SPOONER, Wis. — Hunters in northern Wisconsin planning to hunt the October antlerless only deer hunt from Oct, 16-19 are being asked to assist state wildlife officials in a deer herd health check. Hunters willing to help with this important project should drop off adult deer heads (no fawns) at Read more
Charges are expected against a Lake Holcombe man who allegedly trapped live deer, keeping them in pens with deer on his licensed deer farm. State conservation wardens on Tuesday entered the fenced property of Roger E. Hattamer, 51, 30759 260th Ave., Holcombe, in northern Chippewa County with search warrants and Read more
MADISON – There will be no food pantry donation program in the chronic wasting disease (CWD) Zones this hunting season due to cutbacks in funding. Wisconsin’s federal CWD funding has been reduced by $656,000 and $1,072,100 in state funding is no longer available due to actions by the legislature Joint Read more
MADISON – The most current scientific knowledge about chronic wasting disease (CWD) — from human health risk and risks to other species, to the role of environmental contamination — will be presented at a meeting this month of an advisory group charged with minimizing the impact of the disease in Read more
Agency looking for advisory group members MADISON – The state Natural Resources Board, the Department of Natural Resources’ policy-making body, recently approved an extensive public involvement effort during 2007 to engage citizens in establishing the next phase of chronic wasting disease (CWD) management in Wisconsin. DNR hopes to engage multiple Read more
MADISON – 2006 testing by the state Department of Natural Resources showed that Chronic Wasting Disease in Wisconsin’s deer herd has not spread beyond the known infection area. In addition, the agency reduced the time hunters had to wait for CWD testing on their deer to the lowest in the Read more
Effort accounted for 12.5 percent of CWD-positive deer removed MADISON – A 2007 review shows that using state sharpshooters in targeted areas within the chronic wasting disease (CWD) zones of southern Wisconsin is an efficient and effective tool in reducing deer numbers and removing diseased deer. State sharpshooters removed 987 Read more
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – Sampling conducted in 19 west central Wisconsin counties during the 2006 deer hunting seasons found no signs of the fatal chronic wasting disease, indicating the disease has not spread to that part of the state, according to state wildlife officials. Department of Natural Resources biologists, technicians Read more
FITCHBURG, Wis – The Department of Natural Resources will host four deer management Open Houses in south central Wisconsin to discuss deer herd status and possible hunting season framework changes in its chronic wasting disease (CWD) Zones. The Open Houses are as follows: February 26 at Milton, Town Hall, 23 Read more
LANCASTER, Wis – Once again, the Department of Natural Resources will host an Open House here to present information on deer management, herd status and hunting in roughly two-thirds of Grant County. The Open House will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 21, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Read more