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Old 08-25-2010, 05:15 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by ishoot308 View Post
NHF&G does a great job of managing the deer population. Yes at times some islands / smaller sections of land can be over populated with them. This is when F&G will determine if further culling of the herd is required either through special or additional tags, extended area season or in some instances surgical area culling.

As far as deer being disease ridden animals...hardly the case. I have never heard of anyone getting sick eating deer meat or handling deer hides / carcasses. Yes very small numbers of them carry "brain worm" AKA "chronic wasting disease" (similar to mad cow), but this number is extremely low at best and only affects other animals not humans.

Dan
Have you ever heard of Lyme disease?
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