scholarly journals Revisiting Hunter Perceptions toward Chronic Wasting Disease: Changes in Behavior over Time

Animals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 187
Author(s):  
Angela M. Holland ◽  
Jacob M. Haus ◽  
T. Brian Eyler ◽  
Mark D. Duda ◽  
Jacob L. Bowman
Keyword(s):  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Chronic Wasting Disease ◽  
Cervus Nippon ◽  
Significant Decline ◽  
Behavioral Changes ◽  
Hunting Behavior ◽  
Wasting Disease ◽  
Harvest Rate ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Over Time

Hunter behavior varies in relation to perceived risk of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) and changes in perceptions of CWD will lead to changes in behavior over time. During 2018, we surveyed deer (Odocoileus virginianus or Cervus nippon) hunters from Maryland, USA, regarding behavioral changes due to CWD. We matched 477 respondents to their harvest record and created two geographical groups based on harvest history in counties closest to disease presence. We compared the proportion of hunters who claimed to have changed their behavior in each group and estimated the effects of CWD on harvest rate for the 4 years immediately after the discovery of CWD and the following 4-year period. We found no difference between the groups in the proportion of hunters who changed their behavior due to CWD. We found a significant decline in harvest rate for hunters who claimed to change their behavior in the group closest to CWD presence during the period immediately after the discovery of CWD; however, these same hunters increased their harvest rates in the next time period to pre-CWD levels. Overall, we found that time alleviates some perceived risk of CWD and that this is reflected in hunting behavior.

scholarly journals The Effect of Chronic Wasting Disease on Resident Deer Hunting Permit Demand in Wisconsin

Animals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 1096
Author(s):  
Dane Erickson ◽  
Carson Reeling ◽  
John G. Lee
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Wasting Disease ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
The State ◽  
Prior Work ◽  
Wasting Disease ◽  
Deer Hunting ◽  
On Demand ◽  
Permit Price ◽  
Over Time ◽  
Hunter Recruitment

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) has had a negative impact on deer license demand in Wisconsin since it was first found in the state in 2002. Prior work evaluates the effect of CWD on hunting permit sales, but only in the period immediately after the disease was discovered. We use data on hunting permit sales, permit price, and other demand shifters to estimate a model of deer permit demand for the period 1966–2015. We use the estimated model to quantify the effect of CWD on (1) hunter demand for deer permits; (2) hunter surplus from hunting; and (3) lost hunting permit revenues. Hunter participation declined by 5.4% after CWD was detected in 2002. Hunter surplus decreased by $96 million over this period, while permit revenues declined by nearly $17 million. The effect of CWD was greater on demand for firearm permits than for archery permits. We also find that the effects of CWD diminish over time in absolute terms. This is because permit demand would have started to decline in 2008 even in the absence of CWD. This finding implies efforts to control CWD and efforts at hunter recruitment are economic complements and should be pursued jointly to maximize hunter welfare.

scholarly journals How does age affect personal and social reactions to COVID-19: Results from the national Understanding America Study

PLoS ONE ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (11) ◽  
pp. e0241950
Author(s):  
Jung Ki Kim ◽  
Eileen M. Crimmins
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Minority Group ◽  
Behavioral Responses ◽  
Risky Behaviors ◽  
Political Orientation ◽  
Behavioral Changes ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Racial Ethnic ◽  
Over Time

The COVID-19 pandemic has had tremendous impact on Americans’ lives including their personal and social behaviors. While people of all ages are affected in some way by the pandemic, older persons have been far more likely to suffer the most severe health consequences. For this reason, how people have responded to mitigating behaviors to COVID-19 may differ by age. Using a nationally representative sample from the longitudinal data of the Understanding America Study (UAS), we examined differentials in behavioral responses to COVID-19 by age and how they changed over the first three months of the pandemic. Behavioral responses and changes in behavior over time differed by age, type of behaviors and time reference. At the beginning of the pandemic (March, 2020), older and younger people were similar in their likelihood of engaging in preventive personal behaviors when controlling for other influences. As the pandemic progressed, however, older people adopted mitigating personal behavioral changes more than younger people, such that about 1–2 months after the pandemic started, older people were more likely to comply with suggested behaviors and regulations including practicing better hygiene, quarantining, and social distancing. One month into the pandemic, older people were less likely than younger people to engage in two of four risky behaviors. The change in risky behavior over time did not differ by age; but both younger and older people were more likely to engage in risky behaviors after two months. Being female, a member of a racial/ethnic minority group, higher socioeconomic status, having more COVID-19 cases in one’s state of residence, a higher perceived risk for infection and dying, and a more left-leaning political orientation were related to adopting more pandemic mitigating behaviors.

scholarly journals Experimental oral transmission of chronic wasting disease to sika deer (Cervus nippon)

Prion ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 271-277
Author(s):  
Hyun-Joo Sohn ◽  
Gordon Mitchell ◽  
Yoon Hee Lee ◽  
Hyo Jin Kim ◽  
Kyung-Je Park ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sika Deer ◽  
Chronic Wasting Disease ◽  
Cervus Nippon ◽  
Wasting Disease ◽  
Oral Transmission

Chronic Wasting Disease in Wisconsin: Hunter Behavior, Perceived Risk, and Agency Trust

2004 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 193-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
JERRY J. VASKE ◽  
NICOLE R. TIMMONS ◽  
JAY BEAMAN ◽  
JORDAN PETCHENIK
Keyword(s):  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Chronic Wasting Disease ◽  
Wasting Disease

scholarly journals Surveillance of Chronic Wasting Disease in Sika Deer, Cervus nippon, from Tokachi District in Hokkaido

