Is this legal where you live? (Page 3/3)
OldsFiero FEB 13, 07:31 AM

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Originally posted by blackrams:


Thanks for the response, that's interesting. I don't pretend to be an expert on the reasons why some or all wild game can't be sold in some places but, I assume it due to some expected inspection criteria or health issues associated with consuming some things by humans. That pretty much says I don't know squat about this topic.

Rams




I think it has more to do with poaching.
fierofool FEB 13, 08:18 AM

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Originally posted by blackrams:

Asked the same question from a friend, this was his response:


Hadn't thought about why the paws were left on.

Rams



My mom said that during the depression lots of people sold rabbits. Both home raised and wild. Eventually, Chicago passed a law requiring at least 2 foot be left on the carcass because the bone structure in a cat and rabbit were so similar that it was otherwise difficult to tell a skinned one from the other.

Squirrel is good if parboiled to tenderize it, then battered and pan fried. A squirrel that eats a lot of acorns is similar in taste to a deer that dines in an oak grove. It tastes better if it has a good source of Hickory Nuts. Living out in the country, we didn't have Turkey for Thaksgiving. It was usually yard chickens, but weather permitting, the grownups would often go out across the farm hunting for rabbits and or squirrel to add to the big family dinner. Rabbit hash is great.

As far as I know, smaller wild game can't legally be sold here in Georgia. There is a hunting season on all small game, or restrictions to killing them. Deer, bear, and wild hog can be sold, but I don't know the requirements.

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blackrams FEB 13, 08:23 AM

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Originally posted by fierofool:


My mom said that during the depression lots of people sold rabbits. Both home raised and wild. Eventually, Chicago passed a law requiring at least 2 foot be left on the carcass because the bone structure in a cat and rabbit were so similar that it was otherwise difficult to tell a skinned one from the other.

Squirrel is good if parboiled to tenderize it, then battered and pan fried. A squirrel that eats a lot of acorns is similar in taste to a deer that dines in an oak grove. It tastes better if it has a good source of Hickory Nuts. Living out in the country, we didn't have Turkey for Thaksgiving. It was usually yard chickens, but weather permitting, the grownups would often go out across the farm hunting for rabbits and or squirrel to add to the big family dinner. Rabbit hash is great.

As far as I know, smaller wild game can't legally be sold here in Georgia. There is a hunting season on all small game, or restrictions to killing them. Deer, bear, and wild hog can be sold, but I don't know the requirements.




Those are some cool memories. Thanks for sharing.

Rams
OldsFiero FEB 14, 08:37 AM
My Dad's first cousin was a game warden in this county during the depression. He told of some pretty hard up folks back in the hills that would poach a deer just to survive. Since the state was trying to rebuild the deer herd back then, he said it was hard to look the other way but he did. He retired from game protector in 1960 and worked for the Department founding and running the states hunter safety program. Thanksgiving for me as a kid in the 60's was deer hunting after milking in the morning, then going to town to Grandma's for a big dinner with aunts, uncles and cousins. Weather permitting, we would play touch football before dinner. After dinner, we all would visit and or watch the ball game.
Fun times.
Marc
blackrams FEB 14, 08:39 AM

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Originally posted by OldsFiero:

My Dad's first cousin was a game warden in this county during the depression. He told of some pretty hard up folks back in the hills that would poach a deer just to survive. Since the state was trying to rebuild the deer herd back then, he said it was hard to look the other way but he did. He retired from game protector in 1960 and worked for the Department founding and running the states hunter safety program. Thanksgiving for me as a kid in the 60's was deer hunting after milking in the morning, then going to town to Grandma's for a big dinner with aunts, uncles and cousins. Weather permitting, we would play touch football before dinner. After dinner, we all would visit and or watch the ball game.
Fun times.
Marc



Yep, more good memories. Thanks for sharing.

Rams
cliffw FEB 14, 09:30 AM

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Originally posted by OldsFiero:
Thanksgiving for me as a kid in the 60's was deer hunting after milking in the morning, then going to town to Grandma's for a big dinner with aunts, uncles and cousins.



Were they "inspected" ?

Thanks for the story.
OldsFiero FEB 15, 07:26 AM

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Originally posted by cliffw:


Were they "inspected" ?

Thanks for the story.



The cousins? Not by me. Grandma and Grandpa always had a big ole store bought turkey and every one brought a dish to pass. About 40 years ago I tried to shoot my Thanksgiving turkey. They won't let me in the supermarket with a shotgun anymore, so it's been wild turkey ever since for my family. My wife insists that at least one of the birds I harvest be left whole so she can stuff it for Thanksgiving. I guess that means we have our own family tradition.
Marc
blackrams FEB 15, 07:57 AM

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Originally posted by OldsFiero:


The cousins? Not by me. Grandma and Grandpa always had a big ole store bought turkey and every one brought a dish to pass. About 40 years ago I tried to shoot my Thanksgiving turkey. They won't let me in the supermarket with a shotgun anymore, so it's been wild turkey ever since for my family. My wife insists that at least one of the birds I harvest be left whole so she can stuff it for Thanksgiving. I guess that means we have our own family tradition.
Marc



If ya know what you're doing, wild game (to include Coon) is a good way to go. While I've help butcher hogs, cattle and chicken, I do not consider myself an expert and would never attempt to butcher anything own my own without a knowledgeable person supervising. It's just been too long since I did something like that.

Rams
maryjane FEB 15, 08:14 AM
If you get hungry enough you will butcher anything.
blackrams FEB 15, 08:21 AM

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Originally posted by maryjane:

If you get hungry enough you will butcher anything.



Yes, myself and four other Marines figured out how to cook some things I wouldn't touch today during some desert survival training in CA. I'll just say that the hunger pains were gone for a while.

Rams