A heads up for those traveling west to hunt

[iamyourhuckleberry]

Read this:

http://clarionledger.com/article/20081102/SPORTS08/811020343/1025


Ouch!

[Carpmaster]

That would royally suck! That IS having your parade get pissed on!

[V8Ranger]

WOW, that would suck!!!!!

[Howler]

Two things in the story stick out to me, One the hunter said that he would pay to have the elk tested for CWD, but, it's at that point, it was too late to have that done. Two, he stated that the CDOW had "cleared" his elk of CWD which was impossible since no tests had been done for CWD.

With that said, since it's not been found that an animal that HAS CWD can cause harm to humans that eat the meat, and since apparently he only had the skull plate, with no brains and spinal tissue, than what's the risk ofspreading the disease?

[elkhuntinut]

Now that I did not know...interesting, but it sucks for the Mr. Hicks. Hopefully all works out in the end for him.

[130woodman]

That's just wrong. I know why the game commisions id doing it but come on test the damn thing and move on.

[jackflap]

I had no idea of that law in those states. That would really stink. Thanks for the post and the education.

[iamyourhuckleberry]

Just wanted to bump this back to page one. I wouldn't be able to live with myself if one of my HNIers had this happen to him/her. Know your state's game laws boys-as well as those states in which you'll be traveling!

[trailinone]

So if I harvest a buck in KY and bring the head home in a ice chest to have mounted in MS, I am breaking the law, or is KY a CWD state?(driving thru TN)
Chris

[buckmaster]

I dont travel but VA has a New survalience going on in one county... Kind of scary.

http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/wildlife/diseases/cwd/