The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources was recently notified by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture that a farm-raised deer on a deer farm in Lincoln County tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease. As a result of this new detection, a baiting and feeding ban will go into effect starting December 12.
State law requires that the DNR enact a ban on feeding and baiting of deer in counties or portions of counties within a 10-mile radius of a farm-raised or free-roaming domestic or wild animal that tests positive for CWD. This recent detection will create a three-year baiting and feeding ban in Lincoln County.
The agency is asking deer hunters in Lincoln County to help with efforts to identify where CWD occurs on the landscape. Those harvesting deer within 10 miles of the newly detected positive case are especially encouraged to have their deer tested. The collection of CWD samples is essential for assessing the presence of CWD in the deer population across the state.
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