Maggots on elk meat... Now what?

[Curly]

Serve it with rice....   

 

[jackmaster]

nothin wrong with the meat scim them off, wipe down with a cold water vinegar mix and all will be fine, this happens with bear meat in august, you get the egg clusters and such, isnt no biggie, ya just gotta not think about it after its proccessed and your eatn it  second and third the not telling the wife....EVERRRRRRR....

[Curly]

Actually, this thread is a good example of why the wife should not ever read stuff on the message board.  Can you imagine if she was looking at the site and just saw the title of the thread?  

[Blacktail Sniper]

Actually, this thread is a good example of why the wife should not ever read stuff on the message board.  Can you imagine if she was looking at the site and just saw the title of the thread?

YEAH!!  Then after reading all the comments, bet you couldn't pay her enough to ever eat ANYTHING with rice again!!!   

[h20hunter]

Maggots make great fishing bait. Just saying....you have options.

[Kc_Kracker]

oddly my wife was just reading over my shoulder and said "tell him serve it with rice" and walked away laughing... damn im lucky 

[mtbeav]

oddly my wife was just reading over my shoulder and said "tell him serve it with rice" and walked away laughing... damn im lucky 

  Do u think she will ever eat any game u serve with rice?

[mdbuck5x5]

  That "serve it with rice" comment has to be the post of the year! I can't stop laughing!

[briancorneal]

I eat everything with rice, so I'm already good to go.   

[Bearhunter]

It does not matter if the meat is rotten or not, if a fly lands on raw meat and is given the chance to stay there long enough to lay some eggs it will, the warmer the weather the quicker they will develop into maggots and then they feed on decaying flesh.  White Vinegar is a great way to clean them up, pepper is a great way to help detour flies from landing.  The best method if you are alone for boning meat, is to skin back only the quarter you are working on at a time...  That way then the whole side is not exposed (only minimal flesh exposed) and they wont have anywhere to land a lay except were you are working and then you can ward them off.  Not to be critical, but 8hrs is a good amount of time to bone an animal out, if you can shorten that time in have or even better 2hrs your exposure time will be greatly reduced and you should not have issues.  Practice will make you effecient, no disrespt to you and Congrats on the animal, it will be fine as long as there was no souring

[Goldeneye]

I eat everything with rice, so I'm already good to go.   

I wonder if a cooked maggot pops when you bite into it?   

That part might bother me.   

[bullchaser]

It does not matter if the meat is rotten or not, if a fly lands on raw meat and is given the chance to stay there long enough to lay some eggs it will, the warmer the weather the quicker they will develop into maggots and then they feed on decaying flesh.  White Vinegar is a great way to clean them up, pepper is a great way to help detour flies from landing.  The best method if you are alone for boning meat, is to skin back only the quarter you are working on at a time...  That way then the whole side is not exposed (only minimal flesh exposed) and they wont have anywhere to land a lay except were you are working and then you can ward them off.  Not to be critical, but 8hrs is a good amount of time to bone an animal out, if you can shorten that time in have or even better 2hrs your exposure time will be greatly reduced and you should not have issues.  Practice will make you effecient, no disrespt to you and Congrats on the animal, it will be fine as long as there was no souring


Great comments vinegar is a great Tool also look into the gutless method it works wonders for keepinG things cleen and quick