Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is often called the “zombie deer disease” and has become one of the most talked-about threats in wildlife biology and hunting circles. But to really understand what’s happening in our deer and elk herds, we have to look at what we already know about other prion diseases: Mad Cow (BSE), Kuru, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD), and Scrapie in sheep. In this episode, we explore how these known diseases can help us understand the mysterious behavior of CWD. We break do...
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Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is often called the “zombie deer disease” and has become one of the most talked-about threats in wildlife biology and hunting circles. But to really understand what’s happening in our deer and elk herds, we have to look at what we already know about other prion diseases: Mad Cow (BSE), Kuru, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD), and Scrapie in sheep. In this episode, we explore how these known diseases can help us understand the mysterious behavior of CWD. We break do...
In this episode, Jared and Garett explore the question: Should we raise our kids in the outdoors? They discuss the challenges of introducing children to a way of life that’s slowly fading, from exposure to the elements to the realities of hunting in an increasingly commercialized, competitive landscape. With public access shrinking and hunting pressure rising, is it still worth teaching kids the values of outdoor life, knowing it may become harder for them to experience in the future? O...
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Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is often called the “zombie deer disease” and has become one of the most talked-about threats in wildlife biology and hunting circles. But to really understand what’s happening in our deer and elk herds, we have to look at what we already know about other prion diseases: Mad Cow (BSE), Kuru, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD), and Scrapie in sheep. In this episode, we explore how these known diseases can help us understand the mysterious behavior of CWD. We break do...
