These may include general equilibrium effects estimated by prior work [ 9 ] (e.g., more deer hunters implies more spending at sporting goods stores), the disutility experienced by non-hunters concerned about the spread of CWD among the deer herd (which may be significant [ 29 ]), option values for future hunting activities, the value of deer in supporting populations of other economically important species and ecosystems, and even the value of averted health risks to humans from infected deer.
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The Effect of Chronic Wasting Disease on Resident Deer Hunting Permit Demand in Wisconsin.
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