Hunters’ Concerns About Chronic Wasting Disease in South Dakota

Gigliotti, Larry M.

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“…Existing research on the influence of CWD on nonresident participation is somewhat contradictory. South Dakota resident deer hunters, for example, were slightly more concerned about CWD than nonresidents (Gigliotti, 2004). In a regional study (Needham et al, 2004), however, nonresident hunters were more likely to drop out of deer and elk hunting than resident hunters.…”

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“…In Wisconsin, for example, the largest single-year decline in deer hunting license sales (10.7%) in the 20th century occurred in 2002, the year after the discovery of CWD in the state (Heberlein, 2004). Some of this attrition has been attributed to hunters' perceived risks regarding CWD (Bishop, 2004;Gigliotti, 2004;Miller, 2003Miller, , 2004Petchenik, 2003). Hunting participation rates in many states, however, have declined for a variety of reasons unrelated to CWD (e.g., aging of the deer hunting population, lack of time or hunting partners, access to hunting areas) (Heberlein & Thomson, 1996;Mehmood, Zhang, & Armstrong, 2003;Miller & Vaske, 2003).…”

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Chronic Wasting Disease in Wisconsin: Hunter Behavior, Perceived Risk, and Agency Trust

Vaske¹,

Timmons²,

Beaman³

et al. 2004

Human Dimensions of Wildlife

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License sales for the 2002 Wisconsin gun deer hunting season declined approximately 11% following the discovery of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in the state. This article examines the extent to which CWD influenced 2001 Wisconsin deer hunters who did not participate in the 2002 season. The article also compares 2002 hunters against those who dropped out in 2002 relative to their perceptions of risks associated with CWD and their trust in the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR). Data were obtained from a survey of 2001 resident Wisconsin deer hunters (n = 1,373, response rate = 67%). A cluster analysis of 14 possible reasons for not hunting indicated that about half (estimate = 52% ± 5%) of the 2001 Wisconsin hunters that did not participate in the 2002 season did not hunt because of Downloaded by [University of Sussex Library] at 16:13 04 February 2015 194 Jerry J. Vaske et al. CWD (e.g., not enough time, conflicting responsibilities). Individuals who dropped out for non-CWD reasons gave responses on perceived CWD risk and trust in WDNR that were statistically equivalent to those of 2002 gun hunters. Non-hunters who did not participate due to CWD were less likely to believe the information provided by the WDNR and were less trusting of this agency compared to those who hunted. These findings reinforce the role of social trust in fostering a positive relationship with an agency's stakeholders. CWD. The remaining non-hunters dropped out of gun deer hunting for a variety of reasons unrelated to

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Chronic Wasting Disease in Wisconsin: Hunter Behavior, Perceived Risk, and Agency Trust

Vaske¹,

Timmons²,

Beaman³

et al. 2004

Human Dimensions of Wildlife

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“…Cooney and Holsman (2010) found that a government strategy of controlling the disease and reducing its spread might have had more support from hunters than the attempt to eradicate the disease. Holsman et al (2010) noted that although the majority of hunters saw CWD as something important to manage, few hunters actually increased their harvest of animals in spite of various government incentives, suggesting that hunter behaviour is unlikely to be an effective deer herd reduction management tool: "our findings call into question the efficacy of recreational hunting as a disease management tool when managers are seeking severe reductions in wildlife densities" (Other studies on hunter attitudes and behaviour involving the risks of CWD include: Gigliotti, 2004;Heberlein and Stedman, 2009;Holsman and Petchenik, 2006;Lyon and Vaske, 2010;Miller, 2003Miller, , 2004Miller and Shelby, 2009;Needham and Vaske, 2008;Vaske et al, 2006aVaske et al, , 2006b). …”

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Challenges in managing the risks of chronic wasting disease

Leiss

Westphal

Tyshenko

et al. 2017

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This article summarises efforts at disease surveillance and risk management of chronic wasting disease (CWD). CWD is a fatal neurodegenerative disease of cervids and is considered to be one of the most contagious of the transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs). Evidence has demonstrated a strong species barrier to CWD for both human and farm animals other than cervids. CWD is now endemic in many US states and two Canadian provinces. Past management strategies of selective culling, herd reduction, and hunter surveillance have shown limited effectiveness. The initial strategy of disease eradication has been abandoned in favour of disease control. CWD continues to spread geographically in North American and risk management is complicated by the presence of the disease in both wild (free-ranging) and captive (farmed) cervid populations. The article concludes that further evaluation by risk managers is required for optimal, cost-effective strategies for aggressive disease control.

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“…Hunters have expressed some general concern about risks posed by CWD to deer populations (Holsman & Meinerz, 2004;R. H. Holsman and J. Petehenik Petehenik, 2003), but the personal concern does not appear to have influenced hunter decisions to harvest deer (Gigliotti, 2004;Miller, 2003), or to keep hunting in an area where deer have contracted an epizootic disease (Bull, Lupi, & Peyton, 2004;Needham, Vaske, & Manfredo, 2004;Petehenik, 2003). None of these studies, however, specifically addressed potential concerns over CWD to create reluctance among participating hunters to harvest deer, especially when the primary motivation was to obtain meat.…”

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Predicting Deer Hunter Harvest Behavior in Wisconsin's Chronic Wasting Disease Eradication Zone

Holsman

Petchenik

2006

Human Dimensions of Wildlife

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Attempts to eradicate chronic wasting disease from free-ranging white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianusj in Wisconsin depend on gaining compliance of hunters to harvest deer at rates unprecedented in modem wildlife management. A mail questionnaire and hunter diaries were used to assess hunters' attitudes, effort, and harvest behavior in response to disease management strategies that have Included an extended hunting season, removal of seasonal bag limits, and implementation of incentives. Logistic and linear regressions were used to test the Influences of attitudinal variables and attributes of hunting experiences on the number of deer harvested. Hunting efficiency (i.e., converting chances among deer seen), number of deer seen, and willingness to harvest antlerless deer predicted harvest levels better than hunting effort (I.e., time afield) did. Individual differences among hunters' desire for venison also emerged as an Important predictor ofthe number of deer harvested.

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Hunters’ Concerns About Chronic Wasting Disease in South Dakota

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Chronic Wasting Disease in Wisconsin: Hunter Behavior, Perceived Risk, and Agency Trust

Chronic Wasting Disease in Wisconsin: Hunter Behavior, Perceived Risk, and Agency Trust

Challenges in managing the risks of chronic wasting disease

Predicting Deer Hunter Harvest Behavior in Wisconsin's Chronic Wasting Disease Eradication Zone

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