive result from a chimpanzee challenged severly would likely create alarm in some circles even if the result could not be interpreted for man. I have a view that all these agents could be transmitted provided a large enough dose by appropriate routes was given and the animals kept long enough. Until the mechanisms of the species barrier are more clearly understood it might be best to retain that hypothesis.
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R. BRADLEY
http://collections.europarchive.org/tna/20080102222950/http://www.bseinquiry.gov.uk/files/yb/1990/09/23001001.pdf
Oklahoma ATTENTION Cimarron, Texas, Woodward, Major, and Woods County Hunters
Two CWD-positive cases were confirmed in recent months in Oklahoma: one in Texas County about 4 miles north of Optima Wildlife Management Area, and another about 15 miles east of Woodward.
ODWC’s response plan in cooperation with the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry is to contain CWD within areas where it is detected and to minimize its artificial spread to other areas by establishing selective surveillance areas (SSA).
Previously, ODWC was notified by the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) of a road-killed deer infected with chronic wasting disease (CWD) found 2.5 miles south of the Oklahoma-Texas border near Felt, Okla., in southwestern Cimarron County.
https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/hunting/resources/deer/cwd/ssa
SECOND CWD-POSITIVE WILD DEER CONFIRMED IN OKLAHOMA A second wild white-tailed deer has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Oklahoma.
The deer was located about 15 miles east of Woodward in Woodward County after a landowner reported the deer behaving abnormally.
Oklahoma's first case of a wild deer infected with CWD was confirmed the first week of June in Texas County, prompting the activation of the next stage in the state's CWD Response Strategy jointly produced by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation and the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry.
“We will be working through our response plan implementing surveillance efforts and steps to monitor and slow the potential spread of this disease. Our ultimate goal is to ensure healthy and well-managed deer with as little impact to either the resource or our constituents as possible,” said Jerry Shaw, Wildlife Programs Supervisor with ODWC.
CWD is an always-fatal neurological disease that affects the brains of deer, elk, moose, and other members of the cervid family, creating holes resembling those in sponges. CWD transmission from wild animals to people or to livestock has never been documented.
The Wildlife Department has conducted CWD monitoring on hunter-harvested deer and elk, and road-killed deer, since 1999.
Department staff will continue monitoring for evidence of CWD within Oklahoma’s borders and will release additional information, including ways deer and elk hunters can help with detection and mitigation, as hunting seasons approach.
Additional guidelines or management plans will be distributed and well-advertised if determined necessary to further protect Oklahoma’s deer and elk populations.
Additional human health information relating to CWD is available at https://www.usgs.gov/centers/nwhc/science/chronic-wasting-disease#publications.
For more information on the disease, hunting regulations, and proper disposal of infected animals, go to
https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/hunting/resources/deer/cwd.
https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/outdoor-news/second-cwd-positive-wild-deer-confirmed-oklahoma
CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE CONFIRMED IN ONE FARMED OKLAHOMA ELK JOINT RELEASE FROM THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD & FORESTRY AND THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
OKLAHOMA CITY — An elk from a farmed herd in Lincoln County has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD), according to the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food & Forestry (ODAFF) and the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.
The 2-year-old bull elk died as the result of an injury. The elk was tested through routine surveillance in compliance with the breeding facility’s Certified Herd Plan.
CWD is a fatal neurological disease that affects the brains of elk, deer and other cervid species. No vaccine or treatment for the disease exists. Importantly, no health risk to humans or non-cervid livestock has been documented.
ODAFF has quarantined the farmed breeding facility, and the Wildlife Department will be testing wild deer in the area near the facility for the presence of CWD. The adjacent commercial hunting area associated with this facility has been quarantined as well. The State Veterinarian has issued a stop-movement order for any intrastate cervid transport for 30 days in order to assess the situation.
This is the second confirmed case of CWD in Oklahoma. The first case was confirmed in a farmed elk herd in Oklahoma County in 1998. Surveillance testing around that area since then has not revealed any deer with the disease.
