CWD Impact in WI

[Durran87]

Smith: DNR study finds CWD likely is reducing deer populations in southwestern Wisconsin

A DNR study in southwestern Wisconsin has concluded deer populations are likely declining in areas of the state where CWD prevalence is high.

www.jsonline.com

Results of the deer mortality study. Not just crossbows, EHD, the DNR, and liberals. CWD is impacting our deer herd…

 

[GAHunterr]

Always good to read up on this stuff. We just had our first confirmed case down here in GA this week. Will be interesting to see what the approach is

 

[Szwampdonkey]

Smith: DNR study finds CWD likely is reducing deer populations in southwestern Wisconsin

A DNR study in southwestern Wisconsin has concluded deer populations are likely declining in areas of the state where CWD prevalence is high.

www.jsonline.com

Results of the deer mortality study. Not just crossbows, EHD, the DNR, and liberals. CWD is impacting our deer herd…

The data proves CWD isn’t impacting deer numbers AT ALL.

 

[Durran87]

The data proves CWD isn’t impacting deer numbers AT ALL.

Harvests in Dane and Iowa Counties where I hunt are dropping. CWD is not good if you are trying to get bucks to 4.5/5.5 years old.

 

[Szwampdonkey]

Harvests in Dane and Iowa Counties where I hunt are dropping. CWD is not good if you are trying to get bucks to 4.5/5.5 years old.
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CWD has been in Walworth, Waukesha, Jefferson, and MANY other counties just as long. Deer kill is identical to prior to the discovery of CWD in WI.

Its scam “science” brother. Best to just ignore and move on with your life. You article even blamed CWD for the death of an 81/2 yo doe! They don’t live any longer than that in the wild man!

Mark my words, deer are going nowhere. And neither are these career CWD “researchers” soaking up taxpayer dollars as long as people keep buying the “CWD is going to end deer hunting” scare tactics.

 

[TheHammer]

A state that pushes several antlerless tags and seasons every year, is bound to have a negative effect on populations over several years of poor management practices. The propaganda being pushed which now is onto its 3rd generation, brainwashing people into harvesting all the does. I have journals compiled of my personal findings from 2008 to now. Focusing mainly on mature buck sightings but also how many deer were sighted in the same location as the bucks, focusing on one geographic region in dodge county. 2008 was a very wet year where the dams could not be opened as everything was flooded that spring/summer. Followed by a couple winters with deep snow. Which I believe based on my 2009&10 findings, little to no fawns were observed those summers/falls. Several earn a bucks and now 3additional rifle antlerless seasons. Compiled with no restrictions on use for xrifles. Along with several guys not e-registering their harvests. We have a mess here in Wi. I have annual crop reports for the land bordering the public I focus on, I scout several days a week in the summer, shine every fall 2-3nights a week. Hunt as much as I can. While my mature buck encounters do not represent the average, I would think my daily sightings come rifle season is average. Deer sightings while scouting and hunting alike are down significantly, everyone I talk to says the same. I know this is multi dimensional and not as simple as a to b variance.

 

[Szwampdonkey]

Harvests in Dane and Iowa Counties where I hunt are dropping. CWD is not good if you are trying to get bucks to 4.5/5.5 years old.
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Also fixed your deceptive graph as i noticed you only went back to 2006. But when you go back to pre CWD the kill in Iowa Cty is near identical to what it was pre CWD DESPITE record kills during the CWD slaughter years.

