Animals with little or no fat (the thick white dry fat) found while skinning the animals, is one of the physical signs that may mean the deer has Cwd. My mule deer last year from 243 had no fat and was sick. My mule deer this year has no fat and I fear the same thing.
I personally will not feed the deer meat to my kids. As with mad cow disease- once it made the leap to humans, pretty devastating. It’s not recommended to consume the meat. I have nothing against anyone who chooses to eat it. You will probably be fine.
My advice would be to not hunt in Cwd zones if at all possible, if you’re worried about it.
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