CWD 2025 and beyond

[UPThunderbolt]

Go into google scholar and do a search on Chronic Wasting Disease. There has been a huge amount of research on the disease. The current research shows that, while it appears it would be very difficult for humans to contract the disease, the risk is not zero. One thing to consider, CWD is basically the cervid version of mad cow disease . It one point, scientists believed that mad cow was not transmissible to humans. At least 175 people have died from Mad Cow in Great Britain.

 

[nam1975]

Go into google scholar and do a search on Chronic Wasting Disease. There has been a huge amount of research on the disease. The current research shows that, while it appears it would be very difficult for humans to contract the disease, the risk is not zero. One thing to consider, CWD is basically the cervid version of mad cow disease . It one point, scientists believed that mad cow was not transmissible to humans. At least 175 people have died from Mad Cow in Great Britain.

Those Brits were exposed to brain matter thru processed remains and or eating “head cheese”

 

[spike camp]

Unless it was a made deal like Covid why wouldn’t as no one even knew what to test for. It’s joth

I’m still, after all these years, not sure why some folks go so far off the deep end over cwd.
And, To put Covid and cwd in the same sentence, exhibits a lack of rational reasoning.

It’s seems logical to me, especially considering the nature of prion diseases, it’s perfectly conceivable that cwd formed roughly 75 years ago.

And, aside from it being the same tired argument, I don’t think that not testing has much to do with anything.
If there were emaciated, drooling zombie like deer, pre 1960’s..you can bet there’d be written/photographic evidence of such, and testing to follow.

Additionally, The study, testing and spread of cwd from west to east is unequivocally undeniable, unless one were to purposefully trying to skew one’s own perception.

Living in an area for nearly 3 decades that’s now inundated with cwd, coupled with dozens of first hand experiences, I can for sure say that I’ve seen with my own eyes how cwd can change and effect the animals in any given landscape.

 

[Fowl Play]

Go into google scholar and do a search on Chronic Wasting Disease. There has been a huge amount of research on the disease. The current research shows that, while it appears it would be very difficult for humans to contract the disease, the risk is not zero. One thing to consider, CWD is basically the cervid version of mad cow disease . It one point, scientists believed that mad cow was not transmissible to humans. At least 175 people have died from Mad Cow in Great Britain.

A scientist will never say anything is a zero chance, because there can never be absolute certainty in anything. But many of those studies have put CWD prions in direct contact with viable human brain tissue and have never had a jump. Even with cumulative months and months of exposure testing. If it can’t happen in a lab under absolute worst case scenarios, the chances of it happening in the wild are infinitesimally small. You have a better chance of being killed in a car accident with a CWD infected deer driving to your hunting destination than if you took that same deer home and fed him to your family.

 

[Coveyleader]

My prediction is that in some areas, salvage laws will be a thing of the past. Some areas are approaching 50% infection rates. Turning into a horn hunt with those kind of rates.

 

[NRA4LIFE]

CWD has actually benefitted us. My property in the midwest used to be in one of these silly 4-point areas. And because of CWD, they have lifted most of those regulations for hunters to kill more deer. No positive results ever in the county. There's a massive 3X3 I am going to wait for that has been irritating me for several years.

 

[KurtR]

I’m still, after all these years, not sure why some folks go so far off the deep end over cwd.
And, To put Covid and cwd in the same sentence, exhibits a lack of rational reasoning.

It’s seems logical to me, especially considering the nature of prion diseases, it’s perfectly conceivable that cwd formed roughly 75 years ago.

And, aside from it being the same tired argument, I don’t think that not testing has much to do with anything.
If there were emaciated, drooling zombie like deer, pre 1960’s..you can bet there’d be written/photographic evidence of such, and testing to follow.

Additionally, The study, testing and spread of cwd from west to east is unequivocally undeniable, unless one were to purposefully trying to skew one’s own perception.

Living in an area for nearly 3 decades that’s now inundated with cwd, coupled with dozens of first hand experiences, I can for sure say that I’ve seen with my own eyes how cwd can change and effect the animals in any given landscape.

Im not saying it doesn’t excuse im saying it’s not new and people act like it’s something that has just came on the landscape. Its a funding mechanism for the dot orgs. When one of there management practices is kill every deer the credibility goes out the window. That said im sure you have ate plenty of positive animals before testing was readily available

 

[UPThunderbolt]

Those Brits were exposed to brain matter thru processed remains and or eating “head cheese”

A couple responses here. First, brain tissue, eye ball, and connective tissue are not used in making head cheese, rather it is made using the cheek muscles and sometimes the tongue.

Second, the OP questioned the existence of research, I provided an avenue for them to find much of what is available.

Third, the point I was making has been missed. It is irrelevant how the BSE was contracted. The fact is, a similar disease that was once believed to be non transmissible to people eventually did make its way into the human population. The readers of these posts can take that information and use it as they please.

Finally, although this wasn’t previously stated, CWD is extremely plastic. There are now at least 10 different identifiable strains. Each strain has its own properties regarding transmissibility and infection. At this point, no one knows if or how that might impact potential human interactions.

There is a substantial number of questions yet to be answered regarding CWD. But, if you speak to hunters from areas that have dealt with CWD for 20 years or more, I doubt you will hear many positive stories regarding the impact to the herd.

 

[spike camp]

Im not saying it doesn’t excuse im saying it’s not new and people act like it’s something that has just came on the landscape. It’s a funding mechanism for the dot orgs. When one of there management practices is kill every deer the credibility goes out the window. That said im sure you have ate plenty of positive animals before testing was readily available

In my opinion, what we are seeing is relatively new.
Its totally conceivable CWD is <100 years old.

Once slurs like funding mechanisms and relating cwd to covid, THATS when the credibility goes.

Killing deer is the only management practice that actually works to keep prevalence rates low.

I have not only eaten positive deer. I’ve pressure washed skulls of infected deer.

 

[KurtR]

In my opinion, what we are seeing is relatively new.
Its totally conceivable CWD is <100 years old.

Once slurs like funding mechanisms and relating cwd to covid, THATS when the credibility goes.

Killing deer is the only management practice that actually works to keep prevalence rates low.

I have not only eaten positive deer. I’ve pressure washed skulls of infected deer.

All the research and they are at the same point as they were how many years ago. It’s good for business to scare people keep that funding coming.

Well then why have seasons and tags just kill all the deer.