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The price of fur has dropped drastically over the last few years and as a result, the population of these animals has risen which has caused headaches for farmers.
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Bird Hunting And The Bird Flu Scare
Deer Hunting Secrets
Discover The Closely Guarded True Secrets Of Master Hunters.
Author: Bob Johnson The migratory period of wild birds is a season the game hunters usually look
forward to with glee. New flocks enter the peninsula from outside sources, and
they include bird varieties we don't get to see everyday. This has added another
level of thrill for game bird hunters in the continental United States.
This year, however, the enthusiasm for such a migratory period has diminished.
The main culprit for the decrease in the excitement for such a season is the
bird flu scare in Asia and Europe. Bird flu is the common term for avian
influenza, a disease that is quite common to birds but has recently been proven
to affect humans as well, with fatal efficiency at that. This has caused a
worldwide panic of a possible outbreak, considering that some wild birds do
transfer from one place to another come mating season or to escape harsh
climates in their native lands.
But the bird flu scare is just that: a scare. It shouldn't ruin your bird
hunting enjoyment. Though there are some legitimate reasons that should cause
some concern, most of the prevailing fears were just magnified by lack of
education, more than anything else. Let's take a look at the facts, so that we
could separate them from the myths that have formed in the minds of most people.
* Avian influenza is a common - yes, a common - disease that strikes birds of
all types and kinds. Often, such a disease is fatal for birds, and in the event
of an outbreak in the said poultry, it is recommended that such poultry be
burned to prevent further contamination. Hence, governments of hardly hit areas
are doing their best to curtail the spread of the disease. In fact, some of the
hardly hit areas have shown remarkable progress in eliminating the dangers of
avian influenza.
* Avian influenza greatly weakens the infected bird. The same may not even make
the intercontinental flight. Though country to country travels are quite
possible, hence the spread of bird flu in the Southeast Asian region, going from
continent to continent can be quite taxing from the already suffering bird. This
is why, up to this point in time, the reported cases of avian influenza which is
farthest from the country of origin (believed to be China) are some remote
sectors of the European continent which are proximate to Asia.
* Avian influenza has affected only 100 people since 1997. It is quite a low
number, if we are to consider the pandemonium associated with the disease.
Though human infection is likewise fatal, it is most commonly observed in
workers dealing with poultry and the care of birds. Avian influenza is
transmittable through the secretion, like saliva and other bodily fluids, of
infected birds and the ingestion of the same in the human body.
* Avian influenza, given the foregoing facts, has a small likelihood of an
outbreak among humans. The virus is not airborne. It can only be contracted
through close contact with infected birds.
* A hunter who shoots down some game birds would be relatively safe, even in the
event of avian influenza entering the United States' territorial area of
responsibility. For as long as the hunter does not eat the fowls he shoots down,
and he minimizes his contact with the same, there should be no worries.
Nonetheless, it is better to be safe than sorry, as many people say. Though an
outbreak of avian influenza in the US is possible, there is only a small
probability of its happening. But this shouldn't mean that the game hunter
should refuse to practice some safety precautions. Be careful on how you deal
with fowls you gun down. If possible, wear some gloves when disposing of them
once they fall to the ground. It's your best defense against any contingencies.
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