CWD in Ohio....
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I had to get creative with my searching...this is what I found.
https://www.google.com/amp/nbc4i.co...-chronic-wasting-disease-in-captive-deer/amp/
https://www.google.com/amp/nbc4i.co...-chronic-wasting-disease-in-captive-deer/amp/
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Big_Holla
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Michigan's CWD problem was originally just in a deer farm and thought to be under control. Then a case outside the pen showed up a couple years ago. Since then it has increased each year, this past season we had 11 cases by mid November for 2017.
Bigcountry40
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I read through a thread on michigan sportmen about a month ago, some hunters act as if its the end of the world and other hunters say its been around for a long time throughout the USA. Apparently Canada did a study on a monkey and it got cwd from eating infected meat . A lot of mixed/controversial theories, info, etc out there.
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That's correct, here is a link to an article about the study. https://www.jsonline.com/story/spor...-concerns-human-susceptibility-cwd/430046001/
CWD is bad news guys. I fear that it is only a matter of time before it is in our wild herd.
cspot
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CWD is not the end of the deer population. EHD has a far more dramatic impact on local deer populations. Here is an article from Dr. James Kroll that give a pretty good background on CWD.
https://www.drdeer.com/uploads/cms/nav-17-587fdc606e753.pdf
I am not saying that I want CWD in our deer herd, but it is here to stay and will be widespread. It is likely already in the wild population.
https://www.drdeer.com/uploads/cms/nav-17-587fdc606e753.pdf
I am not saying that I want CWD in our deer herd, but it is here to stay and will be widespread. It is likely already in the wild population.
Both are bad, both are fatal but EHD comes and goes, and I believe reading some deer seem to have resistance to it. It’s viral and spreads under specific, mainly isolated conditions. CWD is caused by a prion / type of abnormal protein that cannot be eliminated once it is established in an area. It lives in the soil and is spread fairy easily from deer to deer. Is it the end of the deer population? No, neither is EHD. But CWD is way worse and if these studies play out, and there is the possibility of CWD being transmittable to humans it will be beyond bad.
cspot
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The transmittable to humans thing is scary, but it has not happened yet and CWD has been around for a long time especially out west. There is also some research that shows some deer have also shown resistance to CWD. CWD is not easily transmitted from deer to deer. If it was it would already be all over Ohio and PA. Even where it is found the rate is very low.
EHD isn't going anywhere either. Since it started occurring in Western PA we have been getting hit about every 5 years. On a local level it can be quite devastating. Just about when the population gets back up then it seems to hit again.
I agree that both are bad and I wish it wasn't here. However CWD is just another disease that deer get. It isn't devastating to the deer population.
For me the huge difference is that one is preventable. Stop farming deer! We/humans are the root problem of CWD, that’s the problem. And that’s what flat out pisses me off about it!
Gordo
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I haven't read enough about it. Is it just another one of mother natures checks and balances? Seems to be. If that is the case, I can understand the thinking behind canning the penned up deer farms. At the same time, you gotta believe the 'planets can align' so as to effect the wild herd the same one. Is over population in condensed areas the main culprit? Like I said, I gotta read the links above before spattering out any questions as they are all ready prob answered.
https://www.amazon.com/Deadly-Feast...8&qid=1516187649&sr=1-1&keywords=deadly+feast
Read this book it will open your eyes.
Read this book it will open your eyes.
Bigcountry40
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West Virginia has cwd in some areas right? I know Colorado has some counties with cwd in its elk and mule herd.
motorbreaker
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I think CWD is some very bad shit. To say it dose not kill as many deer is not completely true, Because when it is found to be in an area. The DNR makes sure that the deer herd in the area and the surrounding areas are decimated.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct...4---,00.html&usg=AOvVaw3xt9wtV9mY8eyGxGX0QktL
It all started when someone called the DNR and told them there was a sick deer on there property. That deer was killed and tested. It was found to have CWD. The DNR then had people kill a lot of deer in the immediate area and found more with CWD. The following year they put this area into a special zone. A zone where you could get unlimited tags. And every deer had to be taken in for testing. They found many deer to be positive with CWD and many have not been tested yet. Some deer were from the next counties over. The zone is now 6 counties I believe.
The question is, Will this area ever be CWD free. I don't think so. Its in the ground. Its in the plants that grow in this ground. The deer eat the plants and can get it.
The scary thing is that there is so much unknown when it comes to CWD. And i wouldn't be surprised if it was found in Ohio. This is why anyone who hunts out of state must dispose of any animal parts in the trash and not out in the wild.
I see a lot of people bashing deer farms. If you look at the facts, Deer farms actually have less CWD infected deer then there is in the wild. The reason that you see farms with CWD is only because there required to test for it. Ive done a lot of reading on deer farms and CWD and I don't believe they are the problem. Sure some farms break the rules and transport deer from state to state but most deer farms are on the level. And follow the rules.
I see a lot of rules changing in the years ahead because of CWD. And I believe they should. CWD is much worse the ehd imo.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct...4---,00.html&usg=AOvVaw3xt9wtV9mY8eyGxGX0QktL
It all started when someone called the DNR and told them there was a sick deer on there property. That deer was killed and tested. It was found to have CWD. The DNR then had people kill a lot of deer in the immediate area and found more with CWD. The following year they put this area into a special zone. A zone where you could get unlimited tags. And every deer had to be taken in for testing. They found many deer to be positive with CWD and many have not been tested yet. Some deer were from the next counties over. The zone is now 6 counties I believe.
The question is, Will this area ever be CWD free. I don't think so. Its in the ground. Its in the plants that grow in this ground. The deer eat the plants and can get it.
The scary thing is that there is so much unknown when it comes to CWD. And i wouldn't be surprised if it was found in Ohio. This is why anyone who hunts out of state must dispose of any animal parts in the trash and not out in the wild.
I see a lot of people bashing deer farms. If you look at the facts, Deer farms actually have less CWD infected deer then there is in the wild. The reason that you see farms with CWD is only because there required to test for it. Ive done a lot of reading on deer farms and CWD and I don't believe they are the problem. Sure some farms break the rules and transport deer from state to state but most deer farms are on the level. And follow the rules.
I see a lot of rules changing in the years ahead because of CWD. And I believe they should. CWD is much worse the ehd imo.