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Scientists worry brain-wasting ‘zombie deer’ disease could spread to humans
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You gonna burn the whole United States or what?
GT-40 GUY
Gone But Not Forgotten
Maybe that is what causes all of us to go deer hunting every year.
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walukabuck
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Explains the stupid deer on the hunting shows.
turkeykirk
Senior Member
Too late. My wife says I already have it.
Capt Quirk
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That would explain a lot.
treemanjohn
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I think it's the other way around. Lots of stupid people spreading it to Smart deer
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Deleted member 35556
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Here's what I'll say. CWD, it's only a matter of time before it's spread to the entire U.S. Deer Population unless some control is found. It's very similar to Mad-Cow or CJD. Mad Cow, which has jumped to Humans, has had very few infections in the U.S.. World wide, the infection rate is extremely low. Then you contrast that against the rate of beef consumption world wide, and you begin to understand the rate of infection. In the US, if you look at the rate of CWD consumed deer meat, I suspect it's just a matter of time (potentially a long time) before it jumps to humans. We haven't had the right human consume the right deer. However, as CWD spreads and becomes more common in deer, we could see a Human infected by it. At that point, the landscape of hunting will change massively.
GT-40 GUY
Gone But Not Forgotten
Maybe that the democrats spread it to the deer years ago.
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PappyHoel
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CWD will never affect the Georgia deer herd. Our deer only live about 3 year max and the subsequent offspring won't live long enough to contract it. Deer up there aren't hunted but 3 weeks out of the year so it spreads. That's my theory.
sea trout
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Wow! Rock and roll music in another deer video!!!!!?????????
garveywallbanger
Senior Member
Even with CWD I could still have success on a high fence spot and stalk on a Keith Warren production.
Deerhead
Senior Member
So that's why I can't remember anything
C.Killmaster
Georgia Deer Biologist
Fawns can contract the disease. Also, plenty of deer live past 3 years old in GA.
grey1
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If you want to learn a LOT about CWD, I suggest you listen to this MeatEater podcast: http://www.themeateater.com/podcasts/ep-070-chronic-wasting-disease/
They talk for around 2 hours about CWD and similar diseases. The bottom line is it's bad, very bad, and we as hunters need to do everything we can to help prevent it.
They talk for around 2 hours about CWD and similar diseases. The bottom line is it's bad, very bad, and we as hunters need to do everything we can to help prevent it.
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Deleted member 35556
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The yearling bucks are probably the culprits in spreading the disease predominantly. So a 1.5 year buck moves to new territory, and has time to spread the disease. At least, that's the thought on how it propagates. In terms of management, you're seeing an increase pressure on killing the yearling animals to stop the disease spread.
beginnersluck
Senior Member
It's not the disease as much as it is the prion that will infect, regardless of how early the deer die. Once the prion is present, it can be passed easily from deer to deer (or maybe even other animals??) whether it's fecal matter, water contamination, or dead deer decaying and leaving the prion protein in the ground.
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