shawnv
5 year old buck +
http://www.startribune.com/dnr-auth...-wasting-disease-in-southeast-minn/406134986/
I feel bad for those owning land in the area.
I feel bad for those owning land in the area.
I'm glad I live in a state that is very proactive in the management of CWD. Hopefully, when addressed early and prudently here, things won't get out of hand.
Would you feel the same way if neighboring states had CWD and were doing little to manage it, thereby making it only a matter of time until it was at the border of your state in meaningful prevalences? Eventually moving into your state and very little can be done about it due to other states' actions? What about if it was found on your property?
That is exactly my situation. Our game department actually started planning before it hit the neighboring state. They began a monitoring program when it was seen in a neighboring state. They have been very proactive in combating it. We have always been a no-baiting state, but we have been a no-feeding state for a number of years. Regulation on penned operations were tightened and inspections increased. Transport of parts into the state limited. The latest regulation was to ban deer urine as a hunting attractant. It is already in my state and probably on our door step.
My point was that I'm fortunate to be an a state with a forward thinking game department that has learned from the mistakes of other game departments and acting early to hopefully avoid a situation as described in the article. Only time will tell if their efforts will be successful.
Thanks,
Jack
Yes those proactive measures are likely helpful. But if your surrounding states are doing relatively little to manage the disease themselves I would imagine it is only a matter of time until it enters more parts of your state and becomes more prevalent. Due to this there probably isn't really anything your state can do to remove it. If all of that is assumed and CWD is found at your doorstep what would you like to see done?
MN made it illegal this fall (before CWD was found here) to bring back any cervids from any state with CWD. That did basically nothing, most everybody didn't either know about the restriction or follow it.
From the article
"Such “spatial separation” is needed for the disease to “burn itself out,” Cornicelli said."
This is why I don't trust anyone on the subject. They want to reduce deer number so the desease can burn itself out. Yet other so called experts will tell you the prion can live in the soil and vegetation for 100's of years. I wish one of these experts would just admit they don't have a clue what the long term affects will be, how to controlit, if it's 100% fatal or if any deer are immune.
If I were in that county i'd have a lawyer lined up for when a state sponsored sharpshooter set a darn foot on my land. Yes the resource is the states to control but private property is private property.
I wonder how many guys that have land in that area buy tags, and register a deer without shooting one?
No offense to you, but this is exactly how the DNR will accomplish what it wishes.I am looking at trying to participate. Looks like there is some public lands to hunt, a couple of decent size. I've haven't hunted too much south of the Twin Cities, could be interesting. Wonder what tags will be needed, and what the weather will be like?
No offense to you, but this is exactly how the DNR will accomplish what it wishes.