Montana FWP makes seismic shift in elk permits
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Carnage2011
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The reason for buck harvest is that they want to lower the age class of bucks. There are a lot of does getting killed as well off of a few ranches. One of them has 175 hunters lined up for January.
Now…back to the elk discussion.
huntin24/7
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It wouldn’t be hard to just do the previous season report online before being eligible to buy your license. You could do it very similar to how you give you harvest info for waterfowl to get your HIP# in order to buy your migratory bird license.
Carnage2011
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No, one of their neighbors. Kennedy's have killed several hundred deer this year and have a positive rate of around 40-45% last time I checked. There are only 3-4 ranches around Kennedy's that are actually participating in this hunt. The vast majority of ranchers in the area are opposed to it. I don't know what kind of participation there is in any of the other units. I'm speaking specifically for 322 and 320.
I'm not a CWD expert by any means so I can't really answer the question on age class.
Carnage2011
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Cattle can’t get it (at least yet). I’m not sure what money is involved…it’s not like anyone is charging a trespass fee to hunt these deer.
All cervids get CWD. That's the issue with it in WY hitting the feedgrounds - lots of dead elk.
Cows get a different type of encephalopathy. Both Mad Cow & CWD can be transferred to humans, creating a significant health risk.
Cows get a different type of encephalopathy. Both Mad Cow & CWD can be transferred to humans, creating a significant health risk.
No one is charging to kill does. But bucks yes. Say it again. Reflection of mule deer. People kill horns. Meat hunters,dont exist. Meat bucks, meat bulls is bullshit. If cwd a huge prob. Kill them all. Start over. But idk. They def infected moose, elk. Muleys by know. Let alone cattle. Who knows maybe cattle started it. Idk if its a huge prob fix it. Maybe its the areas that dont allow public hunting. Diseases
Dunno the details, but when I was turning in some lymph nodes for CWD testing I was told that positives are more predominate in older animals.
rogerthat
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Unlucky, you remind me of my drunk grandpa. Ranting and raving about all the various issues. CWD is a prion disease. Once its in the soil it doesn't matter if you kill them all and start over. It will just re-infect any newcomers. That much the scientists do know. However carry on with your ranting. Also I always accurately report as much info as FWP or any other game agency wants. I highly doubt the info they get from me could or would ever be used by another hunter to hunt my spots. Just my .02
I was going to post up some of the discussions relative to CWD that have happened here, but after looking them over, there's too much misinformation by some folks. @Hunting Wife has a strong background in the actual disease and what happens to critters with it. Maybe a new thread focusing on that aspect would be a good idea?
shoots-straight
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As it sits right now CWD CAN NOT be transferred to humans. I run lions with the CWD scientist at Rocky Mountain Laboratory. It may be possible down the road though, if the right mutation occurs.
Antelope don't get it either.
Can we get back to the change in Montana elk permits? Start other threads on CWD, mandatory reporting, or whatever else some might find compelling.
Right now, we are facing huge changes in Montana elk management that need our attention. Keep focused on that for the time being.
Right now, we are facing huge changes in Montana elk management that need our attention. Keep focused on that for the time being.
