MADISON – For the first time in five years, a white-tailed deer on a hunting preserve has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD), State Veterinarian Dr. Paul McGraw announced today. This latest case was found in Marathon County. The National Veterinary Services Laboratory (NVSL) in Ames, Iowa, reported the Read more
A deer harvested by a bow hunter in southeast Portage County has tested positive for chronic wasting disease, the state Department of Natural Resources reports. This is the second CWD-positive wild deer found in the county. Wildlife biologists in central Wisconsin now are asking bow hunters to assist with increased Read more
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources officials have confirmed that a Waukesha County deer has tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease. This is the first CWD-positive deer in the county. “Being the first CWD positive in Waukesha County is noteworthy but not completely unexpected,” said DNR area wildlife supervisor Tim Lizotte. Read more
MADISON – Two deer have tested positive for chronic wasting disease, one each in Portage and Juneau Counties, reports the state Department of Natural Resources. These are the first positives in wild deer populations for both counties. “Any CWD positive in a new county is noteworthy, but neither of these Read more
MADISON – A 3-year-old buck harvested in Adams County has tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease. The deer, harvested and volunteered for sampling by an archery hunter, is the first CWD-positive in the county. “Being the first CWD positive in the county makes this noteworthy, but not unexpected,” said DNR Read more
MADISON — A deer from outside the boundary of the chronic wasting disease management zone in Grant County has tested positive for the disease. The 2.5 year old buck was killed and registered Nov. 18. “It’s disappointing but not unexpected to have a CWD-positive outside the current zone boundary. This Read more
SHELL LAKE, Wis.– The Department of Natural Resources has announced that chronic wasting disease, CWD for short, was detected in a wild adult doe found on private property just west of Shell Lake in Washburn County. Tissue samples have been confirmed as CWD-positive at both the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Lab Read more
MADISON – Hunters and landowners can learn more about what they can do to maintain a healthy deer herd and Wisconsin’s strong hunting traditions through a new website dedicated to sharing information on Chronic Wasting Disease. The website, www.knowcwd.com, carries the theme of “Hunt. Harvest. Help” and features racing champion Read more
The state’s natural resources department is looking for some feedback from the public on what to do with the former Buckhorn Flats game operation in Portage County–which was the first such farm to raise animals that tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease back in 2002. The agency will be holding Read more
MADISON — Final chronic wasting disease results are negative for a white-tailed deer on a northwestern Wisconsin hunting preserve, State Veterinarian Dr. Robert Ehlenfeldt announced today. This means the deer did not have CWD. The National Veterinary Services Laboratories in Ames, Iowa, reported the test results late Tuesday. Ehlenfeldt released Read more