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<blockquote data-quote="TheLBLman" data-source="post: 4744673" data-attributes="member: 1409"><p>I would use the term "thought" instead of believe.</p><p>I thought CWD presented in Stewart County at least 3 yrs ago,</p><p>but Lord have mercy on us if it gets "confirmed".</p><p>Kinda like the cougar sightings.</p><p>They're just cases of mistaken identity, or just "escaped captives", until & unless DNA testing proves wild origin.</p><p>Only then are they "confirmed".</p><p></p><p>No, I do not think CWD had anything to do with a summertime "trophy" buck hunt being created about this time last year.</p><p></p><p>TN's August "velvet" buck hunt was created mainly to compete better with Kentucky for non-resident license sales.</p><p>Kentucky has had an <u>archery-only</u> "velvet" buck hunt for many years.</p><p>Their season opens September 1st. TWRA created it in TN last year to open a week earlier than KY's.</p><p></p><p>But instead of just opening TN's archery season earlier (like KY)</p><p>TWRA advertised it as a "trophy velvet buck" hunt,</p><p>and set the date for August, before KY's archery opener.</p><p></p><p>But some big differences with KY's:</p><p></p><p>KY has a 1-buck limit, which is more accomodating in allowing this earlier hunting.</p><p>You kill a velvet buck in KY, that's your buck for the year, you're one & done.</p><p>(And no, I do not want their 1-buck limit.)</p><p>KY's "velvet" buck hunting was designed just to be an earlier beginning to their "either-sex" archery deer season.</p><p>It's not really just a trophy buck hunt, but rather just an earlier opening to their archery season.</p><p>Again, in KY, it's an "either-sex" hunt, not a "buck only" hunt.</p><p></p><p>KY also does not even allow the use of crossbows for this early archery season, or "velvet" buck hunting if you want.</p><p>By contrast, TWRA is now proposing we allow centerfire rifles, and raise the buck limit from 2 to 4 (actually more).</p><p></p><p>This is the most dramatic proposal in Tennessee's deer regs since 1998</p><p>when the statewide buck limit went from 11 to 2.</p><p></p><p>Never mind, CWD has likely been in Southern West TN for years before it was "confirmed" in late 2018.</p><p></p><p>With more extensive <em>STATEWIDE</em> testing in 2019,</p><p>you should expect CWD to be confirmed in more counties.</p><p>But that doesn't mean the sky has to fall.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheLBLman, post: 4744673, member: 1409"] I would use the term "thought" instead of believe. I thought CWD presented in Stewart County at least 3 yrs ago, but Lord have mercy on us if it gets "confirmed". Kinda like the cougar sightings. They're just cases of mistaken identity, or just "escaped captives", until & unless DNA testing proves wild origin. Only then are they "confirmed". No, I do not think CWD had anything to do with a summertime "trophy" buck hunt being created about this time last year. TN's August "velvet" buck hunt was created mainly to compete better with Kentucky for non-resident license sales. Kentucky has had an [u]archery-only[/u] "velvet" buck hunt for many years. Their season opens September 1st. TWRA created it in TN last year to open a week earlier than KY's. But instead of just opening TN's archery season earlier (like KY) TWRA advertised it as a "trophy velvet buck" hunt, and set the date for August, before KY's archery opener. But some big differences with KY's: KY has a 1-buck limit, which is more accomodating in allowing this earlier hunting. You kill a velvet buck in KY, that's your buck for the year, you're one & done. (And no, I do not want their 1-buck limit.) KY's "velvet" buck hunting was designed just to be an earlier beginning to their "either-sex" archery deer season. It's not really just a trophy buck hunt, but rather just an earlier opening to their archery season. Again, in KY, it's an "either-sex" hunt, not a "buck only" hunt. KY also does not even allow the use of crossbows for this early archery season, or "velvet" buck hunting if you want. By contrast, TWRA is now proposing we allow centerfire rifles, and raise the buck limit from 2 to 4 (actually more). This is the most dramatic proposal in Tennessee's deer regs since 1998 when the statewide buck limit went from 11 to 2. Never mind, CWD has likely been in Southern West TN for years before it was "confirmed" in late 2018. With more extensive [i]STATEWIDE[/i] testing in 2019, you should expect CWD to be confirmed in more counties. But that doesn't mean the sky has to fall. [/QUOTE]
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