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What a shame, I used to hunt quite a bit but have all but stopped because I'd be covered in ticks each time. We've been told recently of deer infected with CWD
by burcs 2y ago
What a shame, I used to hunt quite a bit but have all but stopped because I'd be covered in ticks each time.
We've been told recently of deer infected with CWD found near my grandparents farm (where I hunt). So I don't see myself going out much at all anymore, never was a trophy hunter, I do really like the taste of venison.
- shoelessone 2y agoCan do what my dad does to mitigate risk. He has a dedicated outdoor freezer, only thing is to hold dead deer (BEFORE processing). Has the deer tested by a lab before processing. Then processes himself.
- washadjeffmad 2y agoMight be for the best. A family friend died not that many years ago after a seemingly sudden onset of progressive neurological deterioration. The decade before, he'd become much more religious, describing to me what he felt as "grace" - short, intense emotional periods where he saw the world like a newborn and was overcome with wonder. If only we'd realized. He was a lifelong deer hunter, lived in the woods for a few weeks every year, field dressing, butchering, and eating his kills the traditional way. Our area has CWD cases, and while he was going through it, I asked if he'd ever tested or been tested, and he said no, he'd been told it wasn't contagious to humans.