Hey some people that criticize the 'yote will be scarfing hot dogs in the soon to come warmer months and cheap beer
..... I may have few too...
By that same token they all wouldn't be bad eating either. Next one I will check in for sure. I'm not above saying I was wrong. But since this 1st one's back strap was basically indiscernible from venison in basic butter and garlic salt type cooking I would be surprised that the rest of them are going to be terrible. Hopefully I am successful at hunting and have another opportunity.They are definitely not all good eating.
This statement reminded me of a story my dad tells about a Native American who worked on our ranch for a period of time back in the day. Dad had killed a porcupine, which concerned the man. "Don't kill porcupine....very slow, easy to catch, and good when you are hungry!" Appearently, the man had obviously been hungrier than I've had occasion to be, because I'd never even pondered the possibility. Porcupines were...and are...pretty much shot on sight due to the implications of quills and cattle (and dogs for that matter) mixing.He grew up poor in the depression.
Heres an example of why, for those of you that have tried it, you should not be quick to judge. First snapping turtle I cooked up was awesome, loved it. Second not so great. I botched the cooking in my opinion. Now if that one was the first I may have never had it again. And that would be a shame, because I really enjoy it. And there is plenty of them.
For sake of conversation (because I am enjoying the conversation) let me ask this question... If it was ungodly awful tasting would any culture eat it or have eaten it?
My experience with cattle differs. In nearly every case, they start at rear. This has been my experience with coyotes eating dead cattle. I've been told that, on the rare occasion they go after live cattle, the MO is similiar....they attack at the soft area forst, aka the rear. WE haven't personally lost cattle to coyotes as far back as I can remember (37 now), biut on occasion, a neighbor will lose one, during calving season tpyically. The afterbirth of the calves, and the commotion young calves make seem to attract predators. On rare occasions, packs will attack cows while in the process of giving birth, as this is when one would be most vulnerable. WHen this happens, I'm told, the coyotes basically kill/eat the calf during the birthing process, then moving on to the mother if they feel they will be successful. I've only heard of this behavior from groups of coyotes though, as a single coyote isn't typically considered a threat to full grown livestock. THe method of attack is based on other's observations...the fact they start eating at the butt and move forward is somehting I've witnessed myself repeatedly.I'm willing to bet it was the birds that started at the south end of the pig. Most canines will, to my knowledge, start eating at the belly, to get access to the organs.
H&H....That hyena gets it's head much further up there he could be a good candidate for service in Washington.