Results from the department’s hunter-harvested surveillance efforts during the most recent deer hunting season are not yet available.Īccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it can take more than a year for an animal infected with CWD to show signs of illness, and many deer that test positive appear perfectly healthy. “Many hunters do not have access to good deer hunting habitat, and so we need to use the tool of bait to be able to attract deer,” he said.įirst detected in North Dakota in 2009, CWD has been confirmed in 70 deer, predominantly in the western part of the state. “Although people still can hunt, restricting the use of bait in many instances makes the probability of success of harvesting a deer much lower,” Thomas said, reducing “the likelihood that a hunter sitting in a fixed location, such as a blind, will even see a deer.”īaiting also is a “tool” that helps mentors encourage new hunters by drawing animals closer, Thomas says, thereby providing the “thrill of seeing deer travel by and mingle in very close proximity.” In an email, Thomas said he introduced the bill “to address the loss of hunting opportunities that many North Dakota sportsmen and women lose by not being able to use bait.” Jay Elkin, R-Taylor David Hogue, R-Minot Scott Meyer, R-Grand Forks Dale Patten, R-Watford City and Shawn Vedaa, R-Velva. Claire Cory, R-Grand Forks Jim Grueneich, R-Ellendale Pat Heinert, R-Bismarck Dan Ruby, R-Minot Matthew Ruby, R-Minot and Bill Tveit, R-Hazen. So says the author of a bill in the North Dakota Legislature that would prevent the Game and Fish Department from issuing rules to prohibit baiting for deer as a legal hunting technique.Īwaits action by the House Energy and Natural Resources Committee. BISMARCK – Restricting the ability of North Dakota hunters to bait for deer reduces hunting opportunities and hasn’t been proven effective as a way to mitigate the spread of chronic wasting disease.
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