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Post by boonechaser on Apr 5, 2024 12:01:31 GMT -5
Had this just pop up. 1st positive CWD deer in IND l. Lagrange Co. Not good news.  |
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Post by Mack Apiary Bees on Apr 5, 2024 12:14:12 GMT -5
Pure Lagrange. The DNR will destroy that area for years. Another hoax.
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Post by boonechaser on Apr 5, 2024 12:48:27 GMT -5
Pure Lagrange. The DNR will destroy that area for years. Another hoax. I would caution everyone to not over react. IDNR has a contingency plan and it is on their website. It reads it will monitor the spread to keep public informed. Other states have tried lowering populations near positive tests to try to slow spread but those efforts have not worked very well. From what I have read on IDNR site Indiana plans to just monitor at this point. |
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Post by greghopper on Apr 5, 2024 13:11:33 GMT -5
Pure Lagrange. The DNR will destroy that area for years. Another hoax. Do you have any data or information to back up your claims? Hoax..? So someone is making this information up? |
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Post by greghopper on Apr 5, 2024 13:11:54 GMT -5
Pure Lagrange. The DNR will destroy that area for years. Another hoax. I would caution everyone to not over react. IDNR has a contingency plan and it is on their website. It reads it will monitor the spread to keep public informed. Other states have tried lowering populations near positive tests to try to slow spread but those efforts have not worked very well. From what I have read on IDNR site Indiana plans to just monitor at this point. Exactly…. |
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Post by greghopper on Apr 5, 2024 13:14:11 GMT -5
From another source… t.co/cy5WgP8SnoBTW…..LaGrange County Is just east of South Bend |
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Post by Woody Williams on Apr 5, 2024 13:28:08 GMT -5
Not good ..any which way that you look at it..
April 2024
Dear Indiana hunter,
Indiana DNR has confirmed the state’s first positive case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in an adult male white-tailed deer harvested in LaGrange County. CWD is a fatal infectious disease, caused by a misfolded protein called a prion, that affects the nervous system in white-tailed deer. It can spread from deer-to-deer contact, bodily fluids, or through contaminated environments and remains in the soil for many years.
The sample for this case was collected by a licensed taxidermist through DNR’s CWD Taxidermist Incentive Program. CWD has previously been detected in the four states bordering Indiana (Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, and Kentucky) and is now found in 33 states. Because CWD had been detected in Michigan near the Indiana border, a detection in LaGrange County was likely.
There have been no reported cases of CWD infection in people, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that hunters strongly consider having deer tested before eating the meat. The CDC also recommends that you do not eat meat from an animal that tests positive for CWD.
Find out more
Indiana DNR’s CWD response plan is based on the latest scientific information about the effectiveness of CWD management options. Currently, there are no management actions that have been shown to cure deer of CWD, prevent deer from getting CWD, stop or significantly slow the spread of CWD, or eradicate it from the deer herd. Therefore, our plan focuses on monitoring the spread of the disease to inform Indiana residents how they can safely navigate CWD’s presence.
DNR’s management efforts will NOT focus on eliminating CWD from the deer population in this area of LaGrange County since the disease is self-sustaining in nearby populations, making elimination unlikely.
Animals in the late stages of CWD can appear emaciated, show erratic behavior, and exhibit neurological behaviors such as staggering and drooping of the head and ears. If you see any sick or dead wildlife, please report it at on.IN.gov/sickwildlife. If you are unable to use the sick/dead report form, you can call the Deer Disease Hotline at 844-803-0002 to speak to a health biologist.
If you would like to have your harvested deer tested for CWD, you can drop off its head in a CWD freezer located at our Fish & Wildlife Area or State Fish Hatchery offices, or schedule appointments to bring the harvested deer to these sites to be tested during the deer hunting season. All CWD sampling locations can be viewed through an interactive map. Alternatively, you can ask your taxidermist to submit a sample through them at no cost if they are participating in the CWD Taxidermists Incentive Program. You may also submit samples directly to the Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (ADDL) at Purdue University for a fee. More information and submission forms are available on the ADDL website.
Find more information about CWD on our website
We appreciate the hunters and taxidermists who participate in DNR’s voluntary CWD testing programs. Your continued participation will help us monitor CWD throughout the state.
For questions, contact the Deer Disease Hotline at 844-803-0002 to speak to a health biologist.
