Thread: What to do about bone taint

Originally Posted by Bagheera

I have a theory that after a non fatal gut shot, gut contents gets into he circulation and can be pumped all round the body by circulation if the animal takes more than a minute

I've personally kinda felt the same. Even maybe a Liver shot. Circulation is fucked but not entirely shut down and there is a bunch of shit floating around the Liver.

Not so bad when cooking and killing pathogens while eating liver. But med/rare Venison back steak from the only animal I have eaten that I know was liver shot and hung in chiller (slipped as firing, not by myself) had a funky quality I haven't seen since.

Was that the cause? Can't say, but have wondered about any kind of contamination from the "waste management organs" ever since.

Don't shoot many Poaka myself but definitely pop joints and cool asap. And never EVER cool meat in water. Hanging in trees in shade by running water=good, even cooled and in bags in water.....no thanks.

But that's just my thoughts/opinions.