Oklahoma to combat CWD by releasing Captive deer

[scn]

Of course it was and still is

But deer riding in the back of trucks from Midwest states contributed to the spread in most areas.

Captive deer started it but hunters spread it way more than deer breeders.

I'm guessing it was just a coincidence that CWD showed up in multiple states within a few miles of deer farms?

 

[bowhunterfanatic]

Of course it was and still is

But deer riding in the back of trucks from Midwest states contributed to the spread in most areas.

Captive deer started it but hunters spread it way more than deer breeders.

Any chance this happened in West Tennessee?

More like any chance it didn't…?

 

[AlabamaSwamper]

I'm guessing it was just a coincidence that CWD showed up in multiple states within a few miles of deer farms?

I doubt it
But there isn't any close to the positives in Alabama. Is there known positives in West Tennessee in high fences? I have no idea. Was high fenced deer released somewhere over there?

I know there isn't any high fences in Nebraska close to where we hunt but CWD has been there for 25 years in that area.

 

[Ski]

With so little data and time to observe negative effects, releasing genetically modified deer into the wild is the kind of scientific hubris and arrogance that brought is Covid 19.

What is an acceptable time-line? At what point is enough research enough? Who establishes the standards, and how?

I don't think releasing captive deer is a good idea. But what is the worst possible unintended consequence? Releasing an unliving, immortal, 100% fatal contagion that resides in the soil for eternity?

I don't know what approach is best. But every advancement comes from taking a risk to experiment. Sure there are some failures and outright disasters when the risks are realized. But there are also critical successes. We don't really know until after the fact how things will turn out. At this point I don't necessarily feel CWD is advancing rapidly enough to warrant extreme risk countermeasures, but I also am not sure exactly where that point is. To me this seems like a second down hail Mary when there's reasonable chance at a goal in the third down. But I'm not the coach.

 

[BigAl]

I doubt it
But there isn't any close to the positives in Alabama. Is there known positives in West Tennessee in high fences? I have no idea. Was high fenced deer released somewhere over there?

I know there isn't any high fences in Nebraska close to where we hunt but CWD has been there for 25 years in that area.

THe outbreak in West, TN occurred near Ames and a couple of high fence places. I've heard the finger pointed at both. I've heard someone say they know exactly where/how it started, but no one really names any names, places, or people. Also haven't heard if CWD spread into the high fence places. Someone else on here might know.

 

[killingtime 41]

Nature will figure it out. There is nothing man will do but make problems worse. We have an absolute record of doing that. No easy fix's and no short answers to the problem. I would say before they go and release them. They certainly should do a controlled study some how. Might take several years of data. But once released you don't want even worse problems. Now released into the wild deer herd. No coming back after the fact I wouldn't think.