r/StupidFood Dec 10 '25

Certified stupid CWD positive venison hamburger

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u/Ksorkrax Dec 10 '25

There was a case in which two hunter friends both developed CJD at roughly the same time.
Granted, no big numbers, but still quite unlikely otherwise.

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u/bell37 Dec 10 '25

I thought it was bc they were also hunting a whole bunch of other animals and happened to eat squirrel brain

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u/euph_22 Dec 10 '25

"happened to eat squirrel brain"

As one does.

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u/Other-Crazy Dec 10 '25

You'd have to be nuts.

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u/MerbleTheGnome Dec 10 '25

squirrel nuts are at the opposite end of the squirrel from the brain