Standing room only in Roaring Spring Wednesday evening. Hundreds of hunters, farmers, and other outdoor enthusiasts all concerned over one thing--Chronic Wasting Disease in the local deer population.

Brad Myers, PA Game Commission, says, “We tested 3,000 deer for Chronic Wasting Disease. Three came back positive--all three from this area."

PA Game Commission officials say the affected deer were from Roaring Spring, Hollidaysburg, and New Enterprise. It's a deadly disease with no known treatment or cure. It's a big deal for the agricultural and wildlife community here in Pennsylvania--one of the biggest communities in the entire country.

Dr. Walt Cottrell, wildlife veterinarian, says, "There’s 1,100 propagators of deer and elk in PA. 25,000 animals behind the fence. Do we qualify? We're second only to Texas.”

The disease can spread very quickly and again is deadly. So the PA Game Commission wants to assure the public that they are aware of the issue and are attacking it at all fronts.

Myers adds, "We're going to do everything we can to help slow the progression of this disease."