Maggots on elk meat... Now what?

[briancorneal]

We got the elk meat cooled pretty quick,  and as we're dividing up the meat, we found maggots (small ones).  What to do now?  Can we just rinse them off?  Is the meat still good?

[Killercolin]

How long was it after it was killed?

[FC]

Is the meat still good?

Use your nose! If it smells spoiled than it is, how long was it sitting around before this?

Maggots won't hurt you.

[briancorneal]

It was killed on the 14th 5:30 pm.  Finished boning out meat at 1:30am on the 15th and was cooling by a very cold creek bed in the shade; on ice by 5 pm that day.  Used Alaska game bags.

[Goldeneye]

Flies must have been able to get at it and lay their eggs.

If it's on the bone get the bone out of there.

If it smells sour, cut the top layer of meat off and wipe down with white vinager.  Let that sit for a while then re-check.  Sometimes the white vinager will help meat if it's close to souring.

If it doesn't smell sour, trim the top layer of meat and I would also wipe down with white vinager.

Then get it processed.

[FSTaxidermy]

Is the meat still good?

Use your nose! If it smells spoiled than it is, how long was it sitting around before this?

Maggots won't hurt you.

 

[smartazz171]

Flies must have been able to get at it and lay their eggs.

If it's on the bone get the bone out of there.

If it smells sour, cut the top layer of meat off and wipe down with white vinager.  Let that sit for a while then re-check.  Sometimes the white vinager will help meat if it's close to souring.

If it doesn't smell sour, trim the top layer of meat and I would also wipe down with white vinager.

Then get it processed.

I had the same thing happen to me this year but i just found the eggs no maggots.  just rinced of and good

[boneaddict]

eggs are common, maggots not so much.   

[steeleywhopper]

Don't know if I could stomach eating that stuff.

[h2ofowlr]

It is fly eggs.  If there are a lot of flies around you will see them in about 15-20 hours maybe less.  They are just eggs.  Wipe down with vinegar water mix or fillet the hardened skin off.

[mtbeav]

It is fly eggs.  If there are a lot of flies around you will see them in about 15-20 hours maybe less.  They are just eggs.  Wipe down with vinegar water mix or fillet the hardened skin off.

and don't tell the wife

[jtw]

Most importantly. . .

don't tell the wife

[bobcat]

It is fly eggs.  If there are a lot of flies around you will see them in about 15-20 hours maybe less.  They are just eggs.  Wipe down with vinegar water mix or fillet the hardened skin off.

and don't tell the wife

Good advice right there!   

[remington300mag]

I can not believe anyone on here would actually eat meat that has maggots on it!!! I have eaten some strange things....some gross things....but never maggot invested meat!
Tell me if this is true......I was told that maggots will not eat fresh meat, but only eat meat that has turned.....that is one reason they used to put maggots in the wounds of soldiers to keep the spread of gange green from happening???

[FC]

Maggots only eat dead flesh, not necessarily rotting.