Chronic Wasting Disease is threatening the deer population in PA and the Game Commission is working with businesses and hunters to stop the spread of the deadly disease.
Around 200 hunters showed up in York County Thursday night to ask questions and get informed.
Many of the hunters at the meeting had a common concern, 'how will this effect my wallet?'
Ronald Clancy, a Hunter and Dover Township Resident said he feels like more should have been done before it got into PA. "It just seems like more should have been done to keep it out of here and now that it is here, there should be more done to contain it. I'm not so sure that's being done."
The Game Commission says, hunters are the first line of defense in stopping the deadly disease from spreading into the wild deer population.
Adams County has had two cases so far from a deer farm in New Oxford.
Now, all hunters who harvest a deer in and around that area between November 26 and December 8 must bring their deer to a check station for testing.
Pat Pizza thinks it's a good plan, but one that may spoil his dinner. He recently killed a deer during muzzle loading season and voluntarily took it for testing. "Told me that i would only be notified if it was positive. I've got $187 worth of deer meat in my freezer that i don't know if i can eat it or not."
Hunters also worry about the game commission increasing their fees so it can pay for all the testing.
Sunny Biller another hunter from York County says that's how he gets food. "That's how i put food on the table, i take time off from work and school to go hunt."
Clancy says he doesn't mind helping, but he thinks the Game Commission should do more. "I don't mind doing our part, but i really, since the Agriculture Department is the one that's overseeing captive deer, i would've thought that they would have been picking up the tab, more than the hunters are because hunters solely support the Game Commission that is where their money comes from."
The PA Game Commission says they've been trying to raise license fees since the 90s.
Hunters are also worried about eating bad meat.
It's recommended that if they did bring a deer in for testing, that they should not eat the meat until the results come back.
The CDC says there is no proof humans can catch this disease from deer.
If you couldn't make it to this meeting, there will be another one Monday at 630 pm. This meeting will be held at the Hampton Fire Hall in New Oxford.
Around 200 hunters showed up in York County Thursday night to ask questions and get informed.
Many of the hunters at the meeting had a common concern, 'how will this effect my wallet?'
Ronald Clancy, a Hunter and Dover Township Resident said he feels like more should have been done before it got into PA. "It just seems like more should have been done to keep it out of here and now that it is here, there should be more done to contain it. I'm not so sure that's being done."
The Game Commission says, hunters are the first line of defense in stopping the deadly disease from spreading into the wild deer population.
Adams County has had two cases so far from a deer farm in New Oxford.
Now, all hunters who harvest a deer in and around that area between November 26 and December 8 must bring their deer to a check station for testing.
Pat Pizza thinks it's a good plan, but one that may spoil his dinner. He recently killed a deer during muzzle loading season and voluntarily took it for testing. "Told me that i would only be notified if it was positive. I've got $187 worth of deer meat in my freezer that i don't know if i can eat it or not."
Hunters also worry about the game commission increasing their fees so it can pay for all the testing.
Sunny Biller another hunter from York County says that's how he gets food. "That's how i put food on the table, i take time off from work and school to go hunt."
Clancy says he doesn't mind helping, but he thinks the Game Commission should do more. "I don't mind doing our part, but i really, since the Agriculture Department is the one that's overseeing captive deer, i would've thought that they would have been picking up the tab, more than the hunters are because hunters solely support the Game Commission that is where their money comes from."
The PA Game Commission says they've been trying to raise license fees since the 90s.
Hunters are also worried about eating bad meat.
It's recommended that if they did bring a deer in for testing, that they should not eat the meat until the results come back.
The CDC says there is no proof humans can catch this disease from deer.
If you couldn't make it to this meeting, there will be another one Monday at 630 pm. This meeting will be held at the Hampton Fire Hall in New Oxford.
