Roadkill Buffett

[kyredneck]

Understood. Everyone of them has to be handled according to the circumstances involved. Glad you posted the reminder, as I used field dressing as a generic term. Sometimes one brought down by a rifle or bow shouldn't be "traditionally" field dressed either. For the same reason. Have seen the results of poor marksmanship. Remember butcherng one that a (what's a polite word) shot through the hip, just because he had a shot. Due to the angle, there wasn't much left that could be salvaged.

Cleanest kill I ever made was a bow shot to the neck of a young doe; she went down instantly with her head downhill and bled out completely right there on the spot, and she was an easy field dress also.

 

[kyredneck]

Heheh, the messiest kill I ever made was with a 76 Nova at about 65 MPH. That's when I learned NEVER to 'field dress' them.

 

[Winman]

This thread is just too funny!

First. I am a redneck! Been one a long time and will be one till our Saviour calls me home. (No I don't have all the "traditional" trapping associated with "rednecks". -- just to clarify, a bit. :laugh: )

To set the record straight. Unless it's mangled from the impact with a car, there's nothing wrong with venison obtained by that method. As long as it's timely and properly field dressed in the same manner as one brought down bow or a rifle. (Since bow season came in, I've helped process 2 bow kills for the freezer.)

It's been an interesting study over the years about how our culture influences what we will and won't eat. Growing up on a farm in rural NC with depression era parents, I learned to eat much that is now viewed with distain, and sometimes disgust by others. When my parents slaughtered an animal for the table, little was wasted. No animal was slaughtered just for sport and the meat discarded, as so often happens today. "Sportsmen" will kill deer. After showing them off to their friends, the body is dumped along side the road somewhere. No longer fit for human consumption. Yet, we have people coming to our church asking for food to put on their tables.

One aspect of our changing culture is reflected at the grocery store meat counter. By the time the animal has been commercially processed and select pieces packaged like a Christmas present, the association (and reality) with the animal on the hoof is being lost. Younger generations can't *see* the link between God's creations and the food on their tables.

From experience.... kids won't eat those dirty potatoes or carrots they see pulled from the ground in our garden and put on the table for them. Instead, they want McDonald French fries. Kids will gobble up beef dishes with relish. That is unless they learn it's Bambi.

God created all the life on earth. He gave plants first for nourishment of our bodies. At the time of Noah, He included animals, with restrictions, until they were lifted in the NT. Matthew 15: (KJB) 11 Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man. At some point in the future, we'll become plant eaters again when blood is no longer shed.

For now, and for the most part, our cultural differences determine what we consider animal food to be fit for man to consume. Taste/flavor comes in second. As many won't even try a taste, if given the opportunity to partake of what God has given.

For whatever it's worth, this old redneck, has been blessed with the opportunity to taste, and often, enjoy many of God's gifts. Part of that blessing has been hands on prep of what God has provided from the fields and woods of our region. And to partake of some He provided to other areas.

Therefore, I can both laugh at some of the jokes and think about what folks are missing, too. Last I heard, it's illegal to sell venison in NC taken by sportsmen. Yet, people are going hungry, while the meat rots along side our roads. (Yes, there is a processing plant with the meat given to those in need. However, there's distance and other factors involved that limit the usefulness.)

Yep, you guys are having too much fun.

So am I.
Venison roasts, bear stew, frog legs, rattlesnake, swan, chitlins, fried quail, rabbit slowdown, groundhog and rice, squirrel slick, "Q'd"beaver, wild turkey salad, chevon steak, pork chops, calf liver, ostrich nuggets, and so much more............

I used to hunt and eat squirrel a lot when I was young, good eating.

My grandfather was a farmer and used to shoot crows, my grandma would cook 'em up. They were good the way she made 'em, but she could make anything taste good.

 

[kyredneck]

I used to hunt and eat squirrel a lot when I was young, good eating.

My grandfather was a farmer and used to shoot crows, my grandma would cook 'em up. They were good the way she made 'em, but she could make anything taste good.

I've ate plenty enough crow in my life, but not like that.

 

[LadyEagle]

I am so grossed out!!



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[Gina B]

Meat is meat. If it wasn't fresh, that's another story.

I remember the health inspectors taking ridiculous amounts of time checking the restaurant. (Asian one where I was) It wasn't because of problems, it was because they went over everything with a fine toothed comb. They constantly had an issue with eggs not being in the fridge. Well, the restaurant went through a LOT of eggs and any cook knows that in baking or making most any recipe, you WANT the eggs at room temp. It's not like we got a ton of them and stored them for months. That was normally a daily purchase from the grocery store in the plaza, actually right next door and attached.

They knew that the eggs were often kept right by the stove as each dish was made fresh, so they'd buzz in and head straight for the egg check. LOL It was so very silly.

And cat isn't too bad of a meat. It's a lot better than having a ton of strays out there starving and not being taken care of. Food is food. They can be left to go feral and attack people or taken to be put down, which costs MONEY, or they can feed people.

It would be nice if people were more in touch with their food. That's one thing I like about Andrew Zimmern. It is what it is and he stresses how important it is to realize the abundance of foods in their natural location and enjoying them there...seeing where it comes from, being involved in the process, appreciating what the earth has to offer. So many people just can't handle that concept without being grossed out. Americans in general seem to have a vast disconnect with their food sources! It's weird and makes me wonder when that started and why.

 

[ktn4eg]

"Possum: the 'other' other white meat!" :thumbs:


Found on t-shirts, bumper stickers, and "you name it" sold in/around Clay's Corner, NC!


http://www.clayscorner.com

Check out especially the "POSSUM TRIVIA" AND THE "JOKES" tabs. You'll never be the same after you do!

EX: How many fiddle players does it take to eat a whole possum?

Two! :thumbs:

One to eat the poor lil hairy, greasy varmint; another in order to direct the traffic away from that thar "lucky" 'un!!! :applause:



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Betcha didn't know that, yes, madam, there IS a NATIONAL OPOSSUM SOCIETY!!!

 

[shodan]

The cafe at the hay auction where I go had a "Road Kill Menu" posted on their wall....Hunk of Skunk...Slab of Lab...etc.

Don't remember the prices.