I left all the economic collapse and doom porn sites because I was tired of reading depressing news. Now I see it is here too just in another form. Hey I understand CWD is real and think its great that it’s being studied but I think it’s too late to try and stop the spread of the disease thru deer management restrictions. Just look at the attempt to stop the spread of the emerald ash borer by restricting fire wood movement. That was a total failure.
I live and hunt one county away from confirmed CWD cases and realize it will be here soon. I only hunt deer on my land and the left over carcass stays on my land. This is as far as I will go to help with limiting the spread of CDW. My neighbors and I are finally working together to promote QDM and increase the number of mature bucks, while the CDW experts think we should eliminate more of the mature bucks.
I’ve been working towards this deer goal for a long time and I refuse to let fear of the unknown ruin my dream. I figure I have maybe 20 more good years of hunting left in me, my sons have moved away and have no real interest in hunting anymore. Considering this, I don’t think CWD will have much of an impact on me.
I realize a lot of people are concerned about it will impact the future generations deer hunting. Well we all live in an ever faster changing world. It’s sad to say it, but family traditions are quickly disappearing. My guess is in less than three more generations, deer hunting will be practically gone in America. I wouldn’t be surprised if soon you will be hear talk of using some kind of gene drive to exterminate deer in CWD zones.
I hope I didn’t depress too many people here. The moral of my rant is get out there and hunt like there's no tomorrow!