Raccoon hunt night 1

I didn't lie about anything. I'm just trying to have a conversation that is not totally one sided or that is going to result in someone needlessly blowing something out of proportion like you are doing.

You have a good heart Norah but this one is not worth it.
 
I remember my dad and brother coming home with a load of squirrels one morning. They grilled some of them up and put them on the kitchen counter while they were making some other things only to then be eaten by our dogs after grabbing them off the counter. I will say squirrel meat is definitely under rated though.
Believe it or not rabbit and squirrel are good cooked Filipino style. Cut or chop about 2 lbs of them into bite size pieces. Marinate them in a marinade made of one cup soy sauce and one cup vinegar with diced ginger, garlic and hot peppers.

Marinade at least two hours. Remove meat from marinade and fry in a wok or large skillet with a little oil until meat is carmalized. While frying the meat put the marinade in a sauce pan, add half a cup of brown sugar and bring to a boil and reduce by half. Toss meat into sauce and let simmer 15 min. Serve meat and sauce on rice with a grilled vegetable of choice.

You will like.
 
Make a foil pouch large enough to hold a whole squirrel (left whole, not cut up), a large carrot, 1/4 onion and a potato. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Seal foil pouch and cook for about an hour in a smoker or indirect grill at 325-350. Gooooooddd... Like Norah said, squirrel is underrated.
 
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Make a foil pouch large enough to hold a whole squirrel (left whole, not cut up), a large carrot, 1/4 onion and a potato. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Seal foil pouch and cook for about an hour in a smoker or indirect grill at 325-350. Gooooooddd... Like Norah said, squirrel is underrated.

Grey squirrels have been found to carry a serious infection that can be spread to humans by ticks. A scientific study reveals that the pest rodents host the Borrelia bacteria which causes Lyme disease. The disease can lead to an inflammatory disorder affecting the nervous system, joints and heart.Apr 21, 2015


Tularemia, caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis, spreads through bites from infected animals, skin contact with sick or dead squirrels, ingestion of contaminated water or tick and deer fly bites from insects feeding on infected squirrels. Leptospirosis is another common disease spread by squirrels.

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YUMMY!
 
Thread ban her. When will you learn?

Please keep in mind that this is the third time in this thread that you've told me this. If there is a way for me to thread ban her after the topic is created then please tell me how but otherwise there's nothing I can do about it now.
 
Make a foil pouch large enough to hold a whole squirrel (left whole, not cut up), a large carrot, 1/4 onion and a potato. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Seal foil pouch and cook for about an hour in a smoker or indirect grill at 325-350. Gooooooddd... Like Norah said, squirrel is underrated.
It is good but squirrel and rabbit are extremely lean. Wet cooking techniques, like your foil pack recipe, stewing or braising works real well with squirrel and rabbit.

But if you ever shoot some Duck the recipe I posted above is excellent for wild Duck. In fact it's probably the best recipe I've ever used for duck, wild or domestic.

The trick with duck in stir frying is cut the duck into small pieces and instead of throwing it into a hot pan to sear it, throw is into a skillet or wok on medium low heat and let the duck fat render out. When the duck fat has rendered out then turn the heat up and fry the duck pieces crispy in its own fat. When crispy drain the excess fat and add the reduced marinade. Toss and serve over rice.
 
The lust for killing is well established as something to be admired among the hillbilly class of ignoramus'...
Bringing horrible death to unsuspecting animals is cheap entertainment for sadistic psychotics...
Bite me Bucky. I grew up on a farm. You sound like a clueless city boy who has no idea where food comes from.
 
Please keep in mind that this is the third time in this thread that you've told me this. If there is a way for me to thread ban her after the topic is created then please tell me how but otherwise there's nothing I can do about it now.
You can ignore her Norah. I never thread ban anyone. Only been tempted a few times. Once you know who people are who are a waste of time to read their post cause all they want to do is attack your character or insult your person or because they are simply idiots to be ignored...well...just scroll on past their posts and ignore them. You don't need a magic button to ignore someone. I do that to ILA all the time. :)
 
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Description

The raccoon roundworm (Baylisascaris procyonis) is the common large roundworm or ascarid found in the small intestinal tract of raccoons. Adult worms measure 15 to 20 cm in length and 1 cm in width. They are tan-white in color, cylindrical and taper at both ends.

Distribution

B. procyonis has been reported from numerous states, but probably occurs wherever the raccoon inhabits. Prevalence of infections ranges from 3.4% to nearly 100% of all raccoons sampled. In Michigan, the parasite has commonly been seen in raccoons statewide. There are several intermediate hosts that have been diagnosed as having a Baylisascaris infection: mice, squirrels, rabbits, birds, woodchucks, and chipmunks.

Transmission and Development

Transmission of B. procyonis can occur either directly or via an intermediate host. Naturally infected raccoons shed eggs (millions daily) in their feces and, under adequate temperature and moist conditions, a larvae will develop within an egg (embryonated) and can be infective (2nd stage larvae) in 11-14 days. Raccoons, especially young ones, become infected directly by accidental ingestion of these eggs. This may occur via the mother's egg-contaminated body or from the local environment of the den (soil or vegetation). When an intermediate host is involved, embryonated eggs are ingested, the eggs hatch, and the larvae penetrate the intestines and migrate through the liver and lungs. The larvae then enter the pulmonary veins, pass into the left side of the heart and are distributed throughout the body especially the head, neck and/or thoracic areas. The larvae become encysted in small, firbous nodules in the affected tissue. If the intermediate host is eaten by a raccoon, the encysted larvae are released and migrate to the small intestine where they develop into the adult stage.

