We do have high rates out West.
CWD Now can Infect Humans.
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xsn10s
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It hasn't been found yet in Oregon. Which is where I will hunt. Hopefully it won't be.
birddog 68
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Curious if they test and if so what's the percentage of harvested animals they do test?
It's very possible it's there but just hasn't been found yet.
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It is possible. but I go off known quantity or percentages. And then factor that in as part of the risk.
M1A1ABRAMS
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I wouldn't put all my stock into Wuhan lab.
Do you think this came from China ? It's possible since they work together.
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Southern 62
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I do know this first hand. My best friend and coworker just lost his wife to CJD a month ago. He's a hunter and ate the same deer meet she did. Was that the cause? I have no idea. What I know and witnessed was very tragic. Any disease is bad for sure but seeing CJD take its toll on her was horrific.
I still eat deer meet almost every day but I sure do think about it
I still eat deer meet almost every day but I sure do think about it
Buckskinner
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I'm not saying there is no risk but there are + 6 million deer/elk shot every year in the US within a certain percentage have CWD. What percentage is debatable and variable depending on location. But there is a significant number of animals with CWD eaten by people every year, if transmissible there would likely be identifiable hotspots of CJD in areas with hotspots of CWD and a substantial increase in CJD since CWD appeared. To my knowledge there isn't. Yeah, it's been around far longer than when testing started but it's certainly spread.
For instance, where it was first discovered in Wisconsin, west of Madison in 2002. If you look at the above maps you can see where the positives are since then. This is primarily private land with lots of ag with a fair amount of public as well. Now Madison has more than its share of brain disfunction, but not because of CJD...
Saying this, it's starting to creep east towards where I hunt and there have been a couple positives within a few miles of me. I am going to start getting our deer tested, transmissible or not, I'm not interested in eating sick animals.
For instance, where it was first discovered in Wisconsin, west of Madison in 2002. If you look at the above maps you can see where the positives are since then. This is primarily private land with lots of ag with a fair amount of public as well. Now Madison has more than its share of brain disfunction, but not because of CJD...
Saying this, it's starting to creep east towards where I hunt and there have been a couple positives within a few miles of me. I am going to start getting our deer tested, transmissible or not, I'm not interested in eating sick animals.
birddog 68
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It's probably a good idea to get the deer tested. Some states do this free of charge to the hunter.
From what I have read a large percentage of animals that test positive look and act perfectly normal.
M1A1ABRAMS
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If they look fine, it's time to dine. That's my take. I can die from worst.
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Pretty much how I deal with eating cottontails. I know they can have a certain disease, so I don't eat them until after a good hard freeze.
birddog 68
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I remember hearing this when I was much younger. Any idea what they carry and if it's internal how would a freeze help?
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I forget. Some kinda of spotted whatchamacallit disease. I guess after a good hard freeze of a week or longer the weakened cottontails die off.
The old timers had always told me rabbit fever. Wait until winter to eat rabbit.
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