CWD in ferry county

[hunter399]

They have been playing this on local new on dry side.
Saying mule deer in ferry county have CWD.
This is definitely gotta be taken with a grain of salt.

Seems a proper sample wasn't provided,some kind of third  party testing took place.
It all seems a little suspect.
They also make the claim ,First mule deer to test positive in Washington.

I'll post a link to WDFW web page ,read the report.
Make your own conclusions.

https://wdfw.wa.gov/newsroom/news-release/unofficial-third-party-test-reports-chronic-wasting-disease-ferry-county-mule-deer

[Ghost Hunter]

Read that, had the same thoughts.

[Longfield1]

I thought testing muscle wasn’t very reliable. Testing part of the brain even though it doesn’t have part of the brainstem would be more reliable I would think. False positive.

[addicted1]

Not sure how I feel about this hunter, you transported out of the boundary and then decided to get it tested after the fact on good faith? The way I see it, this was not an approved test and results mean nothing. The WDFW shared this to highlight this hunters mistakes and educate us on following the guidelines. 

[HereDuckyDucky]

Seems like a big nothing burger shared by WDFW for alternative purposes.

RW

[ghosthunter]

So playing the devil’s advocate, what’s to stop an anti hunting group from doing that to advance CWD worries and restrict hunting?

I am glad WDFW dose t take random tests as gospel.

[HereDuckyDucky]

I am glad WDFW dose t take random tests as gospel.

Yet they had no problem emailing a press release to everyone in their system.

RW

[kodiak06]

WEIRD. Had I traveled outside the check-in area I'd never have had a sample taken lol.