Clinical and Pathological Signs

In raccoons usually there are no clinical or pathological signs observed. In heavy infections, intestinal obstructions or a rupture of the intestinal tract may occur, due to the large number of parasites present.

The animals usually seen with clinical and pathological signs caused by Baylisascaris are the intermediate hosts (mice, woodchucks, squirrels, rabbits, and birds). Migration of large numbers of larvae may cause liver and lung damage. Usually changes in behavior are seen due to central nervous system disorders. This is the result of damage caused to the brain and spinal cord by the larvae. Larvae may also cause eye disorders by migrating through the ocular tissues. If small numbers of larvae are involved in the migration, there may be no clinical signs observed.

Fatal or severe central nervous system disorders have been documented for mice, gray and fox squirrels, ground squirrels, woodchucks, nutria, beavers, domestic quail, partridges, pigeons, exotic turkeys, emus, captive cockatiels, captive prairie dogs, foxes, armadillos and porcupines.

In intermediate hosts unusual behavior is generally observed. The affected animal will initially exhibit a head tilt and an inability to walk and/or climb properly. As the clinical illness progresses the animal may lose its fear of humans, circle, roll on the ground, fall over, lay on its side and paddle its feet, become totally recumbent, comatose, and finally die.

In humans, pathological lesions observed consist of skin irritations (cutaneous larval migrans) and eye and brain tissue damage (visceral larval migrans) due to the random migration of the larvae. The affected individuals may experience nausea, a lethargic feeling, incoordination and loss of eyesight.

Diagnosis

In raccoons, infection with Baylisascaris can be confirmed by recovering and identifying the adult worms (postmortem examination) or by fecal flotation (live animal) to identify characteristic ascarid eggs in the feces. Occasionally sub-adult worms are passed in the feces or vomitus.

In intermediate hosts, the disease can be diagnosed after a postmortem examination. Larvae and associated lesions in the brain, eyes, and other tissues can be observed on microscopic examination. A Baylisascaris infection is often suspected by the history and clinical signs observed.

In humans, based on the size of the larvae in the skin or eye lesions, cases of Baylisascaris infection can be determined. In the event of the death of the human, larvae can be detected in microscopic sections of the brain, heart, lungs, eyes and other affected tissues.

Treatment and Control

Raccoons can be successfully treated with several anthelmintics to kill the adult worms. Effective drugs are piperazine, fenbendazole, pyrantel pamoate, levamisole and organophosphates such as dichlorvos.

There are currently no drugs that can effectively kill the migrating larvae in the body. Laser surgery has been successfully performed to kill larvae present in the retina of the eye but the damage caused by the migrating larvae is irreversible. Treatment with steroids in intermediate hosts is mainly supportive and is designed to decrease the inflammatory reaction.

Controlling infections of this parasite requires minimizing contact with areas inhabited by raccoons. Fecal contamination of an area can result in millions of eggs being deposited and therefore available for infection. These eggs are extremely resistant to environmental conditions, being able to survive for several years. Any area contaminated with raccoon feces should be cleaned and the feces, as well as any contaminated feed, straw or hay, burned. Children and pets should be kept away from these contaminated areas until a thorough cleaning has occurred.

Significance

B. procyonis is of public health significance because it can infect humans, causing skin irritations and eye and brain damage due to the random migration of the larvae. There have been a small number of human fatalaties involving young children and these fatalaties were the result of the child ingesting a large number of eggs.

There are other ascarids (Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati, the dog and cat roundworm, respectively) that can cause similar skin, ocular and nervous system problems. Transmission of these parasites is more likely than with Baylisascaris due to close human-pet association but the dog and cat roundworms are less pathogenic.

Some wildlife species, as was stated above, are susceptible to Baylisascaris. From the individual animal standpoint the parasite may be significant, but from the total population perspective, the parasite has a minimal impact.

Because of the possibility of infection with Baylisascaris by raccoons, people are advised not to raise raccoons as pets. If rehabilitators are raising raccoons they should take precautions (wear rubber gloves and practice good personal hygiene) when handling raccoon feces, and dispose of the feces quickly (it takes 30 days for the eggs to embryonate) and properly (burning). Raccoons should be wormed with piperazine. Initially the animal should be wormed 3 times at 2-week intervals and then every 6 months thereafter.

http://www.ckwri.tamuk.edu/sites/default/files/pdf-attachment/2016-05/mgmtbulletin_8.pdf
Not to be confused with the JPP worm aka Leon Twatsky.

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Yes Mr. Ewer, parasites are always something to watch for when one consumes wild game, no matter the species.
He is a truly odious individual who has come skulking back after being totally humiliated with his Electoral College bullshit.

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I didn't lie about anything. I'm just trying to have a conversation that is not totally one sided or that is going to result in someone needlessly blowing something out of proportion like you are doing.
Seriously you are talking to a certifiable lunatic, it is a total waste of time.

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Please keep in mind that this is the third time in this thread that you've told me this. If there is a way for me to thread ban her after the topic is created then please tell me how but otherwise there's nothing I can do about it now.

You still have an option. You can ask a Mod to close the thread and start a new one. PM Grind directly. He will understand.
 
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