[RANGERAIRBORNE]

I have a fairly extensive file on this, but not much time to dig into it today! Anyway, you seem to have the facts pretty well straight. It seems to me, though, that CWD was found in mule deer in Colorado originally, by a University of Iowa Veterinarian. These wouldd have been wild deer- although the disease spreads pretty readily when animals are penned.

Again, there is NO evidence I have ever seen that humans can contract this disease- although it appears that every mammalian species that has been intensively studied for prion disease has some variant of this, they tend to be very specific to each species. The exception, of course, is "Mad Cow Disease", which has made the jump from (probably) sheep to cattle to humans.

[logic101.net]

I have seen a report of a guy in either CO or MT who died from eating infected elk. Will I risk my 5 1/2 yr old daughter? I think not!

I'll go for other game, or go to "safe" areas.

All I am asking for is the right to pay to have critters tested; without the USDA stopping me from doing so!

MARK A SITY