The Department of Agriculture, Food & Forestry and the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation are implementing emergency measures to monitor and protect the state’s wild and farmed cervid herds and will provide information to the public as it becomes available.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION: Dr. Rod Hall, Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food & Forestry (rod.hall@ag.ok.gov); Micah Holmes, Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (micah.holmes@odwc.ok.gov)
https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/outdoor-news/chronic-wasting-disease-confirmed-one-farmed-oklahoma-elk
https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/hunting/resources/deer/cwd
Oklahoma CWD 2025
***Oklahoma CWD TSE Prion
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Oklahoma Chronic Wasting Disease search;
October 2024 Oct 31, 2024 Cimarron County SSA Enlarged After Chronic Wasting Disease Confirmed in Dead Deer August 2023 Aug 29, 2023 Wildlife Commission Spotlights Award Winners, Gets Chronic Wasting Disease Update July 2023 Jul 3, 2023 Second CWD-positive Wild Deer Confirmed in Oklahoma June 2023 Jun 6, 2023 ODWC Activates CWD Response Strategy After Diseased Wild Deer Found in Panhandle October 2022 Oct 7, 2022 New Rules for Cimarron County Hunters October 2022 Oct 6, 2022 CWD Rules Adopted for Portions of Western Panhandle September 2022 Sep 9, 2022 ODWC Activates CWD Response Plan After Diseased Deer Found Within Miles of Panhandle November 2019 Nov 8, 2019 Conservation Partners Donate Thousands to Wildlife Commission May 2019 May 8, 2019 Commission Hears Update on CWD Status in Oklahoma May 2019 May 7, 2019 People Should Stay Away From Young Wildlife in Most Cases April 2019 Apr 24, 2019 Chronic Wasting Disease Confirmed in One Farmed Oklahoma Elk April 2019 Apr 1, 2019 Wildlife Commissioners Approve Most Rule Change Proposals January 2019 Jan 24, 2019 Wildlife Department Seeks Public Comment on CWD Rule Proposals December 2018 Dec 6, 2018 Public Comment Period Opens for Rule Change Proposals November 2018 Nov 8, 2018 Wildlife Conservation Commission Accepts NWTF, QF Donations June 2018 Jun 8, 2018 Commission Briefed on New License System Due in 2019
https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/outdoor-news
August 2025
Oklahoma Confirms Fourth Case CWD in Wild Deer
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2025/08/oklahoma-confirms-fourth-case-chronic.html
Oklahoma decides to Play CWD TSE Prion Poker, and no one wins in Prion poker, with a experiment with Oklahomas wild deer herd and release GMO deer, what could go wrong, right? it’s like putting the cart before the horse science. these GMO deer are supposedly to be resistant to CWD, however, no deer has ever been confirmed to be totally resistant to CWD, and in fact, genotypes developed with very long incubation, could therefore, if released into the wild, could help spread cwd even further, exposing even more wild species, and surrounding environments, for even longer periods of time, due to the longer incubation, a terrible potential outcome, one that must be avoided at all cost, imo…terry
FRIDAY, MAY 01, 2026
Oklahoma House Bill 3270 FAILED, Great News for Hunters and Wildlife
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2026/05/oklahoma-house-bill-3270-failed-great.html
SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 2026
Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE PrP, Cervid, Genetic Manipulation, Unforeseen Circumstances
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2026/04/chronic-wasting-disease-cwd-tse-prp.html
MONDAY, APRIL 20, 2026
Oklahoma Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion and Releasing Penned Cervid Into the Wild Without CWD Testing, What Could Go Wrong?
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2026/04/oklahoma-chronic-wasting-disease-cwd.html
FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2025
Oklahoma Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE 2025 Update
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2025/05/oklahoma-chronic-wasting-disease-cwd.html
WEDNESDAY, JULY 05, 2023
OKLAHOMA CONFIRMS SECOND CWD POSITIVE WTD OKLAHOMA CONFIRMS SECOND CWD POSITIVE WTD
SECOND CWD-POSITIVE WILD DEER CONFIRMED IN OKLAHOMA
Jul 3, 2023 A second wild white-tailed deer has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Oklahoma.
The deer was located about 15 miles east of Woodward in Woodward County after a landowner reported the deer behaving abnormally.
Oklahoma's first case of a wild deer infected with CWD was confirmed the first week of June in Texas County, prompting the activation of the next stage in the state's CWD Response Strategy jointly produced by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation and the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry.
“We will be working through our response plan implementing surveillance efforts and steps to monitor and slow the potential spread of this disease. Our ultimate goal is to ensure healthy and well-managed deer with as little impact to either the resource or our constituents as possible,” said Jerry Shaw, Wildlife Programs Supervisor with ODWC.
CWD is an always-fatal neurological disease that affects the brains of deer, elk, moose, and other members of the cervid family, creating holes resembling those in sponges. CWD transmission from wild animals to people or to livestock has never been documented.
