Well LittleLuck that was quite a rant about a lot of things regarding deer hunting. What all hunters want is for our deer to forever run free in our wild lands nationwide! I think every hunter if he/she is a hunter wants that. The fact is we DON'T KNOW -YET! Scientists in a lot of states and provinces are working trying to understand what we have on our hands and if there is a threat long term to our deer and elk populations and if it can become a problem for the human population. What I want is for people to understand that this disease is no joke. We need to continue to demand the DNR studies the disease and find out all we can
Wisconsin Hunting Reports/Discussion
CWD in Wisconsin
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Yes Turkey, as Gillespie said, you can't trust those darn biologists. They adhere to "he said" science. I guess his support of researchers is only true when the agenda is adhered to. Any deviation, no matter the truthfulness, will be defined as "cherry picking" and "closed minded" by the sheep.
Fin, are you even capable of reading two consecutive sentences without misinterpreting their intent. My post merely pointed out there ARE advances in CWD research. I've made no value judgement on their utility to myself or anyone else. Personally, I would find a rapid test to be of great value. I have little doubt that CWD will eventually become common in my area. Since my grandkids will eventually be eating deer I harvest, YES, I will test!!
Turkey, the TN article u cite is a "he said, she said" deal and nothing has been ruled on in a court of law. Let the case and the facts play out and stop cherry picking articles that are misleading just because they fall on your side of the issue.
Edit: The TN biologist was fired and now there's a lawsuit. He claims one thing and the state claims another. Before judgment is passed, let it play out in court.
Edit: The TN biologist was fired and now there's a lawsuit. He claims one thing and the state claims another. Before judgment is passed, let it play out in court.
Oh by the way it has happened where state agencies have lied about the spread of CWD to gain $$ resources
https://tennesseelookout.com/2023/09/07/former-tennessee-wildlife-and-resources-agency-biologist-agency-manipulated-data-on-deer-disease/
https://tennesseelookout.com/2023/09/07/former-tennessee-wildlife-and-resources-agency-biologist-agency-manipulated-data-on-deer-disease/
I'm sure they are robertwhite but the government agencies begging for everyone to test every deer and coming up with tests for live deer are wasting the $$. They've been testing deer for 50+ years and it hasn't produced anything new. Use all that testing $$ to research how to kill/eliminate the prions and that answer/solution will protect our deer herd.
LOL, the people who question the status quo, government sanctioned, rhetoric are closed minded? Wow. Certainly more effort could be attempted to get your derogatory labels correct.
Then we got the guy spouting advancement in testing is necessary, same guy who admits he doesn't participate in the current testing processes as recommended by the government.
Yikes.
Then we got the guy spouting advancement in testing is necessary, same guy who admits he doesn't participate in the current testing processes as recommended by the government.
Yikes.
"You guys need to do your research and realize that the prion that is responsible for this can live in the soil for up to 3 years and that's how it starts. Then it can be spread from deer to deer."
Actually, the fact you can make that comment is a direct result of some of that 'wasted' money spent on CWD research.
"Find out how to segregate and kill the prions in the soil that cause the abnormal folding of the proteins in the deer and that's how the dollars should be spent"
It seems you are assuming someone isn’t already researching this.
Actually, the fact you can make that comment is a direct result of some of that 'wasted' money spent on CWD research.
"Find out how to segregate and kill the prions in the soil that cause the abnormal folding of the proteins in the deer and that's how the dollars should be spent"
It seems you are assuming someone isn’t already researching this.
Please tell me what a test is going to prove in live deer? How are they planning to sample live wild deer anyway? What if the deer is found to have it? Do they kill it? You guys need to do your research and realize that the prion that is responsible for this can live in the soil for up to 3 years and that's how it starts. Then it can be spread from deer to deer. Killing a deer with CWD isn't going to stop the spread of the disease. They're starting at the wrong end of it. Find out how to segregate and kill the prions in the soil that cause the abnormal folding of the proteins in the deer and that's how the dollars should be spent, not testing to see which deer has it. Waste, waste, waste....deer and dollars
Check out some of the University of Minnesota research Turkey. Researchers are very close to a rapid test for CWD which is badly needed. They also appear to be on the right path to discover a test that would confirm the presence of CWD in live deer and also in deer feces. We'd all like to see quicker more dramatic progress. Doesn't always work that way. Doesn't mean dollars are wasted and claiming people are into it for the money is a totally unsubstantiated comment that happens to be your personal opinion and nothing more.
Keep the labeling going boys....you won't ever change my mind. You guys keep lapping up the fodder they're feeding you and enjoy wasting your license and tax dollars doing the same thing for another 50 years and see if that gets you anywhere. CWD will still be here and so will deer.
“….it becomes fairly obvious which side of the ditch the closed minded folks are laying in.”
LOL
Another link to upset the closed minded folks
LOL
Another link to upset the closed minded folks
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