Almost every deer hunter and wildlife agency in North America is coping with the shock waves that jolted Wisconsin one year ago when chronic wasting disease was discovered west of Madison. That’s the consensus of deer biologists and university researchers who gathered in Chattanooga, Tenn., earlier this week during the Read more
Proposed rule would continue ban on baiting and feeding deer MADISON — Three days in March will be very important for Wisconsin hunters, wildlife watchers, farmers and anyone interested in the health of Wisconsin’s white-tailed deer herd. From March 17-19 the Department of Natural Resources will hold hearings at 17 Read more
MADISON — Feeding and baiting free-ranging whitetail deer threatens the health of domestic livestock and wildlife, and should be banned permanently in Wisconsin, say officials of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. The Department issued a policy statement today in support of the Department of Natural Resources’ Read more
MADISON – The public will have an opportunity to comment on a package of chronic wasting disease (CWD) rules and an accompanying environmental impact statement (EIS) at a series of hearings scheduled for March 17-19 across the state. Copies of the rules and the EIS are available for review at Read more
Arena – Deer No. 1105 lay on top of a blanket as an IV bag slowly dripped saline solution into the slumbering animal. It was cold, about 5 degrees, and a team from the University of Wisconsin-Madison was working to finish as quickly as it could before the deer awoke. Read more
MADISON — A Dane County deer farm was released from quarantine Feb. 7 after authorities determined it had no connection with chronic wasting disease, acting state veterinarian Dr. Robert Ehlenfeldt announced. The farm is owned by Mark and Doug Deegan, Brooklyn. The deer herd was quarantined in October 2002 as Read more
MADISON – The public will have an opportunity to discuss results of the 2002 deer hunt and the deer population status of Deer Management Units (DMUs) at local public information meetings scheduled across the state. Department of Natural Resources wildlife managers will discuss deer harvest results by DMU, population estimates, Read more
MADISON, Wis. – Scott Hassett, newly-appointed Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources secretary, doesn’t plan to change the department’s approach to fighting chronic wasting disease, even though five deer outside the Eradication Zone have tested positive for the fatal deer and elk disease. One of those deer was killed near Muscoda Read more
PARK FALLS — Over 400 people, many of them obviously furious over the deer feeding and baiting ban imposed by the Department of Natural Resources as a still- unproven way to combat chronic wasting disease, attended a meeting at Park Falls High School Wednesday night, Jan. 22, organized by founders Read more
Madison, Wis. – Citizens will have an opportunity to comment on proposed rules for on-going management of chronic wasting disease (CWD) at a series of public hearings. The Natural Resources Board approved the hearings at its January 22 meeting in Madison. Hearing locations across the state will be announced shortly. Read more