Chronic wasting disease in deer is bad.

Sep 19, 2019, 5:28 AM

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Ted Nugent says new Michigan hunting rules will trigger ‘widespread civil disobedience’

Ted Nugent took aim Tuesday at a new rule prohibiting baiting and feeding deer and elk in Michigan, insisting the ban will lead to "widespread civil disobedience" among fellow hunters.

The spread of this disease caused SCDNR to ban the use of scents in an effort to prevent transmission through urine into SC. So far the disease has not reached SC deer but it has spread from places like Michigan south to Arkansas.

Supposedly the disease is not transmissable to humans but I wouldn't eat a deer exposed to this. It's related to mad cow disease which had human cases documented to come from cows. In humans it ends up being a disease called CJD. Our neighbor died from it and it is a horrible disease. Furthermore it is impossible to track because deer can carry it for many years before showing symptoms.

As far as I see it Ted Nugent is on the wrong side of this. I understand the ruling ticks people off but CWD is a huge and growing problem in wild deer and is spreading. With cows we were able to control it by changing their feed among other measures. But in the wild deer population its nearly impossible to control. That being said I don't think baiting deer, or stopping the practice, would have any real impact. As noted in SC, urine and scent excreted by deer carries it and it can be transmitted that way. So it is a pointless measure really.

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I remember Saturdays when we would have 80 sanders and a dozen packs of dogs and kill almost 30 deer. Very few people drive with dogs these days and NO ONE does it like we used to do. Even our own club has changed.

Used to be we'd wake up at 5am. 50 to 80 people showed up. We ate eggs, grits, sausage, buscuits, drank coffee etc. Then we'd get a head count and pick a drive based on the number of standers. Each road was marked with stands by pie plates.1 miles apart. Once we had the drive figured out we'd blow the whistle and everyone got in a circle. They'd count off based on how many trucks we had to take standers. Then each number went to a truck and the standers were put out. The drivers with the dogs would come later and go into the drive. Most drivers walked although some were on horseback. Hearing those woods light up right at sunrise with 120 dogs is something I'll never forget.

3 horm blows signaled the end of the morning drive. Standers and their deer were picked up. Went back and skinned the deer then had lunch. Usually cube steak and gravy with buscuits, ham, collards, green beans, and sweet tea. Then everyone slept and/or listened to Jim Phillips calling the Clemson game. Then we circle up, count off and did it again in the afternoon. Clean those deer then divide into piles based on the number wanting meat. We evened up the cuts in the piles and you drew a number from a hat. Then you got the pile with that number.

Some day I will write a book about this.

Also everyone used 2 3/4" shells. Anything larger was not allowed. So much more dangerous with 3 or 4" shells and they eyeball the distance. Just not the same. Less safe.

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Chronic wasting disease in deer is bad.

It is believed to be spread by crowes as well

I'm hoping our legislature gets together on this and bans

Chris is a big time jerk......but man I love their music

Mine copy was a pre-ordered gift, so it supposed to be here

let me preface what I am about to say with

I grew up hunting deer with dogs.

We have a pocket of it in Virginny. While it is bad for hunters,

Re: We have a pocket of it in Virginny. While it is bad for hunters,

the coyotes have trimmed our population nicely in sc***

Now someone's gonna have to hunt coyotes.***

This is why I put out

Widespread distribution of ACME catalogs, imo.***

$50 per coyote in our club.***

Very nasty stuff

you want to bait them - plant some apple or pear trees

It hit Missouri where my family owns land and house

“This is a Rosa Parks moment,” Mr. Nugent told reporters

What does this have to do with the Outkast song?***

Drama queen statement.

Hadn't heard his name in a while, so I was wondering if

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