The Wisconsin Deer Hunters Association (WDHA) is disappointed with comments made by Governor Doyle during the signing of Assembly bill 519 last week, which allows the practice of baiting and feeding deer to continue. “We realize the situation the legislature put the governor into, but his statements on why he Read more
MADISON,Wis. – A ban on the baiting and feeding of white-tailed deer, enacted by the state Natural Resources Board under emergency rule authority on Sept. 11, 2003, was once again extended for 60 days by the legislature’s Joint Committee on Review of Administrative Rules (JCRAR). The rule, which currently affects Read more
The Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (WVDL) has been the official USDA certified Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) testing facility in Wisconsin since 2002. WVDL conducted over 35,000 CWD tests in 2002-3 and more than 14,500 tests on samples collected during the 2003-4 hunting season. WVDL uses only USDA approved testing reagents Read more
Aerial survey indicates herd down 10 percent in zone, 20 percent in core area MADISON – Recent aerial surveys indicate that hunting has reduced the white-tailed deer population by about 10 percent in the zone state officials have established to eradicate chronic wasting disease from Wisconsin, with about a 20 Read more
MADISON — The public will have an opportunity to review and comment on proposed revisions to state rules being developed to address chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Wisconsin during a series of public hearings being held in March. Each hearing will be preceded by an open house meeting where Department Read more
FITCHBURG – The Department of Natural Resources will be hosting seven deer management Open Houses in south central Wisconsin preceding public hearings on the agency’s proposed revisions to its chronic wasting disease (CWD) rules and regulations. Each Open House will run from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and during this Read more
Madison – Sharpshooters may be enlisted in a state campaign to thin deer herds in suburbs in southeastern Wisconsin to stave off the spread of chronic wasting disease, under a proposal unveiled Wednesday. Because of infected wild deer found in Kenosha and Walworth counties, wildlife biologists are worried about the Read more
Madison, Wis. – A second wild white-tailed deer has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in the Village of Fontana-On-Geneva Lake in southern Walworth County. This latest positive was collected about one mile north of the first CWD-positive wild deer reported from the area in August 2003. “We are Read more
MADISON — Another whitetail deer from a Portage County hunting preserve has tested positive for chronic wasting disease, State Veterinarian Dr. Robert Ehlenfeldt announced today. This brings the total to seven CWD-positive animals from Buckhorn Flats Game Farm, Almond, owned by Stan Hall. The National Veterinary Services Laboratory in Ames, Read more
MADISON – A ban on the baiting and feeding of white-tailed deer, enacted by the state Natural Resources Board under emergency rule authority on Sept. 11, 2003, was extended for 60 days by the legislature’s Joint Committee on Review of Administrative Rules (JCRAR). The rule, which currently affects 24 counties, Read more