Very true, Bowfanatic.

Even the USDA approved tests are about 70% accurate. And as Bowfanatic alluded to, CWD has an incubation period of 18 months. No test is guaranteed for venison to be totally risk free. But then again, venison never was, and never will be, guaranteed to be disease free and safe to eat. It wasn't before CWD and it won't be now.

But the meat served in grocery stores isn't guaranteed either. Here in Wisconsin, there have been a couple outbreaks of e-coli in store bought beef causing millions of pounds of beef to be recalled. Last I heard, about 50 people were hospitalized from the disease.