Wednesday, April 11, 2018 - The Boone and Crockett Club, the oldest hunter-conservationist organization in North America has released a position statement on Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD).
"CWD is not new news, but its threat to deer and elk is increasing, which should be a concern to every sportsman," said Ben B. Hollingsworth Jr., president of the Boone and Crockett Club. "As hunter-conservationists, we've had to address threats to wildlife before, but none like this."
Chronic Wasting Disease is a highly-contagious, always-fatal disease that affects cervids such as deer, elk, and moose. It is difficult to detect in live animals because there is not a practical test to determine if live animals are infected. Additionally, the outward physical and behavioral signs of CWD often take several years before they are readily observable. There is also no vaccine.
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