Wisconsin Waushara County hunting preserve ordered to pay civil forfeiture in CWD case
Waushara County hunting preserve ordered to pay civil forfeiture in CWD
case
Release Date: May 30, 2014
Contact: Raechelle Cline, 608-224-5005 Jim Dick, Communications Director,
608-224-5020
MADISON -- A Waushara County hunting preserve agreed to a civil forfeiture
for failing to test hunter-killed deer for chronic wasting disease (CWD). The
non-compliance was first identified in 2010, the State Veterinarian’s office
said today.
In a plea agreement with Waushara County, Kevin Schmid, owner of Little
Texas, LLC, accepted a plea of no contest for failing to test the appropriate
number of animals for CWD as set forth in ATCP 10.52(1m). Schmid has been
ordered to pay Waushara County Circuit Court $5,000 plus court costs and
fees.
“CWD surveillance is a priority for this department so the rules exist for
a good reason,” said State Veterinarian Dr. Paul McGraw. “Testing is required so
that we can detect CWD early enough to protect both the farm raised deer and
wild deer.”
At the time the offense took place, Wisconsin required 100 percent of
farm-raised deer 16 months of age or older to be tested for CWD that are killed
or die naturally on the premises. During a routine inspection, it was determined
that Schmid had not been testing all hunter killed deer, tests that should have
been completed. Since this failure to test was identified, this farm has come
into compliance with testing requirements.
“Our animal health laws are in place to protect animal health and the
industry,” McGraw said. “In general, we have had great compliance with these
laws from the farm raised deer industry, which ensures the risk of CWD on farms
is very low. When a farm fails to follow the law, we take it seriously.”
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how many states have $465,000., and can quarantine and purchase there from,
each cwd said infected farm, but how many states can afford this for all the cwd
infected cervid game ranch type farms, and this is just one cwd infected farm,
which had the highest documented infection rate of cwd, documented at 80%.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE CWD WISCONSIN Almond Deer (Buckhorn Flats) Farm
Update DECEMBER 2011
The CWD infection rate was nearly 80%, the highest ever in a North American
captive herd. RECOMMENDATION: That the Board approve the purchase of 80 acres of
land for $465,000 for the Statewide Wildlife Habitat Program in Portage County
and approve the restrictions on public use of the site.
SUMMARY:
Friday, April 04, 2014
Wisconsin State officials kept silent on CWD discovery at game farm
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Transmission of Chronic Wasting Disease in Wisconsin White-Tailed Deer:
Implications for Disease Spread and Management
*** However, we also note that CWD transmission rates and prevalence are
much higher in captive deer farms than has been reported in wild populations
[67].
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
*** Wisconsin tracks 81 deer from game farm with CWD buck to seven other
states
Monday, December 02, 2013
WISCONSIN CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE CWD DISCOVERED MARATHON COUNTY HUNTING
PRESERVE
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Wisconsin Second CWD positive deer found in Grant County
Friday, February 03, 2012
Wisconsin Farm-Raised Deer Farms and CWD there from 2012 report Singeltary
et al
2010 WISCONSIN CAPTIVE DEER ESCAPES
There were 26 reported escape incidents so far this year, this amounted to
20 actual confirmed escape incidents because 3 were previously reported, 2 were
confirmed as wild deer, and 1 incident was not confirmed. ...
snip...
C. & D. Captive Cervid and Law Enforcement Update (11:10 AM)- Warden
Pete Dunn gave the captive cervid farm update.
There were 26 reported escape incidents so far this year, this amounted to
20 actual confirmed escape incidents because 3 were previously reported, 2 were
confirmed as wild deer, and 1 incident was not confirmed. Approximately 30% of
these escapes were caused by gates being left open and the other 70% resulted
from bad fencing or fence related issues. The 20 actual confirmed escape
incidents amounted to 77 total animals. 50 of the escaped animals were recovered
or killed and 27 were not recovered and remain unaccounted for. Last year the
CWD Committee passed a resolution to require double gates, but this has not gone
into effect yet. Questions were raised by the committee about double fencing
requirements? Pete responded that double fencing has not been practical or
accepted by the industry. The DNR has the authority to do fence inspections. ?
If a fence fails to pass the inspection the fencing certificate can be revoked
and the farmer can be issued a citation. This year three citations and one
warning have been issued for escapes. Pete reviewed the reporting requirements
for escape incidents that these must be reported within 24 hours. The farmer
then has 72 hours to recover the animals or else it will affect the farm’s herd
status and ability to move animals. Davin proposed in the 15 year CWD Plan that
the DNR take total control and regulatory authority over all deer farm fencing.
Larry Gohlke asked Pete about the reliability for reporting escapes? Pete said
that the majority of escapes were reported by the farmer, but it is very
difficult to determine when an escape actually occurred. Pete said that they are
more concerned that an escape is reported and not that it is reported at the
exact time that it happened.
Wisconsin : 436 Deer Have Escaped From Farms to Wild
Date: March 18, 2003 Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Contacts: LEE BERGQUIST lbergquist@journalsentinel.com
State finds violations, lax record keeping at many sites, report says
A state inspection of private deer farms, prompted by the discovery of
chronic wasting disease, found that 436 white-tailed deer escaped into the wild,
officials said Tuesday
The Department of Natural Resources found that captive deer have escaped
from one-third of the state's 550 deer farms over the lifetime of the
operations. The agency also uncovered hundreds of violations and has sought a
total of 60 citations or charges against deer farm operators.
snip...
