Has anyone seen this? Any hints of Alabama following suit?

https://www.clarionledger.com/story...ould-affect-deer-hunting-cwd/2646985002/

Here are my thoughts on banning feeding where CWD has been found. What about greenfields, oak flats, blackberry bushes, soybean farms, etc? Do those areas not congregate deer as well and one deer could pick up another deer’s saliva?

No, not like a feeder does. That’s the simple answer. It’s about real estate..... a 2 acre green field and a trough feeder just aren’t the same

I've considered the same. Obviously they cannot control natural food habitats nor hopefully give mandates to farmers, but banning plots, mineral sites, or anything intentionally "man-made" for deer has crossed my mind as well. I guess we will wait and see what comes of it.

I use directional scatter feeders anyway

I would almost bet on it. I'm not sure the known facts support it, but too much pressure on them to not make changes. I wonder if food plots/fruit trees/mast producers will be included in the ban about supplemental feeding? Then again with the Lt Gov being involved with a high fence shooting pen it may be a case of "not me".

IMO, feeding in Alabama would be the least of the problems. Most of us have mineral licks and they just don't go away. That congregates them closer, passes body fluids, and when stopped being refreshed are still used for many years.

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All they have to do is look at where CWD has hit the worst in years past...Missouri, Montana, Illinois and so on...

In know Missouri has a no baiting law...This shows me that banning baiting will not work...Areas are going to eventually get this
where there are high deer densities...

Just my 2 cents worth...

baiting/feeding has nothing to do with the introduction of CWD into a new area. The thought is that , ONCE INTRODUCED, feeding/baiting concentrates deer and aids in the spread. Salt licks and green fields will do the same thing.

How can feeding be so evil here and done by state agencies in other states with cwd? Sounds like excuses to me. The State dropped the ball years ago and now it’s our fault. Sounds about right.

You guys are doing it all wrong. Just give each deer his own pile so they don't swap spit.

I can live with no feeding and a tagging system but having to use a processor on every deer I kill or bury the remains 8 ft deep or take it to a lined landfill on a deer I clean myself would be a pain in the arse.

Sure will be. If that were to happen, I'll just buy a new boat, and quit deer hunting in Alabama.

What about burning the skull and spine? Isnt that where most of the infection resides? We build a big fire almost every weekend, would be easy to toss that in and burn it.

heat won't kill the prions.

Lease prices fixing to take a dump

Lymph nodes is another major concern. Burying? Prions will always be there so I'm not sure what would be a safe depth.

I wonder if the CAB meetings throughout the state will be well attended this year? I would think some significant changes are coming.

If it reduces older aged deer (trophy hunters) and people won't eat the deer, why hunt them? At that point what would they be good for? Eating crops? Car accidents?