New York DEC asks hunters to help monitor Chronic Wasting Disease. Submit deer heads from Herkimer and Otsego counties for free testing this hunting season.
A deer in Webster, NY, was spotted covered in warts. While gross to look at, these growths are harmless to humans and typically temporary for the deer.
The DEC is looking to update New York’s hunting rules with digital tagging, quicker reporting, youth tag replacements, and changes to the DMAP program.
There was a big discovery of a disease that is being spread throughout New York State that has people very concerned and spread by deer flies, ticket and even contaminated water and food.