lastofthebreed
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Fried squirrel and gravy was one of the major food groups when I was growing up!!
I see your point Mr. Morris. But Rat and Cockroach are found in our living areas (home/farms) and are a true pest that are found in large numbers in urban areas due to our impact o the environment. To me, those are issues we as humans created. And I assume, correct me if I'm wrong, that the Rats/Cockroaches you are referencing are urban and not types of rats that are found away from humans. I suspect there is some, non-urban place on this earth that has a recipe for both.
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I don't think a rat and a gray squirrel would taste the same. They have entirely different diets and as the old saying goes (You are what you eat).
As Highland Lofts indicated, this has turned into an interesting topic. I'm interested in all remaining comments. I'm glad to hear that many eat lion and it has piqued my interest into trying some. I'd assume those that eat lion would also eat bobcat. Both are true carnivores and although the diet is different it is all meat. Comment?
I'm still interested to see what the laws are around the country as far as Mountain Lion, Bobcat, and Coyote are. Here is what I found for the laws/regulations in Arizona. My comments are in RED:
A.R.S. 17-309
Violations; classification
A. Unless otherwise prescribed by this title, it is unlawful for a person to:
5. Take a game bird, game mammal or game fish and knowingly permit an edible portion thereof to go to waste, except as provided in section 17-302
17-302. Taking of bear or mountain lion for protection of property; report (so 17-302 doesn't impact this discussion)
Under Definitions
Big Game: Any of the following species: mule deer, white-tailed deer, pronghorn antelope, elk, turkey, javelina, bear, bighorn sheep, bison and mountain lion. (So mountain lion is "Big Game" and 17-309 requires the meat to not be wasted)
Bobcat and Coyote fall under the heading of Predatory & Fur-bearing Mammals. But a search of the regulations doesn't find the same restriction regarding preserving the meat for Predatory or Fur-bearing Mammals. So, if you assume, I know bad thing to do, that what isn't prohibited is allowed, it looks like Bobcat and Coyote meat does not have to be preserved.
A.R.S. 17-101
Definitions
6. Fur-bearing animals are muskrats, raccoons, otters, weasels, bobcats, beavers, badgers and ringtail cats.
7. Predatory animals are foxes, skunks, coyotes and bobcats.
8. Nongame animals are all wildlife except game mammals, game birds, fur-bearing animals, predatory animals and aquatic wildlife.
Lets handle the ethical portion of this last.
redhead and cans are IMHO some of the best eating duck second only to BW teal.
I've always been an adventurous eater of wild game. I've eaten some interesting things.
Abroad, I have eaten Rats, Pigeon, Dog, some sort of Eurasian fox, Eurasian Wolf, Eurasian bear, Crocodile and God knows what else in some war torn parts of the world. All I can say, is that with enough fennel, garlic, Hungarian paprika and cumin or curry, anything tastes pretty good in a hearty stew.
if the meat being too rank for humans will other animals eat a wolf carcass or pass on itLynx, Spring BrownBear and a Berry fed mountainside August Black bear are some FINE eating, especcially the Black Bear.
If your in Alaska, we have "Fur" and we have "Meats", and somethings, like Bears, we can choose; keep the hide and skull and ditch the meats (Fall Brown Bears are rotten fish nasty) or ditch the hide and skull and keep the meats (spring time) but I just keep both in Spring and I dont hunt Brown Bears any other time.
Old timers used to keep the Fox/Wolf/Otter/Wolverine/etc carcasses as back up for a lean long Spring; however, they say if you get hungry enough to eat Wolf or the Weasel family of carcasses, (Otter/Wolverine/Mink, etc.) it must be that your VERY hungry, and you will never be satisfied eating again. And thats from a society that still remembers what lean times are like.