What's your thoughts?

[tbrown]

I shot a buck back in September that came back positive with CWD. They called me within 2 weeks but I had quite a few questions for her. I didn't really know too much about CWD so she explained to me that it is a mutation of the protein in the brain that causes the issues. They are not sure how it is transferred, and in the area I shot my buck it jumped from 3% positive on mule bucks in 2015 to 13% in 2016.

They are expecting to see it as far west as Edmonton and Calgary within the next 5 years. I asked if they are looking at any counter measures or are they just planning on monitoring it. Because of the bad press they received over their last cull they are looking at other options to slow down the spread.

I was told that they are looking at ways to manipulate the harvest by potentially adding a Jan-Feb hunt, to target herds with a high positive percentage.

What's your thoughts on this approach? Do you think this is a good idea? Will this do more damage than good? To me it is no different than a cull but they are using sportsmen to do it so they don't get as many complaints as last time.

Let me know what you think.

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