Big ole nothing burger man. You can safely stop worrying all the deer are dying

 

[Szwampdonkey]

A state that pushes several antlerless tags and seasons every year, is bound to have a negative effect on populations over several years of poor management practices. The propaganda being pushed which now is onto its 3rd generation, brainwashing people into harvesting all the does. I have journals compiled of my personal findings from 2008 to now. Focusing mainly on mature buck sightings but also how many deer were sighted in the same location as the bucks, focusing on one geographic region in dodge county. 2008 was a very wet year where the dams could not be opened as everything was flooded that spring/summer. Followed by a couple winters with deep snow. Which I believe based on my 2009&10 findings, little to no fawns were observed those summers/falls. Several earn a bucks and now 3additional rifle antlerless seasons. Compiled with no restrictions on use for xrifles. Along with several guys not e-registering their harvests. We have a mess here in Wi. I have annual crop reports for the land bordering the public I focus on, I scout several days a week in the summer, shine every fall 2-3nights a week. Hunt as much as I can. While my mature buck encounters do not represent the average, I would think my daily sightings come rifle season is average. Deer sightings while scouting and hunting alike are down significantly, everyone I talk to says the same. I know this is multi dimensional and not as simple as a to b variance.

People who push the “CWD is killing all the deer” bs are the same people who lose their careers and govt grants if there is no longer a need to “research” CWD. They have a vested interest in keeping people afraid and worked up over CWD.

I’ve killed more deer in WI than CWD has.

 

[Durran87]

We’ve seen, shot, and found CWD deer. Did you read the mortality data that was just released? Even the skeptics in our area are finding it hard to ignore.

 

[Durran87]

Also fixed your deceptive graph as i noticed you only went back to 2006. But when you go back to pre CWD the kill in Iowa Cty is near identical to what it was pre CWD DESPITE record kills during the CWD slaughter years.

Big ole nothing burger man. You can safely stop worrying all the deer are dying

Thanks, I wasn’t trying to be deceptive I just couldn’t figure out how to go back further from my phone. The years of culling don’t actually stand out on that graph since most hunters didn’t change their hunting practices much; they were not the record kills. I’d say the long term trend looks just as concerning .

 

[Szwampdonkey]

We’ve seen, shot, and found CWD deer. Did you read the mortality data that was just released? Even the skeptics in our area are finding it hard to ignore.
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So you shot a sick deer that means all the deer are dying, going exctinct? Those dead deer you found dead absolutely died of CWD too right? Sometimes deer have EHD outbreaks, going extinct? Guess what, Iowa Cty had an EHD outbreak but that doesn’t matter right? Only CWD can kill deer right.

My son and i watched 57 deer in a field just three weeks ago after 4 months of deer hunting and 22 days of Gun Deer in Walworth Cty, a CWD county. This was only 3 miles from the Deer Farm the DNR found CWD and killed all the deer there and declared it a deadzone some 10 years ago or so. Yet there were those 57 deer in the field coming off public land on the other side of the road.

Just stop man it’s lame. I’ve been hearing CWD is the end for two decades now yet we kill as many as we always have in WI. Don’t be so worrisome and just go out and kill deer and enjoy the hunt it will ALWAYS be there.

You and all the other sky is falling Libs can be safely ignored on all things CWD related.

 

[Szwampdonkey]

Thanks, I wasn’t trying to be deceptive I just couldn’t figure out how to go back further from my phone. The years of culling don’t actually stand out on that graph since most hunters didn’t change their hunting practices much; they were not the record kills. I’d say the long term trend looks just as concerning .

Looks concerning how????

In Iowa county pre CWD kill everything free for all people killed almost an identical amount of deer to today. Then killed WAY TOO MANY during the unlimited doe tag, earn a buck, kill everything CWD years in the 2000s so those years the numbers went way up. They are now returning to normal and sustainable kill numbers.

Nothing to be concerned about. Did you think the kill numbers during all those liberal kill everything years were going to be sustainable indefinitely???

The bell curve looks the same statewide and every county in the state.

 

[Durran87]

Wisconsin DNR: CWD Sinking Deer Herds in Disease-Endemic Areas

If you’re seeing too few deer in southwestern Wisconsin for your hunting or viewing pleasure, it’s time to accept the obvious reason: The culprit is chronic wasting disease, the always fatal sickness whose infectious prions now kill more female deer in highly contaminated areas than hunters...

www.patrickdurkinoutdoors.com

Durkins take on the recent mortality survey.