CWD: Where we are now, and where are we going?

Approximately 11% of Minnesotans over 15 years of age hunted deer in 2022, harvesting about 170,000 animals, roughly 17% of the estimated deer herd. Venison has been popular table fare for centuries. But because venison is not USDA-inspected, its safety is sometimes questioned.
One safety concern involves the diseases affecting deer, and currently, primary concern is chronic wasting disease. CWD is a fatal neurodegenerative disease in cervids for which there is no widely available vaccine.

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