Plotting the murder of Bambi's family!

[The Ornery One]

Yea, it's hunting season! I'm hoping my dad and uncles get a deer this year. Gotta love venison steak, sausage or roast. Is it hunting season anywhere else, this weekend?

[Lord Starshadow]

Hunting season started last week here. My friend is a substitute teacher, and she said more than half of the kids were gone the first day of the season.

[The Ornery One]

That's not fair that some kids can take a day off school for hunting. When I was still in school, half of the guys in my drafting, electric, and other shop classes would be gone. Of course that meant watching TV in class on those days.

[Lord Starshadow]

Originally posted by The Ornery One: That's not fair that some kids can take a day off school for hunting. When I was still in school, half of the guys in my drafting, electric, and other shop classes would be gone. Of course that meant watching TV in class on those days.

Well, I wouldn't say that they're allowed to take the day off, most just do. I think in some parts of the country, such as here, the first day of hunting season should be a holiday. That way it won't disrupt classes as much.

[Angelousss]

ever had venison jerky? friend of mine makes it. it's good.

[Lord Starshadow]

Originally posted by Angelousss: ever had venison jerky? friend of mine makes it. it's good.

I've had it before. It's pretty good. But I really like venison stew!

Originally posted by The Ornery One: Yea, it's hunting season! I'm hoping my dad and uncles get a deer this year. Gotta love venison steak, sausage or roast. Is it hunting season anywhere else, this weekend?

Made my mouth water just thinking about it [img]smile.gif[/img]

I cook venison steak in a preasure cooker, for about 25 minutes, it comes out so tender that I have to se a spoon to get it out of the cooker. the stuff just falls apart and melts in your mouth...yummy!

Originally posted by Angelousss: ever had venison jerky? friend of mine makes it. it's good.

My dad is really into making jerky, I like it well enough but I prefer the steaks, and loin roast or even the chipsteaks that we cut, they make great sandwiches!

[Atrayu]

Ornery one, I am very concerned about the future of hunting around the area I grew up. It saddens me to here this news about the deer becoming very sick and I wonder if they will be able to figure out what the cause is and find a cure besides wiping them all out.

This is a very deep tradition at this time of year and my heart and prayers go out to the people first and also the animals. Familys count on venison for food every year and this is a very bad news indeed. ;

Wisconsin Hunters Worry About Disease Deer Carry








Associated Press
Friday, November 22, 2002; Page A22

WAUSAU, Wis., Nov. 21 -- Wisconsin's traditional deer hunt opens Saturday with hunters wondering for the first time whether their prey is infected with a rare and fatal brain disease.

There are no documented cases of chronic wasting disease being transmitted from deer to humans, but scientists cannot rule out the possibility.

State officials have instructed hunters how to avoid potentially infected parts of the carcass while dressing their kill, but they have not advised against eating venison.

Sales of gun licenses for hunting deer are down 15 percent from a year ago, and state officials blame concern over the disease.

George Nowak, 71, of Wausau refused to buy a license this year because of the disease. He thus ended a lifetime of hunting that began when he was 12.

"This is something you look forward to, hunting season. But the chance of getting some awful disease is just not worth it," he said. "If you can't eat it, why shoot it?"

The illness is related to bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or "mad cow disease," and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans. The diseases are believed to be caused by proteins called prions, which make spongelike holes in the brain.

In February, chronic wasting disease was found in Wisconsin deer, marking the first time it was discovered east of the Mississippi River. It is known to exist in deer or elk in at least eight states and Canada; thousands of animals are being slaughtered in an attempt to contain it.

Despite the concern, more than 500,000 licenses have been sold for the nine-day Wisconsin hunt, and there was never any suggestion that the deer season be called off.

Deer hunting is a $1 billion industry in Wisconsin, and it ranks with the Green Bay Packers and cheese as cherished Wisconsin traditions. Some high schools even cancel classes during hunting season.

State agencies have advised hunters not to cut into the animals' spinal cords and lymph nodes, where the deadly proteins that cause the disease accumulate. Hunters were also advised to wear disposable gloves and use disposable knives and saws.

The state estimates 1.6 million deer roam Wisconsin's fields and woods this fall, and officials hope hunters kill 450,000 to 500,000. But wildlife officials said that because of worries about the safety of venison, some hunters may try to shoot only large bucks for their trophy horns.

The state wants hunters in every county to donate a total of 50,000 deer heads for testing for the disease in what it calls the biggest wildlife disease survey ever conducted.

"It is a historic season," said Brad Koele, an assistant deer ecologist for the state Department of Natural Resources. "What happens this year is going to be remembered for a long time."

Illinois officials also hope to test deer heads for the disease with help from participants in a three-day hunt that begins Friday. Last month, Illinois confirmed its first known case of the disease in a deer shot near the Wisconsin line.

The Wisconsin hunt continues an unprecedented attempt to kill all deer -- at least 25,000 of them -- in an area west of Madison where the disease first was discovered in the state.

© 2002 The Washington Post Company

Just a thought here, but ummm what better way for anti-hunting types to curb hunting? Just start making noises about deer having mad cow disease or bad prions or whatever. Hunting would die off and no arguments or debates would be needed.

Of course this is just bing instagatory but [img]smile.gif[/img] Its a slow friday morning [img]smile.gif[/img]