DODGEVILLE – Hunters interested in donating deer harvested in the chronic wasting disease (CWD) Disease Eradication Zone (DEZ) of southern and southwest Wisconsin to food pantries now have that option thanks to five area meat processors. Hunters can take their DEZ-harvested deer for donation from Sept. 18, 2004, through March Read more
LAKE MILLS – There have been substantial changes to bow deer registration stations in Jefferson County, the Department of Natural Resources announced today. “We are looking to sample deer for chronic wasting disease (CWD) and much of this stems from the addition of southern Jefferson County to the CWD Herd Read more
The state Department of Natural Resources’ policy to rid all of the deer from areas with chronic wasting disease earned a B grade or better with the majority of hunters who hunted there, a new study shows. The study by University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point researchers showed that hunters in the Read more
Ask Department of Natural Resources Secretary Scott Hassett … …about Chronic Wasting Disease in Wisconsin White-tailed Deer Editor’s Note: This is the first of several summer and fall 2004 updates in which DNR Secretary Hassett answers questions the public has been asking him and agency staff about CWD since the Read more
Wisconsin is entering its third year of CWD management with a ton of accomplishments behind us. We’ve sampled more than 56,000 deer in the past three years and made real progress in reducing deer populations in the CWD “core area.” We’ve simplified things by combining some of the confusing zone Read more
New toll-free CWD information line also available MADISON – Beginning Sept. 1, hunters and landowners may apply for free deer hunting permits for the Chronic Wasting Disease – Disease Eradication Zone at any license vendor and get answers to CWD-related questions on a new toll-free CWD information line 1-877-WISC CWD Read more
MADISON — Deer hunters who hunt over bait and people who just enjoy feeding deer may not use automatic feeders to feed or bait white-tailed deer in Wisconsin, according to state wildlife officials who have been receiving inquires about the devices as deer hunting seasons approach. The use of automatic Read more
U.S. Senator Russ Feingold is pushing for federal assistance to be given to the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Interior for the surveillance, management, research, and eradication of Chronic Wasting Disease. In letters to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Agriculture and Interior, Feingold called on appropriators to fund state wildlife Read more
HORICON – Dodge County residents are reminded that a ban on baiting and feeding deer in the entire county went into effect last month. Department of Natural Resources secretary Scott Hassett signed an emergency order on June 15 which continues the ban on placing feed for deer in those areas Read more
MADISON — No more cases of chronic wasting disease have been found in a Racine County whitetail deer herd that was killed and tested after one of the deer turned up positive in a routine test last month. The remaining 15 deer owned by Colin Breber, of Raymond, were killed Read more