CWD found in buck shot on game farm near Ashland, WI
11-15-2010, 07:26 PM
#1
Spike
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Northern Wisconsin
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CWD found in buck shot on game farm near Ashland, WI
http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/107518698.html
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports that a buck shot on a "shooting preserve" near Ashland, WI has tested positive for CWD. A tissue sample is being sent to a lab in Iowa for a confirmation test.
An article in the Ashland Current says that the deer farm was just sold and a fence inspection by the DNR found a "breech" in the fence. This could allow a deer to enter or leave the enclosed area.
http://ashlandcurrent.com/article/10...ng-baiting-ban
Could this be the start to the end of one of Wisconsin's greatest traditions?
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports that a buck shot on a "shooting preserve" near Ashland, WI has tested positive for CWD. A tissue sample is being sent to a lab in Iowa for a confirmation test.
An article in the Ashland Current says that the deer farm was just sold and a fence inspection by the DNR found a "breech" in the fence. This could allow a deer to enter or leave the enclosed area.
http://ashlandcurrent.com/article/10...ng-baiting-ban
Could this be the start to the end of one of Wisconsin's greatest traditions?
11-16-2010, 04:36 AM
#2
Typical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Virginia
Posts: 542
Wow, lets hope it isn't so. I hunt in western Virginia and the far western side that borders WV has some cases of CWD. I have heard about it for a while but have never really read up on it. I assume that it can affect humans that eat the deer? What happens if this gets widespread, do we just quit hunting?
11-16-2010, 06:35 AM
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Typical Buck
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Location: N/W WI.
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Wow, lets hope it isn't so. I hunt in western Virginia and the far western side that borders WV has some cases of CWD. I have heard about it for a while but have never really read up on it. I assume that it can affect humans that eat the deer? What happens if this gets widespread, do we just quit hunting?
11-16-2010, 07:01 AM
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Spike
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: So. Illinois
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How many times do we have to keep learning this lesson before the states start saying no? Illinois is now spending a ton of money to deal with an issue that came from Wisconsin in the first place. All of it came from a deer farm. I'm not pointing fingers at one state as they're all at fault in my mind. Next week it'll be a disease from Illinois attacking Wisconsin. Believe me when I say that our cash-strapped state wildlife agencies have better s&@t to spend their money on than chasing their tails dealing with a disease thats impossible to eradicate.
11-16-2010, 07:22 AM
#5
Spike
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I won't quit hunting, but I imagine there will be quite a few that do. One thing that will change is a baiting ban. Those that are used to hunting over bait will have to change their methods, but I imagine that a lot of the pumpkin invasion will just quit all together.
This will really hurt the economy in Northern Wisconsin. All of the Ag Co-ops, hotels, restaurants and bars that rely on deer season as a big chunk of their annual income will definitely feel the hit.
11-16-2010, 08:29 AM
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Typical Buck
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I won't quit hunting, but I imagine there will be quite a few that do. One thing that will change is a baiting ban. Those that are used to hunting over bait will have to change their methods, but I imagine that a lot of the pumpkin invasion will just quit all together.
This will really hurt the economy in Northern Wisconsin. All of the Ag Co-ops, hotels, restaurants and bars that rely on deer season as a big chunk of their annual income will definitely feel the hit.
This will really hurt the economy in Northern Wisconsin. All of the Ag Co-ops, hotels, restaurants and bars that rely on deer season as a big chunk of their annual income will definitely feel the hit.
11-18-2010, 02:55 PM
#7
Fork Horn
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Location: MN
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Deer in question tested negative by the "gold" standard test. http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/109017529.html
