Stormcrow's Hobby Farm

[U_Stormcrow]

It's a prion disease, so personally I wouldn't risk it. Don't know if it's technically safe though.

Prion disease? Yeah, not a risk I'd take either.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Feel free to correct me

 

[Sally PB]

I just looked up CWD, and the quickie version of info I found said to avoid harvesting sick looking animals (duh), and to have the meat tested for disease; results could take "several months." Ok...

During hunting season, I saw a couple "deer testing stations" in various locations, so maybe there is a faster test. There are a lot of hunters in my general area, and a lot of them are hunting for the meat and not just the trophy. (Good, IMO.)

 

[Sally PB]

I'm wearing a long sleeve shirt of that violent "yellow/green" safety color (you know, the one that looks like its battery powered?) - so the neighbors don't get the wrong idea.

Good. Be safe.

No orange? Here, everyone knows what you mean if you say "hunter's orange," or, "Wear your orange."

If someone is accidentally shot during firearms deer season, it seems the first thing people ask is, "Were they wearing orange?" As if it would be an excusable homicide if the person wasn't wearing orange...

 

[U_Stormcrow]

Good. Be safe.

No orange? Here, everyone knows what you mean if you say "hunter's orange," or, "Wear your orange."

If someone is accidentally shot during firearms deer season, it seems the first thing people ask is, "Were they wearing orange?" As if it would be an excusable homicide if the person wasn't wearing orange...

If someone takes a shot at me inside my 30a, I'm shooting back.

Orange or not. The only person disscharging a firearm on my acres is me. Full stop.

Were I hunting on public land, I'd be more orange than the Crayon.

 

[Molpet]

Sighted.

But if you want to wish me luck, both the goat and I would appreciate. I'm +/- 1/2" at 100 yd - terrible for a rifle, but good enough to do the job.

Prayers for Swift kill

I just looked up CWD, and the quickie version of info I found said to avoid harvesting sick looking animals (duh), and to have the meat tested for disease; results could take "several months." Ok...

During hunting season, I saw a couple "deer testing stations" in various locations, so maybe there is a faster test. There are a lot of hunters in my general area, and a lot of them are hunting for the meat and not just the trophy. (Good, IMO.)

Their testing around here too.
Forest preserves that don't allow hunting, urban area, have sharp shooters thinning the herd. That meat is supposed to be tested and put into the food pantry system.

 

[fuzzi]

Good. Be safe.

No orange? Here, everyone knows what you mean if you say "hunter's orange," or, "Wear your orange."

If someone is accidentally shot during firearms deer season, it seems the first thing people ask is, "Were they wearing orange?" As if it would be an excusable homicide if the person wasn't wearing orange...

I recall reading a few years ago about some poor woman in Maine who was shot to death by a hunter. She was in her own backyard. The hunter claimed he thought her white mittens were a deer's tail.

 

[fuzzi]

Oh, it was 36 years ago?


https://newengland.com/yankee/history/karenwood/

I recall reading a few years ago about some poor woman in Maine who was shot to death by a hunter. She was in her own backyard. The hunter claimed he thought her white mittens were a deer's tail.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I just looked up CWD, and the quickie version of info I found said to avoid harvesting sick looking animals (duh), and to have the meat tested for disease; results could take "several months." Ok...

During hunting season, I saw a couple "deer testing stations" in various locations, so maybe there is a faster test. There are a lot of hunters in my general area, and a lot of them are hunting for the meat and not just the trophy. (Good, IMO.)

I think it might depend on if.you test the brain or the meat for the timeframe? I honestly don't know, I don't hunt and we don't have it here, so I'm not super informed

*guess I should clarify, by 'here',, I mean our local herds

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I recall reading a few years ago about some poor woman in Maine who was shot to death by a hunter. She was in her own backyard. The hunter claimed he thought her white mittens were a deer's tail.

People get shot in their own yard and property every year by people that aren't supposed to be hunting there