State of Wisconsin

Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection

Farm-Raised Deer Program

The Farm-Raised Deer Program provides the requirements for keeping and moving farm-raised deer in Wisconsin, including registration, recordkeeping, disease testing, movement, and permit requirements.

The following data is updated annually during the license renewal process:
Number of registered deer premises in Wisconsin	231
Number of hunting ranches in Wisconsin	52 of the 231
Number of premises enrolled in the CWD Herd Status program	78

The following data was last updated Sept. 25, 2023:
Number of farms with a CWD positive test since 2001	46
Number of herds depopulated as a result of a CWD positive	24

Additional Information

List of Registered Deer Farms
List of Registered Hunting Ranches
Map of registered deer farms, past and current CWD positive locations
CWD positives in farm-raised deer
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Certified U.S. Department of Agriculture laboratories
University of Minnesota: Preventing CWD in cervid operations (the contents on this page are not controlled or monitored by DATCP).

Deer Keeper Organizations