Task force weighs incentives, taxidermist sampling and DMAP to close CWD surveillance gaps Louisiana task force members debated using DMAP sites, taxidermist incentives and special-season testing to raise deer-sample rates in under-monitored parishes; staff were asked to prepare options for the April meeting and to fold stakeholder recommendations into HCR 75.

Louisiana's task force is exploring innovative strategies like taxidermist incentives and extra hunting tags to boost deer testing in parishes struggling with Chronic Wasting Disease surveillance.

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Louisiana Expands CWD Control Area Following New Detection in Catahoula Parish Louisiana authorities expand Chronic Wasting Disease control area after detecting cases in Catahoula.

Louisiana is ramping up its fight against Chronic Wasting Disease after new cases emerged, prompting an expansion of control areas to protect the state's deer population.

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