
Following the discovery of Chronic Wasting Disease at a deer farm in Mecosta County last month, the Michigan Department of Agriculture says it plans to test the remains of as many as 2,800 deer in Aetna, Austin, Deerfield, Hinton, Mecosta and Morton Townships in Mecosta County and Cato, Reynolds and Winfield in Montcalm County.
Officials say most of the deer tested will be hunter-harvested or road kills although some may be taken by sharpshooters.