Sincerely,
Amanda Wuestefeld
Indiana DNR - Division of Fish & Wildlife
Director
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Post by jjas on Apr 5, 2024 13:39:08 GMT -5
Pure Lagrange. The DNR will destroy that area for years. Another hoax. I would caution everyone to not over react. IDNR has a contingency plan and it is on their website. It reads it will monitor the spread to keep public informed. Other states have tried lowering populations near positive tests to try to slow spread but those efforts have not worked very well. From what I have read on IDNR site Indiana plans to just monitor at this point. I would agree. One case, doesn't make an outbreak... |
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Post by greghopper on Apr 5, 2024 13:39:35 GMT -5
Not good ..any which way that you look at it.. April 2024 Dear Indiana hunter, Indiana DNR has confirmed the state’s first positive case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in an adult male white-tailed deer harvested in LaGrange County. CWD is a fatal infectious disease, caused by a misfolded protein called a prion, that affects the nervous system in white-tailed deer. It can spread from deer-to-deer contact, bodily fluids, or through contaminated environments and remains in the soil for many years. The sample for this case was collected by a licensed taxidermist through DNR’s CWD Taxidermist Incentive Program. CWD has previously been detected in the four states bordering Indiana (Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, and Kentucky) and is now found in 33 states. Because CWD had been detected in Michigan near the Indiana border, a detection in LaGrange County was likely. There have been no reported cases of CWD infection in people, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that hunters strongly consider having deer tested before eating the meat. The CDC also recommends that you do not eat meat from an animal that tests positive for CWD. Find out more Indiana DNR’s CWD response plan is based on the latest scientific information about the effectiveness of CWD management options. Currently, there are no management actions that have been shown to cure deer of CWD, prevent deer from getting CWD, stop or significantly slow the spread of CWD, or eradicate it from the deer herd. Therefore, our plan focuses on monitoring the spread of the disease to inform Indiana residents how they can safely navigate CWD’s presence. DNR’s management efforts will NOT focus on eliminating CWD from the deer population in this area of LaGrange County since the disease is self-sustaining in nearby populations, making elimination unlikely. Animals in the late stages of CWD can appear emaciated, show erratic behavior, and exhibit neurological behaviors such as staggering and drooping of the head and ears. If you see any sick or dead wildlife, please report it at on.IN.gov/sickwildlife. If you are unable to use the sick/dead report form, you can call the Deer Disease Hotline at 844-803-0002 to speak to a health biologist. If you would like to have your harvested deer tested for CWD, you can drop off its head in a CWD freezer located at our Fish & Wildlife Area or State Fish Hatchery offices, or schedule appointments to bring the harvested deer to these sites to be tested during the deer hunting season. All CWD sampling locations can be viewed through an interactive map. Alternatively, you can ask your taxidermist to submit a sample through them at no cost if they are participating in the CWD Taxidermists Incentive Program. You may also submit samples directly to the Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (ADDL) at Purdue University for a fee. More information and submission forms are available on the ADDL website. Find more information about CWD on our website We appreciate the hunters and taxidermists who participate in DNR’s voluntary CWD testing programs. Your continued participation will help us monitor CWD throughout the state. For questions, contact the Deer Disease Hotline at 844-803-0002 to speak to a health biologist. Sincerely, Amanda Wuestefeld Indiana DNR - Division of Fish & Wildlife Director Stay Connected Manage your preferences or unsubscribe Contact us online Help Call us: 317-234-8440 This email was sent to asats@astound.net using GovDelivery Communications Cloud, on behalf of: Indiana DNR – Division of Fish & Wildlife· 402 West Washington Street · Indianapolis, IN 46204 GovDelivery logo Thanks….. Hopefully, we can keep this Thread factor and not be mudded up with misinformation or personal beliefs! |
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Post by MuzzleLoader on Apr 5, 2024 13:48:41 GMT -5
If I want my deer tested, I have to drive over an hour away. Not convenient at all. This is very interesting…. Therefore, the first detection of CWD inside Indiana will likely NOT be the first CWD positive deer in the state and at that point it is likely the disease will have been in the infected area for at least 10 years (Belsare et al. 2021).  |
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Post by Woody Williams on Apr 5, 2024 13:53:51 GMT -5
From Joe.. Hey Everyone, I just wanted to make sure you had seen the news. www.in.gov/dnr/fish-and-wildlife/wildlife-resources/wildlife-diseases-in-indiana/chronic-wasting-disease-cwd/?utm_source=agency-website&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=&utm_term=&utm_content= Below is an excerpt from the CWD management plan about how this occurrence will be handled. They are working on getting the management plan online, but it is not up yet. However, in this case since it was found in an area close to where known positives were already present (i.e., Michigan), the excerpt below explains our management actions. DNR currently has NO plans to use sharpshooting to try to reduce populations or any approaches to try to remove CWD from those areas because those approaches have not worked in other states. We are fortunate for several reasons that it took so long to find it in Indiana, but the biggest advantage is being able to observe how other states management