Michigan Repeats Its Warning on Venison From Near Oscoda's Clark's Marsh

Ahead of Michigan's November 15 firearm deer opener, the state health and natural resources departments reminded hunters on November 9 not to eat venison from deer taken within three miles of Clark's Marsh in Oscoda Township, Iosco County. The Do Not Eat deer advisory, first issued in 2018 and narrowed from five miles to three in 2021, stems from PFAS, including PFOS, found in the livers and muscle of deer near the marsh. Separate Do Not Eat advisories cover all fish and all aquatic and semi-aquatic wildlife from the marsh, including muskrats, frogs, turtles and crayfish. The state also recommends against eating the organs of any fish, deer or wild game statewide.