By Don Higgins
Last September I wrote a blog regarding CWD in which I encouraged hunters in my home state of Illinois to think long and hard before reporting a deer they suspect may have CWD. The reason for this is not that I don’t care about CWD but my issue is that in Illinois the “cure” is far worse than the “ailment”. When a case of CWD is found, sharp-shooters using high-powered rifles sit over bait piles at night in an attempt to kill every deer within a 2 mile radius of the location. This goes on for 5 years. In my opinion this is not acceptable with what is known about CWD. That blog post did not go unnoticed by the hunting community including those who have a completely different view than I do on CWD.
Read More >>
