Learn the FACTS about CWD!
History of CWD
What is Chronic Wasting Disease?
Chronic Wasting Disease is a deer disease that is transmitted in countless ways and has now been detected in ? States and three Canadian Provinces. CWD has never been stopped once it has been detected and continues to be discovered in those states when testing is required. Some states require testing while others don’t. If you look for something long enough, you will find it.
First Case in Colorado
Chronic Wasting Disease was first found in 1967 in captive mule deer in Colorado. As of May 30, 2023, CWD has been documented in captive and free-ranging deer in 30 states and in Canada.
Discovery in Texas
The first case of CWD was discovered in 2012 in a free-ranging mule deer in West Texas and in a captive white-tailed deer in 2015. Hundreds of cases have been confirmed in captive and free-ranging deer since the initial discovery in 2012.
Economic Impact
If CWD is not contained and controlled, the implications of the disease for Texas and its multi-billion-dollar ranching, hunting, wildlife management, and real estate economies could be significant.
What TPWD is NOT doing about it and how TPWD is singling out deer breeder facilities:
TPWD is only looking for CWD in isolated areas of the state and not statewide. TPWD’s CWD check stations fail testing all hunter harvested animals because most hunters refuse to bring them for testing stations for various reasons.
What TPWD SHOULD be doing:
There are over ????? Managed Land Permits (MLD Permits) issued by TPWD for Texas ranches. These MLD permits are paid for by landowners and they allow special management practices to improve deer habitats and control population density. MLD’s are currently not required to test for CWD. Our suggestion is a simple one. Begin to look for CWD everywhere and not just in captive facilities and the best and most logical place to start is the MLD program. TPWD could easily require ALL MLD holders to test the first 25 animals taken under each MLD program every year with tests paid for by the MLD holders. Doing these additional statewide tests would be a more in-depth look for the disease and allow for a better understanding of where the disease has already taken hold in Texas.
FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW
FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW
DR. JAMES KROLL'S CWD FACTS AND FICTION
FACT: CWD is not a devastating disease.
There is NO SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE that CWD has caused a population decrease anywhere in teh united states (includign the highly infected state of COlorado.) #1 cause of population decrease is changing land use and habitat deterioration. Record bucks were harvested from highly infected zones in W1 with optimum populations.
FICTION: CWD is spread by deer farming.
There is NO SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE anywhere that CWD is spread by deer farming. CWD can show up anywnere at anytime and has a spontaneous nature. The deer farmer is the victim of the disease as it is used by those opposed to deer farms.
FACT: CWD Is not a highly contagious disease.
There is EVIDENCED by the low prevalence rate.
FICTION: All CWD Positive animals will die of the disease.
EVIDENCE shows sthat susceptible genotype animals can live up to 4 years with the siease and those with resistant genotype can live for 13 +years. The majority of these animals will die of other causes long before CWD will kill them
FACT: CWD is NOT dramatically increasing and speading in WI.
The statistics used by state agencies regarding an increase in the spread of CWD represent a gross misuse of the scientific method, data collection and research design. 75% of tseting for the states data was done on animals in a highly infected area. This data cannot be representative of the infection reate in the whole state.
FACT: There has been absolutely NO valid peer reviewed published science in 50 years that has shown any decline in deer and elk populations due to CWD!
CWD ACROSS THE US
Wyoming is the most infected state in the nation and has never allowed deer breeding or baiting. Tennessee, Virginia and Maryland have never allowed deer breeding and have CWD.
Arkansas, Lousiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Alabama, North Dakota, Illinois and Florida have CWD in the wild and never a positive commercial Breeder Deer Facility.
West Virigina had known CWD infection for over 15 years prior to a Commercial Breeder Deer Facility became positive in an area with 33% infection in the wild deer herd surrounding the Facility.
Buzzard Migratoin Routes.
Buzzards fly an average of 200 miles a day during migration. Saskatchewan has a HIGH CWD PREVALENCE!
Arkansas has a HIGH CWD PREVALENCE!
How CWD is SPREAD!
Ticks, Deer, Cervidae (Deer Family) Carcasses, Crows, Buzzards, Hawks, Eagles, Coyotes, Wolves, Voles (Field Mice), Plants, Hay, Feed, Products, Dust Particles (Wind Aided), Mulch, Compost, and Vehicles traveling through CWD Postitive Areas.