actions have affected the prevalence of the disease. Currently, no management actions have had a significant effect on changing the course of the disease, stopping the spread, or stopping the movement of CWD across the land. The primary action we are taking is to not let live wild deer be moved out of that area, which would happen when fawns are taken to rehabilitators outside of the affected area. Therefore, we will put our efforts in monitoring the extent of the disease, restrict the movement of fawns, allow deer farm owners to apply for a permit with CWD prevention as the reason if the feel the need to protect their captive herd from wild deer, and make sure hunters know where they can go to have their deer tested. Please let me know if you have any questions. joe Management Plan for CWD Positive Areas Immediately following the detection of a CWD positive wild deer, regulatory actions will be taken to reduce human-assisted movement of the disease to areas outside of the CWD Positive Areas and tools will be made available to land managers in these areas affected by CWD. The CWD Positive Areas will be spatially applied at the county level. Regulatory efforts will include the following: • Modeling of CWD confirmed detections and expansion of CWD Positive Areas • Restrictions on the movement of fawns to rehabilitation facilities outside of CWD Positive Areas • Provision of deer disease permits for cervid farms within CWD Positive Areas Modeling the spread of CWD A limitation on CWD management efforts creates difficulty in detecting the disease in a wild population. Given the current capacity to test hunter harvested deer, it will be nearly impossible to detect CWD until it is established in the population and at an elevated prevalence (i.e., greater than 1%; Belsare et al. 2021). Therefore, the first detection of CWD inside Indiana will likely NOT be the first CWD positive deer in the state and at that point it is likely the disease will have been in the infected area for at least 10 years (Belsare et al. 2021). When CWD is found, it will likely be detected close to the epicenter of the disease, where it has been the present the longest period and is at the highest prevalence. We also know that disease dynamics and detectability rates can be used estimate what distance the CWD infection extends from this core area based on the prevalence and size of the core disease hotspot. Understanding the extent of a CWD infection is important for expanding CWD Positive Area regulations (i.e., restrictions on fawn movement to rehabilitators and disease permits for cervid farms). Therefore, we will use modeling (e.g., agent-based model or linear-growth model) designed for the midwestern landscape to estimate the extend of CWD infections affecting Indiana (see research from Federal Grant # F20AF10944-00 W-48-R-04 Mitigating Spread of Chronic Wasting Disease through an Ecological Trap; Jennelle et al. 2014; Belsare and Stewart 2020). After CWD is detected inside or within 10-miles of Indiana’s borders, all available information will be incorporated into the appropriate model to estimate the likely expanse and prevalence of the infected area. Model inputs will include land cover data for the infected county(s), deer density estimates, hunter harvest rates, CWD detection locations, and the apparent prevalence of the core hotspot. The output from the model will be used to establish and expand CWD Positive Areas. CWD Positive Areas will be expanded to include the entire county. This will allow DNR to establish regulations to limit the potential human-assisted movement of a CWD infected fawn or hunter-harvested deer carcass to a different region of the state and thus reduce chances of creating new hotspots. The logic is to be proactive with the establishment and expansion of these CWD Positive Areas using the model instead of taking a reactive approach where the preventative measures are not implemented until a CWD positive deer is found. Restrictions on the movement of fawns to rehabilitation facilities Currently, Indiana Administrative Code prohibits the possession of fawns without a wildlife rehabilitation permit. Regulations on the movement of fawns to rehabilitation facilities will be implemented for counties contained within the CWD Positive Areas. The intention of these regulations will be to reduce human assisted movement of CWD prions out of the infected area in potentially infected deer. Moving a fawn from an infected area to a rehabilitation facility outside of the CWD Positive Area could lead to the introduction of CWD to a new area of the state and must be avoided. But at the same time, the public desires these services to avoid the suffering of injured or abandoned fawns. Therefore, no fawn will be permitted to be transported from within a CWD Management Zone to a township not contained in the CWD Management Zone. Fawns may still be rehabilitated if they are not moved outside of the CWD Management Zone. Permits for deer damage for disease management purposes To afford cervid farm manager a tool to prevent CWD from spreading from wild cervids to captive cervids within CWD Positive Areas, deer disease permits will be available for cervid farmers who farm CWD-susceptible species. Deer disease permits will only be valid outside the hunting season. Permit holders will be required to submit a CWD sample from all deer taken on a deer disease permit to Indiana DNR. Permits will be issued only in specific locations within the CWD Positive Areas where the apparent prevalence is estimated or modelled to be > 5%. Joe N. Caudell, Ph.D. State Deer Project Leader Indiana DNR Division of Fish & Wildlife Bloomington Field Office 5596 East State Road 46 Bloomington, IN 47401 JCaudell@dnr.IN.gov Office: (812) 822-3300 dnr.IN.gov Deer.dnr.IN.gov * Please let us know about the quality of our service by taking this brief customer survey. |
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Post by jtkelly on Apr 5, 2024 15:36:02 GMT -5
Too late. They will destroy the deer herd eventually. Only thing left will be shooting circus deer inside a fence.
