UNDATED (WAOW-WSAU) – A whitetail deer shot in the wild in northeast Lincoln County has tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease. It is the first case of CWD in the wild in the county according to the Department of Natural Resources.
The infected deer, a two-year-old buck, was killed south of Rhinelander. There will now be a baiting and feeding ban in Lincoln and Langlade counties starting on February 1, the agency said in a statement on Monday.
“This latest discovery is troublesome,” DNR Secretary Dan Meyer said. “We will start a dialogue with the local community through the County Deer Advisory Council on what steps should be taken next. While there is no silver bullet remedy to eradicate CWD, we have learned from experience that having the local community involved is a key factor in managing this disease.”
Among the steps the DNR will now take is establish a 10-mile radius disease surveillance area around where the deer was killed and sample the brains of vehicle-killed adult deer in the area, he said.
