RHINELANDER, WI (WSAU-WXPR) If a deer gets Chronic Wasting Disease, it will definitely die from it.
That’s why the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is trying to slow its spread and protect local populations of wild white-tailed deer.
They’re asking for public participation to do that.
This deer season, individuals and organizations can adopt a kiosk – where hunters can take deer heads to get tested for CWD. Or they can adopt a deer carcass disposal dumpster. Amanda Kamps is a DNR Wildlife Health Conservation Specialist. Here’s why she says that’s important: “Having a proper deer carcass waste disposal option in areas is ideal because then hunters can dispose of that carcass waste instead of having that remains placed on the landscape to decompose naturally because that could be one of the transmission pathways of CWD.”
Kamps says people can either donate the full cost of a dumpster or participate in the DNR’s cost-sharing program. Either way, she says it’s a way for hunters to get involved with deer management. “Certainly, these are all great actions that hunters or any other organization can have a role in.”
More information about the adopt-a-kiosk and adopt-a-dumpster programs can be found at the DNR website.
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