Up North Journal Podcast

An interview with Anna Mitterling MUCC's Wildlife Cooperative Coordinator discussing CWD in Michigan and how the state is dealing with it. 3 years with Michigan United Conservation Club Helps private land owners get together and work together to manage their property for deer and also for pheasants. Helps landowners with deer impact studies Worked for the DNR as a student assistant and did a research project on deer cooperatives Works with the DNR and part of her position is funded by the DNR Worked in the disease lab when the first positive test came in 2008 in Michigan Also owns land in an original CWD zone Talks about responses by hunters in the CWD zones General hunting public doesn't care about CWD until it affects them Make sure your informed and educated on CWD Only about 40% of the hunters are complying with the mandatory CWD check in the CWD zone. All heads are tested for TB but not CWD, only CWD zone heads are tested for CWD Looking at the lymph nodes to see if they are abnormal If abnormal they ar