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For you that have killed deer that was CWD positive

JDUB said:
Then why would you throw the meat away? Just curious.
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See the post from Bull TN above, just makes for more confusion. Hard to know what to believe. So now reading what he says, I should not even give it to the dogs. Fwiw, the dogs go on walks on our property, often where I know deer go through, what's to keep them from picking it up on a walk? Dogs pick up scent and lick stuff. We hunt on the farm we live on, so if it is here, it is here.

The "experts" say not to use the same knives that you use in your kitchen. They also say to clean your knives with bleach 50/50 solution. I have never used bleach on my knives. What are others here cleaning their knives with?

Another question then comes, what about cattle? I did a little internet research, and no jump recorded that I could find from cwd in deer to cows, but they often use the same areas and if the prions left in the ground can pass on from dogs to deer, or possibly to people, why not cows?

What about water table and well water. Could worry a person sick with what ifs....
 
Had 2 bucks last year test positive and neither "looked" sick or unhealthy. One was 4.5 yo buck that i have some great video of tending a doe in one of my fields. The other was a buck cruising down wind of a bedding area. Again both looked healthy as any other deer I have killed in the CWD zone. I age my deer until I get the results and the finish processing or bag it up.
 
bowhunt25 said:
We've been eating them for years and most of you including myself have em eaten infected deer. Your minds are messing with you. Eat the meat, no one has gotten sick or become a zombie from eating an infected deer.
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I say if you would feed it without equivocation to your young children or grandkids then by all means, consume it. I'm sure I've eaten some in the past without I'll affects. I won't knowingly eat it now. It's just not appetizing to me knowing it's positive.
 
I'm telling you I might not be living by the time they discover this. But I think cwd has been here for a very long time. And we are way way behind on discovering this. And nature has already taken its course well before we ever knew it existed. And now we are destroying the deer population over something that we cannot control or contain.now we all are worried about eating meat of a healthy looking mature buck or doe. I've read all the possible passing it to human stuff. And wouldn't want to do that either.I wish I had all the answers but not even the people that should do.
 
Interesting replies here regarding food. Still too much that you don't know. I find it odd that zoo animals have contracted Covid-19. I wonder how they got it.
Ever wonder what you have eaten in the past? I have been in hundreds of restaurant/hospital/nursing home kitchens. If you had seen what I have, you would stay home to eat. "What you don't know don't make your head ache."
 
backyardtndeer said:
Wouldn't think so. My understanding of the disease, is that the prions are in the bone and brain. Whole muscles do not carry the prions, thus the transport rules allowing meat to be transported, but not any bone or a skull cap that has not been cleaned of all meat. I am not a biologist though.
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The prions are everywhere. They are just in the lowest concentrations in the muscle.
 
I am betting ya'll have eaten positive deer for several years and are just now finding out how prevalent it is. Nothing is guaranteed safe but so far it has not jumped species.
 
In addition to 50/50 bleach, I also use an ultrasonic bath (Harbor Freight or other) to clean any utensils but they are still dedicated to deer rendering.

BTW, Wisconsin is known for CWD statewide. Thousands from Milwaukee go out to hunt and come home to the city (where they defecate). The city sewer system there collects the biosolids and sells them to us as 'Milorganite' and we spread the CWD prions in our gardens. None of the municipal wastewater treatment process ('secondary treatment' anywhere in USA) will remove or treat the CWD prion. Where does your West TN town dispose of their biosolids? Is is proof fenced/barricaded from deer browsing?
 
My dad's deer was the 10th or 11th confirmed case in Tn a few years ago. Here's a pic of him a few days before he shot him. He was mature and healthy looking. He did not eat the meat.
 

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I'm in the SE part of the state and have never had one test positive. But quiet honestly until it crosses the species barrier I'm not concerned about it. CWD is not new, It's been around a long time.It's been in Wisconsin for a long time and I would consider Wisconsin a destination state for whitetail hunters. Bunches of western states have it and hunters flock to those states every year. It's not the end of the world. It's literally never crossed to humans, As a hunter there are things I sometimes worry about...habitat loss, liberal nonsense in regards to gun laws, or maybe even a few others but honestly CWD doesn't cross my mind. 2 years ago I invited my local Game Warden to lunch and discussed this very topic. I asked him all sorts of questions about it and he was super informative and even thanked me for coming to him to try and find out facts and not rumors. I haven't had the first concern about it since that day.
 
