That's a good question. I would assume they are just taking a sample of brain and testing it. The tag stays w/ the head.
That's a good question. I would assume they are just taking a sample of brain and testing it. The tag stays w/ the head.
"But then there are plenty of gun folks who think no one should rock the boat because it might piss off the anti gun crowd/politicians and cause even more gun control." - Bikenut
Submissive gun rights advocates need to lose their submissiveness before we lose our 2A rights.
I submitted my deer head to a DNR drop box also. I did the online tag form and some test results have come back for bovine tuberculosis as negative. But the CWD results may take up to 14 days from the processing date.
Has anyone else done this and checked their results? The test results show my deer as a female and 0.5 years of age, which is incorrect so I'm wondering if female amd 0.5 age is just a defult thing and they all say that.
If you shoot a trophy buck in these areas, you would bring the deer to your taxidermist to remove the lymph nodes and he will send them in to be tested.
Last edited by december1979; 11-25-2018 at 08:57 AM.
Current results
https://www.michigan.gov/emergingdis...0388--,00.html
Nov. 28, 2018
Contact: Chad Stewart, 517-282-4810
Suspected CWD-positive deer identified in Gratiot and Eaton counties
Hunters encouraged to check deer in counties where state is actively monitoring for CWD, particularly Gratiot, Isabella, Jackson and Kent
Two new counties likely will be added to the list of Michigan counties where chronic wasting disease has been found. CWD is a fatal neurological disease that affects white-tailed deer, mule deer, elk and moose.
A 4-year-old hunter-harvested buck in Pine River Township (Gratiot County) and a 2-year-old hunter-harvested buck in Carmel Township (Eaton County) are suspected positive for the disease. The samples were sent to the National Veterinary Services Laboratory in Ames, Iowa, for confirmation, which is expected next week.
Chronic wasting disease currently has been confirmed in Clinton, Dickinson, Ingham, Ionia, Jackson, Kent and Montcalm counties.
As of Saturday, the Department of Natural Resources has tested more than 16,000 deer in 2018, with 20 of those confirmed positive for CWD. There are an additional 18 animals suspected positive from townships in Clinton, Kent and Montcalm counties. Additional animals are being tested daily.
“I continue to be impressed with hunters’ commitment to the health of Michigan’s deer, and want to stress again how much the actions of all hunters matter,” said Chad Stewart, DNR deer and elk specialist. “It is only through hunter assistance that we have found CWD in new areas.
“The DNR sets surveillance goals – shown as a number of deer tested in a particular area – to help us detect the presence of the disease at a certain level,” Stewart said. “It’s critical that we meet these goals to increase our understanding of the distribution of chronic wasting disease in Michigan, so we strongly encourage hunters in these areas to get their deer checked.”
Despite strong participation from hunters throughout the CWD surveillance and management areas, there are several counties – particularly Gratiot, Isabella, Jackson and Kent – where testing is well below the goal.
To continue the fight against CWD, Stewart reminds hunters to keep hunting throughout the December deer seasons, check their deer, dispose of leftover parts in the trash, and, if possible, take additional does in the Lower Peninsula’s CWD areas.
Deer check stations and drop boxes will continue to be open throughout the remaining hunting seasons into early January, while the DNR Wildlife Disease Laboratory and partner Michigan State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory will continue processing and testing deer for another six weeks or more as hunting seasons continue. For check station locations and hours, visit michigan.gov/deercheck.
Updated testing results, including the goal per county, are available at michigan.gov/cwd in the Check Stations, Testing and Results section.
To date, there have been no reported cases of CWD infection in people. However, as a precaution, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend that infected animals not be consumed as food by either humans or domestic animals.
"But then there are plenty of gun folks who think no one should rock the boat because it might piss off the anti gun crowd/politicians and cause even more gun control." - Bikenut
Submissive gun rights advocates need to lose their submissiveness before we lose our 2A rights.
Lets hope it hasn't spread more than what the test results show, how I understand it not much is known about the incubation period and when the tests show positive from when it is actually contracted. Seems to be really bad in Colorado and its been there since the 70's. I'm afraid the DNR efforts are to late, but this years test results will show a better prescriptive.
https://www.michigan.gov/emergingdis...7110--,00.html
97 out of 47,257 is .2%
The estimated deer population in Michigan is 1.75 million
Based on the test results there could be 3,500 deer with CWD in Michigan (if I did the math correctly) and if it's wide spread through out Michigan.
Last edited by december1979; 11-29-2018 at 09:22 AM.
I wish they would have tested in 1975 just to compare...
"But then there are plenty of gun folks who think no one should rock the boat because it might piss off the anti gun crowd/politicians and cause even more gun control." - Bikenut
Submissive gun rights advocates need to lose their submissiveness before we lose our 2A rights.
Just received my test results....NEGATIVE- ok to eat !!!
(of my deer)