Farm-Raised Deer

Information for Farm-Raised Deer Keepers in Wisconsin

Wisconsin Administrative Rules for Farm-Raised Deer Keepers (see sections 10.45 to 10.58)

General Requirements

General Requirements Summary Brochure
(2 page PDF)
New Farm-Raised Deer Keeper Application
(4 page PDF)
CWD Sampling Reimbursement
(1 page Word doc)

General Fencing Requirements

Herds With White-tailed Deer (see section 90.21)
Herds With No White-tailed Deer (see section 90.20)
Premises Within 5 Miles of Multiple CWD Positive Wild Deer (see section ATCP 10.58)

CWD Herd Status Program

CWD Herd Status Program Summary Brochure (2 page PDF)
CWD Herd Status Program Application Packet (5 page PDF)

Census Documents (for CWD Herd Status Program)

Census Instructions (1 page Word doc)
Inventory Census Form (3 page PDF)
Purchased Additions (1 page PDF)
Live Subtractions (1 page PDF)
Deaths (1 page PDF)
Newborn Summary (1 page PDF)
Request for Electronic Census Form (1 page Word doc)

Other Disease Certification Forms

Hunting Preserves

Hunting Preserves in Wisconsin Summary Brochure (2 page PDF)
Hunting Preserve Certificate Application (2 page PDF)

Moving Requirements

Useful Information

Deer Keeper Organizations

Whitetails of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Commercial Deer and Elk Farmer’s Association
Reindeer Owners and Breeders Association
North American Elk Breeder Association

For more information or to sign up for updates contact:

Dr. Richard Bourie, Program Manager
(608) 224-4886
Richard.Bourie@wisconsin.gov

Karen Torvell, Program Associate
(608) 224-4896
Karen.Torvell@wisconsin.gov

United States Department of Agriculture
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Safeguarding American Agriculture

This material was made possible, in part, by a Cooperative Agreement from the United States department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). It may not necessarily express APHIS' view.