CWD Proposed rule

[Rustled Again]

TPW has a new CWD proposed rule. One of the components is a statewide requirement regarding the disposal of deer carcasses.

If passed by the Commission all deer carcasses (that is left over from removal of meat that will be cooked) must be disposed of in an approved landfill, buried 3 feet or deeper, or returned to the property it was harvested on.

This is to limit CWD infected left over bones, unused meat etc. from being spread around by scavengers. This subrule is part of a much wider CWD rule.

Comments are being accepted currently on the TPW website until 11/01.

CWD is a hot topic and deserves our best efforts to limit the spread but in my opinion in this case they are "stepping over a dollar to pick up a dine."

Please read and comment appropriately if you desire.

[sectxag06]

Do you have link to proposed rule?

[bowhunterhelm]

Deer processors going to have a surcharge for that.

[1riot1ranger]

I guess that is an issue for some people. Don't most hunters already do this if they quarter it and dump the remains on a bone pile or take the carcass to a processor, the processor has to dispose of it. If the bones go in a trash bin isn't that disposed in an approved landfill? Not sure I see the big deal about this

[jordangerous]

So I'm gonna get a box of deer meat and another box of bones/sinew/stuff I can't eat that I then have to take back to my hunting place? Got it...

Also, scavengers DGAF about property lines and eat where the stinky meat is...

[SmTx]

The proposed amendment to ?65.88 would impose carcass disposal restrictions on every person who harvests or possesses deer after harvest anywhere in the state; however, those costs should be minimal. For persons who process deer at the location where the harvest occurred, there is no cost of compliance, as the rules would allow parts of the deer not retained for cooking, storage, or taxidermy purposes to be left at the harvest location. Similarly, there would be no cost of compliance for persons who transport carcasses to a cold storage/processing facility or taxidermist, as disposal of remains following such activities is a normal process for such entities and the department assumes is reflected in the price charged to the consumer for services rendered. For persons who transport carcasses to the possessor’s final residence, there will be no additional cost of compliance if the remains following processing are disposed of indirectly via a solid waste disposal service that transports the wastes to a permitted landfill. The remaining three options under the amendment as proposed (return of remains to the harvest location, interment at the cost of the possessor, and direct transport to a landfill) could result in an adverse economic impact as a result of compliance. The cost of returning unwanted deer parts to the location of harvest would consist of the cost of fuel, which could vary, depending on the distance travelled but, in most cases would be less than $200. The cost of interment could vary as well. For a person who manually excavates a site meeting the requirements of the proposed amendment or has access to mechanized excavation equipment, there would be no cost of compliance; thus, any costs associated with this option would be associated with rental or leasing fees for mechanized excavation equipment, which the department estimates at approximately $50 per hour. For deer parts transported directly to a landfill, the cost of compliance would be the fee charged by the landfill for carcass disposal, which also varies from facility to facility; however, the department estimates the probable cost per animal carcass to be $20 to $100. The department notes that most if not all hunters will either process their deer at the harvest location or transport the deer to a final destination where the remains will be collected and transported to a landfill by a contracted waste disposal service or municipal utility; therefore, there are no-cost options available to virtually every person required to comply.

https://tpwd.texas.gov/business/feedback/public_comment/proposals/202311_cwd.phtml

[Rustled Again]

I went to the TPWD Web site and on the front page under "Public Notice" header was the proposed rule and a very easy to fill out comment page.

[JustinJ]

If they pass this, they should allow processing beyond quarters at a place other than final destination. IE, I can fully process my deer at the lease and then only bring packaged meat home, leaving the remainder of the carcass on the property where it was killed.

[Double R 2]

In parts of Missouri they had a bad CWD issue. Now in those areas you can debone the deer and have only deboned meat as long as you keep proof of sex with the meat. Maybe other states will do something similar.

[eradicator]

lol

[droebuck]

I think I will fill one out and comment on how CWD is being spread through the state by deer breeders and TPWD doesn’t do anything to try and control that other than reacting to positive cases.

[STXBOWHUNTER73]

I think I will fill one out and comment on how CWD is being spread through the state by deer breeders and TPWD doesn’t do anything to try and control that other than reacting to positive cases.

The deer breeders should pay for all the disposal of any parts that need to be disposed of IMO.

[M16]

One more thing the squirrel sheriff can give you a ticket for. They let the deer breeders spread it across the state and now I’m supposed to jump through hoops. I don’t think so. Catch me if you can.

[bigdaddy590]

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[Chance Love]

I think CWD (among other things) has been around here before any of us were, and will be around long after we are gone. Nothing new. It’s just a new way for TPWD to keep a thumb on us. And I’ve seen how their proposals work…if it’s something they really want, then it’s already been approved. Offering it up for public comment is a joke. Just like they did with the $300 TAX for MLD properties.

It’s comical they mention there will be virtually no cost to hunters. Besides the $$ costs that are sure to come, you also can’t discount the PIA costs, which is likely gonna be very high.