For anyone with moose tags this year you need to be aware of the potential for the tape worm cycts. My Selkirk bull last year had them. I didnt know until I got home and started to process the meat. After discovering them (lots of them) I did tons of research and spoke to several knowledgable people about them. The facts as presented to me showed they do not affect humans. You just need to be aware of them so you can make the decision whether you want to consume the meat. Most butchers I have spoken with had not ever seen them. My bull had several hundred and they were spread throughout the meat. We chose to eat the meat but made everything into burger except the backstrap. We cut every piece into 1/8" strips so we could get rid of them and then ground it. Processing was a nightmare, we still found some in the burger.
In the pics the size of the cysts are about the size of your pinky fingernail and they have tail like things hanging off the end about 1/2" long. Not exactly what anyone wants to sit down and eat for dinner.
From the research I did it appears that these are just now showing up because they are being transmitted by the wolf. I hope no one gets an animal with them this year, however any deer, elk or moose can get them.
