Shame on our DNR for not thinking of this!

[balrog006]

I agree with you on the whitetail herd, bit my issue is what happens when the agricultural herds are affected. Bad news when you have to slaughter you 1000-4000 head of cattle. I would love to see an open season or no license for does for a few years.

I was specific for a reason. Yes that is a big difference and a huge deal-I live in farm county, my neighbor and good friend is a cattle (dairy) farmer and some of those diseases would destroy his farm... all the more reason to heavily cull the whitetail herd-a smaller deer presence means less chance of transmission to livestock.

[CyborgHunter]

I agree with you on the whitetail herd, bit my issue is what happens when the agricultural herds are affected. Bad news when you have to slaughter you 1000-4000 head of cattle. I would love to see an open season or no license for does for a few years.

It's bovine TB.
The deer contracted from the cattle.

[balrog006]

And nothing to stop it now from going back and forth...

[oldmann1967]

It's bovine TB.
The deer contracted from the cattle.

Right, and the deer transmit it to other herds or re-infect.