CWD safe to eat or not?

[Doug Hamilton]

Actually I have heard from people. At the fl and ga cattlemen meeting that yes some thought mad cow was made

Were they wearing tin foil hats?

Scrapie in sheep has been known since 1732. Which lab do you think it came from?

 

[Jeff505]

I remember reading about a disease called Kuru or laughing sickness in the 70s. It was listed in the Guinness book of records as the worlds rarest disease. The only people affected by this were certain tribes in Papau New Guinea that practiced ritual cannibalism by consuming those in the tribe who had died, the brain and bones were part of this feast.

To add protein and other nutrients to the diet of livestock, it became common place to make a supplemental meal from the unused portions of cattle which included brain and spinal tissue to animal feed. It is suggested that this might be the original source of mad cow disease. Such practices have been halted as it was proven that mad cow disease could be transmitted to humans.

There is no conclusive evidence that CWD can be transmitted to humans through the consumption of deer meat, with that being said it would probably be a wise move to not consume brain or bones of processed deer. Deboning makes good sense.

 

[Flbt]

Were they wearing tin foil hats?

No they were the older men in there. And they were saying it after I believe a buch of cattle were killed in the uk back in 97 or there about if I remember right.
But in there defense they were of the generation that saw the state dipping cattle for screwworms in the 50’s and if they could not dip the cows the state men just shot the cows.

 

[Flbt]

Were they wearing tin foil hats?

Scrapie in sheep has been known since 1732. Which lab do you think it came from?

I did not say I believe it.
Just what I heard said. But there were a lot of them that did not believe there was a moon landing either.

 

[Hunt anything]

I just found out the elk I killed tested positive for chronic wasting disease. Unfortunately my cooler stopped working and I had to take it to town and have it processed immediately and was unable to wait for the test to come back before processing it. As far as I can tell there has never been a case of it transmitting to humans, but the CDC says not to eat it. I got $864 in the processing and I really hate to throw it away. What do you guys think? Eat or throw.

I’m curious if it’s mandatory to have all deer/elk tested for CWD in your area or voluntary?
ADCNR has set up voluntary drop freezers in the areas without CWD but I believe it’s mandatory to have your deer tested in the CWD zone.

 

[farmer_john]

Actually I have heard from people. At the fl and ga cattlemen meeting that yes some thought mad cow was made

My understanding is it came from the sheep industry grinding up neuro materials into livestock feed

 

[NIGHTHAWK]

I wouldn’t knowingly eat it.

And I love Elk!

Look at these amazing Elk Balls I just ate!

 

[CraigV]

So, I am just curious about two things. Where did the OP take this critter, and did he let the processor know about the positive results?

 

[mooze]

I remember reading about a disease called Kuru or laughing sickness in the 70s. It was listed in the Guinness book of records as the worlds rarest disease. The only people affected by this were certain tribes in Papau New Guinea that practiced ritual cannibalism by consuming those in the tribe who had died, the brain and bones were part of this feast.

To add protein and other nutrients to the diet of livestock, it became common place to make a supplemental meal from the unused portions of cattle which included brain and spinal tissue to animal feed. It is suggested that this might be the original source of mad cow disease. Such practices have been halted as it was proven that mad cow disease could be transmitted to humans.

There is no conclusive evidence that CWD can be transmitted to humans through the consumption of deer meat, with that being said it would probably be a wise move to not consume brain or bones of processed deer. Deboning makes good sense.

see my previous post, there seems to be a minimal or cumulative infectious dose for prions.

 

[GuttormG]

Guess tons of CWD meat were consumed before this disease was know and tested for.

 

[coreydb]

Err on the side of caution...please....

 

[Frostbite]

If people quit eating venison..........does that mean they quit hunting and quit buying big game hunting licenses?

What will happen to the DNRs of many states?

 

[Wyatt Smith]

If people quit eating venison..........does that mean they quit hunting and quit buying big game hunting licenses?

What will happen to the DNRs of many states?

In my experience, a good majority of deer hunters wouldn’t give a hoot if they ate venison or not. It’s not uncommon at all to find a headless carcass dumped in a ditch, and many will drop the deer off at a donation site.

 

[Flbt]

In my experience, a good majority of deer hunters wouldn’t give a hoot if they ate venison or not. It’s not uncommon at all to find a headless carcass dumped in a ditch, and many will drop the deer off at a donation site.

The headless carcass in the ditch are not from hunters.

 

[steve white]

Well here's another question: where does commercially sold elk come from? I bought some one time and it was delicious, but was I eating from an animal kept in as close proximity as a breeding facility? Was it from a area with know CWD? Who regulates the commercial game meat industry?

 

[Flbt]

My understanding is it came from the sheep industry grinding up neuro materials into livestock feed

Here they all so said any thing with bone meal in it to bost protein in the feed was a problem.

And something else I heard about but never seen.
Was when dairy farms were selling off the killing heard. They would feed chicken poop to add weight quickly and very cheap.
Like 30$ a ton cheap. ( fertilizer price back then)

Because cow meal was put into chicken feed.
And I do know that cows will eat chicken poop happily.
The first time we used it as fertilizer they dumped it in a pasture with cows. We had to move the cows out of that pasture and add hot wire to keep them from getting back in.

 

[Doug Hamilton]

No they were the older men in there. And they were saying it after I believe a buch of cattle were killed in the uk back in 97 or there about if I remember right.
But in there defense they were of the generation that saw the state dipping cattle for screwworms in the 50’s and if they could not dip the cows the state men just shot the cows.

In my experience, a good majority of deer hunters wouldn’t give a hoot if they ate venison or not. It’s not uncommon at all to find a headless carcass dumped in a ditch, and many will drop the deer off at a donation site.

Not uncommon to.find a headless carcass dumped in a ditch? The closest I've seen to that is headless skeletons where the meat was boned out, the head kept and the remainder dumped. My assumption is that the hunters (or poachers) kill the deer or elk for meat and don't want to pay to dump the left overs. I have also found pronghorn carcasses (twice) dumped in the desert with only the back straps and hams taken.

Even the most "low-life" hunters take the meat. Donating the meat would only mean that unsuspecting people would eat it.

In January I found a freshly boned elk (no head) in a ditch near my home. There is no elk season in this area at all and none in Washington in December or January. I called the "Poacher Hotline" and the next day someone from the wildlife department came and removed the skeleton. My guess is that it was tested for CWD.

 

[Doug Hamilton]

The headless carcass in the ditch are not from hunters.

You got that right.

 

[farmer_john]

The headless carcass in the ditch are not from hunters.

Not always could be roadkill. That got the good bits removed.

 

[Wiley64]

No thanks