Inside the Wildside podcast from today

[TNGunsmoke]

https://www.facebook.com/TennesseeWildl ... 728363789/

Here's a brief summary of the CWD portion of the broadcast.

91 confirmed cases so far with around 800 samples still outstanding.
5000 samples taken statewide with approximately 2000 in the hot zone.
Preliminary positives in or near enough(within 10 miles of the county line) to add 4 more counties to the hot zone [probably for next deer season(Shelby, Haywood, Chester, and Madison)].
Don't panic, things are not as bad as they might seem on the surface.
The plan is working, there will be changes made to upcoming seasons as more information is known.

 

[TNGunsmoke]

https://www.wbbjtv.com/2019/01/23/twra- ... -counties/

Two other deer receiving secondary testing are from Hardeman and Fayette counties and, if confirmed, would bring Chester and Shelby counties into the CWD zone due to the proximity to those counties, the release says.

Although Madison, Chester, Shelby and Haywood counties are currently outside the CWD zone, CWD Coordinator Chuck Yoest does not anticipate any changes to hunting regulations there for the remainder of the current 2018-19 deer hunting season, according to the release.

"Changing the regulations now would be premature as we are getting new information daily," Yoest said in the release. "Once all the results have come back from our recent CWD sampling efforts, and all positive deer have been mapped, we will then develop a long term management plan including changes to hunting regulations.

"I imagine some people perceive the increased total of positives and the potential of expansion of the zone as an indication the disease is rapidly growing," Yoest continued. "It is instead due to TWRA's swift and focused sampling efforts in the affected area and being transparent and timely about the results as they are received."

TWRA, with assistance from hunters, has collected more than 2,000 samples in the CWD Management Zone and surrounding counties since CWD was first detected on Dec. 14 in Fayette and Hardeman counties, the release says.

The agency is still awaiting results on about 800 samples, and anticipates collecting a couple hundred more samples during the last week of the extended hunting season in the CWD Management Zone.

You can find more information about chronic wasting disease at the TWRA website.

 

[Andy S.]

A friend got the call last night, he was #94.

 

[muddyboots]

Bah humbug