MADISON — Hunters participating in the early Zone T hunt in some south central and southeastern Wisconsin counties will have an opportunity to submit samples from their deer to be tested for chronic wasting disease as part of the state’s CWD surveillance effort. Last fall the Department of Natural Resources Read more
MADISON — A whitetail deer from a Sauk County farm has tested positive for chronic wasting disease, State Veterinarian Dr. Robert Ehlenfeldt said today. The 2-year-old buck, owned by William Hetzel, Hillpoint in Bear Creek Township, died of digestive problems Oct. 1 and was tested routinely as the law requires. Read more
Editor’s Note: this is the fifth of eight biweekly columns in which the Department of Natural Resources Secretary will try to answer some of the many questions and concerns related to Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in Wisconsin. What are my disposal options as to butchered waste for animals harvested in Read more
Milwaukee, Wis.– The Department of Natural Resources is conducting CWD sampling in Waukesha County again this deer hunting season. This sampling effort is in addition to the Walworth County surveillance areas that focus on a Town of Troy deer farm and the Village of Fontana where a CWD positive deer Read more
Milwaukee, Wis.– The Department of Natural Resources will continue testing deer for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Racine and Kenosha counties this fall. “We fell short of our sampling goal last year and we hope to improve our sampling size during this fall’s hunting season,” said Marty Johnson, local wildlife Read more
MADISON–Another whitetail deer from a game farm and hunting preserve in Portage County has tested positive for chronic wasting disease causing the suspected herd from which the animal originated to be placed under quarantine. A male whitetail deer shot in mid-September at the Buckhorn Flats Game Farm, Almond, tested positive Read more
ROXBURY – The Department of Natural Resources will host an Open House here Tuesday, Oct. 21, to provide information on chronic wasting disease (CWD) management efforts in Columbia and northwest Dane Counties. The Open House will run from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Roxbury Town Hall, 7161 Kippley Read more
DODGEVILLE – Hunters in the chronic wasting disease (CWD) Herd Reduction Zone are encouraged to take their carcasses or deer heads to collection stations in the CWD Intensive Harvest Zone (IHZ) to help wildlife biologists meet their disease surveillance goals. “Once registered, and I emphasize registered, adult deer, no fawns, Read more
Editor’s Note: this is the fourth of eight biweekly columns in which the Department of Natural Resources Secretary will try to answer some of the many questions and concerns related to Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in Wisconsin. Why is depopulation of the wild deer herd in the CWD Disease Eradication Read more
Milwaukee, Wis.– The Department of Natural Resources will continue testing deer for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Sheboygan county this fall. “We didn’t reach our sampling goal last fall,” said Dale Katsma, local wildlife manager, “and we hope to complete our sampling during this fall’s hunting season”. Last year the Read more