Chronic Wasting Disease

The Department of Natural Resources wants Wisconsinites to weigh in on its efforts to address chronic wasting disease.

The 9-day gun deer hunt is over, and many hunters are looking forward to stocking their freezers.The Wisconsin Department of Health Services urges hunters to follow good health practices.

The decision comes after a CWD-positive game farm in Wisconsin shipped nearly 400 deer to farms in seven states.

The sample was taken during routine surveillance and came from an adult doe that was born on the farm and showed no signs of disease at the time of death.

Deer harvested in any county can be submitted for testing, but the DNR is especially the northeast region of the state.

A doe on a deer farm in Langlade County has tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease.It’s the first case confirmed in the county, according to this map…

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is seeking public help to monitor and slow the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease in local deer…

Wisconsin is now a couple months into archery and crossbow deer seasons and the gun deer season is coming up later this month.The DNR is urging hunters in…