The DNR announced that nine of 358 deer shot during a special August hunt in the zone had tested positive. One of the nine was shot about one mile northwest of Cross Plains and was close enough to the boundary of the zone so that it was expanded by 22 square miles.
The DNR has widened its eradication zone by 43% since May as more cases have been found. The bigger zone means that more deer will have to be killed.
Within the CWD eradication zone the total of infected wild deer is 40 out of 1557 tested, or a 2.57% infection rate.
__________________ "The real problem is not how we shall handle the deer in this emergency. The real problem is one of human managment. Wild life managment is comparatively easy; human management difficult." Aldo Leopold, March 1943
You know, I've stated that from the very beginning, that CWD is across the Entire State !!!!! And it's probably been here for more years than we would really like to know, and we've been eating CWD infected deer for a good many years, and why should any of this be a surprise to any of us !!!!
I think CWD is natures way of thinning the herd ????
"If it sounds and looks too good to be true, it probably is !"
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<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>Good one Nick, just checking, wanted to make sure you were still with us, LOL. <img src=icon_smile_8ball.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_clown.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_tongue.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_8ball.gif border=0 align=middle>
__________________ "The real problem is not how we shall handle the deer in this emergency. The real problem is one of human managment. Wild life managment is comparatively easy; human management difficult." Aldo Leopold, March 1943
Personally I don't think DNR has anything to gain by lying about CWD. Hunters in WI spend 1 BILLION a year on deer hunting. Do you really think that anyone in their right mind wants to loose 1 billion dollars?? Stop thinking up conspiracy theories, CWD is a very serious issue and it must be dealt with before it reaches epidemic proportions. Understand that this disease has the potential of decimating the deer herd throughout the country and we really don't know what it does to humans.
Welcome to the board. With that said, you have chosen the wrong topic to start off with. I see you are from NJ. There are many people from WI who live in and around this story and so have many informed and educated guesses as to how or why CWD has appeared as well as it's ramifications. Most know how I feel so I will save my soapbox speech for now. Just thought you might want to know what you're getting into before you get in to deep. This topic is an abyss.
Just noticed a lot of my posts are gone so it could be your not a rookie after all<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle> In which case you wouldn't need or appreciate my advice so I'll just go back to the sidelines now and watch this unfold for the upteenth time<img src=icon_smile_cool.gif border=0 align=middle> TJD, swell up and get sag!!! He's spreading that damn DNR love again<img src=icon_smile_evil.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_clown.gif border=0 align=middle>
I actually pray for the DNR every night. My prayer goes, "God bless and keep the DNR...FAR, FAR AWAY!!"
I think it is interesting that the infection rate here in WI is right in line with the infection rate in WY and CO, not higher as the higher deer density was supposed to indicate. Actually, the overall rate in WY is HIGHER at around 4%.
So again, WHY do we need to kill off everything in the eradication zone??
Edited by - TJD on 10/22/2002 16:58:22
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CWD total to 40 deer, 2.57% Infection rate.