The Wildlife Department has conducted CWD monitoring on hunter-harvested deer and elk, and road-killed deer, since 1999.
Department staff will continue monitoring for evidence of CWD within Oklahoma’s borders and will release additional information, including ways deer and elk hunters can help with detection and mitigation, as hunting seasons approach.
Additional guidelines or management plans will be distributed and well-advertised if determined necessary to further protect Oklahoma’s deer and elk populations.
Additional human health information relating to CWD is available at https://www.usgs.gov/centers/nwhc/science/chronic-wasting-disease#publications
For more information on the disease, hunting regulations, and proper disposal of infected animals, go to https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/hunting/resources/deer/cwd
https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/outdoor-news/second-cwd-positive-wild-deer-confirmed-oklahoma
Oklahoma confirms second positive CWD
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2023/07/oklahoma-confirms-second-cwd-positive.html
Oklahoma Detects First Wild Deer Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion
ODWC ACTIVATES CWD RESPONSE STRATEGY AFTER DISEASED WILD DEER FOUND IN PANHANDLE
Jun 6, 2023
A white-tailed deer in the Oklahoma Panhandle has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD).
A Texas County landowner reported the deer to the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation after witnessing it behaving abnormally. The deer was recovered near Optima and testing was conducted.
This marks the first case of CWD in a wild deer in Oklahoma.
ODWC has activated the next stage of the CWD Response Strategy jointly produced with the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry.
“While this is unfortunate news, it is not unexpected since CWD has already been detected in every state that borders Oklahoma. We will be working through our response plan to ensure we can monitor potential spread and keep our state’s deer herd healthy,” said Jerry Shaw, Wildlife Programs Supervisor with ODWC.
CWD is an always-fatal neurological disease that affects the brains of deer, elk, moose, and other members of the cervid family, creating holes that resemble those in sponges. It’s important to note that CWD transmission from wild animals to people or to livestock has never been documented
The Wildlife Department has conducted CWD monitoring on hunter-harvested deer and elk, and road-killed deer, since 1999. This case marks the first time the disease has been detected in laboratory testing of tissue samples from more than 10,000 wild deer and elk from throughout Oklahoma.
The Wildlife Department will continue monitoring for evidence of this disease within Oklahoma’s borders and will release additional information, including ways deer and elk hunters can help with detection and mitigation, as hunting seasons approach.
Additional guidelines or management plans will be distributed and well-advertised if determined necessary to further protect Oklahoma’s deer and elk populations. Additional human health information relating to CWD is available at https://www.usgs.gov/centers/nwhc/science/chronic-wasting-disease#publications
For more information on the disease, hunting regulations, and proper disposal of infected animals, go to
https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/hunting/resources/deer/cwd
https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/outdoor-news/odwc-activates-cwd-response-strategy-after-diseased-wild-deer-found-panhandle
Oklahoma detects first wild CWD
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2023/06/oklahoma-detects-first-wild-deer.html
Oklahoma Wild Deer Test Positive for CWD
https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/outdoor-news/odwc-activates-cwd-response-strategy-after-diseased-wild-deer-found-panhandle
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
OKLAHOMA ODWC ACTIVATES CWD RESPONSE PLAN AFTER DISEASED DEER FOUND WITHIN MILES OF PANHANDLE OKLAHOMA ODWC ACTIVATES CWD RESPONSE PLAN AFTER DISEASED DEER FOUND WITHIN MILES OF PANHANDLE
ODWC ACTIVATES CWD RESPONSE PLAN AFTER DISEASED DEER FOUND WITHIN MILES OF PANHANDLE Sep 9, 2022
A white-tailed deer carcass recently recovered along a Texas road about 2.5 miles south of the Oklahoma border in the western Panhandle south of Felt, Okla., has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). The CWD positive deer was found in an area of Texas with a history of CWD detection dating back 3 years. Although not inside of our borders, due to the proximity of this finding to Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) has activated the next stage of the CWD Response Plan that was jointly produced with the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry.
“With the ability of deer to easily travel many miles in a day, the CWD Response Plan dictates that we respond to this finding as if CWD has now been detected among free-roaming wild deer in Oklahoma,” said Jerry Shaw, Wildlife Programs Supervisor with ODWC.
CWD is an always-fatal neurological disease that affects the brains of deer, elk, moose, and other members of the cervid family, creating holes that resemble those in sponges. It’s important to note in this area of the state that CWD does not affect pronghorn antelope, and CWD transmission from wild animals to humans or livestock has never been documented either.