2005 ◽  
Vol 67 (3) ◽  
pp. 349-351 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natsumi KATAOKA ◽  
Masakazu NISHIMURA ◽  
Motohiro HORIUCHI ◽  
Naotaka ISHIGURO
Keyword(s):  
Sika Deer ◽  
Chronic Wasting Disease ◽  
Cervus Nippon ◽  
Wasting Disease

Proximity to chronic wasting disease, perceived risk, and social trust in the managing agency

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerry J. Vaske ◽  
Craig A. Miller ◽  
Alexa L. Ashbrook ◽  
Mark D. Needham
Keyword(s):  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Chronic Wasting Disease ◽  
Social Trust ◽  
Wasting Disease

Significant decline in the prevalence of Barrett’s esophagus among patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nour Hamade ◽  
Gong Weng ◽  
Madhav Desai ◽  
Viveksandeep Thoguluva Chandrasekar ◽  
Chandrashekhar Dasari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease ◽  
Gastroesophageal Reflux ◽  
Logistic Regression Model ◽  
Significant Decline ◽  
Newly Diagnosed ◽  
Multivariable Logistic Regression Model ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Gerd Symptoms ◽  
Over Time

Summary Barrett’s esophagus (BE), a premalignant condition for the development of esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC), is a consequence of chronic gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Although the incidence of EAC is increasing, a similar trend for BE is not clear. We aimed to evaluate the prevalence of newly diagnosed BE over time in a cohort of patients presenting with GERD symptoms. Information was prospectively collected between 1998 and 2015 for patients presenting to the endoscopy unit at a tertiary referral center for their index upper endoscopy for evaluation of GERD symptoms. Patients were asked to complete a validated GERD questionnaire that documents the onset of GERD symptoms (heartburn and acid regurgitation) and grades the frequency and severity of symptoms experienced. Demographic information, body mass index (BMI), and use of aspirin, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, acid suppression therapy if any, smoking, family history, and endoscopic findings: erosive esophagitis, BE, and hiatal hernia were recorded. Patients evaluated during 1998–2003 (control) were compared with those presented in subsequent years (3-year cohorts) using chi-square test, and a multivariable logistic regression model was used to evaluate independent predictors. A total of 1109 patients were included in the analysis: mean age 56.9 years (standard deviation [SD] 12.8), 83% Caucasian, 93% male, and mean BMI 29.8 (SD 5.5). Overall, 226 (20.3%) patients were diagnosed with BE, with a mean BE length of 2.1 cm (SD 2.6). There was a significant decrease in the prevalence of BE over time from 24.3% in 1998–2003 to 13.5% in 2013–2015 (P = 0.002). During the same time period, a significant increasing trend in proton pump inhibitor (PPI) (41.7%; 1998–2003 vs. 80.2%; 2013–2015) (P < 0.001) and aspirin (ASA) use (23.7%; 1998–2003 vs. 25.9%; 2013–2015) (P = 0.034) was noted. There was also a significant reduction in cigarette smoking. In a multivariable logistic regression model for predicting the presence of newly diagnosed BE, there was a significant effect of timeframe even after adjusting for confounding variables. The results of our study indicate that there has been a steady and significant decline in the prevalence of BE in GERD patients over the last 2 decades. During this same time period, there has been an accompanying increase in the use of PPI, aspirin therapy, and a reduction in smoking, all modifiable risk factors potentially contributing to the decreasing prevalence of BE. Whether this decreasing prevalence of BE will lead to a reduction in EAC remains to be seen.

Hunter Concerns and Intention to Hunt in Forested Areas Affected by Wildlife Disease

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abigail Meeks ◽  
Neelam C Poudyal ◽  
Lisa I Muller ◽  
Chuck Yoest
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Wasting Disease ◽  
Human Health Risk ◽  
Wildlife Disease ◽  
Wildlife Diseases ◽  
Hunting Behavior ◽  
Wasting Disease ◽  
Private Lands ◽  
Deer Hunting ◽  
Short And Long Term

Abstract Deer hunting is a major forest-based recreation activity in the US South. However, the recent discovery of chronic wasting disease (CWD) threatens deer hunting in the region. Stakeholders are interested in understanding how hunters perceive the risk and change their hunting behavior. This study found a significant change in hunters’ concerns after the first deer season since the discovery of CWD in Tennessee, USA. Results also showed that hunters’ short- and long-term intentions to hunt deer in the region were positively related to previous experience of hunting in CWD-affected areas, beliefs in the effectiveness of herd reduction to control CWD, concerns regarding potential decline in deer quality and changes in hunting regulations due to CWD, and trust in wildlife agency action. Hunters who hunt on public land and were concerned with deer and human health risk were less likely to hunt in the CWD region. These results are useful in understanding hunter behavior in response to wildlife disease and identifying variables that may help project immediate as well as long-term change in hunting demand in affected regions. Study Implications As two-thirds of forestlands in the USA are under private ownership and public hunting lands are limited or crowded in many regions, deer hunting occurs mostly on private lands. Managers of private and public forestlands that provide recreation access for hunting benefit from a better understanding of how wildlife diseases affect user perception and demand for deer hunting on their lands. One such disease issue that has threatened the hunting industry in the nation is chronic wasting disease in white-tailed deer. Results from this study inform on how hunters perceive the risk of disease, how their relative tolerance changes over time, and what factors determine their intention to hunt in forests with diseased deer. These findings are useful in understanding hunter’s behavior in response to wildlife disease in forest lands and highlight variables that may determine hunting demand in affected regions both in the short- and long-term.

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