Description

While government guidelines advise against consuming meat from Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) positive animals, no human cases have been recorded to date. To help hunters navigate testing periods safely and cost-effectively, Brad walks through practical field care, processing strategies, and decontamination steps for managing game meat while awaiting lab results.

In this episode:

• Learn about using the gutless method and boning out meat in the field to help contain CWD prions to the harvest site.
• Understand how separating cuts into labelled game bags and keeping meat off the bone allows for a low freezer footprint while waiting for results.
• Brad recommends thoroughly sterilizing knives, work surfaces, and meat grinders after processing, which is essential for preventing cross-contamination—a practice that also applies to parasites like trichinosis in bear and cougar.

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