Here's one for ya. Why doesn't the DNR look at the deer first B4 they kill'em. I've seen pics of deer w/CWD and gosh they don't look all that healthy. Try a spotting scope rather then mowing down hundreds of deer at a time. Here in MB we're not allowed to bait for just these reasons....... CWD being transmitted through saliva. STranger thing is there still hasn't been a single case of CWD reported in MB. We're just being pro-active and don't want it to ever show up.
As for eating meat infected. If Cwd is the same/similar to mad cow, then all meat should be boned out. Special care must be taken when dealing w/spinal chord. The disease is spread thru there, the human cases of mad cow were mostly coming from the UK. All from small butcher shops who bought whole cows and did everything from start to finish. the blade of a knife or saw contacted the spinal fluid(marrow) and was transmitted to the staeks or other meat from there.No more chops just boneless backstraps. My .02cents