Wisconsin deer hunt urged submission of CWD samples

Madison, Wisconsin. — Wildlife authorities in Wisconsin urged hunters to submit samples of killed deer to test for chronic wasting disease on Wednesday, September 22nd.

As the archery hunting season has just begun and the nine-day gun-hunting deer season begins on November 20, Wisconsin Natural Resources officials will help hunters collect data to track the epidemic. I asked.

“All hunters play a role in deer populations in the state and are clearly interested,” said Amanda Camps, a state wildlife health expert. “And everyone is responsible for protecting the overall health of the deer herd.”

This year’s CWD monitoring program completes state-wide sampling operations that began in 2018. This is the second year in which 13 northeastern counties focus on sample collection. These counties are Brown, Calmette, Door, Green Lake, Fondue Lac, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marinette, Oconto, Outagamie, Waupaca, Waushara and Winebago.

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Chronic wasting disease Similar to mad cow disease. It attacks the deer’s brain, thins the animal, behaves abnormally, and eventually dies. The disease threatens the deer hunting industry throughout the Midwest.

According to DNR, fatal infections were detected in five counties in Wisconsin in 2002. Since then, it has affected 56 of the 72 counties in the state. Authorities have increased surveillance in recent years, collecting nearly 19,000 samples last year. Of them, nearly 1,600 from 23 counties were tested positive.

The majority of CWD-positive wild herds were in a county in southern Wisconsin near Mount Horeb, about 15 miles southwest of Madison, where the disease was first discovered.

Camps encouraged hunters to take advantage of the free CWD test. A self-service kiosk is open 24 hours a day where hunters can drop their deer heads for testing. The tests are also being conducted by meat processors, taxidermists, and other companies that have contracts with the state to collect samples, Kamps said. A test kit at home is also available.

She said it took about 10-14 days for the test results to return and no delay due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic was expected.

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Jeff Pritzle, a specialist in the DNR deer program, said Wisconsin has done a “exemplary” job in tracking down the disease.

“We need to not only manage in the short term, but also think about what the deer hunting experience will be for the next generation,” he said.

Initially, the DNR sought to persuade the hunters to kill as many deer as possible, hoping to eradicate the disease. However, hunters and landowners refused to accept the approach. The backlash is so fierce that former Republican Governor Scott Walker has taken a predominantly practical approach to the disease, focusing on tracking its spread rather than trying to stop it. I adopted it.

DNR under Democratic Governor Tony Evers It emphasizes CWD investigation and surveillance rather than additional regulation to combat the CWD epidemic.

Pritzl said regulators must weigh what can be gained through additional obligations to obtain voluntary support from the hunting community. He didn’t say what orders were being considered, if any.

“Purchase time is very important,” says Pritzl, as more efficient testing options and animal treatments are being developed.

“It has always been a challenge,” he said. “In the end, we need to engage the hunting community and not be marginalized.”

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