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Why should hunters wear latex or rubber gloves when field dressing game?

To protect against diseases wild animals can carry.

  1. To keep their hands warm
  2. To protect against diseases from the animal ✔
  3. Because the law requires it

Why: Wild animals can carry germs that pass to people through small cuts or scrapes on the skin. Gloves are a simple barrier, and the CDC recommends them too.

Huh, didn't know that: Hunter education notes rabbits may carry tularemia, and wild hogs can carry brucellosis.

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Sources

  1. Connecticut DEEP Hunter Safety Manual, Chapter 13: Care of Game https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/DEEP/hunting_trapping/pdf_files/Hunter_Safety_Manual/Chapter13.pdf
  2. CDC: About Chronic Wasting Disease https://www.cdc.gov/chronic-wasting/about/index.html

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