Ricky raccoon is back
Jul 13, 2018 12:12:55 #
Got him in and on the deer feeder. The deer kick the feeder to scare off the coon. 
Jul 13, 2018 12:36:33 #
Pretty cool animals. I raised one from a very small baby when I was a kid in Missouri.
Jul 13, 2018 13:12:14 #
DNW wrote:
Got him in and on the deer feeder. The deer kick the feeder to scare off the coon.
Good catch.
Jul 13, 2018 16:52:54 #
Jul 14, 2018 01:10:12 #
Jul 14, 2018 10:44:21 #
Jul 14, 2018 11:30:31 #
DNW wrote:
Got him in and on the deer feeder. The deer kick the feeder to scare off the coon.
Good photos. They sure have beautiful faces. I have them on my deck quite often...Rich
Jul 14, 2018 14:56:57 #
rabbitslayer wrote:
Feeding deer contributes to spreading CWD , just saying.
What is "CWD"? Thanks!
Jul 14, 2018 14:57:36 #
Jul 14, 2018 16:06:30 #
DNW wrote:
What is "CWD"? Thanks!
Chronic Wasting Disease...
Likely a prion-based disease similar to bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad-cow disease), the transmission by the eating of infected meat from contaminated animals being related to Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans - - and a serious problem with that being the long incubation for signs of infection to develop in an infected animal.
Studies are under currently way to determine transmissibility to species other than deer, elk, moose, etc etc.
https://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/zoonoses/cwd.htm
It is more likely to be spread where the animals congregate, and that CAN happen at man-made feed and water stations.
At this time, it appears to be a North American condition with sick animals found in 23 States and two Canadian provinces (listed in the CDC link):
https://www.cdc.gov/prions/cwd/occurrence.html
Jul 14, 2018 16:09:14 #
EllieLady wrote:
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WOW! I'll have to watch and clean the feeder more often! Thanks for giving me the heads' up.
Jul 14, 2018 16:18:41 #
DNW wrote:
WOW! I'll have to watch and clean the feeder more often! Thanks for giving me the heads' up.
I don't know how many counties there are in Iowa, or which county you're in, but the CDC lists Allamakee, Clayton and Wayne.
Of course, diseases and conditions don't respect arbitrary human lines of demarcation...
It may not be just a cleaned feeder - - it would appear that ground contamination from urine and feces in congregate areas are also highly suspect. Cross-contamination seems to be easier with the proximity of herding animals.
Jul 14, 2018 16:28:27 #
I believe, at this point in time, there has been no evidence of transmission of this disease from deer, moose, or elk to humans, current wisdom is not to "eat the meat from a sick animal".
However, just as in the knowledge of the lengthy incubation of the disease in bovines, if it's found that the disease is transmissible, a "sick" animal may be consumed before showing any signs of illness so, IMO, that warning is certainly not adequate.
However, just as in the knowledge of the lengthy incubation of the disease in bovines, if it's found that the disease is transmissible, a "sick" animal may be consumed before showing any signs of illness so, IMO, that warning is certainly not adequate.
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