JJ3
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Just saw this press release. No details other than positive tests in Chester and Haywood.
https://www.tn.gov/twra/news/2020/1/16/ ... anged.html
https://www.tn.gov/twra/news/2020/1/16/ ... anged.html
Haywood and Chester CWD positive
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TNGunsmoke
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Ruh-Roh....
BigAl
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A little more addition info posted by one of the TWRA guys:
LAUDERDALE COUNTY DEER HUNTERS.......
CWD Update:
THREE COUNTIES HAVE CWD STATUS CHANGED
NASHVILLE --- Three counties have had their chronic wasting disease (CWD) status changed due to the confirmation of the disease (CWD) in new areas of southwest Tennessee.
Haywood and Chester counties have been reclassified from high-risk counties to CWD-positive counties after deer tested positive in the respective counties. Lauderdale County has been added as a high-risk county after a deer tested positive in Tipton County within 10 miles of the Lauderdale County border.
"These changes are unfortunate, but were expected considering high prevalence rates in Hardeman and Fayette counties," said Chuck Yoest, CWD Coordinator. "The high prevalence there indicates CWD has been present in southwest Tennessee for years. However, in the rest of the state, surveillance results have us confident CWD is not present in the remainder of the state."
Approximately 400 deer tested positive for CWD in southwest Tennessee during the 2019-20 deer season with the vast majority being from Hardeman and Fayette counties. Chester, Haywood, Madison, Shelby, and Tipton counties are CWD-positive as well. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency tested more than 13,000 deer for CWD during the 2019-20 deer season.
Supplemental feeding of wildlife is banned in CWD-positive and high-risk counties. The placement of grains, salt products, and other consumable natural and manufactured products for wildlife is prohibited. The ban does not apply to feed placed within 100 feet of a residence, feed placed in a manner not accessible to deer, or feed and minerals as the result of normal agricultural practices. Food plots are still legal in CWD-positive and high-risk counties.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY DEER HUNTERS.......
CWD Update:
THREE COUNTIES HAVE CWD STATUS CHANGED
NASHVILLE --- Three counties have had their chronic wasting disease (CWD) status changed due to the confirmation of the disease (CWD) in new areas of southwest Tennessee.
Haywood and Chester counties have been reclassified from high-risk counties to CWD-positive counties after deer tested positive in the respective counties. Lauderdale County has been added as a high-risk county after a deer tested positive in Tipton County within 10 miles of the Lauderdale County border.
"These changes are unfortunate, but were expected considering high prevalence rates in Hardeman and Fayette counties," said Chuck Yoest, CWD Coordinator. "The high prevalence there indicates CWD has been present in southwest Tennessee for years. However, in the rest of the state, surveillance results have us confident CWD is not present in the remainder of the state."
Approximately 400 deer tested positive for CWD in southwest Tennessee during the 2019-20 deer season with the vast majority being from Hardeman and Fayette counties. Chester, Haywood, Madison, Shelby, and Tipton counties are CWD-positive as well. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency tested more than 13,000 deer for CWD during the 2019-20 deer season.
Supplemental feeding of wildlife is banned in CWD-positive and high-risk counties. The placement of grains, salt products, and other consumable natural and manufactured products for wildlife is prohibited. The ban does not apply to feed placed within 100 feet of a residence, feed placed in a manner not accessible to deer, or feed and minerals as the result of normal agricultural practices. Food plots are still legal in CWD-positive and high-risk counties.
BigAl":f5sbznpd said:
There are still tests/results pending.
BigAl
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I would definitely think there are results pending, especially since they were 4-6 weeks behind and the juvi hunt concluded less than 2 weeks ago.
I assumed that was the case. Just poor wording or poor comprehension on my part maybe.
TNGunsmoke
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The list by confirmation number hasn't been updated yet either, neither Haywood nor Chester show a positive right now. Map is out of date as well. Does not show either deer.
Latest map. Orange is last year positives, red this year positives. I suspect there are numerous still in "pending" status.
poorhunter
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Andy S.":15lmctx7 said:
Lot of positives this year, I'm guessing due to more animals being tested.
JJ3
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Not sure if the new map is encouraging or discouraging ..... 4 positives in Haywood County out of over 950 tests. 6 positives in Madison out of over 1590 tests. Definitely shows that intensive testing is necessary to establish the extent. The scattered positives are definitely worrisome. It looks like 75 - 85% of the deer harvested in Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, and Madison were submitted for tests.
Based on current tests reported (excluding pending tests), it looks like Fayette has an overall prevalence rate of 14% (285 positives) and Hardeman is at 8% (156 positives). Has anyone seen estimates of localized prevalence rates in epicenter area (Grand Junction, Lagrange, etc)? Ames may be the only large enough block to report a localized prevalence? Not sure if TWRA will report localized prevalence rates with the collection of kill information for both Non Detects as well as Positives.
Mississippi still surprises me with only 44 positive or suspected cases since February 2018. Based on the concentration of positives along the TN & MS border it certainly doesn't stop on the border. MS site reports they have tested 5,196 so far this year. But a coworker who hunts Marshall County hasn't tested any of his and says his buddies haven't either. So Marshall and Benton Counties have to have a higher prevalence than the MS tests are showing.
But the map continues to show that the disease must have started in our area somewhere just west of the Fayette/Hardeman County line north of Grand Junction -- just put a pin right in the middle of the mass of red. But it has been here for awhile in order for it to spread out from the center.
Based on current tests reported (excluding pending tests), it looks like Fayette has an overall prevalence rate of 14% (285 positives) and Hardeman is at 8% (156 positives). Has anyone seen estimates of localized prevalence rates in epicenter area (Grand Junction, Lagrange, etc)? Ames may be the only large enough block to report a localized prevalence? Not sure if TWRA will report localized prevalence rates with the collection of kill information for both Non Detects as well as Positives.
Mississippi still surprises me with only 44 positive or suspected cases since February 2018. Based on the concentration of positives along the TN & MS border it certainly doesn't stop on the border. MS site reports they have tested 5,196 so far this year. But a coworker who hunts Marshall County hasn't tested any of his and says his buddies haven't either. So Marshall and Benton Counties have to have a higher prevalence than the MS tests are showing.
But the map continues to show that the disease must have started in our area somewhere just west of the Fayette/Hardeman County line north of Grand Junction -- just put a pin right in the middle of the mass of red. But it has been here for awhile in order for it to spread out from the center.
