Post by: frazierw on November 16, 2016, 09:04:40 AM
Post by: Wolfdog2314 on November 16, 2016, 01:07:51 PM
I kept my cougar backstrap and tenderloin from my cougar this year for pan fry and jerky. Pan fried in Pride of the West is great!
Gotta try the jerky next.
The rest I had done in to breakfast sausage, real good too!
Post by: carpsniperg2 on December 14, 2016, 08:49:47 PM
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Post by: bearpaw on February 13, 2017, 06:47:35 PM
Trichinosis Prevention
By Mayo Clinic Staff
The best defense against trichinosis is proper food preparation. Follow these tips to avoid trichinosis:
Avoid undercooked meat. Be sure whole cuts of meat other than poultry and wild game are cooked to an internal temperature of 145 F (63 C) throughout, and don't cut or eat the meat for at least three minutes after you've removed it from the heat. Cook ground pork and beef to at least 160 F (71 C). They can be eaten immediately after cooking.
Using a meat thermometer is the best way to ensure the meat is thoroughly cooked.
Avoid undercooked wild game. For both whole cuts and ground varieties, cook to an internal temperature of at least 160 F (71 C).
Avoid undercooked poultry. For whole cuts and ground varieties, cook to a temperature of at least 165 F (74 C). For whole cuts, let the poultry sit for three minutes before cutting or eating.
Have wild-animal meat frozen or irradiated. Irradiation will kill parasites in wild-animal meat, and deep-freezing for three weeks kills trichinella in some meats. However, trichinella in bear meat does not die by freezing, even over a long period. Neither irradiation nor freezing is necessary if you ensure that the meat is thoroughly cooked.
Know that other processing methods don't kill parasites. Other methods of meat processing or preserving, such as smoking and pickling, don't kill trichinella parasites in infected meat.
Clean meat grinders thoroughly. If you grind your own meat, make sure the grinder is cleaned after each use.
Post by: bearpaw on February 13, 2017, 06:51:29 PM
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Signs and symptoms
The great majority of trichinosis infections have either minor or no symptoms and no complications.[7] There are two main phases for the infection: enteral (affecting the intestines) and parenteral (outside the intestines). The symptoms vary depending on the phase, species of Trichinella, quantity of encysted larvae ingested, age, sex, and host immunity.[8]
Enteral phase
A large burden of adult worms in the intestines promotes symptoms such as nausea, heartburn, dyspepsia, and diarrhea from two to seven days after infection, while small worm burdens generally are asymptomatic. Eosinophilia presents early and increases rapidly.[9]
Parenteral phase
The severity of symptoms caused by larval migration from the intestines depends on the number of larvae produced. As the larvae migrate through tissue and vessels, the body's inflammatory response results in edema, muscle pain, fever, and weakness. A classic sign of trichinosis is periorbital edema, swelling around the eyes, which may be caused by vasculitis. Splinter hemorrhage in the nails is also a common symptom.[10]
They may very rarely cause enough damage to produce serious neurological deficits (such as ataxia or respiratory paralysis) from worms entering the central nervous system. The CNS is compromised by trichinosis in 10–24% of reported cases of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis, a very rare form of stroke (3-4 cases per million annual incidence in adults).[11] Trichinosis can be fatal depending on the severity of the infection; death can occur 4–6 weeks after the infection,[12] and is usually caused by myocarditis, encephalitis, or pneumonia.[13]
Post by: hunter399 on February 13, 2017, 07:07:41 PM
These are your first signs.
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on February 13, 2017, 09:24:06 PM
Also remember not to eat cougar if you are allergic to cats, I know someone who ended up in the hospital that way.
Interesting. I am allergic to cats and never had a problem with it and I have all kinds of food allergies.
Post by: TONTO on February 13, 2017, 09:59:08 PM
Also remember not to eat cougar if you are allergic to cats, I know someone who ended up in the hospital that way.
Not personaly alergic to cats nor ever had cougar, but I am alergic to deer. I break out and get weazy and red eyed when I skin them, but never had a problem eating venison.