Deer from outside Georgia stopped at border says task force

COLUMBUS - A statewide task force formed to protect Georgia&#39;s deer population is recommending that the state close its borders to bringing in deer from other regions. <br> <br> The move follows an outbreak of chronic wasting disease in Wisconsin, a disease with symptoms similar to mad cow disease, and include loss of motor functions. <br> <br> Georgia has never had a case and wants to keep it that way. <br> <br> In an effort to control the disease, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has ordered special permit hunts in hopes of killing the estimated 15,000 deer in a 289-mile eradication zone.

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