Wildlife Damage & Venison Program

The Wisconsin Wildlife Damage Abatement and Claims Program (WDACP) assists farmers when wildlife damages their agricultural crops. The program provides damage prevention assistance and partial compensation to farmers when wild deer, bear, geese, and turkeys damage their agricultural crops. 

Wildlife managers issue agricultural damage shooting permits to farmers for the removal of deer (and occasionally bear, geese, and turkeys) that cause damage.

WDACP Program Requirements

Venison Program

Hunters can donate legally tagged deer to any of the following processors to help stock local food pantries:

Powers Wild Game Processing
2040 Highway 65
New Richmond, WI
715-246-4209