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Old 11-07-2004, 12:29 PM
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SCbowhntr
 
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Default Ok for pregnant women to eat venison?

I know this is a bowhunting forum but since I've been a member for awhile and have come to feel like I know some of y'all through your posts, I thought I'd ask. I know a good many of y'all have families and young kids so was this a factor during your wife's pragnancy? We did some research on the internet and it said that pregnant women shouldn't eat venison b/c of the chance of getting "Toxoplasma gondii" which is a bacteria that infects deer and other animals. It can be very harmful to the developing baby. This is our first so you can imagine our dilemma. Deer meat is pretty much the only meat we eat as we're on a pretty tight budget and most years I don't have a problem getting enough. Obviously, this wasn't know of until fairly recently and people have been eating deer meat for thousands of years so...
Any feed back would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Will
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