Chronic Wasting Disease’s Potential Economic Impacts

By Maggie Dresser - February 29, 2020 - Originally published in the Flathead Beacon  CWD is already altering hunters’ habits since its detection in Montana in 2017, and there are worries in the industry over long-term participation declines and economic impacts Every autumn for 24 years, Kalispell resident and Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Board Chairman Ryan Busse has traveled to the wide-open spaces of Northern Montana’s Hi-Line to hunt, where few people reside and healthy wild game ...