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  1. ImBillT

    I thought this was a joke....seriously

    700 based action. Good AICS pattern mags. Good I prefer a rounded fore end on a hunting stock because a flat fore end is much more difficult for me to get level when resting on an unlevel surface or when using shooting sticks. I’m sure the stock is great off a front rest or using a bipod...
  2. ImBillT

    Moo-cow headshot - caliber?

    I think personally that I would be considering a 30-30 or .357mag rather than a .22 just for the xtra assurance. That said, my grandpa slaughtered and butchered hogs as a teenager at the children’s home that he grew up in(late 1930’s) and he says a 22lr is all they ever used and it would kill...
  3. ImBillT

    Moo-cow headshot - caliber?

    I know a similar story involving a hog and a 9mm.
  4. ImBillT

    Actual Weight of Meat - Can we be honest?

    Didn’t weigh the head or cape, but this year’s mule deer was 122lbs bone in. That’s quarters, backstraps, tenderloins, rib rolls neck roasts and heart. No way I could have packed that very far in a single load.
  5. ImBillT

    Actual Weight of Meat - Can we be honest?

    I haven’t weighed it separately, but I bet the neck roasts make up a substantial portion of my trim bag’s weight on a bull or buck.
  6. ImBillT

    Actual Weight of Meat - Can we be honest?

    Both rib rolls and neck roasts will weigh about what a hind quarter weighs. So you can add 50-70lbs to your total there. Well, less if your total included neck roasts.
  7. ImBillT

    Would you eat a CWD-positive animal?

    My understanding is that age class and population aren’t really impacted until prevalence is quite high. That makes sense. If only 1-5% have it, well they’re most likely to be older deer because they’ve had more opportunity to be exposed to the rare-ish disease, and then if it takes 16+ months...
  8. ImBillT

    Would you eat a CWD-positive animal?

    So that’s a lot of deer, but the post you quoted was in reference to a post mentioning an entire state, not a 1/4 of a county hot spot. I’m well aware that there are some hotspots with very high prevalence rates. I’m just not sure that any entire states have extremely high statewide prevalence...
  9. ImBillT

    Would you eat a CWD-positive animal?

    Are you admitting that it happens? Scrapie free sheep have contracted scrapie after a stainless steel rubbing post that was used by a scrapie positive sheep was well cleaned and placed in the pen with the scrapie free sheep. A quick Google search shows multiple sources saying CWD can be...
  10. ImBillT

    Would you eat a CWD-positive animal?

    That definitely seems logical. They can’t possibly get brain or lymph nodes to test positive immediately after exposure. It seems logical that plenty of deer that tested negative had already been exposed and made some progression toward the end result. I suppose that’s why results say “not...
  11. ImBillT

    Would you eat a CWD-positive animal?

    That’s positive news as far as I’m concerned. Although checking for six months in something that may take decades to go from infection to symptoms might be slightly less ideal. Still, it’s likely detectable before symptoms occur. Hey, it’s good news. At this point I wouldn’t eat one that tested...
  12. ImBillT

    Would you eat a CWD-positive animal?

    I’ve paid for a test where it was not covered because it was not mandatory. $25 or $35 for peace of mind while eating a cow elk was well worth it to me, so I don’t see how the money drying up is a realistic limitation. Let’s just assume it becomes impossible to test. I don’t know. I would...
  13. ImBillT

    Would you eat a CWD-positive animal?

    Good questions. I take some of the precautions. We cook our chicken and pork to recommended temps(lower if it’s slower). We buy organic when it’s reasonable and appears to be high quality. I make an extra effort for organic with grain products. I don’t go crazy with it. If the organic produce...
  14. ImBillT

    Would you eat a CWD-positive animal?

    I don’t understand his pet peeve. I take plenty of risks that I wouldn’t take with my children. Is that so strange?
  15. ImBillT

    Would you eat a CWD-positive animal?

    I pretty much agree and entered the thread to say “no. The risk seems low, but no I wouldn’t” And then saw a lot of inaccurate information being thrown out, and felt like I had to address a lot more than I bargained for.
  16. ImBillT

    Would you eat a CWD-positive animal?

    To the OP. No I would not. I’m sure if I was starving that I would eat all sorts of things that I would not eat today. But as a person will alternatives, no I would not.
  17. ImBillT

    Would you eat a CWD-positive animal?

    If they couldn’t infect other species via brain probes that might convince me. But they can. You do make a good point. It would be hard to convince me to eat a sick animal when I have perfectly wonderful alternatives, regardless of the evidence. That said, there is in fact evidence that pushes...
  18. ImBillT

    Would you eat a CWD-positive animal?

    Is 232 a bunch? Are you advocating that the EU reauthorize adding “tankage”(I think that’s the correct term) to cattle feed, and putting BSE infected cattle back in the food supply? If the 232 number is low. Why not? Did you see any videos of those people? I still remember seeing a video of...
  19. ImBillT

    Would you eat a CWD-positive animal?

    I don’t know the highest state prevalence. Some areas are quite high. My guess is that the state with the most CWD positives in a year is still at a fairly low percent of the state’s entire harvest. You do seem to be assuming that it’s a very high percentage. Do you have that percentage? I may...
  20. ImBillT

    Would you eat a CWD-positive animal?

    A lot of the country has produced a few positive tests, but very few areas are over 5% prevalence. There are some places that I would not want to drive to, pay a non-resident fee, hunt hard, and know that there’s a really good chance my deer will test positive. But 5%, 2%, 1%, <1%. Meh. Sign me up.
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