Chronic Wasting Disease in Whitetail Deer

2).With 12.5 million hunters in the United States, it seems as though most families have a reason to support hunting rights in country. Safety is a top propriety; new younger hunters are now required to pass a gun hunting safety class. The safety class deals with such issues as proper handling of a firearm, and safety issues and how one must never point a gun at anything that the hunter does not want to kill.“The hunter education course instills in students the knowledge and skill to be a responsible and safe hunter. The basic course consists of 10 lessons during a minimum of 10 hours. Students learn how hunting accidents are caused and how they can be prevented. Hunter responsibility and safety are stressed throughout the classes, which consist of lectures, demonstrations, group discussions, practical exercises, and individual study and activity assignments” (Wisconsin department of natural resources, 2009, p.1). Hunting is also important to the economy of the country in 2006, [125 million hunters entered the woods spending $22.9 billion that would have not went into the economy without hunting. Total cost of hunting equipment for hunting was $10.7 Billion](“2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation,” 2006). Which would not have went to local business without hunting. Hunting is not just a pastime in the United States; it is big business

Honestly, there are pros and cons to Kristof’s theory that hunting is the best way to reduce the deer population. There are multiple pros about hunting. Some pros are that it is a great way for humans to connect with nature, for some it is to carry on family traditions, and is an easy way to control the deer population. However, the cons outweigh the pros. A few that stand out are animal suffering, individuals who overhunt, and the deathly hunting accidents that have occurred. Kristof states there are 150 deadly car accidents caused by deer, but I found that, “In 2007, there were 122 unintentional firearm deaths in children, and an additional 3,060 nonfatal gun and shooting accidents” (Iannelli). This statistic does not even include adults. These deadly hunting accidents are about equal to the amount of deadly car accidents caused by deer. Kristof basically says hunting will decrease the deer population, which should decrease car accidents, but hunting is causing just as many fatal accidents. The cycle for causing deaths never ends; our world is a dangerous place, making it hard to solve issues like this. All in all, hunting can help decrease the overpopulated deer, but I do not agree that it is the safest and best or only solution out

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) has been around for over 75 years. Throughout its rich history, MDC has faced many hardships including deforestation and the almost extirpation of several native animal species, including deer. The agency worked hard at reviving its devastated state only to face yet another natural giant, disease. In 2010, the first case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) was found in the Northwest corner of the state (mdc.mo.gov, 2017). This disease affects the cervid population, which includes deer

Hunting is a common activity all around the world, and if performed properly, can have many benefits to us and the rest of the planet. The art of hunting has been around since the beginning of time. Living off of the land used to be a necessity across the world, until the mass production of food came along. In America, people do not usually need to hunt to survive. However, the population of animal species needs to be controlled. Too many of one type of animal can cause a drastic change to any ecosystem. Food supplies decline quickly, leaving many animals without food. Hunting can help keep the population of a group of animals at a good number, making the lives of the other

Yet, Shaw concludes, “wild animals increasingly find suburban life in the United States to be attractive.” (Shaw) She explains the suburbs are ideal places for wildlife, citing there are 32 known breeding pairs of bald eagles in Virginia, a species once thought to be on the brink of extinction. She shows the deer population is at an all-time high, with a possible 25 million deer in the United States. She accredits two phenomena to the rise in wild animal populations; including natural reforestation and suburbanization, both of which create a haven for “edge” type wildlife (Shaw).

Hunting is an extremely controversial topic in the U.S. Since the beginning of history, man has hunted animals for food to live and to utilize other parts for clothing and other essential reasons. There are many people who are strongly opposed to hunting and think that it should be banned. There are also many people that support hunting and think that it is an acceptable thing to do. One such writer, Rick Bass, describes a similar emotion in his essay, “Why I hunt”. In the essay, he emphasizes his deep love for hunting and claims that it is an enjoyable activity. He employs such details to his story describing his surrounding beautifully that towards the end of the article, his attempts to appeal to reader’s imagination strengthen his

“Hunting is good for the environment because one it helps keep down on the deer herd and other animals that are hunted.”(Smith) ”When you hunt you help herds of animals from getting to over populated. When the deer herds are kept to a lower number there is less likely of a chance for diseases to start to get spread around in return killing off a lot of the deer herd. Hunting to keep down on the deer herd also helps prevent interbreeding. When there gets to be too many deer in one herd there is a good possibility that interbreeding can occur and then birth defects could occur as well as health problems. When deer herds are kept to a low number there is not as much of a chance for deer and vehicle crashes to happen. When there is smaller deer herds that are controlled by hunting the

