Are deer shot at Badger ammo plant safe to eat?
By Tim Damos Baraboo News Republic (Wisconsin) June 26, 2009 For years the Badger Army Ammunitions Plant was known as a hot spot for area hunters. “It used to be that youd go in there and make a two-man drive and push out 100-plus deer,” said Sherman Raschein of Prairie du Sac, who hunted on the 7,354-acre plant until the early 1990s. Though the harvest might not be as bountiful as it once was, deer shot on and around the decommissioned plant south of Baraboo still make their way from the forests and fields to the family dinner table. And an environmental watchdog group is now questioning whether those deer are truly safe to eat, taking aim at a 1991 Army study that reassured hunters. An Army official admits the study is outdated, but points to more recent data that she says indicates mammals living at the plant are not a threat. The 91 study analyzed organ tissue taken from deer shot by hunters at Badger. It found that the levels of a chemical known as DNT used to make explosives foun
