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<blockquote data-quote="grassman" data-source="post: 1001437" data-attributes="member: 5234"><p>My understanding is that corn that is sold for deer consumption has to be under the 20 ppb level. Since there is not a specific level for deer it falls to the lowest limit which is the same for human consumption and dairy cattle. Whether or not aflatoxin is affecting our quail and other gamebird populations is yet to be proven without question. The responsible thing to do is buy corn that has been tested. A tremendous amount of corn produced in Oklahoma exceded acceptable limits. Unfortunately there are tens of thousands of acres that had corn grown on them that had a lot of corn remaining in the field which had excessive levels. Not a lot you can do about these since most were no-till and it was not turned under. Obviously a lot this corn was consumed by deer, quail, turkeys, pheasants, etc. Most of us probably hunted near or around these. The good thing is that the aflatoxin isn't always this bad. Most years it is manageable. We just happen to have a very wet period after the corn was mature. The bad thing is that these molds that create aflatoxin are carcinogenic, cause fertility and liver issues, and if enough is consumed they cause death. Whether you are a bird hunter or deer hunter the fact remains there are issues to be concerned about</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="grassman, post: 1001437, member: 5234"] My understanding is that corn that is sold for deer consumption has to be under the 20 ppb level. Since there is not a specific level for deer it falls to the lowest limit which is the same for human consumption and dairy cattle. Whether or not aflatoxin is affecting our quail and other gamebird populations is yet to be proven without question. The responsible thing to do is buy corn that has been tested. A tremendous amount of corn produced in Oklahoma exceded acceptable limits. Unfortunately there are tens of thousands of acres that had corn grown on them that had a lot of corn remaining in the field which had excessive levels. Not a lot you can do about these since most were no-till and it was not turned under. Obviously a lot this corn was consumed by deer, quail, turkeys, pheasants, etc. Most of us probably hunted near or around these. The good thing is that the aflatoxin isn't always this bad. Most years it is manageable. We just happen to have a very wet period after the corn was mature. The bad thing is that these molds that create aflatoxin are carcinogenic, cause fertility and liver issues, and if enough is consumed they cause death. Whether you are a bird hunter or deer hunter the fact remains there are issues to be concerned about [/QUOTE]
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