[callaojoe]

MDC has reduced number of counties included in zone in response to new research findings.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) announces it has reduced the number of counties in its management zone for chronic wasting disease (CWD) from 48 to 29 starting in July. Changes to the CWD Management Zone will impact restrictions on feeding deer, antler-point restrictions, antlerless permits for some counties, and mandatory CWD sampling.

The 29 counties now included in MDC's CWD Management Zone are: Adair, Barry, Cedar, Chariton, Christian, Crawford, Franklin, Gasconade, Hickory, Howell, Jefferson, Knox, Linn, Macon, Mercer, Oregon, Ozark, Perry, Polk, Putnam, St. Charles, St. Clair, St. Francois, Ste. Genevieve, Stone, Sullivan, Taney, Warren, and Washington.

 

[beanpile]

was the "reaserch" just positives or some other type of findings?

Glad to see our surrounding counties are off the list

 

[callaojoe]

MDC Link thingy....

https://mdc.mo.gov/newsroom/mdc-red...sNVHuKt2PbIyOfoez1U25nxlqFo0moxqhUudZrh3HjHYo

 

[beanpile]

Recent MDC research shows more than 90 percent of bucks in Missouri disperse less than 10 miles.

Based on this recent research, MDC is removing the following counties from its CWD Management Zone because they are more than 10 miles from locations where cases of CWD have been found: Benton, Bollinger, Boone, Callaway, Cape Girardeau, Carroll, Cole, Cooper, Dade, Grundy, Livingston, Madison, McDonald, Miller, Moniteau, Morgan, Osage, Randolph, Schuyler, Scotland, Shelby, and St. Louis.

MDC notes that Cole and Moniteau counties were removed because no cases of CWD have been found in the area after extensive follow-up CWD testing after a single case was confirmed in Cole County in 2015.

MDC added Christian, Howell, and Oregon counties to the CWD Management Zone because of recent CWD detections in Oregon, Stone, and Taney counties.

 

[wiser1]

Gasconade should be removed as well

 

[rat]

What a travesty... the mdc sucks and should be disbanded and all regs they made in the recent past or otherwise should be rescinded and the power to regulate given back to the people.
#blastthoserefuges
#cwdisallhype
#hogdoggingeverywhere

 

[callaojoe]

What a travesty... the mdc sucks and should be disbanded and all regs they made in the recent past or otherwise should be rescinded and the power to regulate given back to the people.
#blastthoserefuges
#cwdisallhype
#hogdoggingeverywhere

#WhatWouldBernieDo?

 

[deep woods goat hunter]

Now if they would just re-institute APR's

 

[henry]

Now if they would just re-institute APR's

Aprs come back in counties removed if they had them before.

 

[CamoNinja]

Wait, so you’re telling me that not only am I getting my nonres landowner tag, I also get to stop melting all my salt in hot water, the neighbor doesn’t get tags for owning 15 acres, AND they can’t shoot little bucks!! Christmas came early for the Ninja this year boys!! That’s what happens when your living right. Time to get DRUNK!! :cheers:

 

[callaojoe]

Did they officially change the LO requirements for free tags, or is it still under consideration? Had not heard anything official yet..... :thinking:

 

[henry]

Wait, so you're telling me that not only am I getting my nonres landowner tag, I also get to stop melting all my salt in hot water, the neighbor doesn't get tags for owning 15 acres, AND they can't shoot little bucks!! Christmas came early for the Ninja this year boys!! That's what happens when your living right. Time to get DRUNK!! :cheers:

No. As of right now the only just the apr stuff is officially removed. The landowner tag stuff is still in process I believe.

 

[90acres]

There will be corn in the feeder tomorrow :banana::banana:

 

[henry]

There will be corn in the feeder tomorrow :banana::banana:

You better wait until july first. Or at least not announce it on the interwebthingy.

 

[Woods]

I almost hate to kill a deer opening weekend now.
If I do, I have an hour round trip drive to provide a CWD sample.
If I do, it will have to be a wall hanger..

 

[ELKMO41]

They won’t sample if you intend to mount it. So what’s the point of driving a hour. Just check it under a non cwd county.

 

[hazelvillebucks]

tHE REST OF THE STORY , IF BUCKS MOVE 10 MILES A YEAR THE DISTANCE THAT NEEDS TO BE COVERED INCREASES 10 MILES A YEAR. iT APPEARS THE MATH WAS WORKING.
BREAKING NEWS MDC HAS DISCOVERED WHAT THE REST OF THE WORLD ALREADY KNEW. nO NEW CASES ARE FOUND WHERE THEY ARE NOT TESTED FOR.