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ORIGINAL: Cornelius08

"Not according to our local WCO. They did say that the number of survivors that were later killed by hunters had surpised them though."

Your wco had no idea what he was talking about. PGC biologists stated it was a especially caustic strain apparently. They said they determined this because in some localized areas it hit it wiped out 80+%. That wouldnt be possible if itdidnt kill a higher percentage of thoseineffected. Judging by the body count around here at the time, Id agree 100%. Luckily there were areas not at all infected and others with few deer infected.Even if 100% of the deer in those worst areas were infected that would be a 80% mortality rate among those infected. I dont believe 100% were infected so the mortality rate of those infected could theoretically have been much higher than 80%.

One way to determine a survivor is by looking at the hooves which would appear wrinkled or cracked. Noone I know has havested a deer that displayed the symptoms, nor have I heard of any taken. Not to say none where, but seems a very very low number.

"The geographic extent of it was much larger than first thought as well. Mine was in NE Allegheny co and the other was in Westmoreland and as I understand it, cases were confirmed ad far north as Cambria. "

YEs very few and far between isolated incidents. By far the huge majority of it hit right here in 2A.

"Also, the 2007 outbreak would not be in the data but the earlier outbreak, which was not as severe would be. Although the exact year escapes me right now."

YEs, and I too cannot recall...2002 maybe? Around there i believe...anyway there were just a small handful of confirmed deaths that year.

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No. They didnt know what the hell they were talking about.Plain and simple. Ilived through this crap up to my neck in it and listened to the foremost experts on the topic from pgc, not some obscure wco. Its been stated in pgc articles in magazines aswell as at presentation in Greene county. Its alsobeen discussionsonhpa and other place with"insiders" explaning the situation. The statements and knowledge on the topic that is 100% counterto what you have said which I have heard, read and seen thru several venues, doesnt even allow for the possibilty of that wco being right. I explained the situation, and if none of what Ive told you is believable or makes 1000% sense, than your a dang fool and would most likely argue if you were told by Jesus christ himself.

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