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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jack" data-source="post: 109448" data-attributes="member: 9">dtala,I believe that is when they put a name on sick deer they brought in that were not acting right to the research facility.  I don't believe it was spread from the research facility to the extent it has showed up even if hunter and game farms moved deer around and indirectly spread the disease which did happen..  Common sense would indicate it is a wild life disease and has been around as long as deer have been around just like the other disease of that type in people, sheep and cattle.  I don't believe the research facility is ground zero.  I do believe the F&G dept has done a great job placing blame for the disease on our industry avoiding the fact the deer were sick wildlife which protected their own money they got from hunters.</blockquote>