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DNR confirms first chronic wasting disease case in Clay County; public testing and feeding rules likely next steps
Summary
An area wildlife supervisor told commissioners a hunter-submitted test came back positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Clay County. The DNR plans expanded testing this fall and said a county feeding prohibition is likely to reduce deer-to-deer contact.
Rob Baden, area wildlife supervisor out of Detroit Lakes for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, told the Clay County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 28 that a hunter-submitted sample tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD), marking the county’s first confirmed case.
Baden said the positive sample was reported to the county after a taxidermist forwarded it to DNR testing; the lab turnaround is typically "a week to 10 days," he said, but third‑party handling can delay notification. "We didn't even find out about it until 1st January…
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