tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965370542440002490.post1977802879482703084..comments2024-03-25T16:24:52.850-03:00Comments on Eco Yogini: Eating Eco- MOOSE!Eco Yoginihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10693080137196812405noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965370542440002490.post-28502430447328735502009-05-15T07:22:00.000-03:002009-05-15T07:22:00.000-03:00Hi Amanda;
Thanks for commenting and visiting my b...Hi Amanda;<br />Thanks for commenting and visiting my blog! :) Wow, that sounds really interesting- camel! I think it's great that you and your husband are helping as best you can not let all that camel go to waste. It is a shame that there are so many hunted with no viable industry- but population control is important for the rest of the delicate ecology. :)Eco Yoginihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10693080137196812405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965370542440002490.post-16195799610829209912009-05-15T07:09:00.000-03:002009-05-15T07:09:00.000-03:00Hi there, this is my first post, so here's a bit o...Hi there, this is my first post, so here's a bit of a story. <br /><br />My husband is a park ranger at Kings Canyon (Watarrka) National Park in outback Australia. Like the moose in NFL, camels feral camels are an introduced species that have no natural predators and are now a massive problem across all the arid regions of Australia. Every year, the rangers shoot several thousand -yes, you read right- several thousand on one national park. <br /><br />Whenever they do a camel shoot, we have a freezer of fresh, super yummy camel meat for several months. All cuts: minces, sausages, steaks, corned, chunks for curry, and slabs for big pot roasts.<br /><br />So what does it taste like? Well, it's very similar to beef. In fact, I could serve it up to most people and they wouldn't know the difference. The only catch is, you either have to cook it rare, or sloooow cook it, otherwise, it gets tough. <br /><br />It's a shame that we can't make a viable industry out of feral camel meat. Unfortunately, there's not too many roads and absolutely no abattoirs.Amandahttp://anthroyogini.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965370542440002490.post-16253482847553661792009-05-13T18:33:00.000-03:002009-05-13T18:33:00.000-03:00Yep, moose are something else alright. It is a sh...Yep, moose are something else alright. It is a shame that so many of them are hit on the highways around here.<br /><br />I have never eaten moose meat before, however. We have always had a herd of those great food and water wasters and emitters of methane, cattle...so it seemed wrong to take from the wilds. I do agree, however, that responsible hunting can be a very responsible stewardship tool, as can selective logging and underbrush harvesting, selective fishing, grassland management, etc.<br /><br />If only we were a little more balanced in our management, and a lot less selfish and/or lazy. <br /><br />Interestingly, the Nfld moose population has exploded since being introduced to the island, as there are no natural predators and little hunting.Jerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354640729644229842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965370542440002490.post-30728989385456492972009-05-10T03:25:00.000-03:002009-05-10T03:25:00.000-03:00It's funny, I used to be so anti-hunting...mostly ...It's funny, I used to be so anti-hunting...mostly because of the attitudes of all the kids in my high school who were into hunting...but had no problem with eating farm-raised meat at ever meal. Now, though I very rarely have opportunities to eat wild game, my attitude has pretty much reversed.<br /><br />On the other hand, wild game unfortunately isn't much of an alternative for society as a whole--it takes all kinds of regulations and game wardens to enforce them...thus the pricey moose tags...to keep wild animal populations from being wiped out as it is....YogaforCynicshttp://yogaforcynics.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965370542440002490.post-71321612634701605312009-05-08T17:46:00.000-03:002009-05-08T17:46:00.000-03:00ACK.....geez but I'm with you on the bloody busine...ACK.....geez but I'm with you on the bloody business.<br /><br /> My only experience of moose (other than seeing them live) is the package of frozen moose left in my ex-in-laws freezer (gift from a hunter) that my ex thought it would be a grand idea to thaw and cook. OMG, I can STILL smell it.....(gag, retch)...<br /><br />That said - you are SO right..this should be the only way we procure our meat. I wonder how many people would turn veggie if they actually had to *prepare* a carcass...disconnected indeed! <br /><br />Funnily, I was really thinking of returning to my veggie-ness.....melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00336474101204142611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965370542440002490.post-69802480743015954542009-05-08T16:49:00.000-03:002009-05-08T16:49:00.000-03:00Oh very cool! We recently had venison from our fri...Oh very cool! We recently had venison from our friend's dad. That's the kind of meat I go for. It was ground so we made burgers and they were awesome.Michelle @ Find Your Balancehttp://findyourbalancehealth.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965370542440002490.post-3090798072611835712009-05-08T16:24:00.000-03:002009-05-08T16:24:00.000-03:00Kristin:
hehe, dad still has some deer... frozen a...Kristin:<br />hehe, dad still has some deer... frozen and ready to eat when mom isn't looking lol. Andrew has had Bison while we lived out west and LOVED it... I think moose probably does taste like Bison, but only if properly prepared (and not panfried haha). :)<br /><br />Yoga Witch:<br />So true! I have actually seen a bunch of deer, hanging from the barn's rafters, opened and gutted, bleeding slowly onto the floors as the men stood around admiring the latest "catch". Although I could never actually kill a mammal myself (I have killed plenty bugs, worms, frogs and well... have run over a few squirrels lol), I think it was important for me to experience that. We are disconnected.<br /><br />Kristen (FR):<br />hehe, yes mom just strangely never acquired the taste for wild game, even though all the men around home hunt quite a bit. :)Eco Yoginihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10693080137196812405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965370542440002490.post-57862991215458704052009-05-08T16:11:00.000-03:002009-05-08T16:11:00.000-03:00I grew up in a family of hunters, so I would gladl...I grew up in a family of hunters, so I would gladly fill in for your mom when she doesn't want any of that moose, rabbit, or deer!<br /><br />Thanks for sharing this in today's Fight Back Fridays carnival.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />KristenM<br />(AKA FoodRenegade)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965370542440002490.post-22252939806334383332009-05-08T14:41:00.000-03:002009-05-08T14:41:00.000-03:00I think it is great when meat-eaters acquire their...I think it is great when meat-eaters acquire their meat in responsible ways, like this. And I applaud you for getting that close to your meat! I think the vast majority of meat-eaters block out where their meat came from. I think it is so important to be close to our food - whether it is wild game, or a carrot. How many people do you suppose have never grown and eaten their own produce at least once? Not that that's a bad thing - it just goes to show how disconnected our culture is from the food we eat.Yoga Witchhttp://greenspell.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965370542440002490.post-57674264157342428302009-05-08T12:52:00.000-03:002009-05-08T12:52:00.000-03:00"...sustainably harvested wild game..." I concur!..."...sustainably harvested wild game..." I concur! <br /><br />The Husband and I have a deer in our freezer tidily wrapped in small white packages or in the case of the kielbasa and venison sticks, vacuum sealed bags. One deer will last the two of us a year - a perfect amount. <br /><br />There is something to be said about meat one has procured for themselves or relatives have shared. Enjoy that moose! Someday I hope to be able to try moose meat, I bet it would be a lot like bison.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03357694767883126311noreply@blogger.com