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Humans STILL can’t get CWD: A cautionary ‘tail’ of fake news causing hunters heartache
A recent news story is spreading misleading information that hunters ate venison from a CWD-infected deer and died. Here’s what’s really true.
#109: TRACKING WOUNDED DEER with Richard Smith | Deer Talk Now Podcast
Award-winning outdoor writer Richard Smith gives his expert advice on tracking wounded deer as well as his thoughts on antler point restrictions, baiting and the spread of deer diseases.
What They’re Not Telling You About CWD
Scientists found through their research that CWD is no different than a well-known disease that affects sheep that was passed to cervids.
Smith: Baiting Bans and APRs Won’t Slow CWD or TB
Little has been done to stop chronic wasting disease, bovine tuberculosis and other diseases. Here, the author shares his knowledge on what will help as it pertains to Michigan and other big whitetail hunting states.
CWD is Not Causing Zombie-Like Deer
Zombie deer are sweeping the nation! No, they’re not. Well, not like you have been led to believe. By now you’ve seen videos of so-called zombie deer. The videos are nearly always the same: person observes a deer walking in circles, stumbling about, and showing little to no fear of humans. And, you have probably […]
#90: THE INSANITY AROUND CWD | Deer Talk Now Podcast
Dan Schmidt discusses the headlines and legislature surrounding CWD and what he thinks about some of the outlandish claims in this latest podcast.
#73: CWD, EHD AND NUTRITION with Tim Neuman | Deer Talk Now Podcast
Tim Neuman from Ani-Logics and Dan Schmidt talk about EHD, CWD and how the news headlines and laws don’t always match the real science behind these diseases.
CWD Not Affecting Human Health: Study
U.S. health researchers have reviewed 30 years of data from over 2 million hunters in Colorado and Wyoming, including thousands who hunted in CWD outbreak areas. According to a recent, excellent article by Lindsay Thomas Jr., the researchers saw no patterns of prion diseases (namely Creutzfeld-Jakob) above the normal background level in all Americans — […]
#55: TRUTH, LOGIC, COMMON SENSE & DEER HUNTING with Ted Nugent | Deer Talk Now Podcast
This week, the Motor City Madman joins Dan Schmidt to unearth some of deer hunting’s biggest controversies.