Baiting And Feeding Ban Reminder
With Wisconsin’s nine-day gun deer hunting season approaching (Nov. 23-Dec. 1), it’s a good time for a reminder about baiting and feeding bans, put in place in many areas of the state to help stop the spread of chronic wasting disease. CWD is a contagious and fatal disease that can spread in cervid populations via animal-to-animal contact or through contact with materials such as saliva, urine, feces and carcasses of infected animals.
| Bait piles are not the only way CWD spreads from deer to deer, but they increase the risk of transmission. That’s why Wisconsin state law requires the DNR to implement a temporary baiting and feeding ban in any county where a CWD-positive deer is identified.
The latest issue of Wisconsin Natural Resources magazine has more on “CWD and the science behind baiting and feeding bans.” Check out the fall digital edition for details or read about it when you subscribe online now to have the magazine delivered. You also can call 1-800-678-9472 to sign up, renew or give a gift subscription.
Cover Photo Credit: David Nevala |
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