Targeted Hunts Were Supposed to Curb ‘Zombie Deer Disease.’ Now What?

Targeted Hunts Were Supposed to Curb ‘Zombie Deer Disease.’ Now What?: In Illinois and other states, officials hoped that culls could halt the progress of chronic wasting disease. Now they are losing hope. By Jim Robbins- Photographs by Julia Rendleman (Jim Robbins is a longtime freelance contributor to The Times from Helena, Mont., writing about wildlife, environmental issues and other science topics in the American West.)