After evaluating how to remove the animals from the facility, IDFG decided, out of precaution, that lethal removal was the most responsible course of action.
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Fish and Game removes 80-plus mule deer from elk facility to prevent disease
Over the last few months, Idaho Fish and Game has removed more than 80 mule deer from a captive elk facility, and the agency says that the deer meat will be processed and donated to local food banks.
Officials said the deer that have been killed are being tested for chronic wasting disease, and if negative, will be processed and donated to local food banks.
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