[major_gaff]

as I have stated on an earlier 'Zombie Deer' thread:

CWD has been in PA for at least a decade now first showing up in
captive deer that were brought in from out of state, I believe. I don't
worry about it too much as I butcher my own venison. Don't harvest
visibly sick deer, don't eat the internal organs and de-bone all of the
meat and you'll be OK.

I harvest several whitetails a year, eat more venison than beef and have
been doing so for close to 3 decades and have not gotten this disease...this
is just more anti-hunting crap.

[PA Presbyterian]

I’ve read that infected deer initially may not have visible symptoms of the disease. So a deer that looks healthy may be infected. Pennsylvania government websites recommend that hunters wear gloves when handling a deer carcass and that they don’t get anywhere near the deer’s brain and spinal cord. One official website suggests that it probably won’t be long before the prions infect humans because they will be in the food supply from contaminated deer meat.

Infected deer have been identified in counties near where I live. Hunting is a major sport in the area. I’ve heard hunters discussing the issue.