ORIGINAL: nctaxi
Interesting! What if I told you guys that you may be contributing to the spread of CWD by dumping your carcasses "out back"? There was a study done, where they allowed a CWD infected carcass to rot in an enclosed pen. After allowing the thing to totally decompose, roughly 1.8 years, they introduced health, wild deer into this enclosure. And would you believe that the deer contracted CWD by eating the grass where that carcass was laid? Being a taxidermist has opened my eyes to a lot of newer research about CWD. The landfill is the best option. I double bag and put it in the can.
So what happens to the deer that die naturally out in the woods everyday ? Do the relatives cart them off to the landfill ?
hahahahah.
But on a serious note, that deer was left to rot untouched, a carcass does not go untouched in the wild, coyotes, raccons. upossums etc, make quick disposal of a carcass. Back to where it came from for me, critters will thank you.