Parasite in elk meat?

[Ucsdryder]

Nope. Not a chance I’m eating it. I don’t care what the biologists say.

 

[Beendare]

Wow, thats crazy...yeah, no way I eat that.

Waiting to hear a definitive answer.

 

[Geewhiz]

Waiting to hear a definitive answer.

Me too. Apparently game wardens/biologists/fwp offices/university extension offices don’t answer phone calls today.

 

[Ucsdryder]

Me too. Apparently game wardens/biologists/fwp offices/university extension offices don’t answer phone calls today.

Holiday

 

[Geewhiz]

Holiday

I only just now realized that.


My sincere appreciation to all of the veterans. Thank you for your sacrifice and your service to this great country.


In any event, wouldn’t ya still think a game warden would pick up their phone during general rifle season? No huge rush I guess, just curious what they’ll have to say.

 

[BBob]

Sarcocystis is what I was thinking of, but my link above is for tapeworm cysts.

Sarcocystis is called "rice breast" in ducks. That's what your meat looks like to me.

Sarcocystis: White threadlike cysts in the striated muscles. Can occur in all mammals. Intestinal or muscles in humans.

Sarcocystis - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf

The Alaska guidance suggests if it throughout the muscle grind it into burger.

What is This Thing in my Game Meat?, Alaska Department of Fish and Game

Alaska Wildlife News is an online magazine published by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game

www.adfg.alaska.gov

https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/static/home/library/pdfs/wildlife/research_pdfs/field_guide_common_wildlife_diseases_parasites_alaska.pdf

 

[BigNate]

This is yet another reason why you shouldn't trap wolves in Alaska, move them to the lower 48 to infect the wildlife down here. One of the dumbest things they've done.

 

[flathead#2]

I'm not eating it.
Not even a consideration.

 

[NWBLKTAIL]

That’s a really tough visual to get out of your head every time you cooked it up

 

[TaperPin]

My personal opinion is to not contact a biologist or game warden, or you might get on a list for off season spot checks. I had an elk full of calcified kidney bean size lumps - about as often as the squiggles in your meat. I asked at a game check station and was told it’s edible, and that if I didn’t eat around the lumps it falls under wasting game regulations and I could get fined and it might get checked. What a giant pain in the ass to process an entire elk that won’t get eaten. I’m still pissed about that and it’s been a long time ago.

 

[Matt5266]

My personal opinion is to not contact a biologist or game warden, or you might get on a list for off season spot checks. I had an elk full of calcified kidney bean size lumps - about as often as the squiggles in your meat. I asked at a game check station and was told it’s edible, and that if I didn’t eat around the lumps it falls under wasting game regulations and I could get fined and it might get checked. What a giant pain in the ass to process an entire elk that won’t get eaten. I’m still pissed about that and it’s been a long time ago.

Good luck to them on getting a warrant to check a freezer just to try to see if there is meat there....

 

[GSPHUNTER]

My personal opinion is to not contact a biologist or game warden, or you might get on a list for off season spot checks. I had an elk full of calcified kidney bean size lumps - about as often as the squiggles in your meat. I asked at a game check station and was told it’s edible, and that if I didn’t eat around the lumps it falls under wasting game regulations and I could get fined and it might get checked. What a giant pain in the ass to process an entire elk that won’t get eaten. I’m still pissed about that and it’s been a long time ago.

That sucks big time. I don't think I would eat. Sorry.

 

[Geewhiz]

So here’s the scoop. The warden called me back, she had to consult with her supervisor. Said they have never seen something like that before. They both agreed that it was sarco. They said according to the WWW if you cook it to 165 it should be safe to eat but they are fine if I decide to discard the meat and wouldn’t blame me for it.

She gave me 2 options:

Option 1: keep it all and eat it or discard the meat if I choose with no repercussions of wanton waste

Option 2 forfeit the head and they will reissue me another permit for the same unit.

Problem is the unit is 7+ hrs away and I just spend 10 days over there so I can’t really swing another week and a half off work. Hmmmmm

 

[sierracharlie338]

So here’s the scoop. The warden called me back, she had to consult with her supervisor. Said they have never seen something like that before. They both agreed that it was sarco. They said according to the WWW if you cook it to 165 it should be safe to eat but they are fine if I decide to discard the meat and wouldn’t blame me for it.

She gave me 2 options:

Option 1: keep it all and eat it or discard the meat if I choose with no repercussions of wanton waste

Option 2 forfeit the head and they will reissue me another permit for the same unit.

Problem is the unit is 7+ hrs away and I just spend 10 days over there so I can’t really swing another week and a half off work. Hmmmmm

Sounds like you are coming down with something and may need to burn some sick time…..

 

[Geewhiz]

Sounds like you are coming down with something and may need to burn some sick time…..

Now that you mention it, I think I do have a sniffle

 

[Ucsdryder]

So here’s the scoop. The warden called me back, she had to consult with her supervisor. Said they have never seen something like that before. They both agreed that it was sarco. They said according to the WWW if you cook it to 165 it should be safe to eat but they are fine if I decide to discard the meat and wouldn’t blame me for it.

She gave me 2 options:

Option 1: keep it all and eat it or discard the meat if I choose with no repercussions of wanton waste

Option 2 forfeit the head and they will reissue me another permit for the same unit.

Problem is the unit is 7+ hrs away and I just spend 10 days over there so I can’t really swing another week and a half off work. Hmmmmm

Would they reinstate points, assuming you burned points?

Can’t even feed it to the dog, unless you want to cook it.

How big was the head?

 

[Spoonbill]

How big was the head?

I think this is the most important question.

 

[Sccritterkiller]

So here’s the scoop. The warden called me back, she had to consult with her supervisor. Said they have never seen something like that before. They both agreed that it was sarco. They said according to the WWW if you cook it to 165 it should be safe to eat but they are fine if I decide to discard the meat and wouldn’t blame me for it.

She gave me 2 options:

Option 1: keep it all and eat it or discard the meat if I choose with no repercussions of wanton waste

Option 2 forfeit the head and they will reissue me another permit for the same unit.

Problem is the unit is 7+ hrs away and I just spend 10 days over there so I can’t really swing another week and a half off work. Hmmmmm

No way I would elk tendies or backstrap at 165...anything over 130 is ruining it..ground and roasts no issue.

 

[Geewhiz]

Would they reinstate points, assuming you burned points?

Can’t even feed it to the dog, unless you want to cook it.

How big was the head?

Head was pretty average size.

Antlers though, they’re huge!!!

No he’s a small 6. Which I don’t really care about the antlers but it was a grind of a hunt so I can’t say I’m crazy about the idea of going back for round 2.

 

[Ucsdryder]

Head was pretty average size.

Antlers though, they’re huge!!!

No he’s a small 6. Which I don’t really care about the antlers but it was a grind of a hunt so I can’t say I’m crazy about the idea of going back for round 2.

And you killed the only bull dumb enough to let you kill him!

Sounds like you don’t really have a choice that you like. I’d still try to get points reinstated and move on.