CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE: Infected brain tissue from deer will be injected into healthy cows to determine whether the disease can jump species. MILWAUKEE – Scientists will soon inject brain tissue from deer infected with chronic wasting disease into the brains of healthy cattle to see whether the cows develop a Read more
Tom Harelson, outgoing chief conservation warden for the Department of Natural Resources, believes the threat of fish and wildlife diseases – especially chronic wasting disease – is the the biggest challenge facing wardens today. “The world of the warden will never be the same as before CWD was found in Read more
Rumors are running wild this week as a legislative committee prepares to hear testimony on whether to extend rules related to controlling chronic wasting disease. Those rules, which include a statewide ban on baiting and feeding, were approved by the Natural Resources Board in June and will expire Nov. 30 Read more
MADISON – Cool rainy weather across much of the state on Oct 24 and 25 appeared to reduce hunter interest and success during the first two days of the 2002 Zone T gun deer hunt, but activity picked up with drier weather Saturday and Sunday. A preliminary total of 27,676 Read more
MADISON – The Department of Natural Resources will ask the legislative Joint Committee on Review of Administrative Rules to extend until Sept. 1, 2003 emergency rules related to controlling chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Wisconsin. The rules, approved by the Natural Resources Board in June, will expire on Nov. 30 Read more
By now you all know about the statewide Chronic Wasting Disease sampling the Department of Natural Resources is doing this fall. We started collecting samples during Zone T hunt, and hunter willingness to get out and hunt and bring deer in for sampling has been a real shot in the Read more
MADISON — Zone-T Deer Hunting Season is in full swing in many parts of Wisconsin. Miserable hunting conditions on Friday, the second day of the season, gave way to almost ideal hunting conditions in south and central Wisconsin on Saturday. Hunter report hearing many shots taken in the field, and Read more
Madison — Joined at the hip by the finding of chronic wasting disease in wild deer near Mount Horeb and on deer farms in Portage and Walworth counties, the DNR and Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) have been working together on the state’s CWD problems since February. Read more
SPOONER, Wis. — Hunters are being reminded that shot placement is vital if they plan to have their deer tested for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). Department of Natural Resources officials say hunters hoping to participate in the statewide CWD surveillance program are bringing in deer shot through the head or Read more
The Wisconsin Medical Society on Thursday warned hunters that no test can tell them whether the venison from their deer is safe to eat. The warning comes as hunters are beginning what could be one of the most historic deer seasons in Wisconsin. A special hunt in south-central Wisconsin started Read more