ROSHOLT, Wis. (WSAU) -- State officials say a Marathon County deer farm already under quarantine has had a third deer test positive for Chronic Wasting Disease.
State veterinarian Dr. Paul McGraw says the deer is from the same herd that has had previous positive identifications. "This was found on a hunting preserve, this is the same preserve that's had two previous positives over the last year and a half or so. This was a 5 year old buck, it's been on the preserve for 4 years, so not all that surprising that we found another positive."
The preserve is already under inspection and control, and McGraw says there have been no violations that lead to another positive test. "This farm is already under quarantine, and no live deer can leave that farm. It's a hunting preserve so what they do is hold hunts there, and at this time that can still continue." He adds that every deer that leaves the facility is tested for Chronic Wasting Disease. "This farm is required to test any deer that is hunted or harvested or any deer that die so that we do continue to monitor and detect any that are positive."
The Wilderness Whitetails hunting preserve and its three other locations have been quarantined since December 2013 when the first deer tested positive.