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New Article on CWD by Dr. Alan Houston, Ames Plantation
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<blockquote data-quote="JJ3" data-source="post: 5795248" data-attributes="member: 7325"><p>I completely agree with you and commend TWRA for a quick response one positives were detected in the 2018/19 season. It is unfortunate that more surveillance testing had not occurred in the 5 - 10 years prior that maybe could have nipped it in the bud. But it is well established in the hot zone in Fayette and Hardeman counties.</p><p></p><p>Harvest data doesn't indicate that greater numbers of deer or bucks alone for that matter are being harvested. Number of deer killed in most southwest TN counties is below what it was a decade ago. Hunting in Haywood County, just north of the hot zone, I don't sense a change in number of shots I hear, number of deer seen, or quality of hunt. But I know as it spreads north and the "sparks" become bonfires that will change.</p><p></p><p>Population density has to play a role in the rate of spread and prevalence. If regulations, bag limits, seasons, etc. can help maintain a prevalence below 5%, then I'm all for it. Once you get to the prevalence of 40 - 50% as in the "hot zone", it's too late to do anything effective.</p><p></p><p>I love eating venison and we eat it 2 - 3 times a week. But I'm not going to take the risk of knowingly eat a positive testing deer. The risk may be low, "but it's not zero".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JJ3, post: 5795248, member: 7325"] I completely agree with you and commend TWRA for a quick response one positives were detected in the 2018/19 season. It is unfortunate that more surveillance testing had not occurred in the 5 - 10 years prior that maybe could have nipped it in the bud. But it is well established in the hot zone in Fayette and Hardeman counties. Harvest data doesn’t indicate that greater numbers of deer or bucks alone for that matter are being harvested. Number of deer killed in most southwest TN counties is below what it was a decade ago. Hunting in Haywood County, just north of the hot zone, I don’t sense a change in number of shots I hear, number of deer seen, or quality of hunt. But I know as it spreads north and the “sparks” become bonfires that will change. Population density has to play a role in the rate of spread and prevalence. If regulations, bag limits, seasons, etc. can help maintain a prevalence below 5%, then I’m all for it. Once you get to the prevalence of 40 - 50% as in the “hot zone”, it’s too late to do anything effective. I love eating venison and we eat it 2 - 3 times a week. But I’m not going to take the risk of knowingly eat a positive testing deer. The risk may be low, “but it’s not zero”. [/QUOTE]
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