TOWN OF GERMANIA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — A wild deer shot in Shawano County during the bowhunting season has tested positive for chronic wasting disease.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says the 4-to-5-year-old buck was shot in the town of Germania. That is in the southwestern corner of the county, west of Tigerton and south of Wittenberg.
It’s the second CWD-positive wild deer found in Shawano County. The previous was a deer shot during the 2020 gun hunt, also in the town of Germania.
The newest CWD positive triggers a renewal of the three-year baiting and feeding ban in Shawano County and two-year baiting and feeding ban in Waupaca and Marathon counties.
