> i eat only wild game meat. Venison to be exact.  Are
> there any worries about eating infected meat?  I
> barely cook mine.  What's this about TB in deer meat?

Hi, Kenny.  I feed deer to my dog and cat raw, eat the cooked deer myself.
In Michigan they have identified a large number of deer in the NE side of
the state that have TB.  For several months (years?) it has been illegal to
sell beef raised in that area without through medical checkups.

Just last night I read in the paper that a deer showed up at a cleaning
station in NW Mich. with TB.  Now the DNR, or whoever oversees the deer
population, is concerned that it may be spreading.  Not sure how it spreads
from deer to beef but the medical people here appear worried...

I do think that wild meat is far better for us than grain fed commercially
raised meat.  Yet, not all wild meat is safe.  Aren't most wild animals
walking around with - at the very least - a worm/parasite load?  That's why
I freeze all meat for at least two weeks.  Michael Audette's recent post re.
the temp at which meat should be frozen was interesting.  If we don't have a
freezer that will go that low, what are we to do?  Give up wild game?

Kath
K.