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<blockquote data-quote="fairchaser" data-source="post: 4994498" data-attributes="member: 10373"><p>Six years ago, everything Ames had done for QDM was running on all cylinders. Members were killing 30-35 bucks over 125 or 4.5 years old and that year 2014 they killed 10 bucks over 140. Then things started leveling out and by 2017, things were declining but no one knew why. Once CWD was discovered, Ames took action to determine how much was there and it turned out quite a lot. By the next season, they cut back on the doe goals and lowered buck minimum score requirements. This year management decided they could sit back and watch or try to do something. One thing that's unique about Ames is the 20 years of data on the deer herd and the fact that they are a research facility. This year we are collecting poop and hair samples on all harvested deer for DNA research. This could tell us information on CWD not known before. We know the location of deer harvested too to try and make any connections between fecal samples and CWD. </p><p>Instead of running Ames down with arm chair quarter backing, deer hunters everywhere should appreciate what Ames is trying to accomplish.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fairchaser, post: 4994498, member: 10373"] Six years ago, everything Ames had done for QDM was running on all cylinders. Members were killing 30-35 bucks over 125 or 4.5 years old and that year 2014 they killed 10 bucks over 140. Then things started leveling out and by 2017, things were declining but no one knew why. Once CWD was discovered, Ames took action to determine how much was there and it turned out quite a lot. By the next season, they cut back on the doe goals and lowered buck minimum score requirements. This year management decided they could sit back and watch or try to do something. One thing that’s unique about Ames is the 20 years of data on the deer herd and the fact that they are a research facility. This year we are collecting poop and hair samples on all harvested deer for DNA research. This could tell us information on CWD not known before. We know the location of deer harvested too to try and make any connections between fecal samples and CWD. Instead of running Ames down with arm chair quarter backing, deer hunters everywhere should appreciate what Ames is trying to accomplish. [/QUOTE]
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