No CWD-positive wild deer have been found within Oklahoma’s borders. But CWD has been found in two captive elk herds in the state. CWD has been confirmed in wild cervids in every state surrounding Oklahoma. In total, 30 states now have detected CWD within their borders.
The Wildlife Department has conducted CWD monitoring on hunter-harvested deer and elk and road-killed deer since 1999. The disease has not been detected in laboratory testing of tissue samples from more than 10,000 wild deer and elk from throughout Oklahoma.
The Wildlife Department will continue monitoring for evidence of this disease within Oklahoma’s borders and will release additional information, including ways deer and elk hunters can help with detection and mitigation as hunting seasons approach. Additional guidelines or restrictions will be distributed and well-advertised if determined necessary to further protect Oklahoma’s deer and elk populations.
Additional human health information relating to CWD is available at https://www.usgs.gov/centers/nwhc/science/chronic-wasting-disease#publications
For more information on the disease, how it could affect hunting, and proper disposal of infected animals, go to https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/hunting/resources/deer/cwd
https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/outdoor-news/odwc-activates-cwd-response-plan-after-diseased-deer-found-within-miles-panhandle
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
OKLAHOMA ODWC ACTIVATES CWD RESPONSE PLAN AFTER DISEASED DEER FOUND WITHIN MILES OF PANHANDLE OKLAHOMA ODWC ACTIVATES CWD RESPONSE PLAN AFTER DISEASED DEER FOUND WITHIN MILES OF PANHANDLE
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2022/09/oklahoma-odwc-activates-cwd-response.html
Oklahoma CWD Past History
TUESDAY, JANUARY 07, 2020
Oklahoma Farmed Elk Lincoln County CWD Depopulation 3 Positive Elk with 1 Additional Dead Trace Out Confirmed Positive
i was wondering what the results (if any), from all the other cervid that this Elk came into contact with, from any additional testing, was there any, from the existing herd, trace in and outs and such, and herds there from???
was that breeding farm completely depopulated yet, and if so, what are the numbers on any additional positives, if any?
PERSONAL COMMUNICATION @ag.ok.gov Tue, Jan 7, 2020 4:11 pm
We completed the depopulation of the elk herd.
Out of 250 head there were 3 positive elk.
We know of one trace out that died and was tested positive.
Many other trace outs (over 100) have been tested and are negative.
END...TSS
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2019
Oklahoma Farmed Elk Lincoln County has tested positive for chronic wasting disease CWD TSE Prion
JOINT RELEASE FROM THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD & FORESTRY AND THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
Chronic Wasting Disease Confirmed in One Farmed Oklahoma Elk
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2019/04/oklahoma-farmed-elk-lincoln-county-has.html
re-Commission Hears Update on CWD Status in Oklahoma
Fri, May 10, 2019 4:19 pm
Terry Singeltary flounder9@verizon.net
To comdist1 comdist1@odwc.ok.gov Cc comdist2 comdist2@odwc.ok.gov, comdist3 comdist3@odwc.ok.gov, comdist4 comdist4@odwc.ok.gov, comdist5 comdist5@odwc.ok.gov, comdist6 comdist6@odwc.ok.gov, comdist7 comdist7@odwc.ok.gov, comdist8 comdist8@odwc.ok.gov, micah.holmes micah.holmes@odwc.ok.gov
Commission Hears Update on CWD Status in Oklahoma
The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission on Monday authorized the Director of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation to take reasonable steps to respond to future developments related to chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Oklahoma.
The authorization by a vote of 5-1 also instructed Director J.D. Strong to bring any such actions to the attention of the Commission as soon as possible after any actions are taken.
CWD is a fatal neurological disease that affects the brains of elk, deer and other cervid species.
No vaccine or treatment for the disease exists. Importantly, no health risk to humans or non-cervid livestock has been documented.
In late April, an elk from a farmed herd in Lincoln County tested positive for CWD.
Strong emphasized that any CWD response related to farmed cervids, cervid breeding facilities or the import and export of farmed cervids is under the jurisdiction of the state Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry.
The Wildlife Department is responsible for managing the wild cervid populations and overseeing cervid hunting facilities.
Strong said the Wildlife Department’s goal is not to make any hasty, large-scale decisions right away in dealing with the threat of CWD, but to take a measured, scientific approach and collect all the information possible before deciding how to best respond to any possible confirmed cases in wild cervids.
