CWD sampling plan in place for southeastern Wisconsin for 2016-17 deer hunting season
MILWAUKEE - In cooperation with local businesses, Department of Natural
Resources staff will focus on collecting deer heads for chronic wasting
disease surveillance testing within Walworth, Washington, and Waukesha
counties during the 2016 archery and gun hunting seasons.
In addition, hunter service testing is available in all CWD affected
counties in Southeastern Wisconsin. If you harvest an adult deer within
these counties please consider submitting a sample from any harvested adult
deer for CWD testing. While the nearest method for individual hunters to
submit samples may not be in the county of harvest, be sure to look for
sampling opportunities nearest you and play an important role in CWD
sampling.
Sampling efforts in Walworth County are aimed at learning more about disease
intensity as part of CWD monitoring in the southeast area of CWD infection,
which extends into Illinois. Sampling in Waukesha and Washington counties
are part of efforts to gain more information regarding disease spread and
intensity at the northeast edge of the CWD affected area.
Deer can be sampled for CWD at the following locations:
Walworth County
* Lake Side Bait and Tackle, Delavan; and
* Brehm Taxidermy, East Troy.
Ozaukee County
* Schwais Meat and Sausage Market, Fredonia.
Washington County
* DNR 24-hour self-service kiosk at Pike Lake Unit, Hartford;
* Gehrings Meat Market, Hartford; and
* Kewaskum Frozen Foods, Kewaskum (Monday, Nov. 20 from 8 a.m. to 6
p.m.).
Waukesha County
* Whale Tales Archery, Dousman;
* DNR 24-hour self-service kiosk at Kettle Moraine State Forest,
Eagle; and
* DNR Service Center, Waukesha; (DNR staff present Sunday, Nov. 19
10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Monday, Nov. 20 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Jefferson County
* Bark River Lanes, Sullivan; and
* DNR Wildlife Management Office, Lake Mills.
Racine County
* Ron's Service Station, Tichigan;
* Artisan Taxidermy, Burlington;
* Berndt's Hide Service, Burlington; and
* DNR 24-hour self-service kiosk at Bong Recreation Area,
Burlington.
Wisconsin's citizens and cooperators play a key role in CWD sampling efforts
in Wisconsin, and department staff would like to thank all participants and
collection cooperators for their continued efforts.
For more information and a current list of participating taxidermists and
deer processors, visit dnr.wi.gov<http://dnr.wi.gov/> and search keywords
"CWD sampling<http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/wildlifehabitat/registersample.html>."
For CWD testing results, search keywords "CWD test results."
Deer hunters are encouraged to check out the frequently asked questions
page<http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/wildlifehabitat/dtrfaq.html> for more
information regarding deer hunting in Wisconsin. The FAQ feature provides
brief responses to a wide variety of deer hunting questions, ranging from
deer management unit boundaries to antlerless permits. To view the FAQ page
and more information regarding archery and crossbow deer hunting, search
keyword "deer<http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/hunt/deer.html>."