http://www.spiegel.de/internat...,1518,709345,00.html

All the fuss over lead in animals when here's a more significant problem !

Yes, all boar shot just across the border from me, in the southern part of the Black Forest, must be tested before being released for human consumption. I can't tell you the percentage that is deemed contaminated and destroyed, maybe 5% or so?

As the article states, not all areas of Germany are subject to these tests, and neighboring countries such as France and Switzerland perform no such tests. Tests for Trichinosis are mandatory, though, for meat to be sold commercially.

- mike

Do you stalk them with a geyger meter ?

The radioactivity is a real problem here; we have a high occurrence of thyroid cancers, due to Cernobyl explosion. Boars are possibly contaminated, but no such test is performed, as far as I know. However, all dead boars are tested for thrichinosys and a couple of other diseases. In the nearby french district of Alpes Maritimes, a couple of years ago, most members of a boar hunting team were severly ill, after having eaten some contaminated boar plucks. Over there no test is performed yet.

P.S. Plucks were contaminated by some microorganism, NOT by a radioactive isotope

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Originally posted by bobby van der Putten:
Do you stalk them with a geyger meter ?

God but that would take the pleasure out of hunting them!

You really wouldn't want to gralloch it far less eat it, just in case.

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Originally posted by mete:
http://www.spiegel.de/internat...,1518,709345,00.html

All the fuss over lead in animals when here's a more significant problem !

Mete, found this of great interest, posted your link on our stalking forum, hope you don't mind me nicking it!, Steve.

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Do you stalk them with a geyger meter ?

Every hunter, who killed a wild boar, must test the meat, befor selling. The same is it with the tests about Trichinosis. Befor selling, testing.


Martin

Do they glow in the dark?

Unfortunately not!


Martin

I hunt in the Hofolding Forest just south of Munich and we shoot several so-called "Hot" Pigs a year there, too.

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Originally posted by Big Bore Fan:
Unfortunately not!


Martin

Indeed, green=males and pink=females would be great!