There were 5 guys in our group LY and we were all successful. We had them all tested and of the 5 deer, 2 of them came back positive for CWD. I definitely did not expect that kind of a result.
Edit - This was CO
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There were 5 guys in our group LY and we were all successful. We had them all tested and of the 5 deer, 2 of them came back positive for CWD. I definitely did not expect that kind of a result.
Edit - This was CO
Hunting Wife
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This is not CWD, but a different prion disease affecting dromedaries. Similar to how there is a version that affects people (CJD), a version in cows (BSE), a version in sheep (scrapie), etc.
Mtnhunter1
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NC2CO,,,, "2 of 5 tested positive or 40%, WOW! Did these deer appear healthy when harvested? Were the two deer disposed of, or, are they being consumed?
Both of them appeared as healthy as they could be. No physical indications of any sickness that we noticed. None of the venison from those two were consumed. Agreed on the shock factor.....Definitely something we'll be cognizant of moving forward.
WyoDoug
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Problem with CWD is they still don't know anything. They are not sure of the origin or yet how it is spread. They don't know for sure if humans can get it even though there is no evidence of it happening, least no direct link reported that I know of. The biologists I talked too suggest not consuming any meat from a carcass that is tested until you get a test result back that is negative. I have never had a positive test on any deer I have shot in Colorado so far and have yet to shoot my first Wyoming deer which I hope is this year. My feeling is be concerned and cautious about it, but don't panic. Don't let it stop you from hunting. I will say that I have found one animal with CWD and called the G&F and they sent a warden out who put it down. The only thing they figured out so far is theory to slow the spread by containment. How well that works, I have my own opinion but I am no biologist. My recommendation is everyone work with the experts and follow their advice for now.
Hunting Wife
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I gather from all your posts you’re just now finding out about CWD?
No known human cases, but some transmission to monkeys in some lab studies.
Not sure what you mean by prevented from being spread. It is spreading like crazy. That’s the problem.
HW has anyone replicated those lab results with the primates? I have not heard of it yet so many are still disputing those findings, the CWD folks we know around here anyway.
I believe we will have to learn to live with it , preventing the spread may be a lost cause.
I believe we will have to learn to live with it , preventing the spread may be a lost cause.
WildWill
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Oklahoma just had it's second case in 20 years at a elk farm. Can't remember all the details but recieved a email from the ODWC last week. Although the state does virtually no testing on wild deer so who knows what's really going on.
Hunting Wife
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Monkey studies have not been replicated to my knowledge so the jury is very much still out. I’m sure someone is working on it, but that is a several-years-long undertaking, at least.
Also agree learning to live with it is really the only option. The train is much too far from the station at this point.
AvidIndoorsman
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There was a great 5? part series on NPR about CWD... and I believe Hunting Wife is correct, the monkey study was not peer reviewed, replicated, and had some issues...
https://www.cpr.org/sitesearch?query=chronic wasting disease
Hunting Wife
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Just to be clear, I haven’t been following the monkey study thing much because there isn’t much to follow yet. Just threw it out there for our new-to-CWD friend.
Thanks for the information
I think it’s crazy that the government is not doing more to protect our right to hunt.
Hunting Wife
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Oh boy. You REALLY need to go read through old threads. Or read through the previous part of THIS thread. Clif’s Notes history lesson....no matter what the government has or hasn’t done about CWD, hunters don’t like it.
More suggestions for you...listen to Randy’s podcast with Drs. Kelly Straka and Krysten Schuler. Or listen to Rinella’s podcast with Dr. Bryan Richards. Both are excellent.
Thanks I will listen to Randy’s for sure. Great info thanks
Well I am a newer hunter and was drawn to hunting by watching Randy’s two shows then later meat eater. I also like Hushin. I am new to hunting and am seeking all the info I can so one thing does not deter me from hunting. I think it is great. My dream hunt is moose in Alaska and red deer in New Zealand. Hope this helps.
LCH
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The only thing you need to worry about with CWD is following the regulations for transport and disposal where you'll be hunting.
Why don't you start a thread telling more about yourself, where you live, hunt/etc.?
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Sorry for the skepticism, it's just weird for a new poster to carpet bomb the forum with a single topic. Makes most of us think there is an ulterior motive (perhaps to encourage us to support government research into solving CWD?).
As far as governments doing something, wildlife management falls under the purview of state wildlife agencies, not the federal government. And every state with CWD has slight variations in how they attempt to manage it (so far it hasn't been eliminated anywhere).
If you want the federal government to do something, perhaps encouraging your legislators to support funding for research would help. There is currently the bipartisan Chronic Wasting Disease Transmission in Cervidae Study Act somewhere in the process. I will defer to Hunting Wife for any details on this bill.
