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Old 10-29-2016, 10:31 AM
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Due to the recent incident of TB in the Jenner area, it looks like about 30% of 510 is not accessible for hunters. Does anyone know if those who have draws in that area can have the draws cancelled and their priority reinstated? I don't know if this kind of thing has happened before.
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Old 10-29-2016, 10:39 AM
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You mean 150?

Anyway...no. They absolutely do not reinstate priority.

The only time I have heard of a new tag being issued is when a grizzly claimed the kill or the animal was not fit for consumption, and they only reissue tags for the current season. It has happened before with griz related closures and forest fires. SOL.
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Old 10-29-2016, 01:54 PM
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Thanks 3blade, and I did mean zone 150. We will just have to go down there and hope for the best. A guy sure has to feel for those affected ranchers.
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Old 10-29-2016, 02:44 PM
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You mean 150?

Anyway...no. They absolutely do not reinstate priority.

The only time I have heard of a new tag being issued is when a grizzly claimed the kill or the animal was not fit for consumption, and they only reissue tags for the current season. It has happened before with griz related closures and forest fires. SOL.
not quite true. Tags will be reissued If an animal is found to be infected with something not fit for human consumption. A fellow I know and hunt with shot a mule deer recently with his bow. This mulie was still in full velvet and had a massive cyst on his forehead that had just popped. It was nearly blind and in very poor condition. The hunter contacted F&W and they came to inspect and take samples. They said that if it is anything serious he will be issued a new tag and due to it being the end of season he could utilize that next year. This was a general mule deer tag also so no priority was affected.
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Old 10-29-2016, 02:57 PM
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not quite true. Tags will be reissued If an animal is found to be infected with something not fit for human consumption. A fellow I know and hunt with shot a mule deer recently with his bow. This mulie was still in full velvet and had a massive cyst on his forehead that had just popped. It was nearly blind and in very poor condition. The hunter contacted F&W and they came to inspect and take samples. They said that if it is anything serious he will be issued a new tag and due to it being the end of season he could utilize that next year. This was a general mule deer tag also so no priority was affected.
Yup its discretionary CWD positives get a tag for the following season.

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There's no Mule deer in 510.🙄
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Got this Email from RELM regarding this situation - received yesterday (28 Oct):

Attention WMU 732 and WMU 150 Hunters

A case of bovine tuberculosis in a domestic cow was linked to a premises in southeastern Alberta (northwest of Medicine Hat). Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is conducting a thorough disease investigation to address the risks. Current risk evaluation indicates a very low risk that ungulates in and around Canadian Forces Base Suffield (CFB Suffield) are infected with bovine tuberculosis.

Ongoing information is available from CFIA at http://www.inspection.gc.ca/tb . For CFB Suffield hunters, AEP staff will also be able to provide information regarding the potential for bovine tuberculosis and appropriate precautions during the daily briefings.

Q: Is hunting cancelled or access restricted in the areas where my special licence is valid?

A: The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has limited movement of cattle in some public lands but has not restricted access of hunters nor the removal of their harvested game animals. Scheduled hunting seasons have not been changed. Local landowners/land managers may establish their own access criteria.

Q: Is there a risk to human health and are there precautions that need to be taken?

A: Bovine tuberculosis can infect humans but does not readily transfer to people and the risk in association with wild game is very low. Hunters can take precautions by wearing waterproof gloves when you handle the internal tissues of harvested animals; wash your hands, knives, and clothes in warm soapy water; and cook meat well, until the juices run clear. Smoking, freezing, or drying meat will NOT destroy the bacteria. Additional information is available under the bovine tuberculosis heading at http://aep.alberta.ca/fish-wildlife/...s/default.aspx.

Q: Will harvested animals be tested?

A: The risk of bovine tuberculosis in wildlife is very low. Active testing will not occur; however, local hunters are encouraged to learn about bovine tuberculosis and if you see a suspicious abscess in the lymph nodes, lungs, or chest cavity of your harvested animal, contact an Alberta Environment and Parks or Fish and Wildlife district office.
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Doesn't seem to say that any areas are effected??

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