Took this at the Houston Zoo a couple years back. Was in high school then, and I thought it was absolutely hilarious.
Nobody ever refers to wild game as "bushmeat" in the States. Nobody who's not 12 years old and just got back from a field trip to the zoo at least.
whitetail mule deer elk moose caribou axis sika blackbuck pronghorn fallow deer nilgai hog llama kangaroo emu ostrich duck duck goose pheasant dove quail chuckar sandhill crane ("the sirloin of the sky") armadillo alligator rattlesnake frog squirrel rabbit No coons, possums, dogs or cats...you gotta have standards. Next time I'm in France I will try horse, though, always wanted to.
In the US generally the term is "game". I've had a lot of deer but have also had some elk and quail from friends who hunt. I've had rattlesnake and armadillo chili in Texas and had kangaroo in Australia but I don't know whether the Kangaroo was farm raised or hunted.
Alligator, frog legs, and whatever else was on that platter at Alligator Grill. Edit: Looking at Buck's list i've had several -- all very good.
Wow, that's quite a list! You feel like adding descriptions for those of us not as, uhh, experienced?
I work for a broadline Foodservice company... And have never used this term. As for wild game, I've had a ton. Kangaroo, pheasant, quail, elk, boar, rabbit, gator... I want to try flamingo, but I'm not sure of the legality.
Very impressive ... any favorites? And I use the term wild game, but bushmeat was on my tongue after I saw a report on th e Ebola outbreak
I wouldn't consider duck, quail, pigeon, goose, quail and frog bushmeat but I can add that to the list of things eaten. I'm curious about ostrich, I've eaten an ostrich egg but never the mama.
I couldn't think of a current thread that this story fit, so I used a good fit from the past. Wild pigs found with blue meat in California spark alarm A wildlife trapper in Monterey County made an unexpected discovery after capturing a series of wild pigs in March of this year. While processing the animals, the trapper found several with blue-tinged muscles and fat tissues. The bizarre discoloration is a result of exposure to diphacinone, an anticoagulant rodenticide that is often dyed to identify it as a poison, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. In an email to SFGATE, Fish and Wildlife pesticide investigations coordinator Ryan Bourbour said that the trapper observed the wild pigs eating directly from rodenticide bait stations. The scope of the contamination appears extensive across the southern part of Monterey County and along the Salinas River, according to KSBW-TV. Wild pigs are adaptable hybrid creatures. Part domesticated pig, part wild boar, they can weigh upward of 200 pounds and now live in 56 out of 58 counties across the state. SFGATE previously reported on their increasingly aggressive behavior, including charging at a hiker. Vince Bruzzone, owner of Full Boar Trapping & Wildlife Control, is familiar with the oddity. “I have heard of this happening in agricultural ‘heavy’ areas like Salinas and other parts of the Central Coast,” he told SFGATE in an email. Bruzzone’s company was recently contracted by the Santa Clara Open Space Authority to help manage its wild pig population over the next three years for $243,000. He said he takes proactive measures because of this contamination issue. “I do make a point to tell those I donate carcasses to that if they ever were to come across blue meat from one of my pigs to dispose of it at a landfill (rather than dumping it) and bring me the bill so that it doesn't enter the food chain,” he said. The situation reveals a paradox: While California banned diphacinone for most uses in January 2024, agricultural operations have exemptions due to their pest control needs. That loophole has broad ecologic implications. A 2018 statewide study found rodenticide residues in 8.3% of wild pig tissue samples — and in an alarming 83% of bear samples — mainly in animals frequenting agricultural zones. Wildlife officials warn that this contamination can ripple through the food chain, since wildlife can be inadvertently consuming poisoned prey. After confirming the presence of diphacinone in the liver and stomach contents of wild pigs with blue tissues, Fish and Wildlife’s Wildlife Health Laboratory is advising hunters to not consume meat from any animals showing discoloration. Visible signs aren’t always reliable, however. “As demonstrated by findings of exposure in nongame animals, the discoloration is not always present and is not a reliable indicator of AR [anticoagulant rodenticide] residues in meat,” the 2018 study said.
Always check the pig's liver first. If it's got any scarring or weirdness to it, throw the animal away.
Changing the topic slightly... With the current high prices for Beef at stores, have some people gone back to taking a good sized Calf to a butcher to be slaughtered and processed? It used to be a Rural - Small town thing because the locals either had a Calf or had a way of obtaining one while it wouldn't be easy to do in large Metro areas. if it was too much meat at once, then split it with a neighbor or relative and then they would provide the Calf next time. The other drawback besides being too much meat at once was that there would be some cuts of meat that people weren't fond of.
Time to add these into my slang words for lady bits list. Hmmm….maybe not pronghorn. Pounded me some wild sandhill crane last night.