He stressed the need for a team approach and expressed his continued willingness to work with the various stakeholder groups in finalizing a CWD action plan.
“At the end of the day, it’s all about hunting,” Strong said, whether CWD strikes farmed cervids or wild cervids. “One of the best ways is to enlist the help of hunters” in a strategy to minimize the spread of CWD.
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https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/OKDWC/bulletins/2434f4a
''In late April, an elk from a farmed herd in Lincoln County tested positive for CWD.
Strong emphasized that any CWD response related to farmed cervids, cervid breeding facilities or the import and export of farmed cervids is under the jurisdiction of the state Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry. The Wildlife Department is responsible for managing the wild cervid populations and overseeing cervid hunting facilities.
Strong said the Wildlife Department’s goal is not to make any hasty, large-scale decisions right away in dealing with the threat of CWD, but to take a measured, scientific approach and collect all the information possible before deciding how to best respond to any possible confirmed cases in wild cervids.''
if you wait for cwd to find you, then you have lost the fight already imo.
Greetings ODWC et al,
i kindly wish to submit the following updated science on the chronic wasting disease cwd tse prion. you do know that the new strain of cwd in Texas is of a more virulent strain? see below......GOOD LUCK!
kindest regards, terry
snip...end...TSS
Chronic Wasting Disease Confirmed in One Oklahoma Elk
04.24.2019
https://ag.ok.gov/chronic-wasting-disease-confirmed-in-one-oklahoma-elk/
Oklahoma, to date, CWD has been detected in 6 cases of CWD TSE Prion documented to date in Captive Cervid...tss
1st cwd positive captive 1998,
2nd cwd positive captive 2019,
3 cwd positives from that herd depopulation,
with 1 additional Trace Out CWD Trace Out Positive,
equal to date 6 captive CWD positives in Oklahoma to date,
and since my confirming these figures the last time via phone, i am told now i will have to fill out a FOIA request for any further reports of CWD TSE Prion in captive herds in Oklahoma.
https://www.ag.ok.gov/ais/farmedcervidae.htm
See archived link;
http://web.archive.org/web/20120609100141/https://www.ag.ok.gov/ais/farmedcervidae.htm
WEDNESDAY, JULY 05, 2023
OKLAHOMA CONFIRMS SECOND CWD POSITIVE WTD
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2023/07/oklahoma-confirms-second-cwd-positive.html
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 07, 2023
Oklahoma Detects First Wild Deer Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2023/06/oklahoma-detects-first-wild-deer.html
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2020
Oklahoma Proper Carcass Disposal Cervid Importation with 6 cases of CWD TSE Prion documented to date in Captive Cervid
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2020/11/oklahoma-proper-carcass-disposal-cervid.html
TUESDAY, JANUARY 07, 2020
Oklahoma Farmed Elk Lincoln County CWD Depopulation 3 Positive Elk with 1 Additional Dead Trace Out Confirmed Positive
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2020/01/oklahoma-farmed-elk-lincoln-county-cwd.html
SUNDAY, AUGUST 09, 2026
Chronic Wasting Disease CWD and Population Declines of Cervid
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2026/08/chronic-wasting-disease-cwd-and.html
https://prpsc.proboards.com/thread/229/cwd-prion-population-declines-cervid Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion, Economical, Environmental, Zoonotic, Risk Factors 2026
https://transmissiblespongiformencephalopathy.blogspot.com/2026/02/chronic-wasting-disease-cwd-tse-prion.html
***> USA Report, Scrapie, CWD, BSE, TSE, Cattle, Sheep, Pigs, Cervid, Humans, Zoonotic, 2026
April 2026
https://fdabse589.blogspot.com/2026/04/usa-report-scrapie-cwd-bse-tse-cattle.html
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/403956772_USA_Report_Scrapie_CWD_BSE_TSE_Cattle_Sheep_Pigs_Cervid_Humans_Zoonotic_2026
WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2026
Limited transmission of cervid prions to nonhuman primates provides insights into the zoonotic potential of chronic wasting disease
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aeb7613
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2026/05/limited-transmission-of-cervid-prions.html
https://prpsc.proboards.com/thread/220/limited-transmission-cervid-nonhuman-primates Cervid CWD TSE PrP Transmission to Humans, has it already happened and being masked as sporadic CJD, What if? July 2026 Review
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2026/07/cervid-cwd-tse-prp-transmission-to.html
https://prpsc.proboards.com/thread/224/cervid-transmission-humans-july-review
TSS
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