Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources confirms new case of Chronic Waste Disease
MADISON, Wis. (WFRV) – Officials with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) say they have confirmed a new case of Chronic Waste Disease (CWD) in western Wisconsin.
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According to a release from the DNR, officials confirmed that the first positive test for CWD in a wild deer was in Pierce County in Spring Lake which is also within 10 miles of the borders of both Dunn and St. Croix County.
The sick deer is said to be a 4-5-year-old doe and the detection of this new CWD case will cause the following:
Pierce County will begin a three-year baiting and feeding ban on May 15, 2024.
St. Croix County will begin a two-year baiting and feeding ban on May 15, 2024.
Dunn County will renew the ban already in place.
These bans are put in place because state law requires the DNR to place three-year baiting and feeding bans in counties where CWD is decided and two-year bans in counties within 10 miles of a CWD detection.
At this time, officials from the DNR and the Pierce County Deer Advisory Council say the plan to host a public meeting in the near future as a way to provide the public with more information about CWD in Wisconsin as well as local testing efforts within Pierce County.
