The worst thing Wisconsin can do in the face of chronic wasting disease is turn away from hunting deer. That was the message of several wildlife experts and researchers who spoke at a special forum on chronic wasting disease Monday evening. About 600 people attended at least part of the Read more
Excerpted from the MN Outdoor News special section this week, by Rob Drieslein: Living and working at the epicenter of chronic wasting disease (CWD) endemic area in southeastern Wyoming hasn’t stopped Dr. Terry Kreeger from hunting and eating venison. Speaking at the MN CWD Conference in Grand Rapids last month, Read more
A white-tailed buck shot on a game farm in Portage County has tested positive for chronic wasting disease, the first time the fatal brain disorder has been found in Wisconsin outside the original outbreak area southwest of Madison. The Department of Natural Resources said it would step up testing of Read more
DODGEVILLE , Wis. – Landowners and Department of Natural Resources shooters killed 539 deer within the 389 square mile chronic wasting disease (CWD) Eradication Zone last week during the fourth and final week-long shooting periods this summer. Brain and lymph tissue samples are taken from collected deer for laboratory analysis. Read more
The president of a private lab near Milwaukee says hunters wanting to know if their deer have chronic wasting disease can find out from his lab in as fast as one week using a new “rapid” test for the fatal brain disease. Wildlife Support Services President William Johnson said the Read more
MADISON, Wis. – A legislative committee voted unanimously Thursday to continue allowing state agricultural officials to regulate deer and elk farms as part of the state’s battle against chronic wasting disease. The U.S. Department of Agriculture also announced Thursday it would allow some experimental test kits to be used in Read more
The detection of CWD in deer in an area of southwestern Wisconsin has focused a great deal attention on this disease, and raised questions about the potential human health risks associated with Wisconsin venison. Hunters want to know if there is a health risk from consuming venison. Meat processors want Read more