If it was infected with "wasting disease", which we do not yet know, you don't want to eat any of the meat as it may be contaminated and be the death of you. There is no cure nor vaccine.
It, "wasting disease", has a long slow progression before killing its host, it takes an autopsy to confirm its presence.
Still willing to eat it rather then euthanize it before it spreads the disease further?
I keep hearing about "feds" and "drones" and all sorts of crackpot fantasies.
First point, I live in Kenosha County. There were NO DRONES. The DNR does keep tabs on the deer herd in various parts of the state via aerial survey planes. These are population surveys used to help determine which areas will be opened to hunting and when. They also keep tabs on obvious losses to predators and any sign of spreading disease.
Secondly, there were no "Feds" involved. The DNR personnel are sworn, state level law enforcement, and they are normally armed while on duty. They were accompanied by Kenosha County Sheriff's Deputies, who are also normally armed. The Deputies were deployed as a courtesy because the Sheriff is kept appraised when LEOs from out of the County are operating on his turf. There were no "Fritz" helmeted ninja garbed black booted thugs present. Yes, Kenosha County has a SWAT team, no they were not employed.
Lastly, the lady who runs the "no-kill" shelter is a local nut job who has made problems for herself in the past and has apparently not learned much from her previous encounters with the law. At one point she trespassed on private property, removed two dogs from a fenced enclosure, transported the dogs to Illinois and sold them. She is frequently featured in the Kenosha News crime beat column. She is a few bricks short of a full load and is not considered a reliable witness.
I hope everyone can stop hyperventilating about the massive raid and relax with an adult beverage...
And to all a good night,
GtG
They had aerial photos so it was from a plane or drone. For a baby deer? They were going to move it to a shelter in Il. Kenosha is the border of IL and WI. I grew up around there. Brat Stop...right on the border...beer in steins best brauts ever....If there is a zombie deer disease spreading from WI to IL on highway 41...the interstate there. I’d know. I call BS on everything you say.
If the deer were not brought to the shelter, as it probably shouldn't have been because it's mother was probably nearby, it would just have been another deer out there, diseased or not.
Also, according to the CDC Prion or waisting disease transmission from deer to human is debatable, and even if it is transferable avoiding eating the brain, spine, eyes and spleen make the possibility of transmission close to 0%. And if after all that you're going to kill the fawn, how about have one officer pick it up calmly and dispose of it elsewhere?