Zombie Deer Disease

Fortunately ( I guess) I only hunt on Long Island. While we have had the occasional coyote find their way here, presumably after travelling through Da Bronx, such a trek is much less likely for deer. I noticed on the map one county NW of Albany has reported CWD. If its venison, with prions similar to "Mad cow disease" found its way to Albany, it could explain quite a lot of what goes on in NY politics.
What I would not mind is if NY DEC banned the sale and use of deer urine. Although there are no certain studies linking the sale of deer piss to the spread of CWD, I never felt it helped much. I have left my own, lol, in scrapes and near rubs and those locations still get "visited" by deer afterward. I believe the deer piss they collect comes from farmed deer (probably a bit difficult to collect it otherwise!) and those deer might possibly be easier to get CWD, much like people in populations shunning vaccinations catch all those previously thought all but impossible to contract diseases.

Fortunately ( I guess) I only hunt on Long Island. While we have had the occasional coyote find their way here, presumably after travelling through Da Bronx, such a trek is much less likely for deer. I noticed on the map one county NW of Albany has reported CWD. If its venison, with prions similar to "Mad cow disease" found its way to Albany, it could explain quite a lot of what goes on in NY politics.
What I would not mind is if NY DEC banned the sale and use of deer urine. Although there are no certain studies linking the sale of deer piss to the spread of CWD, I never felt it helped much. I have left my own, lol, in scrapes and near rubs and those locations still get "visited" by deer afterward. I believe the deer piss they collect comes from farmed deer (probably a bit difficult to collect it otherwise!) and those deer might possibly be easier to get CWD, much like people in populations shunning vaccinations catch all those previously thought all but impossible to contract diseases.

Lobstermen have told many stories of seeing deer swimming across the Sound in the Huntington area .. I saw one swimming across a wide part of Cold Spring a few years back , they swim very well ............

Yes, after I posted i recalled same -and with those skinny legs an tiny feet, lol. Luckily CT doesn’t have CWD...yet

I heard the coyotes used to have a hard time getting over the bridge before cash free-tolling.

some of the toll takers from the local area used to feed the mangy grey "german shepherds" dog biscuits so there was no need to search for a snack further south

Yes, after I posted i recalled same -and with those skinny legs an tiny feet, lol. Luckily CT doesn’t have CWD...yet

Just see their heads above the water , they move along pretty good .

I've seen them swimming the Nissequogue & how do you think they got on Fire Island? Cross the Bay?

Our tax money is now being used to shoot baited deer with night visioned and silenced rifles of the USDA on Fire Island. they claim the venison will be donated to food pantries. No effort was made to enlist volunteer hunters. I am sure the federal employees are doing a fine job of field dressing and keeping the meat cool (not.) Then they have to find butchers to either pay or donate their time. When my freezer was all but full last year, both of the butchers on the Venison Donation list I called never answered. I still recall the "rumors" as to why the deer at Connetquot have diminished so in quantity, as have the deer that used to proliferate on the Navy property at Grumman Calverton. ( Poison was the "rumor.") If the rumors were true, did poisoned deer end up at food pantries ?

I watched “Venom.” But what does X-files have to do with zombie deer ?

I watched “Venom.” But what does X-files have to do with zombie deer ?

GOV Cover ups

GOV Cover ups

Ahhhh got ya