oklaunion said:

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I wonder if the goat was found at the Gillespie county sale barn? Lot of animals from all over are taken there.

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FishrCoAg said:

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Deerdude said:

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I don't know anybody running several thousand head by themselves or with one partner.
Heck, my tightwad cousin is running 400 pairs and has a dozen hands helping.

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Big ranches out here do have multiple hands, but not enough to gather really big pastures without hiring day help. Doing it monthly would be expensive, the alternative of checking those pastures multiple times a week is also daunting. That's just one of the reasons we need to nip this thing in the bud quickly

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ttha_aggie_09 said:

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Good to hear!

Does anyone on this thread or have connections with someone that has legitimate pictures of deer that are infected? Would be nice to have something for reference when checking out my 150-200 pics a day. My luck, the aoudad will be the only thing they don't infect…

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SanAntoneAg said:

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txags92 said:

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Chatted via text with the game warden (who was backed up by their health specialist) about the deer I posted above. Their belief is that it is not likely to be NWS at this time based on the timeline (I was able to find pictures back to at least a month ago). But they want us to keep a close eye on it and try to get a better look via binos if we get the chance to make sure it doesn't become infected.

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I learned a long time ago that game wardens don't necessarily make the best biologists. Personally I'd forward the pics to your Comal Co. biologist and go from there.

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Cromagnum said:

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A dog with screwworms was found in Andrew's County. Of course it had been down to Mexico and brought back up. People are going to **** around and spread this worse.

https://www.aaha.org/trends-magazine/publications/usda-halts-u-s-pet-dog-and-multiple-other-animal-exports-to-mexico-amid-multiple-new-world-screwworm-cases/

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txags92 said:

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SanAntoneAg said:

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txags92 said:

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Chatted via text with the game warden (who was backed up by their health specialist) about the deer I posted above. Their belief is that it is not likely to be NWS at this time based on the timeline (I was able to find pictures back to at least a month ago). But they want us to keep a close eye on it and try to get a better look via binos if we get the chance to make sure it doesn't become infected.

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I learned a long time ago that game wardens don't necessarily make the best biologists. Personally I'd forward the pics to your Comal Co. biologist and go from there.

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Sorry, my mistake in saying game warden, I was talking to the main biologist for Comal county listed on the TPWD website, and I believe she was consulting their animal health specialist as well.

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jagsdad said:

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FishrCoAg said:

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Deerdude said:

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I don't know anybody running several thousand head by themselves or with one partner.
Heck, my tightwad cousin is running 400 pairs and has a dozen hands helping.

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Big ranches out here do have multiple hands, but not enough to gather really big pastures without hiring day help. Doing it monthly would be expensive, the alternative of checking those pastures multiple times a week is also daunting. That's just one of the reasons we need to nip this thing in the bud quickly

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Not nearly as expensive as losing cattle.

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Mas89 said:

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Ticks on cattle have just become a problem this year in the last two weeks on our Houston area ranch. The above calf has a bent ear, indicating numerous ticks on the tip. Currently waiting on a few days of dry weather to pen the different pastures and spray All of the cattle. They will All have a wound in the ears which will heal after spraying and killing the ticks. These cattle would all be susceptible to the screwworm today if it was already in our area. An umbilical cord on a newborn and Any wound are where the larvae are laid by the fly.
We will treat all animals every 30 days or so going forward, and keep out the insecticide soaked back rubbers. No problem for us with open pastures and being there. Friends and relatives have brush/hill country ranches where they only pen cattle twice a year or so and checking routinely isn't practical. These will be the animals sold off first if the screwworm becomes widespread. Cattle numbers will further decline, as seen by today's price increase.

Needless to say the deer and all other wild animals will also have ticks and be susceptible for that reason alone. Pen raised animals and domestic ones can be treated but the wild are dependent on a successful sterile fly program.

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Not nearly as expensive as losing cattle.

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Tecolote said:

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Not in Texas but a neighbor state. Yes, ideally doing the checking multiple times a week or more realistically a month is better than losing cattle. But, trying to find thousands of head in our neck of the woods in canyons, brush, trees, etc. spread over 10k, 20k, 30k, acres, etc. just isn't feasible with the manpower (or lack thereof). add in the wildlife and you've got a nightmare.

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Deerdude said:

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If you want to see your cattle, close the gate to the water trap for a day. Ho back next day to let them in to water and you'll see early if not all of them,

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drred4 said:

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LOL, your comment reminds me of a ranch in the Panhandle that I was lucky enough to hunt on a few times. all of their pastures were named. Yu know you have alot of land if one of your pastures is called the 6 section pasture

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