...disease found in deer and elk, became a statewide concern Aug. 30 when it was announced that a captive bull elk on the Clayton Lueck farm near Aitkin was found with the disease. Photos The discovery of the infected elk led to a deer culling operation...

...begin within the next week, he said. "We're all in agreement that that herd will be euthanized," Anderson said. Clayton Lueck, owner of the farm, will be paid for the elk by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Anderson said. He did not...

...Minnesota's first case of chronic wasting disease. The always-fatal brain disease was found in an elk on a farm owned by Clayton Lueck south of Aitkin. Photos The state Board of Animal Health said a 5-year-old male elk tested positive for the debilitating...

...The announcement came the same day it was announced that 10 deer culled from a nine-square mile area around the Clayton Lueck farm also tested negative. The elk had been under quarantine since Aug. 30, when it was learned that one of the...

...morning the DNR will assemble 10 teams to shoot deer in a 9-square mile area, or about a 2-mile radius around the Clayton Lueck farm south of Aitkin. Each team will consist of a DNR conservation officer and a wildlife management assistant. The...