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UPDATE - Representative Frank Niceley has filed a NEW deer farming bill HB3164 which is written more broadly than last year's bill. HB3164 as written will not only allow for the importation and privatization of white-tailed deer, but it will also allow for the capture of wild Tennessee white-tails and the sale of venison; all to be regulated by the Department of Agriculture. Thus, this bill single-handedly will set back wildlife management in Tennessee nearly a hundred years and reinstate a form of market shooting and sale of Tennessee's wild and public white-tailed deer resource. The bill is listed below, as well as new information that Chronic Wasting Disease, originally in farmed deer in Missouri, has now been found in WILD white-tailed deer harvest within 2 miles of the farmed-deer facility.
We have received several questions as to what is the science behind the issues brought forward by the bill. This page provides multiple studies and papers related to deer farming and issues related to this industry. The TWF Board of Directors has voted unanimously to oppose this bill. Please check back regularly for updates and additional information. NEW DEER FARMING BILL INTRODUCED HB3164 by Niceley NEW Articles and Information Regarding Farmed Deer Operations  USDA Offering Bailouts to Missouri Deer Farmers Chronic Wasting Disease found in wild deer near farmed deer facility in Missouri - January 24, 2012 Chronic Wasting Disease Found in Farmed Deer in Missouri- October 9, 2011
Deer, elk continue to escape from farms in Minnesota - March 14, 2011 Wisconsin DNR to buy CWD contaminated farm for $465K - $94K more than appraised value - Bailout for Deer Farmers Farmed deer and elk escaping in Minnesota - CWD concerns grow High rates of CWD infection found - predation rates of CWD positive deer 4 times that of healthy deer - marked decline in deer population Wisconsin's Chronic Wasting Disease Response Plan Texas destroys captive white-tailed deer herd over fear of CWD - facility breeders in federal prison Texas A&M Study on the Farmed Deer Industry - Note that analysis mentions no cost of disease issues related with this industry Tennessee Wildlife Federation Documents Regarding HB1112 - Tennessee Deer Farming Bill TWF Position Statement on HB1112 TWF Analysis of HB1112 Facts and Research on Deer Farming and Related Issues Click here to take action Media Coverage of HB1112 and the Tennessee Deer Farming Proposal Channel 5 News Story on HB1112 "Nothing good would come of deer farms" by Bob Hodge, Knoxville News Sentinel "Wildlifers Oppose Whitetail Deer Farming in Tennessee" by Richard Simms, Chattanoogan.com General Online Resources for CWD, Bovine TB and other diseases affecting deer and elk (cervidae) Southeastern Wildlife Disease Cooperative
Chronic Wasting Disease Data Clearinghouse Chronic Wasting Disease Alliance (a great resource)
Chronic Wasting Disease and Research – Media Catalog Diseases in Michigan’s Wildlife – State Website Deer Farming Specific ArticlesWisconsin Deer Farm Audit A Risk-based Audit of the Captive/Privately-owned Cervid Industry in Michigan Social and Legal Issues Why are deer being smuggled into Texas?
Texas Parks and Wildlife Div. criticized for killing deer in Hunt County, Texas Deer Smuggling Case Raises Questions about Hunting Industry Baiting and Feeding Studies Deer Baiting Issues in Michigan Deer and Elk Feeding Issues in Michigan Economics of supplemental feeding and food plots for white-tailed deer Relative Effects of Baiting and Supplemental Antlerless Seasons on Wisconsin’s 2003 Deer Harvest Alternative Feeding Strategies and Potential Disease Transmission in Wisconsin White-Tailed Deer Regulating Hunter Baiting for White-Tailed Deer in Michigan: Biological and Social Considerations The Nutritional, Ecological, and Ethical Arguments Against Baiting and Feeding White-Tailed Deer Debating Deer Baiting Deer Bait Ruling Must not Stand Bovine Tuberculosis Farmers sweat out cattle herd tests for deer-induced bovine tuberculosisBovine TB News, 2010, Michigan State Univ. Extension Bovine TB News, 2009, Michigan State Univ. Extension Bovine tuberculosis in Michigan: stakeholder attitudes and implications for eradication efforts Controlling Bovine Tuberculosis and Other Infectious Diseases in Cattle with Total Health Management (page 6) Bovine Tuberculosis Bovine Tuberculosis (TB) Confirmed in a Beef Cattle Herd in British Columbia (page 2) Bovine TB in deer Farm Group Proposes March Deer Hunt to Control Bovine TB Fenced-In Deer Stir Dispute Over Bovine TB
Chronic Wasting Disease CWD Update 101 Minnesota reports first wild deer CWD case several years after CWD found in captive white-tail farm
CWD Found in White-tailed Deer in Missouri high-fence shooting ranch Aerosol and Nasal Transmission of Chronic Wasting Disease in Cervidized Mice New study looks at the impact of CWD in deer, bovine spongiform encephalopathy Species-barrier-independent prion replication in apparently resistant species CWD discovered in Allegany County – exposure from PA game farms thought as possible source Hunter Specialization and Declining Participation in Response to Chronic Wasting Disease Chronic Wasting Disease Update, October 30, 2002 Chronic Wasting Disease and the Science in support of the Ban on Baiting and Feeding Deer Chronic wasting disease in a Wisconsin white-tailed deer farm White-Tailed Deer Movements in a Chronic Wasting Disease Area in South-Central Wisconsin Both Side of the Fence: A Strategic Review of Chronic Wasting Disease Management Costs and Benefits Controlling Chronic Wasting Disease in Wisconsin Elk (Wapiti) Farming Chronic wasting disease scare subsides, but concerns remain for deer breeders Under state CWD scrutiny, the trend is fewer deer farms EconomicsResearch on Socioeconomic Impacts of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in Alberta The Treatment of Game Animals as Livestock in Michigan: Fiscal and Regulatory Issues The Economic Impacts of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in Wisconsin The Economic Impacts of CWD (requires Microsoft Silverlight)
Enclosures Final Position Statement: Confinement of Wild Ungulates within High Fences Opinions and Attitudes of Georgia Residents, Hunters, and Landowners Toward Deer Management in Georgia Biological and Social Issues Related to Confinement of Wild Ungulates Raising white-tailed deer and other ungulates behind fences: A review of Big Game Shooting Areas and wildlife breeders in Missouri Fence-Line Contact Between Wild and Farmed Cervids in Colorado: Potential for Disease Transmission Fence-Line Contact Between Wild and Farmed White-Tailed Deer in Michigan: Potential for Disease Transmission High Fences State-by-State Regulations Across the Southeast Assessment of Abilities of White-Tailed Deer to Jump Fences
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Deer Farming - Politicians Seek to Make Your Public Wildlife Private
