Record Number of Counties Place Deer Baiting, Feeding Bans

As Wisconsin deer hunters hit the woods this fall, a record number of counties are introducing baiting and feeding bans. Forty-three of the 72 counties in the state have bans on feeding and baiting deer – aiming to prevent the spread of chronic wasting disease.  Those counties either had a positive CWD test in a wild deer or from a game farm, or are within ten miles of a positive test. Fines start at $300 if you are caught illegally baiting deer, but wardens say their focus is on education about the rules. 

Counties with baiting and feeding restrictions include:

Adams

Buffalo

Chippewa

Columbia

Crawford

Dane

Dodge

Dunn

Eau Claire

Florence

Fond du Lac

Forest

Grant

Green

Iowa

Jefferson

Juneau

La Crosse

Lafayette

Langlade

Lincoln

Marathon

Marinette

Marquette

Menominee

Milwaukee

Monroe

Oconto

Oneida

Pepin

Portage

Richland

Rock

Sauk

Shawano

Sheboygan

Trempealeau

Vernon

Vilas

Waupaca

Walworth

Washington

Waukesha