CWD testing results in Alberta?

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Have any other Alberta hunters received back their CWD testing results yet? How long did yours take?
I harvested my buck and submitted the head late in the season so I imagine it will take some time as I'm sure there were plenty that were already in ahead of mine.
My muley came out of WMU 406 which isn't mandatory submission but I still want to know the results.
 
I know my brother submitted his the first week of Nov and told me a few days ago that one of his deer was positive.
So I would say 5 weeks or so for his results
 
FishHog said:
I know my brother submitted his the first week of Nov and told me a few days ago that one of his deer was positive.
So I would say 5 weeks or so for his results
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Thanks for the info.
I'm sure the lab testing folks are short staffed and have a ton of work on their plate right now so I'm not expected any results back before the New Year.
 
53moose320Elk said:
Between my wife and son and me , we sent in 8 for testing
So far we have received test results for 2wt does , 1 mule doe, 1 wt buck , all tested negative
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Good news that you haven't received back any positive tests.
What is the approximate turn around time been for the 4 tests results you have received back so far? :confused:
 
My Mule Buck head from the 150 was sent in about 4 weeks ago and still haven't heard anything back. Last year it was about 2 months wait and 2 of the 3 deer we got in the 150 were positive. 2 mule positive and the whitetail buck was negative.
 
just curious but what do you guys do when you get a positive result?
I'm glad we haven't had a positive test in Ontario yet but it sure is concerning.
I know my brother gave it a lot of thought before he decided not to feed it to his young family. Instead he took a bunch to work for his personal BBQ lunches and gave the rest to an older single gentleman who could care less and was very happy for the donation.

I'm sure the risk is fairly low, but the consequences are horrible if you contract it in 30 years.
 
I live in Ontario and drew my mule deer tag last year in 148 with my hunter host. The MNR was notified by the Alberta fish and wildlife, then the MNR biologist came and took my meat to an incinerator from my house in Ontario.
 
FishHog said:
just curious but what do you guys do when you get a positive result?
I'm glad we haven't had a positive test in Ontario yet but it sure is concerning.
I know my brother gave it a lot of thought before he decided not to feed it to his young family. Instead he took a bunch to work for his personal BBQ lunches and gave the rest to an older single gentleman who could care less and was very happy for the donation.

I'm sure the risk is fairly low, but the consequences are horrible if you contract it in 30 years.
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I have a few friends that just start eating their deer right away and aren't concerned with the results. If mine tests positive it will probably sit in my freezer for a few years just in case. It's already cut and package so I can throw it away or eat it later depending how things go in the future.
 
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There is no authority that says anything about 30 years latency for disease to appear.
BSE was not transferrable according to the experts, and then it was.
We are obviously doing a large public health experiment, and some volunteers post on this thread.
 
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