deer bones - Page 2

Save some antlers pieces for the dogs! they make wonderful chewing toys.

i think that is interesting --HMMMM .. GSD lovers -- yet .. a house full of deer hunters ?? AHHHHH-- what ever happened to .." REVERENCE for LIFE " -- with all the supermarkets -- the need .. to go and kill ... still persisits -- bet you folks don't help at animal shelters .. do you you??

Who said we hunt????? I was just asking about feeding the deer bones from the butcher---someone always has to read into what is typed and can't just answer the question that is asked.

"Born to be Wild"

Not for nothing, Alphapup, but given that our species has effectively destroyed the natural predators which once did the job of keeping the deer population in balance, how else would you propose managing these herds if not via regulated hunting seasons? I live in a state where the whitetail population was encouraged to expand beyond the area's natural carrying capacity, and now we're battling bovine tuberculosis in both cattle and wildlife (not just the deer, but the other species as well...possum, 'coons, coyotes, bear, fox, etc.). I don't hunt, because it's not in me to kill anything for any other reason beyond suffering, but I'm glad there are people who do participate.

WAIT a MINUTE !!! Any of you hear of CWD Cronic Wasting Disease, AKA Mad Cow Disease ??? Hello... This is in many deer herds accross the North America, I would certainly be checking your area before feeding any wild game products in areas with known CWD cases. It is transfered by eating of the meat too. Just my 2 cents.

I always supplement bitches in whelp with deer meat with very good success. Also deer liver and heart, either raw or baked, make fantastic tracking/training bait. I would be hesitant to give dogs deer bones as they are rather light and may splinter. Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a naturally occuring disease of the brain and nervous system in deer,elk and moose. CWD belongs to the family of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE) that attacks the brain of deer and elk, producing small lesions that eventually result in death. You should not handle or shoot a deer that appears sick. Do not eat (or feed to dogs) the deer's brain, eyeballs, spinal cord, spleen or lymph nodes. Hunting is the most effective way to manage wild game populations at a sustainable level. Also, through license fees and taxes on hunting equipment, hunters provide the majority of monies necessary for states to manage all of their natural resources.

I personally think the rest of the world has the bigger problem with MCD, not America. The key tactic is to keep brain, spinal cord and a few other tissues out of the edible food supply called "waste", since that's where the BSE infection is concentrated in a Bovine. Why you would think "deer" is infected is beyond me, deer isn't imported to breed and slaughter for meat. That said, I find it very misleading to expect such a thing in white tails concidering not a single white tail was ever documented for MCD. They live in our back yards and feed off nothing but the land. Not to mention, there are far and few between Americans who do hunt for meat.. most just shoot to kill and put the head on the wall, to me this is a disgrace to the deer and food. Every year between myself (Melissa) and my brothers and father bring 8 deer for butcher, every year. Tag and Bonus Tag for our mountain. All my life. I feel fine. And deer is better healthy for you than any other meat of red on the market. Fact. We also have cattle, chickens, eggs ... there too we eat our own. So I guess I'm bias. What my family won't eat anymore and stopped about 10 years ago is Trout. Trout caught today in American waters will kill you. If it's not a 28' for the wall plaque, it goes back in the water. Funny huh? JMO.

Baby Eagle, I don't know what MCD is I was reffering to CWD and there are many documented cases in america. I'm a hunter too, I eat the meat, we hunt mostly Mule Deer, Elk here. was raised hunting got my first deer at 12 yrs. old first legal year to do so. But was 4 and with my Dad first time I remember a hunting trip where he killed a Deer, we have always harvested the meat, and Rarely killed a "trophy" to mount on a wall. I was just putting the caution out there about CWD for those who are not familiar.

MCD = Mad Cow Disease. I really think there's more "hype" of this disease than anything. I've never heard of anyone getting this from a deer or a deer found infected. Not in Pa anyhows... for some strange reason ... I think it's more to scare the people's into buying store bought meat only. Deer are roughage eaters, I just don't see the likely hood of it all. MCD came to America through imported Cattle.