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    Same with HG man nuts and pizzel get removed straight away. I carry a couple of cable ties that I stick around the rear end and oesophagus to stop any spills. Really helps protect the meat from any splashes.
    Sniff test as with what Barry says.
    I don’t get that option here though. It will only be condemned if it’s full of cyst or other nasty’s. Otherwise it’s off to the game dealer.
    All rut animals for me head to the game dealer. Other wise young ones are really good eating.
    How long did you leave him to hang?
    I try 5 days in the chiller. If you have that option.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Micky Duck View Post
    funny thing...as young fella was taught by older pighunterrs to whip out the nuts and make sure to drain the pizzle ASAP when killing a boar...yet mate who has killed a LOT of pigs reckons thats rubbish... but then again I am hearing quite a lot of the open country pigs from down here arent worth eating.... buggered if I know..will continue chopping them out asap as Ive never struck a bad wild pig yet.....have definately heard the avoid rutting fallow buck thing.
    yes I was always taught that Micky Duck - nuts out - and its the first thing I do - have struck a few boars that got left behind but they were damn skinny and stank -
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    Try a marinade of olive oil, some crushed garlic and a good squeeze of lemon juice in the fridge for a couple of days and see how that goes, the lemon juice can pull game flavour out some quite rutty tasting meat

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    Full Moon ? Heard that can taint meat !

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    Quote Originally Posted by kiwi-adam View Post
    Full Moon ? Heard that can taint meat !
    yip,never hang animal out in moonlight...you can get a funky kind of sunburn/moonburn your self ,so there must be something in it.... not worth risking an animal to test it out.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Micky Duck View Post
    yip,never hang animal out in moonlight...you can get a funky kind of sunburn/moonburn your self ,so there must be something in it.... not worth risking an animal to test it out.
    beef venison I have always heard that Mickey Duck and I dont break that rule - so why - cold and dry is the recipe for ageing our meat - so why the old tale of dont hang in moonlight - heard it so many time's must have some application - the only thing I can think of is temperature- moonlight night not so cold

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    yeah its just one of them things I will believe/follow without testing to see..... as said you can get moonburn,like sunburn so buggered if I know..there is something...them old boys who decided it wasnt a good idea werent prone to wasting meat or doing things to make life hard for themselves so must be some reason/merit in it LOL
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    Ok you moon lighters,couple of months ago I was sleeping in the truck up a river watchn for deer at sunrise.About 3am I woke up It was pissing down with rain above me and to the south.To the north it was a full moon,interesting few minuts later heres this moon bow shing away,just like a rain bow but just white light in a big arc like a rain bow.Bugger I shouldv taken a photo.The white moon bow stayed around for about a hour.
    Got home a couple of days later and looked on the net.A very rear accassion.Dam wish I took a photo.
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    Is it just the full moon or does it go for quarter, half and 3 quarter moon as well?
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    no idea..maybe it will only make your meat go half off LOL
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    Quote Originally Posted by 7mm Rem Mag View Post
    Is it just the full moon or does it go for quarter, half and 3 quarter moon as well?
    Probably a half moon minimum.Needs a bit of light to get thru the rain drizzel.
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    Moon bows,iv been fishing at night for about 50 yrs and never seen a moon bow until a couple of months ago.
    So a rear occasion that's for sure.
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    It was a full moon the night I hung it up. I have also heard about not hanging outside on a full moon. The plot thickens!

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    Lol ok ok you got me just looked up moon burn in the urban dictionary nice one MDName:  IMG_0399.jpeg
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    Quote Originally Posted by Micky Duck View Post
    yip,never hang animal out in moonlight...you can get a funky kind of sunburn/moonburn your self ,so there must be something in it.... not worth risking an animal to test it out.
    Total wives tale.
    Moonlight does nothing to meat.
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