carcass

[Doc]

If I was to unknowingly shoot a deer that had CWD (and the odds against that are staggering where I live), I guess I see no difference between disposing of the remains in the woods vs. the critter dying and flopping there on his own.

[growalot]

Keep at least 200 feet away from wells used to supply drinking water.

HHmmm thats rich....the DEC suggests this but a farm can spread or inject liquid cow manure 100 ft from a working water well....

[growalot]

do any of you sell your deer hides?

[Lawdwaz]

do any of you sell your deer hides?

Salting and storing them until they can be sold it too lttle for too much crapin' around for me. Like I posted above, mine usually go to a trapper friend who prepares them with his other bounty and then sells them or I donate to a butcher who sells them. All depends on the logistics of the timing. Sometimes, depending on weather or my schedule, they get tossed and that bothers me.

Edited September 24, 2012 by Lawdwaz

[growalot]

We just roll and freeze ours if the weather isn't cold enough to keep out side

[BornToHunt]

Remaining carcass?? Everything gets used not much waste when i am done with it.

[Lawdwaz]

Remaining carcass?? Everything gets used not much waste when i am done with it.

How do you use the bones, sinew, trimmings, hide, skull, brains etc.?

[BornToHunt]

Only thing we dont use is the head and hooves. My family is a bunch of old school italians who believe nothing should go to waste. They eat pretty much anything including most of the organs. Hides i give to a neighbor most of the time. Most of the neck bones back bones and ribs get chopped up and used in a sauce. the rest of the meat and trimmings gets cut up for stew, steaks and chop meat.

[WNYBuckHunter]

Well im glad someone on here knows some of the story anyways. Never heard of the bringing in of wild deer. That sounds kinda strange. As far as Mad Cow... Never in a deer. As far as selling to other farms with a problem, I dont see how that can be seeing though there were no other cases. They believe the wild deer came in contact with the salt and remains of the deer from out west that he dumped in the woods on his property. Bottom line is that cwd came in from out west and untill there is a law in place that stops all hunters from bringing in deer parts from other states, It could happen again!!

I heard the story but couldnt remember if it was contact with a deer on that farm or remains of one from that farm or somewhere else. Im not a deer farmer, and dont hunt anywhere need the old CWD zone, so I dont remember specifics. What does that have to do with carcass remains of a local deer or one that dies in the wild.

That stick you have really must hurt. You should take it out one of these days.

[WNYBuckHunter]

Only thing we dont use is the head and hooves. My family is a bunch of old school italians who believe nothing should go to waste. They eat pretty much anything including most of the organs. Hides i give to a neighbor most of the time. Most of the neck bones back bones and ribs get chopped up and used in a sauce. the rest of the meat and trimmings gets cut up for stew, steaks and chop meat.

Remind me to never eat at your house hahaha

[Lawdwaz]

Only thing we dont use is the head and hooves. My family is a bunch of old school italians who believe nothing should go to waste. They eat pretty much anything including most of the organs. Hides i give to a neighbor most of the time. Most of the neck bones back bones and ribs get chopped up and used in a sauce. the rest of the meat and trimmings gets cut up for stew, steaks and chop meat.

Spinal fluid? Holy crap man...........................

Eating bones? How?

[BornToHunt]

Spinal fluid? Holy crap man...........................

Eating bones? How?

We dont eat the bones. They stew in the tomato sauce until the meat falls off. A traditional italian meat sauce usually has pork or beef neck bones in it its the same thing.

[BornToHunt]

Remind me to never eat at your house hahaha

WNY don't knock it until you have tried it. There are a few things i wont eat myself but i have many "non-italian" hunting buddies that come over eat a lot of wierd stuff they normally wouldnt be exposed to in their culture and they like it. Heck how many of you guys have eaten scrapple, you know whats in that.

[WNYBuckHunter]

Ive tried scrapple. Not for me.

I thought you guys were eating the bones. Also the only organ Ill eat is the heart. Yum! Cant wait to get my first deer and fry that bad boy up with butter, garlic and onions!

[BornToHunt]

Ive tried scrapple. Not for me.

I thought you guys were eating the bones. Also the only organ Ill eat is the heart. Yum! Cant wait to get my first deer and fry that bad boy up with butter, garlic and onions!

MMMM heart. Next time try frying up some sweet peppers with that heart and onions and instead of using butter use olive oil. Excellent flavor. Mouth is watering just thinking about it. When is opening day.

[Elmo]

I read somewhere that deer can have a particular disease that effects its liver and that it should be checked before eating. I figure if I want to be on the safe side, I'll just not eat it. Which is sad because I actually love liver and onions.

Bone Marrow is an expensive delicacy in Europe. They use beef bone marrow. I actually like it. You scoop out the inside and spread it on toast like butter. Imagine a strong flavored beef broth in a solid, fatty form. I'm sure you can use deer as well and I'm sort of curious how that would taste like.

http://www.findyourcraving.com/c1/musing/try-it-at-home-blue-ribbon-s-bone-marrow-recipe

[BornToHunt]

Elmo me and my family have been eating deer liver for over 20 years now and none of us have gotten sick from it so this disease is probably really rare. I think you are more likely to get sick from food you buy in a supermarket rather than food caught in the wild. Wild game is as natural and organic as it gets. Heck people here on LI pay top dollar for organic meat. Lol

[Geno C]

Elmo me and my family have been eating deer liver for over 20 years now and none of us have gotten sick from it so this disease is probably really rare. I think you are more likely to get sick from food you buy in a supermarket rather than food caught in the wild. Wild game is as natural and organic as it gets. Heck people here on LI pay top dollar for organic meat. Lol

yes they do lol

the inlaws eat organic everything... gets expensive.

[Elmo]

Elmo me and my family have been eating deer liver for over 20 years now and none of us have gotten sick from it so this disease is probably really rare. I think you are more likely to get sick from food you buy in a supermarket rather than food caught in the wild. Wild game is as natural and organic as it gets. Heck people here on LI pay top dollar for organic meat. Lol

Good to know. Thanks!

Edited September 24, 2012 by Elmo

[Geno C]

Borntohunt you dont make Capozelle with your deer head?? lol

[WNYBuckHunter]

MMMM heart. Next time try frying up some sweet peppers with that heart and onions and instead of using butter use olive oil. Excellent flavor. Mouth is watering just thinking about it. When is opening day.

Ill try it that way next time, sounds great too!

[WNYBuckHunter]

yes they do lol

the inlaws eat organic everything... gets expensive.

Just saw some reports on the news about studies saying organic stuff is the same quality and content as the "Non-Organic" stuff.

[Elmo]

Just saw some reports on the news about studies saying organic stuff is the same quality and content as the "Non-Organic" stuff.

I read that the regulation and definition of organic is so lax that only slight modifications are needed to label something as being "organic". i.e. Chickens are held in pens like non-organic chicken but during the last two weeks of their life, they open the doors granting them access outdoors. The chicken don't actually go outside since they never knew life other than the pen and by the time they work up the courage to walk outside, they're slaughter. They also change their diet during this 2 week period which allows to slap the "free range" and "organic" label on the chicken.

[Geno C]

hmmm sounds scary if thats true...

[WNYBuckHunter]

Makes sense Elmo. Why is it scary, its just a marketing ploy, like alot of other things people fall for. The only things I figure are truly "organic" or 100% natural, no preservatives, etc are the veggies you grow or get from a farm stand you know that grows them, and the wild game you shoot or meat you raise yourself. Have no illusions, the rest is processed in some manner.