CWD found on 2 farms
Seven deer have tested positive for the disease on game farms - one on a
Portage County farm and six on a Walworth County farm - since the disease was
discovered in three wild deer killed near Mount Horeb in western Dane County.
One deer that tested positive on the Walworth County farm escaped and roamed
free for six months.
snip...
The audit found that most farms were in compliance, but the DNR found many
violations and instances of poor record keeping. Also in numerous instances,
fences did not stop wild and captive deer from intermingling.
At least 227 farms conducted part of their business on a cash basis, making
it hard to track animal movement with financial records.
For example, both the Internal Revenue Service and the state Department of
Revenue have been contacted about a deer farm near Wild Rose in Waushara County
that is suspected of selling six large bucks for $45,000 in cash and not using
live deer shipping tags as required.
The DNR found that game farm operators have more deer in captivity than
their records show, which is "due in part because the owners of a number of
large deer farm operations were! unable to accurately count the number of deer
within their fences," the audit found.
Hundreds of deer escape
The DNR found a total of 671 deer that escaped farms - 436 of which were
never found - because of storm-damaged fences, gates being left open or the
animals jumping over or through fences.
In one example in Kewaunee County, a deer farmer's fence was knocked down
in a summer storm. Ten deer escaped, and the farmer told the DNR he had no
intention of trying to reclaim them. The DNR found five of the deer, killed them
and cited the farmer for violation of a regulation related to fencing.
Another deer farmer near Mishicot, in Manitowoc County, released all nine
of his whitetails last summer after he believed the discovery of chronic wasting
disease was going to drive down the market for captive deer.
The DNR found 24 instances of unlicensed deer farms and issued 19
citations.
Journal Sentinel correspondent Kevin Murphy contributed to this
report.
Game Farms Inspected
A summary of the findings of the Department of Natural Resources'
inspection of 550 private white-tailed deer farms in the state: The deer farms
contained at least 16,070 deer, but the DNR believes there are more deer in
captivity than that because large deer farms are unable to accurately count
their deer. 671 deer had escaped from game farms, including 436 that were never
found.
24 farmers were unlicensed. One had been operating illegally since 1999
after he was denied a license because his deer fence did not meet minimum
specifications.
Records maintained by operators ranged from "meticulous documentation to
relying on memory." At least 227 farms conducted various portions of their deer
farm business with cash. Over the last three years, 1,222 deer died on farms for
various reasons. Disease testing was not performed nor required on the majority
of deer. Farmers reported doing business with people in 22 other states and one
Canadian province. Click these links for more information
The initial discovery at Wilderness Whitetails was the first in five years.
In trying to explain the sudden appearance, McGraw cited several possibilities
for transmission, including the chance it occurred spontaneously.
That drew attention of Clausen and wildlife staff at the DNR. Clausen said
he knew of no peer-reviewed research showing the disease turned up that way.
Tami Ryan, wildlife health section chief with the DNR, asked the
agriculture department to back up the claim.
Richard Bourie, a veterinarian, pointed to a paper by Nobel Laureate
Stanley Prusiner of the University of California, San Francisco, who discussed
spontaneous occurrence in TSEs.
*** Ryan wrote back and said, "to the best of our collective knowledge,
spontaneous CWD in wild deer has not been substantiated," although she said the
DNR wasn't trying to pick a fight.
Said McGraw: "There is no battle going on here. We all read science here.
Everybody looks at different possibilities."
Saturday, February 04, 2012
*** Wisconsin 16 age limit on testing dead deer Game Farm CWD Testing
Protocol Needs To Be Revised
Approximately 4,200 fawns, defined as deer under 1 year of age, were
sampled from the eradication zone over the last year. The majority of fawns
sampled were between the ages of 5 to 9 months, though some were as young as 1
month.
*** Two of the six fawns with CWD detected were 5 to 6 months old.
All six of the positive fawns were taken from the core area of the CWD
eradication zone where the highest numbers of positive deer have been
identified.
Wednesday, September 04, 2013
***cwd - cervid captive livestock escapes, loose and on the run in the
wild...
”The occurrence of CWD must be viewed against the contest of the locations
in which it occurred. It was an incidental and unwelcome complication of the
respective wildlife research programmes. Despite it’s subsequent recognition as
a new disease of cervids, therefore justifying direct investigation, no specific
research funding was forthcoming. The USDA veiwed it as a wildlife problem and
consequently not their province!” ...page 26.
Sunday, January 06, 2013
USDA TO PGC ONCE CAPTIVES ESCAPE
*** "it‘s no longer its business.”
Monday, June 24, 2013
The Effects of Chronic Wasting Disease on the Pennsylvania Cervid Industry
Following its Discovery
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
“Atypical” Chronic Wasting Disease in PRNP Genotype 225FF Mule Deer
Sunday, May 18, 2014
Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE PRION DISEASE and the transmission to other
species
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
New Missouri CWD regulations... You know where we stand... What are your
thoughts?
kind regards, terry
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