Post by: littletoes on August 08, 2009, 09:18:36 PM
I've heard folks talk about it, but have never known if it was factual.
Thanks Guys!
Post by: BLKBEARKLR on August 08, 2009, 09:38:52 PM
http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/26061/newsDate/16-Jul-2004/story.htm
Post by: bobcat on August 08, 2009, 09:40:03 PM
Trichinosis- Google it.
Post by: PWN Kurt on August 08, 2009, 11:51:48 PM
I cooked the heck out of my bear last year and it still tasted like the filet mignon.
Kurt
Post by: Huntbear on August 08, 2009, 11:53:28 PM
Post by: Ellensburg on August 09, 2009, 03:14:08 AM
Post by: bearpaw on August 09, 2009, 03:43:47 AM
I know of several cases where somebody made bear jerky, took it to work, and a half dozen people caught trichenosis.
Check This Page....http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/trichinosis/factsht_trichinosis.htm (http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/trichinosis/factsht_trichinosis.htm)
What is trichinellosis?
Trichinellosis, also called trichinosis, is caused by eating raw or undercooked meat of animals infected with the larvae of a species of worm called Trichinella. Infection occurs commonly in certain wild carnivorous (meat-eating) animals but may also occur in domestic pigs.
What are the symptoms of a trichinellosis infection?
Nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, fatigue, fever, and abdominal discomfort are the first symptoms of trichinellosis. Headaches, fevers, chills, cough, eye swelling, aching joints and muscle pains, itchy skin, diarrhea, or constipation follow the first symptoms. If the infection is heavy, patients may experience difficulty coordinating movements, and have heart and breathing problems. In severe cases, death can occur.
For mild to moderate infections, most symptoms subside within a few months. Fatigue, weakness, and diarrhea may last for months.
Am I at risk for trichinellosis?
If you eat raw or undercooked meats, particularly bear, pork, wild feline (such as a cougar), fox, dog, wolf, horse, seal, or walrus, you are at risk for trichinellosis.
How can I prevent trichinellosis?
Cook meat products until the juices run clear or to an internal temperature of 170 F.
Freeze pork less than 6 inches thick for 20 days at 5 o F to kill any worms.
Cook wild game meat thoroughly. Freezing wild game meats, unlike freezing pork products, even for long periods of time, may not effectively kill all worms.
Cook all meat fed to pigs or other wild animals.
Do not allow hogs to eat uncooked carcasses of other animals, including rats, which may be infected with trichinellosis.
Clean meat grinders thoroughly if you prepare your own ground meats.
Curing (salting), drying, smoking, or microwaving meat does not consistently kill infective worms.
Post by: billythekidrock on August 09, 2009, 03:29:33 PM
Does Bear meat really carry the same worms that pork carries?
I've heard folks talk about it, but have never known if it was factual.
Thanks Guys!
Yes. Don't kill or eat them. :chuckle:
Post by: Houndhunter on August 09, 2009, 03:42:06 PM
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Post by: shadowless_nite on August 12, 2009, 12:11:29 AM
im currently putting my weekends this month towards bear hunting and was hoping to make some nice supplies of bear jerky if i was lucky enough to kill one but after reading these posts i am now questioning the idea. is there any sure way to kill these before making jerky? will curing in the oven kill them? or smoking the jerky instead?? perhaps a combined of frozen storage and oven curing?
i really want to make my own jerky and process the meat myself, but if its my safety and health i would rather have a pro make it for me.
Post by: singleshot12 on August 12, 2009, 05:10:46 AM
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Post by: SHANE(WA) on August 12, 2009, 06:02:07 AM
Post by: rasbo on August 12, 2009, 06:13:49 AM
i shot a bear one year that was crawling with white worms about 3-5" long, looked like spaghetti crawling around in its hindquarters, horror flick looking stuff, guts full too, disgusting.Friend of mine got a really bad rash on his hands and arm, looked like psoriasis, come to find out it was a fungus from the bears hideOne of my friends killed an elk like that,the wdfw gave him another tag after a game officer looked at the elk..He didnt fill the other tag
Post by: SHANE(WA) on August 12, 2009, 06:17:12 AM
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