What to know about Chronic Wasting Disease 

Which means?

@@lclnbm Texas is full of high fence ranches, captive whitetail breeding is a multi million dollar industry by itself, a high fence ranch with an unnaturally high density of deer is the likely source of cwd since pathogens/disease can spread rapidly in high concentrations of wildlife.

They can't do it for the same reason that African nations can't. Texas, like most states that aren't blue, are states with high populations of hunters. Where I live in the north, white tails are HUGE, easily double the size of what I've seen living down south and in the Midwest. The reason is because there aren't many hunters in blue states and so the populations get out of control, but, the big males are actually able to breed. In the south and Midwest, unless you were to close down all hunting (which wouldn't happen because people would still do it on their properties), you will hunt everything to extinction. Yes, MOST hunters are conservationists. Myself included... But... Hunters don't like to recognize just how many hilljacks and rednecks there are who are white trash and sometimes shoot at anything they can find. They don't care if they hit a deer with a gut shot or in the leg, they don't care if populations are low. Theres a lot more idiots in this world than those who are logical and so captive breeding is much more nuanced than just money.

don’t let them shut it down we NEED human CWD 😢

Conservation and Hunting are one and the same . . .

How

Good I pray

Not recommend to eat them though

@@ghostlyportal8555 you just need to cook the meat well done .

@@donaldduffy8947 true but still who know if it gets worse

@@ghostlyportal8555 yup

It depends on a lot of factors, but CWD can drastically reduce their lifespan and it's common for them to die between 18 months and two years after infection.

The precise location and mode of CWD development is not known. The condition was first noted in 1967 in research on mule deer herds in Colorado.

Unfortunately, chronic wasting disease cannot be identified by just looking at them. A perfectly healthy-looking deer can still be carry chronic wasting disease. They only show signs towards the end, such as emaciation, drooling and disorientation. That's why testing is so important to managing the spread of this disease.

The precise location and mode of CWD development is not known. The condition was first noted in 1967 in research on mule deer herds in Colorado.

The sick animals used to be easy prey for wolves. Now we have replaced the wolves with hunters who ignore diseased animals and mainly shoot healthy ones. So the sick animals are allowed to survive and spread their disease.

Deer can not be harvested without a license, tag, and within an open season. Secondly, if there is concern for a deer showing signs consistent with CWD, they should notify their local biologist or game warden; the biologist or game warden can then coordinate for the safe removal and testing of that animal if indicated.

To date, there have been no reported cases of CWD infection in people. However, it's best for people to avoid eating meat that has tested positive for CWD.

@@texasparksandwildlife I know that a it has not jumped yet but if the zombie apocalypse is gonna happen it probably would be in the 2020's

To date, there have been no reported cases of CWD infection in people. However, it's best for people to avoid eating meat that has tested positive for CWD.

@@texasparksandwildlife I assume that’s because you don’t want to be the first one it jumps to, correct?

​@@ErronBlack_Outlawyep, theres always a chance as its the same class as mad cow disease.

​@@tessace4884If it's a prion disease, then no amount of cooking can destroy the infectious protein. It could be better to avoid the meat from an infected animal.

@fallinginthed33p yeah? That's why I said what I did, mad cow spread to people so it's good to be cautious of all similar diseases

You say that like being a zombie is a bad thing though 😢😢😢

@@Wastelander-420 how is it a good thing

@@RageRage-gy5nu it was a joke, never mind.

Like any disease, it can be very difficult to mitigate and it may never be eradicated entirely, but we have an obligation to try and limit the damage it causes to wildlife and ecosystems. If we do nothing, the problem will get much worse.

So far there have been no recorded cases of any human beings contracting Chronic Wasting Disease.

The deer with act very out of it and lethargic. They will usually have lack of coordination and behavior changes. This leads to them being “zombie-like” to some. Plus it was used by the media because it gets more clicks lol

Chronic wasting disease has been found in deer in Michigan as well as many other states, which is why it's important that we study it and monitor it closely. There's still a lot that we don't know, but so far no person has ever contracted chronic wasting disease from deer. Still, it's best to avoid eating meat from animals that have chronic wasting disease, and the only way to know that is to have them tested.

It’s not a virus. It’s a prion disease.

Sounds like you're more interested in drawing attention to yourself, than contacting you Father. I would have contacted mine Before i made a comment on RU-vid . . .

It takes symptoms roughly 5 years to appear in deer

Yes your much better off eating foo with every chemical known to mankind in it..

To date, no human being has ever contracted chronic wasting disease from animals. But there's still a lot we don't know about it and testing is one of the main ways we're able to study CWD.

@@texasparksandwildlife i know and it could some day reach over to us

@oaaaaaaaaaaa 💀💀💀

True but scientist are struggling to cure cancer and such if this continues happening who knows what will happen to other species or us.

That’s just silly. Taking out a giant keystone species because a portion have a disease we will most likely be able to cure/ are able to control just bc “well that’s easier” is short sited at best.

You're joking right? You know what this disease does to deers right? You know what would happen if you contracted this right?