Wildlife Damage & Venison Program

Wildlife Damage

The Wisconsin Wildlife Damage Abatement and Claims Program (WDACP) assists farmers when wildlife damage 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 removal of deer (and occasionally bear, geese, and turkeys) that cause damage.

WDACP Program Requirements

Questions? Contact Cindy Blonk at 715-349-2186.

Venison Program

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

Kessler Processing
1181 Highway 128
Glenwood City, WI
715-265-4248

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

Deer's Food Locker
210 Main Street N
Deer Park, WI
715-269-5118