Federal sharpshooters brought in to join the chronic wasting disease fight in southeast Minnesota had killed about 72 adult deer in southeast Minnesota as of Tuesday morning, including 25 Monday night.
CWD test results of many of the animals are pending.
CWD positives in the southeast remain at nine, with eight clustered between Lanesboro and Preston and one about 5 miles north.
Meanwhile, The Board of Animal Health reported negative test results Tuesday for CWD on five white-tailed deer it traced from an infected herd in Merrifield. Four deer were tested from a Brainerd herd, and a single deer from a Mountain Iron herd. Those farms were released from quarantine.
Minnesota farmed deer CWD investigations include:
• Merrifield (Crow Wing County): Herd of origin for the investigation. Positive test from two whitetails. Remains under quarantine.
• Dassel (Meeker County): Positive test from one white-tailed deer. Remains quarantined.
• Freeport (Stearns County): No tests conducted. Remains quarantined.