Dane County might have its own ban on baiting and feeding wild white-tailed deer this fall after the state ban expires Sept. 1. County Board Supervisor Brett Hulsey is introducing an ordinance tonight at the County Board meeting to extend the ban on feeding and baiting deer in Dane County Read more
Hunting Trophies from Canada The trophy prohibition from Canada as a result of the confirmed case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) applies to ruminants (including cervids) only. Bears, wolves, mountain lions, etc. remain unaffected. Completely finished trophies are also unaffected and are allowed unrestricted entry. With respect to ruminant hunting Read more
WINNIPEG — Every time the phone rings these days at Alan Meline’s hunting resort in Nestor Falls, Ont., he braces for more bad news. All nine of his $2,500 bear-hunting reservations for August have been cancelled. Many more outdoor enthusiasts are threatening to cancel their hunts for deer and moose Read more
CONCORD, N.H. – The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department today announced that it will hold a public hearing to consider prohibiting the importation of carcasses from all members of the family Cervidae (i.e. deer, moose and elk) taken by hunters in “CWD Positive Jurisdictions” unless the meat is de-boned. Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HERCULES, CA – July 15, 2003 – Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (AMEX: BIO and BIO.B), a multinational manufacturer and distributor of life science research products and clinical diagnostics announced today that it has received approval from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to sell its TeSeE® test Read more
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of Wisconsin lawmakers is pushing the federal government to make more money available for the fight against chronic wasting disease. U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold, a Democrat, and Republican U.S. Reps. Mark Green and Paul Ryan have introduced legislation in Congress to create $20.5 million in Read more
A commission will look at ways to keep chronic wasting disease out of Oregon. The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission meets Friday in Portland to vote on adding rules for dealing with banned animal parts that get into the state from areas with chronic wasting disease. Previously, commissioners made permanent Read more
On 19 June, two House Resources Subcommittees held a joint oversight hearing on chronic wasting disease (CWD). The lawmakers heard testimony from US Geological Survey Director Charles Groat, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator Bobby Acord, Colorado Division of Wildlife Director Russell George, and IAFWA Legislative Director Gary Taylor Read more
MADISON – Researchers continuing to examine the results of the chronic wasting disease (CWD) sampling effort during the 2002 Wisconsin hunting seasons report that the data indicates older bucks have a higher prevalence of the fatal brain disease and that the disease is not uniformly distributed within the infected area. Read more
MADISON ― The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection has ordered a Walworth County whitetail deer and elk herd to be killed and tested for chronic wasting disease. The herd, owned by Wayne Kuhnke of Delavan, has been quarantined since September 2002, because animal health officials believe it Read more