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To: Diana in Wisconsin
...have tested our deer for years...

More detail please.

36 posted on 01/27/2006 1:45:34 PM PST by LucyJo ("I have overcome the world." "Abide in Me." (John 16:33; 15:4)
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To: LucyJo

We leave their heads when we take them in to be tagged. The DNR will test them for free. They just need a sample of the brain or spinal cord fluid. The deer hangs in the shed for a few days, while we're awaiting the results. And if it has a really nice rack, we hang around and WAIT for the results, LOL!

The deer we harvest are on our own land. The nearest CWD deer are a few counties over, but we just want to stay ahead of this.

I don't consider testing our deer for CWD to be any more of a hassle than washing purchased fruits and vegetables well after they come home from the grocery store. I don't buy much 3/4 of the year because I do have a 1/4 acre organic garden and an orchard. It just makes sense to me all the way around, to be safe about your food, CWD or not. :)

(I'm not a freak about it; I have just gotten into the habit about being smart about what I feed myself and my family. The exceptions to that rule would be Cheetos and inexpensive beer, LOL!)


43 posted on 01/27/2006 2:43:02 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (Save The Earth. It's The Only Planet With Chocolate.)
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