CWD will change the way we hunt dramatically. First baiting deer will be banned. Baitng has been a big controversy for years but will end this year. Second deer and elk farms are not the problem. These ranchers go through great lengths to protect there very large investment and have been optionally and now required to test butchered animals for CWD. These tests can't be obviously made wild animals. Ranchers and the state are trying to fund not only a Wisconsin based testing center (currently in Iowa only), but also developing a way to test on live animals. The third and final point is obvious- The herd is just out of control. I think we need to do the following: We need to reach a compromise with the snowmobile lobby who are well organized and have stopped extention of the Whitetail season into January. The compromise is simple. The northern part of the state has by far the best snowmobiling in the state. Close the deer season for the top 1/4 of the state on 12/31. The bottom 3/4 of the state where largest part of the herd is concentrated,we extend the season until the last day of January. Also, to end the T-zone war between bow hunters and gun hunters, We allow for bow hunters to take a doe a day (one buck tag) throughout the season. DQM will love this also. No zone T's. The rifle season should begin on November 15th and run for two weeks straight. Again generous FREE tags for the southern 3/4 units. IF YOU DON'T HAVE ROOM IN YOUR FREEZER, DONATE IT.

The biggest point the state and hunters must promote is the fact that in 30 years of research of CWD in animals as well as the current animals being tested, NO EVIDENCE OF CWD AFFECTING THE MEAT.

HUNTERS MUST STAY UNITED ON THIS EFFORT . ANTI'S ARE LOOKING FOR ANY OPPORTUNITY TO PUT A CHINK IN OUR ARMOR. TO BE DIVIDED IS TO BE CONQURED.

-REMI700