November 9, 2018 at 4:27 p.m.
Feeding and baiting ban continues in the Northwoods
Feeding and baiting ban continues in the Northwoods
"The good news is they are calling," he said. "People are getting the right information."
While some people think the ban was to be lifted in October, additional CWD-positive tests have extended that ban. Walz said many people he has talked to were not aware of the additional positives found in the deer farm in Three Lakes. Those additional positives have caused the ban in Vilas County to be extended until December of 2019.
Oneida County's ban was also been extended after a CWD-positive deer was found near the Wisconsin River during a surveillance hunt earlier this year. With those positive cases, the ban will continue for three more years.
One thing Walz would like the public to know is, if more positives are found, feeding and baiting bans will be extended. If a deer tests positive for CWD in a county, that county's ban will be extended for three years. Any county within 10 a 10-mile radius of where the animal was harvested will have a two-year ban imposed. Should no more deer test positive within the time frame of that ban, the ban will be lifted.
A special CWD-surveillance area has been set up near the Wisconsin River in the southern part of Oneida County. CWD-surveillance tags will be issued in that area, with mandatory sampling as a condition of the tag. The hope is to get a handle on the scope and breadth of the disease in the Northwoods' wild herd.
Walz reminds residents and visitors that fines will be imposed for those found to be feeding and baiting.
This includes the use of salt blocks and other feed.
Beckie Gaskill may be reached via email at [email protected].
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