The may as well drop the charade with the licenses, fees and rest of the rules for this guy and different rules for that guy... Just drop it and shoot 'em like groundhogs what ever you like.
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Post by boonechaser on Apr 5, 2024 15:57:25 GMT -5
Too late. They will destroy the deer herd eventually. Only thing left will be shooting circus deer inside a fence. The may as well drop the charade with the licenses, fees and rest of the rules for this guy and different rules for that guy... Just drop it and shoot 'em like groundhogs what ever you like. Read Joe's response above. IDNR has no intent to depopulate area. Other states have tried, and it did not work. End day CWD has been around for several decades in other states, and those states still have healthy deer populations. No charade. Just fear mongering by those with nothing better to do. |
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Apr 5, 2024 15:57:26 GMT -5
I thought the DNR response would be apocalyptic, I am absolutely relieved to read those words from the biologist.
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Post by welder on Apr 5, 2024 16:30:24 GMT -5
Sad to see, but everyone knew it was coming. Absolutely nothing I,or most likely anyone reading this can do. Just gonna see what unfolds, personally, I'm not going to worry about it.
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Post by greghopper on Apr 5, 2024 16:49:34 GMT -5
Too late. They will destroy the deer herd eventually. Only thing left will be shooting circus deer inside a fence. The may as well drop the charade with the licenses, fees and rest of the rules for this guy and different rules for that guy... Just drop it and shoot 'em like groundhogs what ever you like. Read Joe's response above. IDNR has no intent to depopulate area. Other states have tried, and it did not work. End day CWD has been around for several decades in other states, and those states still have healthy deer populations. No charade. Just fear mongering by those with nothing better to do. True… there also hasn't been no state just set on their hands and NOT react in some way! Like as been said this is just ONE deer not a herd. |
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Post by jjas on Apr 5, 2024 20:23:02 GMT -5
From the article...
What precautions should people take to prevent the spread of CWD?
Landowners and hunters can reduce the risk of CWD becoming established in a given area by burying carcasses or taking them to a landfill, opting for synthetic based lures instead of natural urine-based lures, eliminating deer feeding, sampling and testing all harvested deer, and reducing the number of deer to make the herd more resilient to CWD infection.
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Post by buckert on Apr 5, 2024 22:00:40 GMT -5
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Post by esshup on Apr 5, 2024 23:20:06 GMT -5
I am not worrying about it at all. Take a look at Colorado. It was first detected in captive deer approximately 55 years ago and first detected in wild deer 43 years ago. How many people in Colorado have tested positive for CWD?
Does that mean that I have absolutely 0 disregard for it? NO. But will I spend more than a few minutes worrying about it? Again, NO. Not a damn thing I can do about it, and nothing I can do will change anything about it. Will I shoot a known sick deer? Yes. Will I try to consume any part of it? No
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Post by duff on Apr 6, 2024 4:51:42 GMT -5
I am not worrying about it at all. Take a look at Colorado. It was first detected in captive deer approximately 55 years ago and first detected in wild deer 43 years ago. How many people in Colorado have tested positive for CWD? Does that mean that I have absolutely 0 disregard for it? NO. But will I spend more than a few minutes worrying about it? Again, NO. Not a damn thing I can do about it, and nothing I can do will change anything about it. Will I shoot a known sick deer? Yes. Will I try to consume any part of it? No I feel the same. It will be another factor in how we hunt, why we hunt and when we hunt. Those are always shifting variables though so my question will be how significant will it be. We may know in 10 years. And we all know the dnr is only as strong as the politics allow. The plan may get buried next legislative session and our elected officials tell the dnr what the plan will be. |
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