Green Bone disease ?

[Big Indian]

OK, dumb question...... Was just talking to a guy whose friend shot a bear here in NYS, took it to a butcher who said you cant eat this because it has "green bone disease" .

I think he either got the story wrong or name of what was actually wrong the bear meat.

I googled and did not come up with anything, does anyone know of a similar story or have ever encountered this?

[Culvercreek hunt club]

I have never heard of this. Did the butcher also offer to dispose of the bear meat for the guy...lol?

[Big Indian]

not really sure if he offered to "dispose" of it. I think the guy who told me was misinformed but he repeated it 3 x's( green bone disease) he was doing work in the area. I ran home and googled it then figured I'd post up here for feedback

[Pygmy]

I've cut meat and been around meat cutters all my life and never heard of such a term...

I HAVE heard the term "bone sour" usually referring to large portions of meat such as elk or moose hindquarters, or possibly even deer, that are not cooled properly and spoil from the inside ( bone) to the outside...

Out west when dealing with elk quarters that have been kept in questionable conditions, I have heard of butchers opening a hind quarter to the bone and smelling it for "bone sour"...

Edited January 5, 2012 by Pygmy

[Big Indian]

I've cut meat and been around meat cutters all my life and never heard of such a term...

I HAVE heard the term "bone sour" usually referring to large portions of meat such as elk or moose hindquarters, or possibly even deer, that are not cooled properly and spoil from the inside ( bone) to the outside...

Out west when dealing with elk quarters that have been kept in questionable conditions, I have heard of butchers opening a hind quarter to the bone and smelling it for "bone sour"...

Thanks Pygmy. Maybe that was what it was, but he did say Green bone disease.

[growalot]

I Googled and can't find anything that doesn't lead back to this post refrased several times...but thanks!! ....I did find this and it is off topic but I didn't know...wonder if this could pose a problem with bear meat fed to dogs as well...tired of googling for now I'll check later......for you guys around wild hogs here now.....

Raw Pork may contain a swine disease known as Aujeszky’s Disease or pseudorabies.

It is incurable and fatal to Dogs. However the bacteria are highly susceptible to freezing. Any Raw Pork or Pork bones that have been frozen for three weeks at a suitably low temperature will be safe for your Dogs to eat. As raw Pork bones are so good for the Dogs to chew on don’t let the dangers of raw Pork for Dogs put you off. Either freeze them yourself or when you buy them check with the Butcher how long they have been frozen for.

Dogs can eat cooked pork but always without the bone. Cooked bones, as I will explain later, are very dangerous for Dogs and should never be given. Do not feed Dogs Pork Bones unless you know they have been suitably frozen.

Edited January 12, 2012 by growalot

[nyantler]

The only known bone disease in the black bear that I could find is osteoporosis... which can occur from lack of hibernation... other than that no reference to any other disease of the bone in bear.

Edited January 13, 2012 by nyantler