Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New Trophy's
New trophy room comments
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Classifieds
Trophy Room
New items
New comments
Latest content
Latest updates
Latest reviews
Author list
Series list
Search showcase
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Tennessee Hunting Forums
Deer Hunting Forum
TWRA Comment Period Open For CWD Plan
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="BSK" data-source="post: 5528561" data-attributes="member: 17"><p>EVERYTHING we humans do that concentrate deer mouths onto the same spot on the ground increases the chances of spreading CWD (since it is spread primarily through body fluids, like saliva). But the biggest single spot for CWD transmission is scrapes. All of the communication going on using saliva at the licking branch and urine in the scrape is the reason CWD affects bucks more than does. Until we can convince bucks to stop making and working scrapes, CWD will continue spreading (and no matter how many times I reason with them, they just won't listen <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> ).</p><p></p><p>Sadly, prion diseases are so unique, mammalian immune systems are not designed to recognize nor defeat them. Some sort of "cure" or inoculation is literally impossible. CWD is here to stay and only Nature can work this out through Natural Selection.</p><p></p><p>In my personal/professional opinion, trying to "slow the spread" through decimating the deer herds is throwing the baby out with the bathwater. All it will do is chase the real managers of the deer herds (hunters) away from their critically important role.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BSK, post: 5528561, member: 17"] EVERYTHING we humans do that concentrate deer mouths onto the same spot on the ground increases the chances of spreading CWD (since it is spread primarily through body fluids, like saliva). But the biggest single spot for CWD transmission is scrapes. All of the communication going on using saliva at the licking branch and urine in the scrape is the reason CWD affects bucks more than does. Until we can convince bucks to stop making and working scrapes, CWD will continue spreading (and no matter how many times I reason with them, they just won't listen ;) ). Sadly, prion diseases are so unique, mammalian immune systems are not designed to recognize nor defeat them. Some sort of "cure" or inoculation is literally impossible. CWD is here to stay and only Nature can work this out through Natural Selection. In my personal/professional opinion, trying to "slow the spread" through decimating the deer herds is throwing the baby out with the bathwater. All it will do is chase the real managers of the deer herds (hunters) away from their critically important role. [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Tennessee Hunting Forums
Deer Hunting Forum
TWRA Comment Period Open For CWD Plan
Top