By: Dr. Jenn Ballard

Dr. Jenn Ballard is the State Wildlife Veterinarian and Assistant Chief of Research for the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. Jenn is a certified wildlife biologist and licensed veterinarian who specializes in applying health and disease concepts to free-ranging wildlife management. She is a native Arkansan and avid hunter living a field-to-table lifestyle with her family in the Ozark foothills.

Three Reliable Ways to Test Deer for CWD

Oct 28, 2024 Dr. Jenn Ballard

While the full impact of chronic wasting disease (CWD) on wildlife populations, hunting culture and conservation continues to come to light, it is already clear that this disease will be part of a new normal…

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5 Reasons to Get Your Deer Tested for CWD

Dec 4, 2023 Dr. Jenn Ballard

Should you test your deer if you hunt in a chronic wasting disease (CWD) management zone? Do you test it even if you don’t hunt in a CWD zone? Will your fellow club members be…

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