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Georgia and BC Launch Deer Hunts Amid CWD Concerns

10/17/2025

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Georgia has opened its deer hunting season as officials monitor chronic wasting disease after a January case and two more.
In British Columbia, a January 5–31, 2026 deer hunt aims to curb CWD spread and enhance monitoring.
The Cranbrook area allows hunters to harvest an additional deer where CWD is concentrated.
Because Cranbrook-area deer infections are under one percent, residents should report symptomatic deer.

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Story summary

Georgia has opened its deer hunting season as officials monitor chronic wasting disease after a January case and two more.
In British Columbia, a January 5–31, 2026 deer hunt aims to curb CWD spread and enhance monitoring.
The Cranbrook area allows hunters to harvest an additional deer where CWD is concentrated.
Because Cranbrook-area deer infections are under one percent, residents should report symptomatic deer.