Iowa DNR schedules three Northeast Iowa public hearings on chronic wasting disease

Following the discovery of one deer in Allamakee County with Chronic Wasting Disease, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources is hosting three public meetings this week in Allamakee and Clayton counties to update the public on chronic wasting disease and seek public input on partnering with hunters, taxidermists and lockers to increase surveillance on the area's deer herd.
 
The meetings will be held from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Tuesday at the Monona Community Center at 104 South Egbert Street in Monona;  from 9:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Harpers Ferry Community Center at 238 North Fourth Street in Harpers Ferry, and from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Waukon Banquet Center at 612 Rossville Road in Waukon.

The DNR has begun collecting samples from road-killed deer in the area.  At the meeting, attendees will identify other ways the public can help, like reporting sick deer to conservation officers or wildlife staff and working with DNR staff to obtain additional samples from deer taken in the area this fall.