After a deer tested positive for chronic wasting disease in Manitowoc County, officials are calling on hunters to help.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources presented the primary results of the Southwest Wisconsin Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), Deer and Predator Study to the Natural Resources Board (NRB). A re ...

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the Manitowoc County Deer Advisory Council are co-hosting a public meeting at 6 ...

Chronic wasting disease substantially reduces survival rates and suppresses population growth of white-tailed deer. And in areas of Wisconsin where CWD prevalence is 30% or higher in adult female ...

CWD is the cause. We have solid evidence to back it up. This is what’s going on, and so let’s proceed with what to do about ...

MANITOWOC – A deer in Manitowoc County has been identified to have chronic wasting disease, and authorities urge hunters to test any deer they have harvested. The positive test result is from a 1-year ...

CHIPPEWA COUNTY, Wis. (WEAU) - The Wisconsin DNR is bringing awareness to Chronic Wasting Disease found in Chippewa County. The DNR has been testing for CWD since 1999. The 2024 hunting season was ...

Wisconsin DNR Deer Heard Specialists say hunting is one of the biggest things that can help slow the spread of CWD. That's ...

This area was selected for study as it is the region where CWD was first detected in Wisconsin in 2002 and has maintained a high CWD prevalence in the years since. As part of this study ...

At the meeting, DNR staff will provide information about chronic wasting disease in Wisconsin and local testing efforts within Manitowoc County. CWD is a fatal, infectious nervous system disease ...