Thoughts on my own CWD situation

[realunlucky]

When did I call someone an idiot? When did I tell someone that their choice was wrong? That is simply me defending my position and explaining where my final position is coming from.

People on the opposite side of mine are telling us that we need to quit hunting if we dont want to eat CWD positive animals. It is said numerous times through this thread and every other thread on this topic.

Every single time this topic comes up it's the exact same thread. One group of People saying that they chose not to eat CWD meat. The second group telling the first group that they are stupid for doing that.


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I don't care if you eat it or not.

Is there a time when you won't hunt a hunt unit due to the probability of a harvested deer having cwd?



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[realunlucky]

Do you know that driving a car to go hunt involves some risk? If you wear your seatbelt, then you must be so scared of driving that you should just stop driving anywhere!

Anyone arguing in absolutes is just being obnoxious, or completely ignorant. I know the potential risks of getting into a crash when driving down the highway. So I wear my seatbelt, use turn signals, avoid distractions, etc. Does that mean I'm terrified of driving? No. It just means that I take some easy precautions to decrease perceived risk. I hunt in an area that has some known CWD prevalence, so I test our deer before processing the meat and take some steps to decrease risk of exposure until we know the results. Does that mean I'm terrified of CWD? No. It just means that I think it's worth taking a few easy steps to minimize risk.

I take enjoyment of the hunt and time in the outdoors, memories, pictures, antlers, and meat as "trophies" of the hunt. I can still enjoy most of those even if the animal tests positive and I discard the meat after. My state game agency allows me to do so. As long as they don't see a problem with it, I will continue to apply for and hunt in my draw unit whenever I get the chance.

So you'll keep the skull if your buck tests positive?

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[grfox92]

I don't care if you eat it or not.

Is there a time when you won't hunt a hunt unit due to the probability of a harvested deer having cwd?



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As of right, I would say yes. If I was planning a hunt and an area had a 50% chance of testing positive I would probably chose to hunt elsewhere. I dont currently have to deal with that though. If it got to the point where everywhere was as a high percentage l, like 50% I would have to re evaluate my decision.

My position isn't concrete. It will change and morph the more I learn and as time goes on and more research comes out. The position I currently have on CWD comes from my own personal research.

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[dieselchessy]

I hunt deer in a 4% prevelance unit. I should stop hunting because there is a 4% chance that the deer I kill will unfortunately have a prion disease? If I kill 100 deer in my life and wound up having to feed 4 of those 100 deer to my dogs or throw them in a landfil for eagles and vultures to eat instead i should flat out, just retire from hunting? Does that sound like a reasonable position?

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What does your personal research say of feeding CWD infected animals to your dog?
That would seem to be a possible way to spread prions about the area your dog defecates, or maybe infect your dog.

Science tends to recommend the landfill disposal, you bring up a good point about scavengers potentially spreading the remains.

Again lots of unknowns.
Best practice for handling animals prior to receiving test results?
Best practice for disposal of animals that test positive?
Best practice for the handling of equipment such as packs, game bags, knives, cutting boards, clothes, ect.. that have contacted infected animals?

 

[grfox92]

What does your personal research say of feeding CWD infected animals to your dog?
That would seem to be a possible way to spread prions about the area your dog defecates, or maybe infect your dog.

Science tends to recommend the landfill disposal, you bring up a good point about scavengers potentially spreading the remains.

Again lots of unknowns.
Best practice for handling animals prior to receiving test results?
Best practice for disposal of animals that test positive?
Best practice for the handling of equipment such as packs, game bags, knives, cutting boards, clothes, ect.. that have contacted infected animals?

If the animal died of CWD or from a predator on the mountain, the prions are being spread everywhere by bears, coyotes, all predators, birds ect. If I feed it to my dog and clean up the poop it goes to the landfill. If the meat goes to the same landfill then bald eagles, mag pies and vultures will poop it out all over the county, whats the solution? The prions are concentrated to the parts of the animal that typucally get left in the field (spinal column).

There is no good solution. I just know I dont want to eat it and the main thing and really the whole driving force behind my decision, I dont want to feed it to my kids.

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