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Meat Processors Scale Back Because of CWD

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The Department of Natural Resources is continuing its effort to reassure hunters that most venison harvested in the state is safe to eat.But some meat processors in the state say the fear of Chronic Wasting Disease means they’ll be butchering fewer deer this year.Gil Halsted reports.

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