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MI believes they may kill does next year, only because, again, getting good winter habitat is going slow, mostly because of strangulation regulations, concerning the Federal forest,,,,,,,,
CWD was first discovered in an area, out west, were there were no deer farms, etc, so it did not start there, but no one knows for sure, if deer farming is accelerating it, the jury is still out,,,,,,,
Certainly not enough known to shut down operations, but everyone did agree, that double fencing should be required........
I listened to Kroll when he first came here,,,, He was the first biologist, to spark the warning, that deer herds in the Great Lakes are being mismanaged, by ludicrous wildlife practices, and refusal to put back young forest, in the ecosystem,,,,,He also was a fan of Keith McCaffrey, now retired, one of the best deer managers in the country,,,,
I also did research on Kroll, this guy is no dummy,,,,,, I do not agree with him on many aspects, but learn about someone, you know nothing about, and you might gain some info between your ears,,,,,,
The killing of deer in Wis, was tried, in my opinion, the DNR tried something, they thought would work, well it did not work, so lets move on, and let everyone work together, to maybe someday find a solution..... If I was a Minnesota hunter I would not be happy.......
I do consider him a professional, if you took the time to educate yourself, on his back ground,,,,,,, one thing I learned about him, in my own research, is he does have an open mind, and has changed his attitude, when he learns other ways,,,,,,
Wis in my opinion is on the brink of turning our deer herd around, deer hunting is a billion dollar business, and the management of our herd, was much maligned with the wanton killing of the north from 99 to 2010,,,,, think they learned something than???
No one yet has the answers, work must be done, open minds must prevail, but to repeat the history of known mistakes, is a mistake
Well, since Dr. Deer said it, maybe Republicans might actually listen? But, "genetically breeding", that is like science right? LOL
The idea that it can be eradicated from the herd is flawed. Deer form outside the "hot zone" travel into the area and become infected. Just like when a child comes to school with a cold and then the entire class ends up with it. Don't mess with Mother Nature, let her do her work.
