Originally Posted by
Walking Buffalo
Ballparking the percentage here...
95% of CWD positive deer shot by hunters show no outward symptoms of the disease, they appear fat and healthy.
But they are not. Within 18-24 months every one will have died from the disease.
CWD infection rates are skyrocketing in Alberta, particularly for Mule deer, and especially in Bucks.
Several areas have an infection rate of over 50% for Mule deer males over 1 year of age.
We haven't seen anything yet as to how detrimental this disease may become to deer,
And then IF it ever becomes transmittable to humans....
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Back to the OP.
Bownut, I gave you the opportunity to clarify your comment, and you decided not to.
Spreading what you acknowledge to be an unsubstantiated rumour like this is dishonourable behavior,
especially for a person requesting trust in leading future decisions regarding wildlife.