We have a scientific research permit that allows us to hunt after legal hours, with night vision, thermals, spotlights, suppressors, no caliber restrictions, etc. It also allows us to hunt from vehicles. They are very limited and take alot of work to get. We have 2 Doctors on staff. One is a DVM and the other is a Virologist. We also have 3 biologists. The permit allows us to use the above mentioned methods to take or manage a herd. Once we have taken the animals we draw blood for lab tests, take tongue snips, pull any ticks we find, and all of that is tested for contagious pathogens. As we clean the animal we are checking for adhesions, and other signs of general health to include grading of internal organs. Once the animals are checked throughly, they are then donated to a contracted processor to be turned into meals for the local area food bank to feed the homeless. The labs are then checked locally, sent off to a second lab on the west coast for double checks, then over to a 3rd lab up north for the same testing. All results are independent and none of the results are compared until all results from the 3 labs are back. That information is what allows a transparent and thorough investigation into transmissible and non transmissible Zoonotic diseases. This includes CWD, TB, and others.
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