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Post by richm on Jun 16, 2023 10:49:32 GMT -5
I bet I've hauled over 50 deer into Florida from Missouri and other states the last 10-12 years and have never been checked once. Good see see/hear from you Mucky. Now we know where it came from! It was inevitable, thing is what to do next.
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Post by JS84 on Jun 16, 2023 10:56:21 GMT -5
Being one of the final states to be affected, we have a lot of other states response plans to look at for guidance. That's the silver lining if any
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Post by swampdog on Jun 16, 2023 15:22:32 GMT -5
FWC has a CWD plan. A public meeting will be held in the general area of the positive deer. Further testing and investigations will be performed to determine if this is an isolated instance from a traveling critter, or if it’s a verified “hotspot”. Depending on what’s determined further action will be conducted. So I think we stay tuned and see how this develops.
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Post by skunkdog on Jun 16, 2023 16:11:36 GMT -5
I bet I've hauled over 50 deer into Florida from Missouri and other states the last 10-12 years and have never been checked once. Good see see/hear from you Mucky. Now we know where it came from! It was inevitable, thing is what to do next. Mine are boned and packed when I roll across the border, just sayin' never been checked
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Post by wayvis on Jun 16, 2023 21:05:49 GMT -5
The FWC, FDACS, and other agencies have a very detailed plan on dealing with CWD. "FWC and FDACS will implement emergency regulations as warranted regarding harvest/hunting of free-ranging cervids and captive cervid facilities. These may include temporary restrictions or prohibition of any intrastate movement of cervids, cervid carcasses or cervid parts.
Three circular management zones with 1-mile (Zone 1), 5-mile (Zone 2), and 15-mile (Zone 3) radii centered on the initial positive case will be established to determine CWD infection prevalence and geographic extent. All three zones shall be collectively known as the Containment Zone (CZ). Zone boundaries may be realigned to correspond with political boundaries or predominant landscape features such as roads and rivers for enforcement purposes."
If the deer was a free range deer, then one of the first responses will be to have sharp shooters reduce deer density within one mile radii of the affected deer. They will be testing these deer and depending on what they find the area could be expanded. This is just the initial response, some other things will be to educate the local hunters and have check stations to test deer.
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Post by ogbohica on Jun 18, 2023 12:27:49 GMT -5
So we will eradicate the deer, but "manage" the python situation?
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Post by bindersmom on Jun 20, 2023 8:10:23 GMT -5
FWC, FDACS and partner agencies issue emergency order, implement management actions to monitor and protect against possible spread of CWD in north Florida
Following confirmation of a positive test sample for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Holmes County, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) have implemented management actions and an executive order to protect against the possible spread of CWD.
The FWC and its agency partners take CWD very seriously and have implemented a comprehensive response plan. As part of the plan, the FWC will collect samples from specific established zones to further assess the spread of the disease. The results from this initial sampling effort will inform resource managers so they can respond with appropriate management strategies.
The FWC has increased CWD monitoring and surveillance in the area and FDACS is prioritizing CWD testing from all samples collected from Holmes County.
In an executive order signed by FWC Executive Director Roger Young on June 19, new actions include:
Establishment of a CWD Management Zone centered around the location of the positive sample. The CWD Management Zone includes the portions of Holmes, Jackson and Washington counties north of Interstate 10, east of State Road 81 and west of U.S. Highway 231. See a map of the CWD Management Zone. The prohibition of exporting whole cervid (deer) carcasses and high-risk carcass parts originating from the CWD Management Zone **** The prohibition of baiting or feeding deer within the CWD Management Zone with limited exceptions The prohibition of rehabilitating or releasing injured or orphaned white-tailed deer originating within the CWD Management Zone.
FDACS management actions to date include:
Heightened review of transportation permits for intra-state captive cervids to or from captive cervid facilities within the CWD Management Zone. Increased communication with captive cervid facilities in the CWD Management Zone. Quarantine of all captive cervid facilities in the CWD Management Zone.
The Florida Department of Health has provided informational resources to all county health offices in the area and is integrated into the Unified Command to assist as necessary.
The purpose of these regulations is to help protect Florida’s white-tailed deer herd by reducing the potential spread of CWD within the CWD Management Zone and to other parts of the state.
Controlling the spread of CWD is difficult once it becomes established in a natural population. Because prions shed by infected deer persist in the environment, the best chance for controlling CWD is acting quickly after it’s been detected to prevent more animals from becoming infected. CWD can be transmitted directly - from animal to animal - or indirectly from the environment. Multiple management strategies will be employed to control the spread of the disease.
The FWC is asking anyone who sees a sick, abnormally thin deer or finds a deer dead from unknown causes to call the CWD hotline, 866-CWD-WATCH (866-293-9282) and report the animal’s location.
Currently, there is no scientific evidence that CWD can be transmitted to humans or livestock under natural conditions. However, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention do not recommend consuming meat from animals that test positive for CWD or from any sick animal. The FWC provides information about precautions people should take when pursuing or handling deer that might have been exposed to CWD.
The FWC along with its partners - the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Florida Department of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study - will continue to update the public as more information becomes available. For more information, visit MyFWC.com/CWD.
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Post by bullfrog on Jun 20, 2023 8:39:43 GMT -5
By what magic will deer not spread CWD on a tight, heavily used food plot but will spread it under a feeder (or an oak tree dropping acorns), for that matter?
Seems like if they’re serious about stopping deer from congregating in close quarters, they should ban food plots under a certain size.
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Post by bindersmom on Jun 20, 2023 8:43:14 GMT -5
all baiting/food plots should be banned, then we'll know who can actually hunt.
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Post by One Man Gang on Jun 20, 2023 10:44:15 GMT -5
There's one state that opened up feed stations so they could concentrate the deer in order to kill them more effectively.
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Post by One Man Gang on Jun 20, 2023 10:46:03 GMT -5
One ex FL bio I know who now works in TN, told me the necks up there eat a ton of deer that have tested positive with cwd.
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Post by JS84 on Jun 22, 2023 10:32:18 GMT -5
No cervid to human transmissions have been recorded through direct contact nor consumption of affected meat. Just facts.
Not sure I would eat it or not though...
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Post by One Man Gang on Jun 22, 2023 10:36:27 GMT -5
I would not knowingly eat a sick animal of any sort unless I was absolutely starving.
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Post by bindersmom on Jun 22, 2023 14:30:04 GMT -5
I thought we learned our lesson about getting in line and trusting the "science".
I'm not taking that chance with my family.
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