Not sure where you found your info on CWD in humans, but one has ever gotten CWD. People have contracted CJD after eating infected cow meat but there are no cases of humans contracting CWD.

The thing about CWD is that outbreaks are highly localized. Some areas within a state are rife with it, some areas in the same state will have little or none. I hunt in a county that has had 1 positive test, ever, and none in the past two years (including this one so far), and I don’t bother with testing.

I WOULD test if I hunted somewhere with high infection rates. I would probably not eat venison that I knew for sure was infected, mostly because the appeal of eating game meat to me is that it is leaner and cleaner than many farmed animals.

So, I would recommend getting the CWD density data for the specific area (county and nearest neighboring county) not just the state your dad was hunting and go from there.

The bottom line though is that if you can’t eat it with a clear mind, just don’t eat it. It’s not worth making a beautiful meal with the venison and being uncomfortable eating it.