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Quote from: RC on August 01, 2024, 05:26:22 PMWhat are the odds that this leads to a bait ban, or an end to feed stations?The Washington State Archery Association Hunting VP stated that the commission has already tried to use this as justification to end it State wide. The best we can hope for is to present science that it doesn't help and isolate bans to geographic regions of the state.
What are the odds that this leads to a bait ban, or an end to feed stations?
If done right, CWD testing is pretty painless and a worthwhile practice to limit the spread of the disease as best as possible. When we harvested our deer in Colorado last year, they were not from a unit that required testing. That being said, it had been detected there in the past. For peace of mind, we opted to voluntarily have our deer tested at one of the CPW offices on our way home. Took a month to get results, but whatever. Felt good about doing it for sure. If we need to do something similar in WA, so be it..
I would like to know why my post on this CWD found north of Spokane was taken down? It was the first post on this subject and was posted before this one was started. Is HW turning into a good 0 boys club?
Quote from: Rainier10 on August 02, 2024, 07:04:03 AMQuote from: PA BEN on August 02, 2024, 06:50:03 AMI would like to know why my post on this CWD found north of Spokane was taken down? It was the first post on this subject and was posted before this one was started. Is HW turning into a good 0 boys club?@PA BEN Look at post number one of this thread. It was posted at 1:41 pm yesterday. Post two is your post two hours after the first post on this topic. I merged the two topics and because you were second to post the story the first posting took priority.No this place isn’t the good o boys club.When I posted mine this one wasn't up. I looked, or I wouldn't have posted it. I also checked back and read comments on it and this one still wasn't up. This isn't the first time this has happened to a post of mine.
Quote from: PA BEN on August 02, 2024, 06:50:03 AMI would like to know why my post on this CWD found north of Spokane was taken down? It was the first post on this subject and was posted before this one was started. Is HW turning into a good 0 boys club?@PA BEN Look at post number one of this thread. It was posted at 1:41 pm yesterday. Post two is your post two hours after the first post on this topic. I merged the two topics and because you were second to post the story the first posting took priority.No this place isn’t the good o boys club.
Quote from: Special T on August 01, 2024, 11:17:41 PMQuote from: RC on August 01, 2024, 05:26:22 PMWhat are the odds that this leads to a bait ban, or an end to feed stations?The Washington State Archery Association Hunting VP stated that the commission has already tried to use this as justification to end it State wide. The best we can hope for is to present science that it doesn't help and isolate bans to geographic regions of the state.I fully anticipate they will indeed use it as justification to modify all kinds of things. With regards to bait - I agree - they need to stick to science. To me, the most compelling arguments against some statewide bait ban:-There is no evidence placing small, regulated quantities of bait (per WDFW Regs - 10 gal), during periods of relatively abundant food availability (fall hunting seasons, especially early fall) increases transmission of CWD-Agricultural practices, winter feeding by WDFW, recreational feeding by non-hunters (where there are no quantity/seasonal limitations) and other actions all act to concentrate animals at far greater rates than baiting for hunting.-Banning regulated/small quantity baiting is discriminatory against poor and minority user groups who do not have equitable access to wildlife. A baiting ban significantly reduces their access to wildlife and has no effect on large, wealthy landowners who can plant crops to attract and concentrate wildlife.
The closes case was found on the east side of Idaho . And now they found a dead deer laying on the ground just in side of Spokane in less then 2 years. All lies i call bull to that. Idaho extended there there season longer in the unit the deer was shot in hundreds of deer were shot for testing not one deer tested positive for cwd but they find one in Washington dead on side of road i dont think so . Bull s##t it was hit by car or blue tongue.