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Conference vmsnet::hunting$note:hunting

Title:	The Hunting Notesfile
Notice:	Registry #7, For Sale #15, Success #270
Moderator:	SALEM::PAPPALARDO

Created:	Wed Sep 02 1987
Last Modified:	Tue Jun 03 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1561
Total number of notes:	17784

1094.0. "N.H. Moose/Deer Liver Warning!" by MCIS5::PAPPALARDO (A Pure Hunter) Wed Nov 27 1991 13:11

    
    Just read this and wanted to share. Fine time to find-out.
    
    The N.H. Dept. of Public Health has issued a warning against cadmium
    toxicity in moose and deer, except in the case of very young deer,
    in which only an occasional meal (One per year) is advised.
    
    Acid rain leaches out cadmium, a heavy metal, which then finds its way
    into moose and deer food chains.
    
    Soon the Liver and kidneys, which act as the bodys final filter,
    contain high amounts of cadmium, which is quite toxic to humans.
    
    N.H. moose project leader Kristine Klien explained that moose very
    quickly pick up high concentrations of cadmium because they feed heavily
    on aquatic vegetation.
    
    What they have found in some cases are cadium levels so high that if
    you eat a meal of moose liver and kidneys you will develop a case of 
    cadmium toxicity that night and get very sick,"Klien said. (In cases
    with lower cadmium levels, it make take several meals before you become
    ill.)-
    
    So, check those "Livers" before eating.....How do you do that? I would
    think that States bordering N.H. would have the same problems, wouldn't
    you?
    
    Rick

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1094.1		WAHOO::LEVESQUE	Turning Circles	`Wed Nov 27 1991 14:00`	13
	> So, check those "Livers" before eating.....How do you do that? If you're planning on eating the liver from your deer, make sure you take your deer to a weigh in station that is staffed with a biologist than can measure the teeth and ascertain the age. Sounds like you don't want to eat 'em if your deer is older than 1.5 years. >I would > think that States bordering N.H. would have the same problems, wouldn't > you? Yeah, but they might not be looking for it.
1094.2	Vt	SKIVT::WENER		`Wed Nov 27 1991 14:35`	2
	They have issued the same warnings here in Vermont - Rob
1094.3	So my dislike for liver has a good scientific basis.	SMURF::PUSHEE		`Wed Nov 27 1991 15:40`	1
	I always told mom that it had to be bad for you.
1094.4		SALEM::PAPPALARDO		`Wed Nov 27 1991 16:04`	4
	They also issued the same warning in New Brunswick,Canada........
1094.5		OLIMIT::STROPPARO	I'm soooooo confused!	`Mon Dec 02 1991 15:10`	1
	and Maine
1094.6	Too much d^%$ polution!	DECALP::HOHWY	Just another Programmer	`Tue Dec 03 1991 05:56`	5
	Isn't this a great world we are living in? :-( - Mike