Wisconsin Two deer that escaped farm had chronic wasting disease CWD
Two deer that escaped farm had chronic wasting disease
Three white-tailed deer groom in a southeastern Wisconsin clearing in early
summer 2015.
Paul A. Smith
Three white-tailed deer groom in a southeastern Wisconsin clearing in early
summer 2015.
By Paul A. Smith of the Journal Sentinel
Feb. 10, 2016 5:52 p.m.
Two white-tailed deer that escaped last year and spent months outside an
Eau Claire County deer farm were found to have chronic wasting disease,
according to information recently obtained from the Department of Agriculture,
Trade and Consumer Protection.
The bucks each spent more than five months roaming the rural area around
Fairchild before being shot and tested.
The escaped, CWD-positive animals have greatly increased the risk of
disease in the area's wild deer, said Dave Clausen of Amery, a retired
veterinarian and former chairman of the state Natural Resources Board.
"Those (CWD-positive) deer likely contaminated and spread prion across the
landscape," Clausen said. "Basically it demonstrates a single fence is not much
protection for wild deer."
The two CWD-positive deer escaped May 2 from Fairchild Whitetails, a deer
farm owned by Rick Vojtik.
But the farm didn't garner headlines until June when a CWD-positive doe was
found on the property.
In September, more animals escaped while the Department of Agriculture,
Trade and Consumer Protection was working on a plan to depopulate the facility.
Fairchild Whitetails had 228 deer in a 10-acre enclosure, according to the
department; 33 tested positive for CWD, a fatal disease of deer, elk and
moose.
Vojtik eventually received an indemnity payment of $298,770 when the deer
were killed last fall by state and federal agents. The money was taken from the
Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection's general program
revenue funded by Wisconsin taxpayers.
But no public official reported CWD-positive deer from Vojtik's farm had
been found outside the facility.
Last week, Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
representatives responded to questions from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel about
CWD testing on the escaped animals.
The CWD-positive bucks were among 21 deer that escaped last May when a tree
fell on the fence surrounding the facility, according to the agency.
All but five animals were returned to the pen. Two bucks and one doe were
shot outside the facility and tested negative for CWD.
But the other two — both males about 11/2 years old — tested positive for
the disease. One was killed Oct. 6, the other Nov. 24.
The deer shot Oct. 6 was killed about 1 mile from the breeding pen. The
agency did not have information on where the other animal was killed. The buck
had the potential to travel many miles during the rut, which typically peaks in
early to mid-November.
The disease finding on Vojtik's farm triggered a deer baiting and feeding
ban in Eau Claire, Clark and Jackson counties.
To date, no wild deer in Eau Claire or surrounding counties has tested
positive for CWD.
Clausen said it will "be a miracle" if CWD isn't found in wild deer in Eau
Claire County in the coming years.
"State officials are falling well short on their responsibilities, both to
provide the public with information on these disease findings and on any efforts
to stop it from spreading," Clausen said.
