Must be true, check the behavior of most politicians these days. All those steak and seafood meals they have ate, MCD and Mercury poisoning combined...
Can you eat CWD deer
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kfreeze
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Yes. It's this. And my cousin died from it a few years ago.
https://www.cdc.gov/prions/cjd/index.html
kfreeze
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It takes to long for it to work. They can screw up thimgs for many years before it works.
misterc01
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I was living in England when they had the mad cow diesase problem. Never caught it, but I can no longer donate blood becasue I was there.
Here's a good article on CWD & humans: https://honest-food.net/chronic-wasting-disease-and-humans/
Summary:
Only BSE, mad cow disease, has jumped from another species to humans.
Humans have eaten deer, sheep and other animals who get prion diseases for millions of years and those diseases have not jumped to humans.
Testing may be available in your area. You may want to have your harvest tested before you consume it.
You need to make the decision.
Note: Hank Shaw is a an author, and on multiple social media platforms. If this helps at the very least give him a like - this is how he makes a living.
Summary:
Only BSE, mad cow disease, has jumped from another species to humans.
Humans have eaten deer, sheep and other animals who get prion diseases for millions of years and those diseases have not jumped to humans.
Testing may be available in your area. You may want to have your harvest tested before you consume it.
You need to make the decision.
Note: Hank Shaw is a an author, and on multiple social media platforms. If this helps at the very least give him a like - this is how he makes a living.
Not killed, incinerated! Enough heat to completely destroy the prion molecule!
I don't recommend shooting Joe Biden
Stevenstl86
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Missouri have been testing deer since the first positive results were found in the state. Mizzou labs have helped out conservation with the overwhelming test that come in each year. Mizzou and mdc have been working together to provide a in the field blood test kit for hunters in the near future. They are also working towards a cure.
My local club has a mdc agent every November put on a presentation to update us with infected areas and changes. Last year mdc has changed their tone about the risk of eating a cwd positive deer that showed no signs of health decline when it was harvested. They highly recommend not eating the deer meat. CDC had issued the same recommendation. I highly doubt cdc would link any human illnesses with deer right now to avoid mass panic.
Processing your own deer would be the safest route. Your meat can come in contact with infected deer at a processing place. Just my 2 cents.
My local club has a mdc agent every November put on a presentation to update us with infected areas and changes. Last year mdc has changed their tone about the risk of eating a cwd positive deer that showed no signs of health decline when it was harvested. They highly recommend not eating the deer meat. CDC had issued the same recommendation. I highly doubt cdc would link any human illnesses with deer right now to avoid mass panic.
Processing your own deer would be the safest route. Your meat can come in contact with infected deer at a processing place. Just my 2 cents.
sbruni
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What if the deer has Covid, is asymptomatic but wearing a mask? Is it ok then?
As long as it has been vaccinated and had all 20 booster shots then it is ok
birddog 68
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I think they are up to 28 by now. It's a once a month thing I heard but wouldn't know since I am still unvaccinated.
Seems like most of the people I know that are vaccinated have gotten COVID and had strong symptoms, I'm unvaxed got covid and had a fever and soar throat, my wife had a fever unvaxed. Now we have natural antibodies
slingshot_68
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It's a protein, it can be eliminated way more easily than you are suggesting. It does however linger on surfaces for a long time if it's not cleaned properly. Usually in the lab we use a light acid to denature/ destroy the protein.
Based on my single experience observing a deer that was claimed to have advanced CWD I would definitely not eat a deer in that physical condition. It had the physical characteristics of a starving animal. When skinned the inner hide, and exposed fat/meat appeared dehydrated and off-color.
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