Corn, alfalfa and other feed are not part of their natural winter diet and can cause severe digestive issues and even ... Deer feeding is illegal in more than three-quarters of Wisconsin counties.

MADISON, Wis. (WSAW) - The DNR is asking Wisconsinites to avoid feeding deer as cold winter weather continues around parts of the state. While the public may be concerned about the impact of ...

On a webpage asking people not to feed wildlife, the PGC states that feeding deer food which they are not adapted to eat, such as corn in winter, can lead to a fatal metabolic disease.

Russ Walsh, Wildlife chief of staff at the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, started the presentation by pointing out that corn, the primary feed used, does not cause CWD.