I agree with most of the postings here. Killing more deer isn’t going to stop the spread of CWD. It might slow it down but the spread is inevitable and it will eventually be everywhere.
Years ago, “foot & mouth” disease was eliminated from the, US by destroying all sick cattle plus all that...
There may be a lot of deer showing natural immunity. The only way to tell is for them to age out and get tested negative after certain exposure. It’ll take time
nothing in nature is 100%….there will undoubtedly be some resistant deer. If this wasn’t the case you’d never see mature sheep…
it appears to take several years to kill a deer. The main thing we’re apt to see in the near future is fewer “ mature” deer….I think that’s already the case at my...
Undoubtedly, cwd can be spread on animals feet, vehicle tires etc. CWD is going to be everywhere eventually. Attempts to slow the spread seem admirable, but are totally useless because it will eventually spread regardless.
Slaughtering the deer will solve nothing related to CWD. I’d stop all...