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Baiting and Feeding Regulations
2003 Wisconsin Act 240 [PDF 7.8KB] extended the Department of Natural Resources’ authority to regulate the feeding of wildlife for non-hunting purposes, required that the DNR ban baiting and feeding for deer in counties at highest risk for disease transmission, and established standards for the baiting and feeding of deer outside these banned areas. This website was created to help the deer and bear hunter, as well as the recreational wildlife feeder to better understand the parameters established by Act 240 and the DNR rules [PDF 169KB] that were implemented to help reduce the risk of Chronic Wasting Disease and Bovine Tuberculosis in Wisconsin.
Bait is any material that is placed or used to attract wild animals, including scent materials, salt, minerals, grains, etc.
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Regulations
Wisconsin Deer Baiting and Wildlife Feeding Regulations [PDF 243KB] pamphlet provides the regulations that are in place for counties where deer baiting and feeding is banned, as well as the regulations that have been developed in the counties where deer baiting and feeding is allowed, but regulated. This pamphlet also provides an explanation of the regulations that are in place for those who enjoy feeding small mammals and birds.
Related Information
- Baiting and Feeding Regulations [PDF 654KB] - The purpose of this document is to present various scenarios to help give an understanding to the rules of deer baiting and feeding in the counties where this practice is allowed.
- Baiting and Feeding of Deer: Exploring the Issues [PDF 71KB]
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Potential Impacts of a Baiting Prohibition on Wisconsin Hunters [PDF 45KB]
- Chronic Wasting Disease and the Science in Support of the Ban on Baiting and Feeding Deer [PDF 70KB]
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