Should "mad cow disease" in game meat be a concern?

[two-feet]

Is there anything that destroys the prions? Fire, time?

They can survive 600c and last years and years. Seems inevitable that it will make its way here eventually

[2chodi]

http://nprg.ca/2017/06/a-guide-to-un...sting-disease/

[Salty]

As a new hunter, is their signs that I should watch out for with deer elk and moose? is there areas or regions that it seams to be more evident?

I'm no expert on cwd but in general the old stand by is if the liver of an animal is healthy, all the same colour no spots or such, its a very good chance the animal is fine to eat.

[caddisguy]

Not going to help with CWD as the study found dead rotting game becomes 'super sites' for the disease spreading to scavengers and even the soil, rocks and then uptake to the plants.

I wonder if certain plants are able to neutralize prions. There seems to be more spread of CWD where there is a lot of agriculture, particularly corn. Maybe corn just doesn't do the job? Just a shot in the dark.

[325]

There are thousands of deer and elk with CWD in the USA. Still, very few people have developed spongiform encephalopathy. There is some risk I'm sure, and the horrific nature of the disease makes it really scary. However, I'm sure the chance of getting killed driving to a hunting spot are much greater than dying of spongiform encephalopathy

[two-feet]

There has never been a confimed case of disease transfer between deer/elk/moose and human. But the experts figure it is only a matter of time.