Assistant Professor New Mexico Highlands University Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
The emergence of chronic wasting disease in southeastern states has threatened the future of the region’s hunting economy. By analyzing the survey responses from deer hunters, this study demonstrates how hunter tradeoff between disease risk and other lease attributes such as lease size, proximity, deer density, and buck quality.
Learning Objectives:
Estimate the welfare loss at deer hunter level due to chronic wasting disease
Assess the effect of chronic wasting disease on lease hunting in Tennessee and Mississippi.
Determine the trade off between chronic wasting disease risk and other lease attributes.
