BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Starting Sept. 6, deer hunting season officially opened for hunters in the state of Kentucky, and hunters are now taking to the woods to look for their prizes.

However, Kentucky Fish and Wildlife has its eyes on the future and preservation of the health of the deer. Chronic Wasting Disease, or CWD, is a fatal disease to deer, and fish and wildlife has been tracking the progress of the disease in our surrounding areas.

Joe McDermott, deer program coordinator for Kentucky Fish and Wildlife, says the disease is extremely rare, but surrounding states have seen problems that could affect Kentucky’s deer population in the future.

“We’ve tested over 70,000 deer and elk in the state of Kentucky, and we’ve only had the one positive. However, we know it’s coming. It’s coming.

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