Alot of information to read about this subject. So when cwd hits across the whole state eventually one day does that mean only a small portion of the neg results from deer will be eaten? I'd hate to think I couldn't eat deer meat anymore.
 
THE DUKE said:
So your saying to eat the meat with no I do and I don't think twice about it.
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THE DUKE said:
So your saying to eat the meat with no worries?
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I do and don't think twice about it.
My buck last year I never even got tested.
Up to you.
Between freezing and cooking I'm sure you're good.
 
Safari Hunt said:
Interesting replies here regarding food. Still too much that you don't know. I find it odd that zoo animals have contracted Covid-19. I wonder how they got it.
Ever wonder what you have eaten in the past? I have been in hundreds of restaurant/hospital/nursing home kitchens. If you had seen what I have, you would stay home to eat. "What you don't know don't make your head ache."
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I can't remember what country it was, but they tested a paw paw fruit and it came back positive for covid! I think this CWD has been around for along time also. In my opinion, scientists have to come up with tests, to test for the things they discover. Most people know that the PCR tests for covid are not 100 percent accurate. I would guess that they are 50% accurate at best.
I'm thinking that these CWD tests are about the same thing.
I think CWD is like global warming. GW was just an idea to through money at and a way for the government to through money around the world on our tax dollars.
Remember the mad cow and chicken flu. Killed a lot of animals to drive the price up.

With the fake news media, it's hard to believe anything anymore!
 
backyardtndeer said:
See the post from Bull TN above, just makes for more confusion. Hard to know what to believe. So now reading what he says, I should not even give it to the dogs. Fwiw, the dogs go on walks on our property, often where I know deer go through, what's to keep them from picking it up on a walk? Dogs pick up scent and lick stuff. We hunt on the farm we live on, so if it is here, it is here.

The "experts" say not to use the same knives that you use in your kitchen. They also say to clean your knives with bleach 50/50 solution. I have never used bleach on my knives. What are others here cleaning their knives with?

Another question then comes, what about cattle? I did a little internet research, and no jump recorded that I could find from cwd in deer to cows, but they often use the same areas and if the prions left in the ground can pass on from dogs to deer, or possibly to people, why not cows?

What about water table and well water. Could worry a person sick with what ifs....
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CWD has not made the jump from cervids to other species that we know of, but Mad Cow disease is a very similar disease. Mad Cow did make the jump to humans. My two cents, the more contact humans have with these CWD prions, the higher the chance is that it makes the jump too.
 
backyardtndeer said:
See the post from Bull TN above, just makes for more confusion. Hard to know what to believe. So now reading what he says, I should not even give it to the dogs. Fwiw, the dogs go on walks on our property, often where I know deer go through, what's to keep them from picking it up on a walk? Dogs pick up scent and lick stuff. We hunt on the farm we live on, so if it is here, it is here.

The "experts" say not to use the same knives that you use in your kitchen. They also say to clean your knives with bleach 50/50 solution. I have never used bleach on my knives. What are others here cleaning their knives with?

Another question then comes, what about cattle? I did a little internet research, and no jump recorded that I could find from cwd in deer to cows, but they often use the same areas and if the prions left in the ground can pass on from dogs to deer, or possibly to people, why not cows?

What about water table and well water. Could worry a person sick with what ifs....
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This post right here is why I won't change a thing when cwd makes its way into Polk county. My family will continue to consume venison for years to come unless we all drop dead from cwd. Whichever comes first
 
timberjack86 said:
This post right here is why I won't change a thing when cwd makes its way into Polk county. My family will continue to consume venison for years to come unless we all drop dead from cwd. Whichever comes first
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I'm with you. All these people throwing away their deer should save you and I the backstraps...we can do a road trip with all our coolers and pick them up. It would be well worth the trip bringing home 400 lbs. of back straps...and that is just what would fit in my coolers!
 
Chiflyguy said:
We've been dealing with CWD up here in Hellinois for a long time.
We were told as long as spinal fluid or brain matter doesn't touch the meat we're good to go.
I work in food manufacturing.
CWD is the least of your problems😉
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that's why it's best to not eat processed food haha but we all (most) do. I have worked in chicken plants, fish plants, and beef plants. I try to not think about all I e seen 🤮
 

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