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Should we even worry about CWD anymore?
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<blockquote data-quote="rem270" data-source="post: 5930757" data-attributes="member: 1700"><p>I worry more about what man and the government will do about CWD then CWD itself. Some will die and some will live after having it. Some will never get it. But all these "plans" put in place hasn't stopped it and now the state is out millions from something they can't control.</p><p></p><p>Cross state lines into KY where I am. Literally 55 yards from my chair to the TN line. A commissioner from KY, who is a member here that I have a lot of respect for has proposed extending the juvenile hunt to 9 days this coming season. This would start on the 2nd Sat of Oct and run 9 days. Claims it gets more kids involved. I totally get it and it would be great to see more kids involved and have more opportunities. But if you really want the kids to have a good experience, move the juvenile date to the end of Oct or first weekend in Nov. Far better hunting then opposed to 2nd weekend in Oct when it's most of the time 85 degrees in the afternoons.</p><p></p><p>Another proposal is extending early mz season and allowing exposed hammers shooting straight wall cartridges. This is also to give folks more time with a mz or rifle in their hands to kill more deer.</p><p></p><p>All of these proposals are stemming from the one guy who brought a deer in from a non CWD surveillance zone to a CWD surveillance zone and tested positive in Nov 2023. Just so happens this was going to be the last year testing was done "if" they didn't find a CWD positive deer.</p><p></p><p>Previously, the CWD surveillance zone was started because of the CWD positive deer in Henry Co, TN. Close to the KY line.</p><p></p><p>We are hearing that "more deer need to be killed" because we are overrun with them. Don't get me wrong, I am blessed to see a lot of deer each season on both of my properties. Not every county is like that and not every property is like that even in the counties my property are at. I'm sure a lot of you know that hunt KY that you can look at telecheck and see who has checked deer in. I look at it quite a bit and haven't once seen the ones who are hollering "kill more deer" that are actually practicing what they preach. One of the ones has a heckuva property that is loaded with deer so not killing any on it is not a reason of not seeing them to shoot.</p><p></p><p>This is just the start for KY and if this goes into effect it will just get worse year after year. That is my issue with it. If you want to hunt more then just 16 days with a rifle and 9 days with a mz then take up archery.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I have given my responses in surveys they send out. The last one I was able to send out was 2022 because I didn't receive one this past year for some reason. One of the questions in the last survey I took was asking landowners if they would let officers or volunteers to come on our property to control the population. That was a big heck no.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rem270, post: 5930757, member: 1700"] I worry more about what man and the government will do about CWD then CWD itself. Some will die and some will live after having it. Some will never get it. But all these "plans" put in place hasn't stopped it and now the state is out millions from something they can't control. Cross state lines into KY where I am. Literally 55 yards from my chair to the TN line. A commissioner from KY, who is a member here that I have a lot of respect for has proposed extending the juvenile hunt to 9 days this coming season. This would start on the 2nd Sat of Oct and run 9 days. Claims it gets more kids involved. I totally get it and it would be great to see more kids involved and have more opportunities. But if you really want the kids to have a good experience, move the juvenile date to the end of Oct or first weekend in Nov. Far better hunting then opposed to 2nd weekend in Oct when it's most of the time 85 degrees in the afternoons. Another proposal is extending early mz season and allowing exposed hammers shooting straight wall cartridges. This is also to give folks more time with a mz or rifle in their hands to kill more deer. All of these proposals are stemming from the one guy who brought a deer in from a non CWD surveillance zone to a CWD surveillance zone and tested positive in Nov 2023. Just so happens this was going to be the last year testing was done "if" they didn't find a CWD positive deer. Previously, the CWD surveillance zone was started because of the CWD positive deer in Henry Co, TN. Close to the KY line. We are hearing that "more deer need to be killed" because we are overrun with them. Don't get me wrong, I am blessed to see a lot of deer each season on both of my properties. Not every county is like that and not every property is like that even in the counties my property are at. I'm sure a lot of you know that hunt KY that you can look at telecheck and see who has checked deer in. I look at it quite a bit and haven't once seen the ones who are hollering "kill more deer" that are actually practicing what they preach. One of the ones has a heckuva property that is loaded with deer so not killing any on it is not a reason of not seeing them to shoot. This is just the start for KY and if this goes into effect it will just get worse year after year. That is my issue with it. If you want to hunt more then just 16 days with a rifle and 9 days with a mz then take up archery. I have given my responses in surveys they send out. The last one I was able to send out was 2022 because I didn't receive one this past year for some reason. One of the questions in the last survey I took was asking landowners if they would let officers or volunteers to come on our property to control the population. That was a big heck no. [/QUOTE]
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