The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has confirmed that a wild deer in Wood County has tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease.
The animal was harvested during the recent gun-deer season in the town of Port Edwards, within ten miles of Juneau and Adams Counties. As a result, baiting and feeding bans in all three counties have been renewed.
According to a press memo, the CWD-positive deer was an adult buck. The agency will continue surveillance near the positive detection location.
This is the first time the disease has been confirmed in Wood County.
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