wis_bow_huntr

Heard yesterday that the Wi. DNR has openly admited that their efforts to help control CWD in the state of WI are failing. And now with a demecratic state assembly, expect baiting to be illegal through out the state next year. I will see if I can find a publication online and post it.

Cougar Mag

Well, I have to give you my honest opinion. Since CWD is/was that bad Wisconsin should have banned baiting from the start. Has nothing to do with being democrat or republican, just smart.

wis_bow_huntr

But reguardless, if cwd is in an area its going to pass on no matter what. baiting or no baiting.

M.Magis

I think most with common sense knew from the beginning that their “efforts” were nothing more than knee jerk reactions to something that was blow WAY out of proportion. What they need to admit is that they really overreacted and caused unnecessary panic throughout the country. I’m a long way from Wisconsin, but from what I see the deer herd is still doing quite well. As a lot of people found out last year, EHD is a bigger threat to deer herds than CWD, yet deer continue to thrive.

HuntingBry

Colds will pass from person to person no matter what as well. That doesn't mean I'm going to start sharing tissues with someone that is sick.

If it helps prevent the spread of disease than I'm all for it.

buckmaster

Well put.

M.Magis

The fact is, no one know if it helps anything. Most likely not, seeing how many states have legal baiting and no CWD problem.

IAhuntr

Obviously CWD and EHDhave been isolated to geographic regions, andsome of those states that allow baiting are out of those high risk areas, so your statement doesn't hold water.
Biologists have established that bait areas such as feed piles and feed troughshave the highest potential for spread of disease compared to naturalfield browsing. If bait staitons contribute to the spread of EHD or CWD in any way, then they should be banned.

M.Magis

SOME, not all.
Please provide your poof. I already know you can't, because it's nothing more than a theory. Nobody knows how CWD spreads. I couldn't care less since I don't bait, but you're doing nothing but spreading more mis-truths.

Angry Beaver

WI DNR and failure go hand in hand