The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - Stupid deer question (so I'll ask it again...)

Gewehr98 · November 1, 2002, 08:25 AM

The DNR is saying that nose-to-nose contact by the deer spreads the CWD prions. This happens where people bait and feed the deer. The deer group together, feeding nose-to-nose. This happens to an even greater extent on the private deer farms.

November 1, 2002, 08:25 AM	#16
Gewehr98 Senior Member Join Date: June 30, 2000 Location: Token Creek, WI Posts: 4,067	Andrew, the transmission method has been supposedly identified. The DNR is saying that nose-to-nose contact by the deer spreads the CWD prions. This happens where people bait and feed the deer. The deer group together, feeding nose-to-nose. This happens to an even greater extent on the private deer farms. __________________ "Bother", said Pooh, as he chambered another round... Neural Misfires