hi
yesterday i shot a young roe buck for meat.but the poor bock was full of tickes att least a dozen of big one and lord knows how many little ticks are harboured in the skin. knowing that ticks can transmitt disease. how safe the wild meat is?
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yes

Lyme disease doesn't transmit via eating meat. However and even if you like your steak rare, it is wise to eat game meat well done as wild animals very often harbour many endoparasites.

hi André
thank you for the answer.
regards
yes

I still have to see a roe deer without ticks, there seem to be less of them on wild boar. Just be carefull when skinning, they tend to crawl upon your arms when the animal is cold, esoecially the little ones are very difficult to see.

As Andre stated, to eat the meat is completely safe and, since you got a young one, extremely tasty, too!

I have seen similar discussions relating to the side issue of parasites, specifically within trout. The discussion was brought to a conclusion by a chap who was an expert on parasites (with the British Museum if I recall correctly) and who stated that there were some parasites that could be found in trout that may also infect people. His advice was that cooking the fish was generally insufficient to ensure that all parasites and eggs were dead but that freezing for a short while was a sure fire way to eliminate all parasites.

I can't say if this advice applies equally to deer but I would suggest that if you are unhappy that cooking is going to kill any parasite then you should consider freezing the meat.

hi
tommorow i am going to skin the deer and put in the freez . thanks för the useful replies.
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yes

If I was you I'd fry the tenderloins right away in some olive oil. Yummy!

hi guys
now the deer is resting in peace in my freezer. i got only 13 kilo good meat out of it. the S&B 198 grain cuting edge bullet in my 8x57 was too soft it ruind 1/4 of the good deer, despite the long distance around 350 steps. , . very good varmint load nothing for big game.
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yes

If it's the right conditions -- dry, and just above freezing -- hanging the carcass for even 24 hours, before butchering, can really improve the quality of the meat (it's the same as dry-aging beef)

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Originally posted by Andre Mertens:
Lyme disease doesn't transmit via eating meat. However and even if you like your steak rare, it is wise to eat game meat well done as wild animals very often harbour many endoparasites.

if i had to eat my venison above 140 degrees id quit hunting.
rare , please.