Patrick Durkin: CWD, sick deer, bones all common in SW Wisconsin

Mike Purnell and his brother Lloyd concede they can’t find every carcass, skeleton or bone after deer die of chronic wasting disease on the family’s 700 acres of farmlands in southwestern Wisconsin.
But heading into December, the Purnells hadn’t found any deer skeletons this year. They hope that means their aggressive approach to managing deer remains their best option. The Purnells found enough dead deer in 2019 and 2020 to pattern where CWD-infected whitetails usually die.

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