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Post by Dutch on Oct 19, 2012 5:54:05 GMT -5
With CWD found lately, are you worried about the future of deer hunting?
At this point, I can't say that I am.
It's in NY and doesn't seem to be spreading, same in W. VA. Wisconsin, you just don't hear much about it.
Is it a real threat, or perhaps something we can and will live with?
When it was found in Wisconsin, little was known and fear took over. Now, I realize that other hunters in those states are dealing with it, and we will as well.
It's not the Armegeddon of deer hunting, at least IMO.
Perhaps I'm wrong tho.
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Post by galthatfishes on Oct 19, 2012 6:10:15 GMT -5
CWD is in 25% of Wisconsin's deer, and 44% of Colorado's.
Just giving you the numbers.
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Post by Dutch on Oct 19, 2012 6:15:25 GMT -5
And CWD has been in Colorado for how many years?
They have been dealing with it for many years, and yet, they still hunt.......
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2012 6:34:08 GMT -5
I will continue to hunt them until someone contracts it from one then I will think differently
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2012 8:51:46 GMT -5
And CWD has been in Colorado for how many years? They have been dealing with it for many years, and yet, they still hunt....... That's how I feel too. Hopefully deer management has moved beyond the years where states like Wisconsin wiped out the entire deer herd in two counties trying to get a handle on CWD. It is a concern but just like EHD and Blue Tongue and whatever they call it on the pacific coast that makes the deer's hair fall out and they die, it's not the end of deer hunting.
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Post by melody on Oct 19, 2012 14:49:34 GMT -5
Just need to educate hunters on proper handling of the meat, and make more info available on how/where to get the meat tested. Then all you have to do is wait till the results are back before you consume the meat.
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Post by neville on Oct 19, 2012 15:54:19 GMT -5
I took a mule deer in Colorado 20 years ago. Did I eat meat from a CWD infected animal? Maybe. Have there been other CWD infected deer in PA that we've all eaten? Maybe.
I hope to eat a little more pheasant this year but still will eat the venison.
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Post by ridgecommander on Oct 19, 2012 16:38:05 GMT -5
Not too worried at this point. I hope we don't see a overreaction.
Personally, I worry more about the annual EHD bug and where it is gonna hit next time.
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Post by TusseyMtman on Oct 19, 2012 16:53:28 GMT -5
CWD is in 25% of Wisconsin's deer, and 44% of Colorado's. Just giving you the numbers. Those numbers seem very high. If it is 100% fatal, there is no way those numbers are correct. Do you mean the prion can be in the animal and it will never get CWD?
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Post by dennyf on Oct 19, 2012 16:58:50 GMT -5
Since the only reliable tests are on a dead animal, draw your own conclusions there.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2012 17:07:54 GMT -5
not too worried--more concerned at this point--If the area is monitored correctly and the hunters do their part, I think we'll be ok.
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Post by galthatfishes on Oct 19, 2012 18:55:00 GMT -5
Those numbers are what they are in mortality in their management zones. The co deer may be learning to live longer with it? Or maybe they are so far gone by the time hunting season rolls around they kinda throw themselves in front of hunters? Lol. Yes I am kidding there
Fillmore saw the same presentation I did. Those were the numbers
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Post by TusseyMtman on Oct 19, 2012 19:26:23 GMT -5
On a local or "core" level, not the state level. Thank goodness!
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Post by galthatfishes on Oct 19, 2012 20:04:23 GMT -5
Yes.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2012 14:56:39 GMT -5
CWD is in 25% of Wisconsin's deer, and 44% of Colorado's. Just giving you the numbers. Those numbers seem very high. If it is 100% fatal, there is no way those numbers are correct. Do you mean the prion can be in the animal and it will never get CWD? Perhaps I am wrong, but it is my understanding that it can take years from the time an animal is infected until it shows symptoms, so it is highly possible for a significant percentage of a cervid population to be carrying the prion for CWD and not be symptomatic.
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Post by dennyf on Oct 21, 2012 15:10:53 GMT -5
YUP!
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Post by galthatfishes on Oct 21, 2012 15:44:17 GMT -5
Five years to display symptoms and that equals five years of spreading it. It can be as short as 11 months however
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