CWD Whitetail Confirmed in Libby

[BigHornRam]

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks :: Libby whitetail tests positive for Chronic Wasting Disease

fwp.mt.gov

 

[JLS]

No shit

 

[Deleted member 16014]

Wow...

 

[Sytes]

yuck...

 

[JLS]

IMO, we can extrapolate this to mean it is MUCH more widespread than previously thought, as it is a hell of a long ways from Sweetgrass to Libby. I would also take this to mean north Idaho and NE Washington are certain to see this, if they are not already.

 

[Mica Man]

Sucks!

 

[Bluejeep]

I literally just finished reading the same story before I jumped onto HT.

As much as everyone wishes and tries, I just don't see this as being able to be contained. I believe our only hope is a cure, and as of right now that's not looking so good.

 

[Doublecluck]

Crazy, considering it takes the disease over 2 years to get the deer to that point of sickness. Makes ya wonder.

 

[Gerald Martin]

Maybe wolves and mountain lions will save us all....

 

[BuzzH]

Maybe wolves and mountain lions will save us all....

...and 11 weeks of pounding by hunters, tons of b-tags, and either sex seasons.

 

[406LIFE]

Didn't see that you posted before me, BHR.

I think many thought the Divide might prolong exposure. I wonder what ID and WA response plans look like and how they may gear up.

I also wonder if this may have been a human caused, perhaps bringing an unknowningly infected carcass back. Probably will never know.

 

[----]

I had somehow convinced myself that our mountain whitetail would be isolated, and that it'd be a long time before we had to worry about this. This turns that whole theory on it's head.

Man, what a pisser.

 

[antlerradar]

...and 11 weeks of pounding by hunters, tons of b-tags, and either sex seasons.

Obviously not working. The hunting pressure needs to be increased.

 

[idelkslayer]

Everything I read states that the diseased prions reside in the brain and spinal tissue. So states respond by disallowing transportation of those parts out of CWD areas. It seems to me that is not enough. Hunters leave heads and spines in the field where the prions sit and wait for the next deer to infect. We should be requiring hunters in CWD areas to remove head and spine from the field and dispose of it at a Fish and Wildlife office or check station. Remove the source from the field instead of leaving it out there.

 

[Ben Long]

Forest fire smoke in May and CWD in Lincoln Co. Dang. Rough week.

 

[3855WIN]

CWD has been found in Reindeer in Norway and camels in North Africa. Hard to know if this is new or not. At least it hasn’t jump to humans yet.

 

[rmauch20]

What worries me is nothing has seemed to slow down the spread.

 

[Magnum Sherpa]

I also wonder if this may have been a human caused, perhaps bringing an unknowningly infected carcass back. Probably will never know.

I thought the same thing. Otherwise the prevalence in surrounding areas is likely higher than previously thought.

 

[406LIFE]

Second deer tests positive:

Second Deer Suspected of Testing Positive for CWD in Libby – Outdoor News Daily

 

[Losing_Sanity]

One would think that somewhere there is someone with the brains to figure out an oral vaccine or cure that could be dropped into infected areas in food pellets or something. Maybe I just think to simple.