They said it would happen with feedground

[Falcon75]

Well now more fuel for the stop the feedground side. Difficult and complex issue is now even more complex. Hopefully with all the new money from the proposed increase in non resident point fees ($75) they will have more money for "complex management issues"

Wyoming confirms first case of chronic wasting disease inside an elk feedground - WyoFile

A dead cow elk discovered on the Scab Creek Feedground tested positive for chronic wasting disease, which can persist in the environment and is predicted to decimate Northwest Wyoming’s elk population.

wyofile.com

 

[Elktrack]

Did you see where the article stated that CWD has been present in elk in Southeast Wy since 1986?
So for almost 40 years it’s been on the landscape??? Now it’s a problem???

 

[Carl 9.3x62]

Did you see where the article stated that CWD has been present in elk in Southeast Wy since 1986?
So for almost 40 years it’s been on the landscape??? Now it’s a problem???

In large concentrated elk herds at that.

 

[Ben Lamb]

Did you see where the article stated that CWD has been present in elk in Southeast Wy since 1986?
So for almost 40 years it’s been on the landscape??? Now it’s a problem???

How Do Climatic Conditions Impact Cwd Spread

For those who think it's easier to annoy you than to Google 'How do climatic conditions impact cwd spread' themselves.

letmegooglethat.com

 

[BuckRut]

I would say if they quit feeding especially the Jackson herd that half of those animals will die anyway.

 

[Ben Long]

Not to say I toldjaso, but I toldja so. IN Outdoor Life more than a several years ago....

Can the National Elk Refuge Survive CWD?

A Wyoming elk herd is being plagued by CWD and refuge managers are scrambling to find a cure and keep the population sustainable.

www.outdoorlife.com

 

[BuzzH]

I'm having a hard time believing that CWD is going to decimate the elk herd on the feed grounds.

All I know is CWD sure hasn't negatively impacted elk in the Laramie Range. FFS, they're hiring people to kill them off. Oh, yeah, and still can't control numbers.

 

[WyoCoalMiner]

I'm having a hard time believing that CWD is going to decimate the elk herd on the feed grounds.

All I know is CWD sure hasn't negatively impacted elk in the Laramie Range. FFS, they're hiring people to kill them off. Oh, yeah, and still can't control numbers.

Don’t forget the unlimited cow tag units. Those elk never bunch up.

 

[BuzzH]

Don’t forget the unlimited cow tag units. Those elk never bunch up.

Right, @JM77 and I shot them from herds of only 5-7 hundred.

 

[JM77]

Year after year for decades and 3-6% prevalence has not changed.

 

[elks]

I always ask for anyone to show me any place where the elk herds have been decimated by CWD. Hell when you really dig into the deer herds it is hard to find anyplace devastated by it as well. Despite the deer being far more susceptible.

Also I have argued that the feed grounds offer a very unique opportunity to experiment and track true infection rates. There was some very interesting data/research that came out on Humic Acid level in soils and how that acid can denature the proteins. That certain soil type can decrease the prion load. Some interesting things to ponder. Can land management practices affecting the soil structure be a key in determining infection rates? For years no one can say why deer in this drainage have infection rates way higher than deer in the next drainage over. Why deer from all over can winter together and the infection stays low even when concentrated on winter range, around ag food sources, but when they break out into the summer range deer on this certain summer ranges will have infection rates in the double digits and the herds in an other summer range have single digit infection rates despite the herds overlapping for breeding season and wintering.

I would think that all the big $$$$ for CWD would be better spent in research where the goal was to sustain higher populations while decreasing impact. So far the only option appears to be kill the animals to decrease infection. Seems backwards...