Every hunting season, we hear the same message – that chronic wasting disease is out there, it’s a problem for Wisconsin’s deer population, and hunters need to be aware. But there’s more urgency this year from the Wisconsin DNR because CWD continues to spread among wild deer in counties that haven’t had a problem before. Jasmine Batten joins us in-studio, the wildlife health section supervisor for the Wisconsin DNR. She says today, CWD cases have been in or within 10 miles of 62 Wisconsin counties. Four of those counties were new this year: Langlade, Waupaca, Winnebago and Buffalo. Batten says the DNR is trying to make it more convenient for hunters to help out with more testing locations and carcass disposals. But she says the first defense against CWD is to get more hunters out there harvesting more deer. Recruit your friends, and if you’ve got more than you can fit in the freezer, consider donating that venison through the Deer Donation Program.