Mike, the one statement you made about PA is not completely accurate. Just because there is not the same process on intrastate movement as NY has doesn't mean that there is no record of movement. ALL movement must be recorded on all inventories registered with the Dept. of Ag. There is a paper trail for every deer involved in a cwd monitoring program. Every deer is on a "added to the herd" sheet through purchase or raising, and a "leaving the herd" sheet through sale, death or escape. Any problems that would arise from that have nothing with the regulations, but rather how they are implemented. Every farm that has deer should be required to keep these records with the state.
Also, do you think deer from a CWD positive herd should be allowed to be moved to a hunt facility? The way i see it, only that or indemnification would keep that CWD test from being a financial death sentence, and we agree that federal money for indemnification is not going to be reality.
Also, do you think deer from a CWD positive herd should be allowed to be moved to a hunt facility? The way i see it, only that or indemnification would keep that CWD test from being a financial death sentence, and we agree that federal money for indemnification is not going to be reality.