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By Marisa Ornat
Published: Sep. 23, 2025 at 11:58 AM PDT
MADISON, Wis. (Northern News Now) – Wisconsin DNR officials held a meeting Tuesday, discussing how you can help limit CWD in the state.
CWD, or chronic wasting disease, is a fatal disease that attacks a deer’s nervous system.
The Wisconsin DNR started monitoring the state’s white-tailed deer population in 1999.
DNR leaders say they’re focusing on the priority sampling areas this year, which are highlighted in orange:
They say testing for CWD is the best way to prevent the spread.
“We are a state that does a lot of testing, and we want to have that resource available to our hunters and also be able to have that information to give us good data on what’s occurring in our state,” said Erin Larson, WI DNR Herd Health Specialist.
Hunters who are interested in testing their deer can use a self-service kiosk or head to a DNR sample site.
The nearest location can be found using the DNR’s CWD Sample and Disposal Locations map.
Wisconsin’s archery and crossbow deer hunting season is currently ongoing.
The firearm hunt begins on Nov. 22.
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