Wild deer tests positive for CWD, baiting & feeding ban renewed for Waushara County
WAUTOMA, Wis. (WFRV) – A wild deer in Waushara County tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD), the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) confirmed on Thursday.
A release from the Wisconsin DNR states that the affected 3-year-old buck was found dead in early February in Wautoma and is confirmed to be the first positive test result for CWD in a Waushara County wild deer.
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Wautoma is within 10 miles of the Marquette and Portage county borders that already have baiting and feeding bans in place.
This positive CWD detection will cause the following:
Waushara County will renew the ban already in place.
Marquette and Portage counties currently have three-year baiting and feeding bans in place from positive detections within the county, so this detection will not impact those counties.
The DNR is required by state law to enact a three-year baiting and feeding ban in counties where CWD has been detected, as well as a two-year ban in adjoining counties within 10 miles of a CWD detection.
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CWD is a fatal, infectious nervous system disease of deer, moose, elk, and reindeer/caribou caused by an infectious protein that affects the animal’s brain.
More information about baiting and feeding regulations can be found here.
