You could do either. We mainly want to make sure it goes to a landfill.
Probably very low. There are a myriad of ways that small amounts of prions get spread like crows/vultures feeding on carcasses then pooping it out elsewhere, hay or other ag products from CWD areas that deer utilized, mud on truck tires, etc. None of these are really feasible sources of infection because an individual likely wouldn't consume enough prion to cause an infection. It just doesn't seem to transmit very easily from environmental contamination, live deer to deer is the primary mode of transmission.
So there is some research that shows that increased humic acid in soil can reduce the infectivity of prions in soil. While that may help address the environmental contamination issue in areas that have high humic acid, it has nothing to do with deer to deer transmission. Looks like some deer breeders decided that since humic acid reduced infectivity in the soil it must also work if you feed it to a deer. There's no evidence that feeding anything to a deer will eliminate or reduce CWD. Bleach will completely destroy CWD, but that doesn't mean feeding bleach to deer will eliminate CWD.
That's some sort of tumor, it's not uncommon and not caused by any transmissible disease. Growths and tumors freak people out the most, but they are the least concerning from a herd health perspective. I wouldn't eat a deer with a large growth though just to be on the safe side.
www.onxmaps.com
Charlie, you need to ask onX "what happened to North Carolina?"Here's a great article about CWD and how Georgia has been preparing to handle it if/when we find it.
Understanding Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Impact on Hunters | onX Hunt
Learn about Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), its impact on deer, and how hunters and states are working to prevent and manage its spread effectively.
You would think that a 'digital mapping' company would do better. Full disclosure - I'm and onX app user.
I'm not sure what you mean about North Carolina?Charlie, you need to ask onX "what happened to North Carolina?"
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Oh, I see it now! that's crazy
Just make sure all the soft tissue is gone, you don't need to boil it. If you cut the skull plate off, scoop out the brain and peel the membrane off with a pair of pliers. If you're doing a euro mount then you will have to boil it to clean all the soft tissue. When I hunted elk in CO we boiled the skull of one at camp and then (discreetly) pressure washed it at a self-serve carwash.
I guess it could be remotely possible, but unlikely. I would actually worry more about a taxidermist that uses a pressure washer outdoors in an area that deer could access. While it could be possible for CWD to transmit from a single carcass, the more likely scenario would be from a taxidermist or deer processor that took deer from out of state discarding waste carcass on the landscape year after year in the same location. With that said, live deer to live deer transmission is far more efficient so preventing illegal importation of live deer is paramount.
18 to 30 months. Symptoms don't typically appear until the last few months.
