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COLUMBUS — The Ohio Department of Natural Resources confirmed Chronic Wasting Disease in 27 white-tailed deer in Allen, Hardin, Marion and Wyandot counties this year. The ODNR Division of Wildlife said in an announcement, it tested 2,734 deer in the past season, finding one case in Allen County and Hardin each. Allen County previously experienced one positive case of the fatal neurological disease since 2020 in the species. The wildlife division tested deer harvested by hunters and deer targeted by removal efforts in February and March throughout a surveillance area established in 2021 to monitor the spread of the disease. The area includes all of these counties and Auglaize and Jackson Townships in Allen, which were added for the 2024-25 hunting season.
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