Yeah you do have to inform someone.We don't have a known case of it yet in British Coumbia,but there has been cases in Alberta, Elk and Deer have and share no boarders so it's only a matter of time before we get some cases of it happening here. The biggest problems arise in Sask and Manitoba again these animals share and have no boarders to the U.S..I know in Sask the ministry strongly relies on hunter information and they strongly advertise it.Yep heards do fall and it is controversial in what they do. They do know the disease is in both wild and farmed deer and elk,what they don't know yet if it somehow mutates in cattle, sheep, it could mean disater to the ranching and farming comminuties.Again they don't know yet what it does if humans consume it, but every hunter should be aware that it exists and what to look for.We have mad cow disease in agriculture industry that has killed humans, we don't know enough about CWD in the wildlife
cause not everyone eats it and money is not there to fund what few of us
people consume.The biggest concern I have is the dormancy of the disease.
It could take years before we find out if hunters that consume this meat get
it.
Last edited by Jeff Ovington; 12-12-2010 at 08:11 AM.