Mississippi Outdoors Podcast Spotlights New CWD Detection Method

A new episode of the Mississippi Outdoors Podcast is now available, featuring Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks deer biologist Kamen Campbell. Campbell discusses a novel method for detecting Chronic Wasting Disease that does not rely on traditional sampling techniques.

Campbell explains how soil collected from deer scrapes can be tested for signs of CWD. He describes how multiple deer use these scrapes and how this method can identify the disease earlier than conventional hunter-harvested samples.

The biologist emphasizes the importance of early detection for managing deer herds and controlling the spread of CWD. The full episode is available on YouTube at youtube.com/watch?v=x4mrOd1VcLs&feature=youtu.be.

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