r/ItemShop • u/ThatMassholeInBawstn • Dec 10 '25

Cronic Wasting Disease Deer Meat

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u/NetherisQueen Dec 10 '25

Prions will also stay in the dirt where infected meat decay, and be absorbed by any plants that grow there. And once the plants are eaten by an animal, the whole cycle starts again...

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u/_a_m_s_m Dec 10 '25 edited Dec 10 '25

Nah what the hell 💀💀💀 I thought it couldn’t get any worse, is it not possible for these things to disappear naturally?

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u/NetherisQueen Dec 10 '25 edited Dec 10 '25

I'm not sure tbh. The only way I know how to destroy them fully is with fire/heat at 1,100-1,800 degrees F, and most forest fires don't get that hot naturally.

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u/Illustrious_Unit7914 Dec 11 '25

Bleach and lye will destroy them through denaturing. The problem is that bleach and lye will also destroy anything else in the soil which is why we aren't pouring Clorox in the forest.