Environmental Impact Statement on Rules to Eradicate Chronic Wasting Disease from Wisconsin's Free-Ranging White-tailed Deer Herd This document was produced by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources in 2003 - For current information. please consult their website: http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/wildlife/whealth/issues/cwd/

CONTENTS

• Title page

• Contents

• Executive Summary

• Contributing Authors and Editors

• Rule Overview

• Background

• Wisconsin CWD Management Plan

• Depopulation

• Herd Reduction

• Baiting and Feeding

• Literature Cited

• Appendices

  • Appendix A. Act 108 – Special CWD Legislation

  • Appendix B. Chronic Wasting Disease Rule Proposals (WM-05-03 and WM-09-03)

  • Appendix C. Carcass Disposal Options and Activities During 2002 CWD Management

  • Appendix D. CWD Management Questionnaire

  • Appendix E. CWD Rule Fiscal Estimate

  • Appendix F. Tribal Harvest Allocations and Seasons

  • Appendix G. Wisconsin Agricultural Deer Damage

  • Appendix H. Economic Impacts of Deer on Forests

  • Appendix I. Vehicle-Deer Collisions

  • Appendix J. Baiting and Feeding Background

  • Appendix K. Potential Impacts of a Baiting Prohibition on Wisconsin Hunters

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