Chronic wasting disease is a fatal, infectious nervous system disease of deer, moose, elk and reindeer/caribou. It belongs to the family of diseases known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) or prion diseases. CWD occurs only in members of the cervid or deer family — both wild and captive. The Wisconsin DNR began monitoring the state’s wild white-tailed deer population for CWD in 1999. The first positives were found in 2002.

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Manitowoc County

DNR Baiting and Feeding ban is in effect. Three (3) years

• 1 February 2025 to 1 February 2028 (barring new positives)
• No impact to county feeding ban ordinance
• No impact to Sheboygan County Ban
• Calumet County Ban two (2) year ban renews as of 1 February 2025 to 1 February 2027 (barring new positives)

Surveillance Options

• Promote and encourage more samples.
• Within ten miles of positive as well as county wide
• A sampling total of 300 deer from the county allows for a 95% confidence level of detection of a prevalence of 1%.
• Additional kiosks and potentially additional dumpsters

• Voluntary Surveillance permits for landowners near positive.
• AG damage deer sampling
• Don’t stop harvestinq deer! Keep hunting and harvesting deer (law permitting).

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• Counties with both wild and captive CWD+

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