What do you do with your deer carcass?
11-10-2006 | 08:02 PM
#33
Nontypical Buck
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From: Texas
RE: What do you do with your deer carcass?
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.
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.
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.
11-10-2006 | 09:17 PM
#34
Nontypical Buck
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From: cazenovia, NY USA
RE: What do you do with your deer carcass?
In Hunting Season - I HATE IT when crows are on a bone pile - they are loud, and distracting. We've done different things - but an open hedgerow AWAY from where we hunt is whats best right now. I'm leaning towards an earthen PIT next year though........Hate the crows noise- even out on the field.
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11-10-2006 | 11:38 PM
#35
Dominant Buck
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RE: What do you do with your deer carcass?
I use to put them in the trash can with eyes up under the lid. Everything from bambi's to nice bucks. The Sanitation Engineers learned a lot from my stop!Over the years,I've caught the first look of the season.
