MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A prominent sportsmen’s group wants Gov. Scott Walker to crack down on deer farms as he revises the state’s chronic wasting disease tactics. The Wisconsin Wildlife Federation sent the governor a letter Thursday asking him to require the farms to double-fence, install warning devices to detect open gates and kill their herds within a month if CWD is detected on their farm and it’s not double-fenced. The federation recommended more testing of wild deer for CWD and suggests returning to in-person carcass registration in disease zones. The group also demanded more transparency from the state on the disease’s spread. A Walker spokesman didn’t immediately respond to an email. Whitetails of Wisconsin Association President Rick Vojtik saying the captive herd isn’t spreading the disease and double-fencing won’t stop its spread.
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photo: waupun mayor rohn bishop The Waupun Common Council has postponed action on wage increases for paid on call firefighters and elected officials to get more public input. The council discussed the matter, sometimes heated, at their meeting this week and will take up the issue again at their April 8th meeting. If […]
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A house fire near New Holstein claimed the life of a child. Shortly after 2am Wednesday firefighters were called to the scene on Honeymoon Hill Road near County Road T. A child in the home was pronounced dead at a hospital. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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