HIcountryman
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So I called cpw and asked about high prevalence of cwd in front range unit, whether or not it would be preferable to shoot a younger buck to reduce my chance of harvesting cwd- positive deer. I know to stay away from brain and spinal column/fluids... but I like to eat ribs and shanks. Anybody have reservations about eating marrow or bone-in cuts on a potentially cwd- positive deer? I ask bc my buddy had seemingly healthy 4 year old-ish buck last year test positive in neighboring unit to where I ll be hunting . He said he did not want to feed it to his grandkids so he ended up trashing all of it.
$25 fee to voluntarily test but they said results aren't available til 4 to 5 weeks after submission of sample. Some kind of reimbursement for self-processing ( which I will be doing).
So would you intentionally shoot smaller buck to lessen chances of positive result? Would you wait 4 to 5 weeks to eat any of it? Would you not eat any if test results are positive? Would u eat muscle but not ribs or shanks? Thanks guys.
$25 fee to voluntarily test but they said results aren't available til 4 to 5 weeks after submission of sample. Some kind of reimbursement for self-processing ( which I will be doing).
So would you intentionally shoot smaller buck to lessen chances of positive result? Would you wait 4 to 5 weeks to eat any of it? Would you not eat any if test results are positive? Would u eat muscle but not ribs or shanks? Thanks guys.