Chronic wasting disease (CWD) has been detected in a wild deer in Chippewa County, Wisconsin, for the first time, prompting the renewal of baiting and feeding bans in two counties.

A wild deer in Chippewa County tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD), causing baiting and feeding bans to be renewed in two western Wisconsin counties. A release from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) states that officials recently confirmed the first positive test result for CWD in a

The deer was a hunter-harvested 1-year-old buck that was harvested within 10 miles of the Barron and Dunn County borders.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources confirms the first positive test result for chronic wasting disease in a wild deer in Chippewa County.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources confirmed Wednesday the first positive test result for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a wild deer in Chippewa County, which will lead to a renewal of baiting and feeding bans that are already in place.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) confirmed the first positive test result for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a wild deer in Chippewa County. The deer was a hunter-harvested

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources confirms the first positive test result for chronic wasting disease in a wild deer in Chippewa County.

According to the press release, the DNR and the Chippewa County Deer Advisory Council are scheduled to hold a public meeting on Feb. 6, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. At the meeting, DNR staff expect to provide information about CWD in Wisconsin and local testing efforts within Chippewa County.

Now that CWD prevalence in the southeast part of the state has doubled in one year, to 5% or more, the benefit of offseason culling is considered too meager to justify the expense.

Officials say chronic wasting disease has reached "endemic stage" in three permit areas, meaning current management techniques are no longer effective.