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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2017 13:09:12 GMT -4
Bugs that is. I usually hunt within just a few hrs Jeep time from home plus more ofen than not my rig ends up dead-heating home w/o a load of meat. However there are those rare moments when I get to get a little blood on me that isn't mine. When that happens the race begins....cooling the meat & racing the bugs so I can get it wrapped up, hanging in the garage.
I have a memory that is probably over 60 yrs old. I was a kid at our annual family reunion at the county park. Big family & everyone has their own fav fried chicken recipe. As a growing kid I thought I was in heaven & vowed to sample every platter of chicken on the picnic benches. Sometime later I was hungry again so I ran back to where all the "old" people were chewing the fat & grabbed another piece of fried chicken that was still lying there in piles. Running back to the ball field w/my glove in one hand & a drumstick in the other. Snatched a mouthful while on the fly. Suddenly, something caught my eye as I pulled the drumstick away from my mouth. Tiny white things all neatly clustered together in a fold in the meat. I stopped & looked closer. "Fly eggs" yechh!! To this day I have that stamped in my memory. Which one of you haven't come across a dead critter in the woods. You nudge it w/the toe of your boot & hear a buzz'in sound as those you-know-whats come cascading out. I won't even name them. Now that I've grossed you out, join me in the battle in controlling them as we try to be good stewards of what we have killed.
I recall an article I read about 5 yrs ago about an Alaskan guide who used some form of pepper to cover the skinned carcass. I think he had some form of liquid solution in a spray bottle. The damn flys would land on the carcass only to have their feet start burn'in & they would immediately take off.
Guess I'm pretty needy today as this is the 2d thread where I'm ask'in for help. But isn't this one of the great things about forums? We now have over 30 members & many of you I can tell have graduate degrees from the University Of The Woods. Bow, Rifle, Trap, Handgun...makes no difference, when the picture tak'in is over the work begins eh?
What is you pet pest control (on something you plan on eating). I'll leave you w/one final, sad story. A student came into my classroom one day...kinda sniffeling. I asked her what was wrong. She shared her kitty died that morning. Asking what happened, she replied that the cat had a lot of fleas so Dad sprayed it w/Black Flag insect spray. So we gotta find something that controls the bugs but leaves it edible.
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Post by tuketu on Feb 19, 2017 8:17:08 GMT -4
When I went to my friends in Newfoundland many moons ago , where I was at least, it was quite common to use just ground pepper to cover the meat to keep the flies off of it.
Cabelas, Bass Pro along with many other hunting specialty stores and butcher shops should have a game bag material they use to wrap the quarters to keep the meat clean while transporting or hanging.
www.basspro.com/Alaska-Game-Bags-Rolled-Game-Bags-for-Deer-4Pack/product/1111299/
www.cabelas.ca/product/117/alaska-game-bags
Where we presently only have a fall season for bear and whitetail here in Nova Scotia I don't usually have a problem with flies. Having said that I usually have my meat hanging in a walk-in freezer a few hours after the initial harvest. Now is I was hunting from a cabin or tent camp that may be a totally different issue.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2017 21:00:20 GMT -4
Right on TUK! Those woven cotton bags are about the best on the market here in the Pacific Northwest too. I recall my 1st attempts at bagging animals w/the cheap cheese cloth bags. Learned real quick why they are so cheap. They can't be reused, some insects can penetrate them, & during the bagging process of a whole animal hanging, I always seemed to snag it on the cut-off stump of a leg.
I have never had the priviledge of hunting in Alaska but there are plenty of places where flies & meat-eating bees can be a real pest. If the weather is down near freezing then insects are not a problem. Even in fall seasons here in WA the weather can be warm enough that bugs are around.
I checked into a few options that are out there. I have never been in a bad enough bug situation where it was serious & what I couldn't take care of by working quick & getting the bag on. Really helps to have a 2d hand to save time & a 2d pair of eyes so you don't trap the bugs inside the bag  I have had bugs way up the inside of a field-dressed bear or deer before I managed to get it loaded in my rig.
I have a product that seems to have the most favorable reviews from big game hunters (like particularly big animals like bears, moose, & elk). Realizing that in many situations these animals are boned out at the site or quartered & put in quartering bags & packed out.
A mixture of powdered citric acid for slightly over $ 3.00 will make a half gallon solution to spray on the animal as you work. It not only kills bacteria but the bugs hate it. Easy application w/hand sprayer. The game bags can be presoaked in this solution, dried, & sealed storage before your trip begins. Supposedly has no affect on meat flavor. It will not prevent the meat from spoiling if hung too long in warm weather, but is advertised as slowing the process down a little. It is advertised as "The Origional Alaska Game Saver". I will add the link.
www.indianvalleymeats.com/gamesaver.htm Any of you experienced w/this product, would like your review of this product here on the thread.
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Post by tuketu on Mar 7, 2017 8:34:24 GMT -4
So great to get information like this sideswipe !
Thanks ...I'll definitely be checking it out !
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I have had bugs way up the inside of a field-dressed bear or deer before I managed to get it loaded in my rig.