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Message: <blockquote data-quote="KDM" data-source="post: 244268" data-attributes="member: 314"><p>You are absolutely correct, this isn't 1967, it's 2019 and there has been over 50 years of work done on CWD and we STILL don't have a single case of human infection.  How many hunters have consumed venison from a CWD positive deer and didn't know it?  Apparently, there aren't any adverse effects as you would think they would have surfaced sometime in the past 50 years.  So I ask you, what evidence do you have that you should be afraid of CWD??  I see nothing but those trying to instill an unsubstantiated personal fear in people to push a political agenda.  Which is fine if you keep it personal.  However, to dictate to others what they can and can't do based on a personal fear doesn't hold water IMO.  Would I knowingly eat the meat of a CWD infected deer?  Well, CWD prions are found only in the brain and spinal column and only the later stages of CWD are recognizable in abnormal behavior so the only way I would know an animal has CWD would be it's odd behavior at which point the answer would be no.  I wouldn't eat a deer that was acting abnormally regardless of the cause, nor would I eat any critter that looks or acts strangely.  How do you or I  know we haven't already consumed a deer infected with tuberculosis or anthrax?  TB has no outward indicators and only late stage anthrax where there are lesions visible and leaking body fluids would let you know of it's presence.  If a fear of disease in deer is your motivation for action, I'm fine with that, but then you need to apply it to all deer diseases and based on the current evidence, CWD is WAY WAY WAY down on the list of possible threats to humans.  As far as what I would do to stop the spread of CWD.  First I would have to be convinced that CWD is a threat to either deer or humans.  As of now I see NO evidence that there is even a minimal threat unless you eat the brain and/or spinal column of an infected animal.  I don't, so for me personally, it's of no concern.  Eradication of deer has been shown to NOT WORK in several cases.  Banning baiting has been shown to NOT WORK.  Your personal feelings are as useless as mine on the ethics of either one.  The facts and evidence don't need feelings to be valid.  I've provided several facts to support my position, but all I get in return is unsubstantiated fear mongering and scare tactics designed to illicit an emotional reaction.  Emotion is used by political agenda minded individuals who can't use facts, science, or data to support their position.  To say the least, I'm NOT a fan of emotional decision making processes.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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