As a deer hunter, I never like to hear about whether another fellow hunter’s herd is much smaller this year. To understand what the author is conveying and whether the reader is engaged and informed of the issue, we need to look at the points Honeycutt is making. Coyotes predatory behaviour on white tail deer is the main reason why herd numbers are so small. Furthermore to understand if his message is getting across we need to look at the importance of the points he is making. Not many hunters realize that coyotes are having a significant impact on herd numbers. This is the point the author of the article How Coyotes Killed Deer Hunting makes.

When people talk about deer, they are commonly talking about the North American Whitetail. That is because they are so prevalent in this country. They can be found in every state in the US. The only place where you will not find any whitetails is in parts of Arizona and California. In most states the whitetail is very prevalent, especially in the northeast. They are one of the most hunted animals in this area, particularly in Pennsylvania and Michigan. Despite the amount they are hunted, both in and out of season, you can not drive more than a few miles out of the towns without seeing one that was hit by a car. The deer population in this area just keeps growing. It is unclear what

White-tailed deer have made a tremendous impact on native plant species and endangered ecosystems such as the tallgrass prairie. The purpose of this article is to show how increasing deer populations effect the native shrubs in the Great Plains. In this paper, researchers assessed six shrub species on deer activity in the summer time. Plant species and deer trail placement had strong effects on the amount of shrub cover and browse pattern. Researchers found that shrub cover was higher around deer trails than off or away from deer trails. The data suggests that the shrub species most likely impacted by white-tailed deer browsing were woody plant species, or small trees and shrubs. The results suggest that even in summer when deer tend also to feed and browse in

Bam!! All of a sudden you see a flash of brown cross in front of you, on your way home from seeing your parents, you try to stop to miss it but you end up hitting it and spinning out into the ditch causing you a lot of money in damage that has happened to your car. That happens to many people in a year According to State Farm, there were 1.23 million car accidents involving deer between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012. Many people think deer hunting should be illegal, but they don’t think about all the cat wrecks that happen due to them, how much crops they eat from farm land, also how much landscape they destroy from bucks making rubs and scrapes, they destroy a lot of fences, and how people use them often for food during the winter, all people

Did you know that having too many deer is bad for the forest? A recent study shows that an over population of deer can cause problems for wildlife as well as people. Some of the problems that an over population of deer can cause for humans are; car collisions and the spread of zoonotic disease. However, the problem they cause for wildlife is that they eat away the song bird’s habitat. Research finds that areas in eastern U.S. with large deer populations tend to have fewer birds that require forest shrubs. These species use low foliage to cover their nests from predators and to hunt their prey; insects. However these plants that the species use to cover their nests are also food for the white-tail deer. In the past, deer numbers were low because

It is early in the morning; the majestic Elk bugles in the distance. The sun is kissing the tops of the peaks with the most beautiful gold, and painting the clouds rose red. The men and women who enjoy the outdoors whether it is hunting or just hiking help make these types of moments possible. Hunting and the ecosystem is tied closely to conservation of land and animals. The articles of “Hunting and the ecosystem” written by the South Dakota Game Fish and Parks Department (SDGFP), and “Facts and statistics on wildlife conservation” written by Roger Holmes, director of the Fish and Wildlife, touch on how hunting is important in the environment to keep a good balance in the ecosystem. They also point out how hunters do more than any other

The deer and elk population is growing at an alarming rate. According to Outdoor Life, the "Whitetail deer population grew from 29.8 million in 1994 to 32.7 million today." According to Garth Kidd, the solution to this overgrowth problem is hunting. If we were to get rid of hunting,

Throughout my life, the outdoors have been a large part of me. I was lucky enough to be raised by a family of hunters, being brought into the sport by my grandpa, dad, and uncle. Each and every year we take part in hunting white-tailed deer and turkey. When we're together, hearing stories of past hunts is routine. Looking at the shoulder mount of a buck or the spread fan and beard on the wall never fails to stir something up. Our family addiction has carried on through generations. However, as time has passed so has hunting.