State officials this week said they have discovered cases of two diseases that could could impact the firearm deer season in different counties in Michigan.

Chronic wasting disease has been identified in a Michigan wild doe in Allegan County after being reported by residents of Leighton Township. The confirmation is the first CWD-positive wild deer in Allegan County, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.

In addition, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) said a case of bovine tuberculosis (TB) was discovered in a beef herd from Presque Isle County, north of Michigan’s Modified Accredited Zone (MAZ).

The beef case was detected during the herd’s annual whole herd surveillance test, MDARD said. It's Michigan’s 84th cattle herd to be id

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