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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Department of Natural Resources says 295 out of 3,117 deer analyzed last year had chronic wasting disease.
The DNR released a news release Tuesday detailing the analysis. Most of the positives — 293 of them — came out of the southern section of the state where the disease has been the most prevalent. The remaining two cases came from the central section of the state.
The DNR found 331 positives out of 5,465 carcasses in 2014.
Agency officials attributed the drop-off in 2015 carcass submissions to electronic registration. Last year was the first year hunters statewide could register kills by phone or online and skip hauling carcasses to registration stations, where they had typically turned over heads for testing.
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