Is CWD the Imminent Doom for Hunting?

[ElkArcher918]

Lots of threads on CWD lately and I started researching it. I dont see how this doesnt end sport hunting in the next 20 years .

Any hope out there?

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I wouldn't worry about it long-term as wildlife populations given enough time bounce back from it. Known cases of CWD has been around for at leat 20-30 years and we still have plenty of animals to hunt. Wildlife populations will have their ups and downs depending on diseases, habitat conditions, fires, droughts, winterkill, you name it. I think the greatest danger to wildlife populations is fragmentation and loss of habitat. Example, building a housing development or ski resort along historical mule deer migration corridor or winter range.

 

[Customweld]

The prions aren't a living organism, correct? How do they manifest in the host creature? Do they direct other proteins to go rogue?

 

[hoot504]

The prions aren't a living organism, correct? How do they manifest in the host creature? Do they direct other proteins to go rogue?

Correct. They induce the misfolding of various proteins which ultimately leads to neuronal death.