SPOONER, Wis. — Hunters are being reminded that shot placement is vital if they plan to have their deer tested for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). Department of Natural Resources officials say hunters hoping to participate in the statewide CWD surveillance program are bringing in deer shot through the head or Read more
The Wisconsin Medical Society on Thursday warned hunters that no test can tell them whether the venison from their deer is safe to eat. The warning comes as hunters are beginning what could be one of the most historic deer seasons in Wisconsin. A special hunt in south-central Wisconsin started Read more
Thousands of deer carcasses will be stored in refrigerated trucks on La Crosse’s Second Street while the deer heads are tested elsewhere for chronic wasting disease. The carcasses will come from the CWD Eradication Zone west of Madison. Carcasses from infected deer will be cremated, the others landfilled in Dane Read more
Madison — Joined at the hip by the finding of chronic wasting disease in wild deer near Mount Horeb and on deer farms in Portage and Walworth counties, the DNR and Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) have been working together on the state’s CWD problems since February. Read more
Raleigh, N.C. (October 25)—The NC Wildlife Resources Commission, with support from the NC Department of Agriculture, is acting with vigilence to keep chronic wasting disease out of North Carolina. To this end, the Commission temporarily amended several sections of the NC Administrative Code on October 8, 2002. These amendments are Read more
Manitoba- Chronic wasting disease, a fatal neurological disorder similar to mad cow disease, has been found in a wild deer in an area previously thought free of it, officials in the Canadian Prairie province of Saskatchewan said on Thursday. Since 1990, three cases of the disease had been found in Read more
Two elk killed by hunters in Middle Park on Oct. 12 have tested positive for chronic wasting disease. One was a cow elk taken by a hunter about five miles northeast of Kremmling the opening morning of the first rifle season. The second was a bull killed about seven miles Read more
Saskatchewan Environment has received confirmation of another case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in wild deer. The latest positive sample was found in a two-year-old mule deer buck taken this fall near Saskatchewan Landing Provincial Park, north of Swift Current. The sample was tested at the Canadian Co-operative Wildlife Health Read more
We’re talking about an administrative rule that has the force of law that is currently in effect.– Darrell Bazzell, DNR secretary The state’s Natural Resources Board came within one vote of repealing its own ban on deer baiting during a Wednesday meeting in Eau Claire. The citizens board, which sets Read more
The Wisconsin Medical Society on Thursday joined the growing list of organizations offering recommendations on how to deal with chronic wasting disease by urging, among other things, that the state provide at least one Dumpster in every county for the disposal of deer carcasses. The society also recommended that all Read more