DNR Reminds Hunters About Collared Animals
Sunday, September 24th, 2017 -- 8:34 AM
(Wisconsin Ag Connection)This fall, hunters may spot collared or ear-tagged deer or coyote in southwest Wisconsin and should treat these animals like any others when pursuing game.
The Department of Natural Resources says many animals in the area were collared as part of the Southwest Wisconsin Chronic Wasting Disease, Deer and Predator Study--which is a five-year investigation into deer mortality. Hunting licensing and normal harvest regulations apply to collared deer as they do to uncollared deer. People who harvest collared deer should call the number listed on the collar so DNR staff can retrieve each collar.
Southwest Wisconsin CWD, Deer and Predator Study will help DNR staff learn more about Wisconsin's wildlife DNR researchers are collaring deer and coyotes in two study areas across Grant, Iowa and Dane counties, with an ultimate goal to comprehensively examine factors that could impact deer survival and deer population growth in southern Wisconsin.
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