Thread: CWD Marshall county

Dutchman I don't know how it got into MS. I know there are only a couple of ways it could get into MS and those are the ways I posted about. Since no state that borders MS has CWD currently in their deer herd unless it's gone undetected, I feel very safe in saying an infected deer didn't walk across the state line carrying it. Also, the counties in MS where the infected deer have shown up aren't contiguous. An infected deer didn't "migrate" from a county bordering the MS river to Pontotoc county.

Since the prions are everywhere, my bet is it was already here and that some natural occurance of nature triggered it. That's the way it surely originated. Humic acid shows the potential to knock back the prion levels, not eliminate them. But can you imagine how much it would take to treat such a large land mass?

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I’ve been filming deer for a long time on trail cameras. I see the same deer over and over on my corn piles and even bucks are homebodies for the most part. Very seldom do we get many New deer feeding at them unless a buck or two pass through during the rut. We only lose one or two bucks during the rut, but they always come back if not harvested by someone. You can move your cameras 1/2-1 mile and get totally different deer with the above exception. The bucks aren’t really interested in feeding much during the rut anyway, they’re just following nature’s call.

Stopping the feeding isn’t going to do one danged thing to prevent the spread of this disease. IMO feeding might actually slow down the spread because by feeding, you keep the infected deer in a more confined area. Loss of habitat forcing the deer to move would be more likely to spread the disease.

Deer hang out together regardless of where their food source or bedding area is. A prime White Oak flat, Pin Oak flat or a bean or wheat field is no different than a corn pile. The local deer will show up no matter what the food source.

CWD is here to stay just like the Asian Carp. It will run its course just like Blue Tongue and other diseases do. No sense in panicking over it. We’ll learn to deal with it.


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For me..I am just going along with what the State Biologist think...They know more than any of us ....I will have every harvest checked, and urge others to do the same.... As for eating infected deer...Probably not, but haven't had to make that decision yet

A sad problem, don't no what the answer will be!! CWD and silver carp are really causing problems for sportsmen and ladies!Everywhere.

Originally Posted by BigRiverMarine

I’ve been filming deer for a long time on trail cameras. I see the same deer over and over on my corn piles and even bucks are homebodies for the most part. Very seldom do we get many New deer feeding at them unless a buck or two pass through during the rut. We only lose one or two bucks during the rut, but they always come back if not harvested by someone. You can move your cameras 1/2-1 mile and get totally different deer with the above exception. The bucks aren’t really interested in feeding much during the rut anyway, they’re just following nature’s call.

Stopping the feeding isn’t going to do one danged thing to prevent the spread of this disease. IMO feeding might actually slow down the spread because by feeding, you keep the infected deer in a more confined area. Loss of habitat forcing the deer to move would be more likely to spread the disease.

Deer hang out together regardless of where their food source or bedding area is. A prime White Oak flat, Pin Oak flat or a bean or wheat field is no different than a corn pile. The local deer will show up no matter what the food source.

CWD is here to stay just like the Asian Carp. It will run its course just like Blue Tongue and other diseases do. No sense in panicking over it. We’ll learn to deal with it.


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my thoughts exactly

Originally Posted by murdok

my thoughts exactly

The mdwfp is sending a mixed message. They banned feeding in the immediate areas where CWD has been found, but haven't done so in the rest of the state. Makes no sense to me either feeding does or doesn't have anything to do with it, but that just goes to show that they are about as clueless as we are about what causes/spreads it.

Originally Posted by ragencage

The mdwfp is sending a mixed message. They banned feeding in the immediate areas where CWD has been found, but haven't done so in the rest of the state. Makes no sense to me either feeding does or doesn't have anything to do with it, but that just goes to show that they are about as clueless as we are about what causes/spreads it.

Those deer coming to the corn will just change food sources and still be in contact with each other wherever they’re feeding. Makes ZERO sense to me to stop feeding. The disease is already there, and feeding didn’t bring it there. Deer don’t run up to Illinois or other states that have CWD and bring it back. SMH


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