Commission to discuss chronic wasting disease proposals

Commission to discuss chronic wasting disease proposals

EL DORADO – Commissioners with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will discuss proposals for hunting regulations changes concerning chronic wasting disease at their June meeting at the El Dorado Chamber of Commerce Building, June 16.

AGFC staff have held public meetings throughout the state, a live call-in show on Arkansas Educational Television Network and posted an online survey to gather public comments during the last month to gauge public acceptance of possible regulations changes. AGFC staff continue to monitor the possible spread of CWD in the state by testing road-killed animals and sick deer reported with the public’s assistance. The AGFC has received CWD-positive results on 90 deer and 4 elk since it first was discovered in February. The most recent positive result came from a road-killed deer found near Hilltop in Boone County.