Remarkable, isn't it?...Not!!...

When CWD was first discovered, the DNR embarked on this silly "eradication zone" nonsense. Of course, they now maintain that the phrase referred to the effort to "eradicate" CWD in the area, not to "eradicating" the deer population in the area. Of course, they DID state they wanted to harvest 90% of the deer in the area, so the term is interchangeable. At the time, most serious hunters (and others) stated that the goal was completely unachieveable, and history has shown that to be true. Further, the DNR then alienated landowners in "the CWD zone", making the problem even more difficult to cope with.

Now, 6 years later, they admit that their efforts have failed. Hmmmmm...better late than never, I guess.