Tips and secrets on hunting


Elk And Deer Hunters Protect Yourself From Chronic Wasting Disease

If you are a deer or elk hunter you mayfound and appeared in mule deer at a
have heard of diseases like Mad Cowsister research station nearby to the
Disease. People get Mad Cow Disease fromFort Collins station. At the very worst
eating infected cattle and beefin the most densely affected regions In
products. Can you get anything similarthe area known as the heart of the
by eating big game? If you hunt deer ordisease problem - rates of infection are
elk there is a disease call "Chronicas high as 15 % of the mule deer
Wasting Disease". Chronic Wastingpopulation and 1 to 2 % of the sparse
Disease is a member of group ofpopulation of elk that reside there It
transmittable brain diseases that affectis true and can be determined that the
elk and deer. The brains of thesebig game disease of Chronic Wasting
animals become riddled with holes andDisease is certainly on the upswing and
almost look like a sponge - that you maydefinitely spreading. Reports as far
wipe and clean your S.U.V. with. Thereaway as Canada are now known and
are other similar diseases that havereported. However this seems to affect
been around for a long time. Scrapie isonly elk and deer that are in captive
a disease that affects sheep. It's beengame ranches and not wild animals
around a long time - perhaps 200 to 400endemic to these areas - and that
years. Sheep get Scrapie - never humans.hunter's dream of. Even though no
Similarly well publicized is a diseasereports of people getting sick from
known as "Mad Cow Disease". "Mad Cow" iseating tainted hunted game have been
obtained and spread by eating infectedreported and as well for a longer term
cattle. The disease spreads and takes acase study - for all the fact that
long time to appear - sometimes aScrapie diseases in sheep had been
decade. However it is only spread byaround for 300 years and no human being
cattle, and eating infected beefhas been stricken with Scrapie or a
products, nothing else. For all thesimilar malady what precautions can you
zillions of people who you know , or dotake to reduce and minimize any risks?
not know , who have eaten beef , only aFirst of all do not shoot, handle or
relatively small amount have ever comeconsume any animal that is acting
down with this disease. You have hundredabnormally or appears to be sick. Best
of thousands of times more chances ofto contact your state or Canadian
the a airline losing your luggage on theprovincial wildlife department if you se
way to your hunting trip to Canada thansuch a case. Next use latex gloves when
getting Mad Cow Disease by eatingfield dressing your deer or elk. Bone
infected beef. So far it appears thatout the meat from your animal. Do not
the Chronic Wasting Disease found insaw through the brain or spinal cord. It
America and Canada does not infect oris best practice to minimize the
transfer to people who have eaten thishandling of brain and spinal tissues.
infected meat. It is true that anyAfter field dressing an animal, wash
effects take up to decades to appear.your hands, saws and knifes thoroughly
Still Chronic Wasting Disease does notwith strong chlorine, Javex type bleach.
appear to be able to spread by eatingAll told if is best to avoid consuming
infected meat - obtained by hunting bigthe brain, spinal cord, eyes, spleen,
game in North America. The knowledge oftonsils and lymph nodes of harvested
the appearance of Chronic Wastinganimals. Lastly if you do have your
Disease in big game animals firstanimal commercially processed, request
occurred when scientists discovered thisthat your animal is processed
Chronic Wasting Disease in a captiveindividually without meat from other
mule deer near Fort Collins in Colorado.animals being mingled with the meat from
This occurred as far back as 1977.your animal. All in all as in the sport
Whether it was because it was now aof hunting and in protecting the health
known disease for wildlife biologists,of yourself, your family and friends as
and was there all the time before, orwell as your hunting buddies it never
whether because the diseases had spreadhurts to play it safe.
- Shortly thereafter the disease was



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