Sag,

I still haven't heard any definitive answers to any of these questions yet either. Just speculation and unproven theories. If you have some factual evidence that can enlighten me, please do! But to this point I haven't seen any evidence to support the DNR's solutions. But let me take another spin on this:

What if we do kill ALL of the deer within the eradication zone? Then what? We DO have hard evidence that deer reintroduced into a previously infected region have a high probability of contracting the disease, so essentially we will have rendered it barren of the deer herd.

What did this action accomplish?

Remember that the eradication zone is constantly expanding and the DNR has not indicated if it has any intentions of stopping this expansion. After this deer season, when the testing is done and it is found throughout the state with few exceptions will the eradication zone encompass the entire state? So we kill ALL the deer within this new revised eradication zone and then we will be left with nothing. An entire herd slaughtered out of fear that a disease may wipe it out.

Sorry I just don't see the logic.

There is no evidence that this disease will wipe out our herd, but I think there is some pretty strong evidence that if we do what the DNR advocates it will be wiped out.

So, again, What exactly are we saving the herd from?

Jolly