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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Fritz the Cat" data-source="post: 343360" data-attributes="member: 605">The North American Deer Farmers Association have been lobbying for years to get money for CWD research. The answer is more than likely in the genomes. Animals with genetic markers MM are most susceptible. LM are less and LL have been known to live six years. Just have to find some that are immune and breed with those. At the same time the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies have been lobbying for funds for monitoring. Can anyone remember when George W. at his State of the Union Address said the fed/gov was going to award $50 million to fight CWD? Most of the money went to Wisconsin to buy pick-ups, four wheelers, rifles and hire sharp shooters to wipe out every deer in a three county area. It failed because it created a vacuum and even more deer moved in. Independently of each other the Deer Growers and Game departments cannot get anything across the finish line lately, so they partnered. My position has not changed. I believe all money should go to research. $70 million is a big ask. Can't predict how the Senate will vote but the House voted in favor overwhelmingly. What a catch 22....in order to get $35 million for CWD research we have to help get $35 million to wildlife agencies for monitoring.</blockquote>