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Need sincere advice on CWD management.
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<blockquote data-quote="DoubleRidge" data-source="post: 5849782" data-attributes="member: 20594"><p>My understanding is a deer can live up to two years after getting CWD....so a 1½ year old can live to 3½ and 2½ year old can live to 4½ and so on. So if not slaughtered by us trying to fix this, how different does the herd look? Less 5½ and 6½ yo? Possibly yes...but that class of buck is already rare to actually see?</p><p></p><p>I agree with Popcorns staement "manage the herd not the prion, the species will survive".</p><p>My understand is that near the center of the TN CWD epicenter that an aggressive doe harvest program was implemented before CWD was discovered so I would expect numbers to be dramatically lower with high doe harvest, extended season and CWD itself.</p><p></p><p>So manage the herd not the prion. Ecourage and assist land owners with improving habitat...educate landowners on the importance of good fawning cover. Reward landowners that manage predators. Stop concentrating deer around bait piles....create field edge feathering and native warm season grass incentives...I could go on and on...so in short I guess my suggestion would be to manage for a healthy herd through habitat improvements and in turn give deer the best chance possible to survive and flourish...dont hammer them during a time where they are already facing enviromental challenges. Manage the habitat - Manage the herd - be open and communicate.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DoubleRidge, post: 5849782, member: 20594"] My understanding is a deer can live up to two years after getting CWD....so a 1½ year old can live to 3½ and 2½ year old can live to 4½ and so on. So if not slaughtered by us trying to fix this, how different does the herd look? Less 5½ and 6½ yo? Possibly yes...but that class of buck is already rare to actually see? I agree with Popcorns staement "manage the herd not the prion, the species will survive". My understand is that near the center of the TN CWD epicenter that an aggressive doe harvest program was implemented before CWD was discovered so I would expect numbers to be dramatically lower with high doe harvest, extended season and CWD itself. So manage the herd not the prion. Ecourage and assist land owners with improving habitat...educate landowners on the importance of good fawning cover. Reward landowners that manage predators. Stop concentrating deer around bait piles....create field edge feathering and native warm season grass incentives...I could go on and on...so in short I guess my suggestion would be to manage for a healthy herd through habitat improvements and in turn give deer the best chance possible to survive and flourish...dont hammer them during a time where they are already facing enviromental challenges. Manage the habitat - Manage the herd - be open and communicate. [/QUOTE]
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