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Post by greghopper on Apr 6, 2024 6:18:37 GMT -5
From the article... What precautions should people take to prevent the spread of CWD? Landowners and hunters can reduce the risk of CWD becoming established in a given area by burying carcasses or taking them to a landfill, opting for synthetic based lures instead of natural urine-based lures, eliminating deer feeding, sampling and testing all harvested deer, and reducing the number of deer to make the herd more resilient to CWD infection.
Moot point until there is an actual outbreak in the state, Then the DNR will decide what practices are banned if any.
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Post by greghopper on Apr 6, 2024 6:27:04 GMT -5
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Post by jjas on Apr 6, 2024 7:50:19 GMT -5
From the article... What precautions should people take to prevent the spread of CWD? Landowners and hunters can reduce the risk of CWD becoming established in a given area by burying carcasses or taking them to a landfill, opting for synthetic based lures instead of natural urine-based lures, eliminating deer feeding, sampling and testing all harvested deer, and reducing the number of deer to make the herd more resilient to CWD infection.
Moot point until there is an actual outbreak in the state, Then the DNR will decide what practices are banned if any. The point of what I posted is it shows hunters/Landowners how to REDUCE the risk of CWD becoming established in any given area.
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Post by greghopper on Apr 6, 2024 7:53:01 GMT -5
Moot point until there is an actual outbreak in the state, Then the DNR will decide what practices are banned if any. The point of what I posted is it shows hunters/Landowners how to REDUCE the risk of CWD becoming established in any given area. “To prevent the spread “….
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Post by jjas on Apr 6, 2024 7:55:36 GMT -5
The point of what I posted is it shows hunters/Landowners how to REDUCE the risk of CWD becoming established in any given area. “To prevent the spread “…. Why wait until it rears its ugly head when the above might help reduce that risk beforehand?
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Post by greghopper on Apr 6, 2024 8:08:09 GMT -5
“To prevent the spread “…. Why wait until it rears its ugly head when the above might help reduce that risk beforehand? I assume the DNR doesn't want to live in the land of “might” especially being there isn't an outbreak as of now! There nothing wrong with self practices if someone chooses to do so.IMO
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Post by jjas on Apr 6, 2024 8:19:27 GMT -5
The few things that the DNR has suggested to...
are far more proactive than reactive.
Why wait until a tumor turns into a cancer?
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Post by greghopper on Apr 6, 2024 8:29:31 GMT -5
The few things that the DNR has suggested to... are far more proactive than reactive. Why wait until a tumor turns into a cancer? Yes that's their suggestions to “prevent the spread” once we have an outbreak. Killing all the Deer in said county MIGHT stop the spread also….
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Post by boonechaser on Apr 6, 2024 8:59:00 GMT -5
I am in SE IN , if and when CWD makes it to my area, maybe I will make changes in my deer mgt. practices. I really don't have a big concern at the moment. Have read 100's of articles on CWD over years, and i'm not gonna worry about things outside my control. Business as usual here for now will continue supplemental feeding, mineral supplements, and providing plenty of high protein food sources on my properties. End day Iowa, Kansas, Illinois, Wisconsin, etc., all have been dealing with CWD for decades and still have healthy deer herds. IN is lucky as we have a biologist with extensive knowledge in Deer diseases and mgt. and will continue to follow his directives.
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Post by jjas on Apr 6, 2024 9:27:00 GMT -5
The few things that the DNR has suggested to... are far more proactive than reactive. Why wait until a tumor turns into a cancer? Yes that's their suggestions to “prevent the spread” once we have an outbreak. Killing all the Deer in said county MIGHT stop the spread also…. If the suggestions are used to... then I'm all for it. And throwing the is just a way to muddy the post, stir the pot and try to turn it into something that, to the best of my knowledge hasn't been suggested by the IDNR @ this time.
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Post by greghopper on Apr 6, 2024 10:36:58 GMT -5
“reducing the number of deer to make the herd more resilient to CWD infection“
That's a DNR suggestion to prevent the spread once we have an outbreak…. Hopefully, that doesn't happen.
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Post by jtkelly on Apr 6, 2024 11:39:52 GMT -5
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Post by greghopper on Apr 6, 2024 18:00:39 GMT -5
I am not worrying about it at all. Take a look at Colorado. It was first detected in captive deer approximately 55 years ago and first detected in wild deer 43 years ago. How many people in Colorado have tested positive for CWD? Does that mean that I have absolutely 0 disregard for it? NO. But will I spend more than a few minutes worrying about it? Again, NO. Not a damn thing I can do about it, and nothing I can do will change anything about it. Will I shoot a known sick deer? Yes. Will I try to consume any part of it? No Keep in mind a Deer doesn't have to be physically sick to test positive for CWD I believe the deer that tested positive in Indiana was at Taxi getting mounted when tested. If someone wants they can have any Deer tested before consuming it.
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Post by welder on Apr 6, 2024 20:48:41 GMT -5
If we could only get the deer to wear masks and stay 6 feet apart, this problem would be over in 2 weeks.....
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Apr 6, 2024 21:28:25 GMT -5
I am not worrying about it at all. Take a look at Colorado. It was first detected in captive deer approximately 55 years ago and first detected in wild deer 43 years ago. How many people in Colorado have tested positive for CWD? Does that mean that I have absolutely 0 disregard for it? NO. But will I spend more than a few minutes worrying about it? Again, NO. Not a damn thing I can do about it, and nothing I can do will change anything about it. Will I shoot a known sick deer? Yes. Will I try to consume any part of it? No Keep in mind a Deer doesn't have to be physically sick to test positive for CWD I believe the deer that tested positive in Indiana was at Taxi getting mounted when tested. If someone wants they can have any Deer tested before consuming it. So they’re just mentally sick?
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Post by greghopper on Apr 6, 2024 21:33:50 GMT -5
Keep in mind a Deer doesn't have to be physically sick to test positive for CWD I believe the deer that tested positive in Indiana was at Taxi getting mounted when tested. If someone wants they can have any Deer tested before consuming it. So they’re just mentally sick? They don't have to be sick at all to test positive…
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Apr 6, 2024 22:02:26 GMT -5
Pretty sure if they test positive then they have a disease and are sick whether they show signs or not.
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Post by esshup on Apr 6, 2024 22:21:59 GMT -5
So they’re just mentally sick? They don't have to be sick at all to test positive… Just as long as their vote doesn't count.
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Post by subzero350 on Apr 7, 2024 0:43:51 GMT -5
I'm fortunate to have 2 DNR CWD testing drop-off freezers within minutes of where I primarily hunt deer in Steuben county. I'm unfortunate in that the property I hunt is also only minutes from the Michigan border.
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Post by greghopper on Apr 7, 2024 5:43:22 GMT -5
I'm fortunate to have 2 DNR CWD testing drop-off freezers within minutes of where I primarily hunt deer in Steuben county. I'm unfortunate in that the property I hunt is also only minutes from the Michigan border. How long does it take to get the results back from tested Deer?
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