Friday, January 30, 2004
Deer Harvest Falls in 70A
According to WDNR records,harvest numbers fell in 2002 for Unit 70A. The harvest for 70A in 2002 , the first year of the deer eradication attempt by the WDNR, dropped 8% below the ten year average. The ten year average is 5374 , the 2002 harvest was 4951, the record was set in 1996 at 9304!
Friday, January 23, 2004
New Quick CWD test may be available to hunters
Hunters in Wisconsin who have had to wait months for CWD test results from the DNR testing system, may have an instant test available to them by next fall.
Prion Developmental Laboratories (PDL). PDL has notified that it is in the final stages of validation approval for its Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) strip test.
E. Greg McCartney, Chairman and CEO of GBI, stated, "PDL's strip test for CWD is positioned to lead the way in assuring the public that the deer and elk meat it is consuming is safe. Results can be achieved easily and accurately in both laboratories and in the field. The principles of the CWD and BSE tests developed by PDL are the same and we are anticipating positive conclusions from the advancements of both tests."
While this is good news, I am worried that DNR will try to capture administration of these tests so they can continue to control when positive CWD results are released to hunters and the general public.
Prion Developmental Laboratories (PDL). PDL has notified that it is in the final stages of validation approval for its Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) strip test.
E. Greg McCartney, Chairman and CEO of GBI, stated, "PDL's strip test for CWD is positioned to lead the way in assuring the public that the deer and elk meat it is consuming is safe. Results can be achieved easily and accurately in both laboratories and in the field. The principles of the CWD and BSE tests developed by PDL are the same and we are anticipating positive conclusions from the advancements of both tests."
While this is good news, I am worried that DNR will try to capture administration of these tests so they can continue to control when positive CWD results are released to hunters and the general public.
