I am not so sure the high fence guys at least the ones I know care for Chuck, I thinks it's actually the opposite or least for the ones I have talked to who raise shooter bucks. They seem to have a low opinion of the current process and that their operations are governed by GW instead of treated like live stock. Someone correct me if I am wrong but I believe every wild deer must be removed from an enclosure once it's complete and the GW's actually have to inspect and permit the pen prior to being allowed to bring deer in. As far as CWD originating with deer farmers it is illegal to transport deer across state lines. All pen deer In the state of Alabama at this point should have been born here. I am sure some people brought deer in from other states but I think the risk now days would not be worth it when you could just AI and accomplish the same thing legally. With that being the case the only way to introduce CWD wouldn be through some natural transmission. I think CWD is the result of a prion similar to mad cow? I may be wrong about that but if so it unclear where it originates with some therioies being they come from meteors. As for deer farmers and who owns the deer I have heard some of the farmers say that if CWD ever showed up on their farm that every deer would be slaughtered and burned by DCNR. They are strictly regulated by the DCNR so even though the farmer owns the deer the DCNR still have a lot of say. Also deer farming to these guys or at least the ones I know are pretty competitive so the idea that they are a big click with Chuck may not be accurate.