BayouLonghunter
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First, I'd like to say thank you for having this wonderful forum of knowledge. This is my first post, and hopefully not my last. To my question:
As an avid black powder shooter (flintlock) I am looking to take my love of traditional shooting to the field of hunting. I am mostly looking to harvest deer and other game for the purpose of supplying my family with meat, so big game and trophy hunting is not important to me (but goes without saying if presented the opportunity I will not pass on...) and thus my question:
I live in Southeast Texas, and my purpose of hunting is to supply my family with meat year round. Due to that nature, I want make sure that the meat I harvest is good for my family. Short of it being tested by whoever would do such, are there ways to identify a harvest deer of any diseases that it would posses in the field (discoloration, smell, etc)? I use to live in NY and any game harvested would have to be taken and released to the local DEC (Dept. Of environmental conservation) office for testing, but here in Texas I haven't found anything of that sort; thus my question.
Any wisdom would be greatly appreciated!
As an avid black powder shooter (flintlock) I am looking to take my love of traditional shooting to the field of hunting. I am mostly looking to harvest deer and other game for the purpose of supplying my family with meat, so big game and trophy hunting is not important to me (but goes without saying if presented the opportunity I will not pass on...) and thus my question:
I live in Southeast Texas, and my purpose of hunting is to supply my family with meat year round. Due to that nature, I want make sure that the meat I harvest is good for my family. Short of it being tested by whoever would do such, are there ways to identify a harvest deer of any diseases that it would posses in the field (discoloration, smell, etc)? I use to live in NY and any game harvested would have to be taken and released to the local DEC (Dept. Of environmental conservation) office for testing, but here in Texas I haven't found anything of that sort; thus my question.
Any wisdom would be greatly appreciated!