Friday, January 29, 2016
Wisconsin CWD-positive white-tailed deer found on Iowa County farm January
29, 2016
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Wisconsin Second CWD-positive deer found in Oneida County 5-year-old buck
shot at Three Lakes Trophy Ranch LLC agency received the CWD-positive report on
the animal Dec. 29
Sunday, January 17, 2016
Wisconsin Captive CWD Lotto Pays Out Again indemnity payment of $298,770
for 228 white-tailed deer killed on farm
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:
$298,770 + $465,000
Friday, December 04, 2015
Wisconsin CWD-positive white-tailed deer found on Oneida County hunting
preserve December 3, 2015
Thursday, November 19, 2015
Wisconsin Eau Claire Co. deer herd two day round of depopulation CWD
testing shows 23 positive
Wednesday, March 04, 2015
*** Disease sampling results provide current snapshot of CWD in Wisconsin
finding 324 positive detections statewide in 2014
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Wisconsin Chronic wasting disease confirmed in Crawford County buck
harvested on private land
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
WISCONSIN CAPTIVE CERVID INDUSTRY RUNNING WILD AND ON THE LOOSE RISKING
FURTHER SPREAD OF CWD
Tuesday, July 14, 2015
TWO Escaped Captive Deer on the loose in Eau Claire County Wisconsin CWD
postive farm Yellow ear tag
Thursday, June 25, 2015
Wisconsin CWD-positive white-tailed deer found on Eau Claire County farm
Tuesday, August 11, 2015
Wisconsin doing what it does best, procrastinating about CWD yet again
thanks to Governor Walker
Tuesday, October 07, 2014
*** Wisconsin white-tailed deer tested positive for CWD on a Richland
County breeding farm, and a case of CWD has been discovered on a Marathon County
hunting preserve
Thursday, March 29, 2012
TEXAS DEER CZAR SAYS WISCONSIN DNR NOT DOING ENOUGH ABOUT CWD LIKE POT
CALLING KETTLE BLACK
Friday, June 01, 2012
*** TEXAS DEER CZAR TO WISCONSIN ASK TO EXPLAIN COMMENTS
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Dr. James C. Kroll Texas deer czar final report on Wisconsin
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Chronic Wasting Disease CWD Confirmed Texas Trans Pecos March 18,
2015
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Chronic Wasting Disease CWD Cases Confirmed In New Mexico 2013 and 2014
UPDATE 2015
Friday, January 15, 2016
TEXAS PARKS & WILDLIFE CWD Ante-Mortem Testing Symposium Texas Disposal
Systems Events Pavilion January 12, 2016
Wednesday, July 01, 2015
TEXAS Chronic Wasting Disease Detected in Medina County Captive Deer
Thursday, July 09, 2015
TEXAS Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Herd Plan for Trace-Forward Exposed
Herd with Testing of Exposed Animals
Friday, February 05, 2016
*** TEXAS NEW CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE CWD CASE DISCOVERD AT CAPTIVE DEER
RELEASE SITE
Thursday, January 21, 2016
***INDIANA With end of long legal challenge last year, high-fence hunting
operations currently unregulated
see follow the money...
Friday, February 05, 2016
*** Report of the Committee on Wildlife Diseases FY2015 CWD TSE PRION
Detections in Farmed Cervids and Wild ***
the CWD LOTTO ENTITLEMENT of captive game farms where the states pays game
farms for CWD MUST BE STOPPED. if the cwd infected farm does not buy insurance
for any and all loss from CWD for them and any party that does business with
them, and or any loss to the state, and or any products there from, that’s to
bad, they should never be allowed to be permitted. in fact, for any state that
does allow game farming, urine mills, sperm mills, antler mills, velvet mills,
big high fence ranch, little low fence farm, in my opinion, it’s that states
responsibility to protect that state, thus, any states that allow these farms
and business there from, it should be mandatory before any permit is allowed,
that game farm must have enough personal insurance that would cover that farm,
any farm that does business with them, and or any products there from, and the
state, before such permit is issued. personally, I am sick and tired of all the
big ag entitlement programs, and that’s all cwd indemnity is. in fact, the USDA
CWD INDEMNITY PROGRAM, should read, THE USDA CWD ENTITLEMENT PROGRAM.
we cannot, and must not, let the industry regulate itself, especially with
the junk science they try to use. it’s just not working, and it’s been going on
long enough.
if they are not going to be science based, they must be banned.
science has told us for 3 decade or longer, that these are the things that
_might_ work, yet thanks to the industry, and government catering to industry,
regulations there from have failed, because of catering to the industry, and the
cwd tse prion agent has continued to spread during this time. a fine example is
Texas. ...
snip...see full text submission ;
Saturday, February 6, 2016
*** Secretary's Advisory Committee on Animal Health; Meeting [Docket No.
APHIS-2016-0007] Singeltary Submission ***
Terry S. Singeltary Sr.
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