Deer meat

[Hillbilly stalker]

I’ve had my deer in an ice chest for 8 days covered in ice. I got to processing it tonight and this live worm came crawling out of the neck meat. I noticed the buck wasn’t pizzed up at all when I shot him, and I noticed his back bone looked a little pronounced like he was run down a little. Anyone familiar with this worm? Meat still safe to eat ? It was in the neck roast area. This is a first for me. 1 1/4 inch long.

 

[Raylander]

Is that worm crunchy or soft if you mash it?

 

[Hillbilly stalker]

Is that worm crunchy or soft if you mash it?

Crunchy with 2 antenna. Only one I’ve found in it.

 

[Raylander]

Crunchy with 2 antenna. Only one I’ve found in it.

Yea. It looks like the little worms I find curled up dead in the unfinished part of my basement.

I don’t think it lived inside the deer. I think you are fine

 

[Toliver]

Milipede. Probably just found its way onto the deer after the fact. Should have a lot of little legs under it.

 

[kmckinnie]

Do u think it may of went in the drain hole on the cooler.

 

[Hillbilly stalker]

I cut the meat off the hanging carcass and put it straight in the cooler. Covered in ice 24/7, straight from the cooler to the cutting table. No chance of picking something up. I wouldn’t think a worm would gravitate toward ice or dripping ice water tho.

 

[Toliver]

Well millipedes are not parasitic and would not have been living in the meat. It got on there somehow after the fact. They generally eat decaying vegetation but will take on some meat occasionally. I wouldn't worry about it.

 

[kmckinnie]

I cut the meat off the hanging carcass and put it straight in the cooler. Covered in ice 24/7, straight from the cooler to the cutting table. No chance of picking something up. I wouldn’t think a worm would gravitate toward ice or dripping ice water tho.

Did it have all the legs under it.

 

[Hillbilly stalker]

Did it have all the legs under it.

Little tiny white legs, hard to see even under my cheap magnifying glass. I’ve probably ate worse an didn’t know it.

 

[kmckinnie]

Little tiny white legs, hard to see even under my cheap magnifying glass. I’ve probably ate worse an didn’t know it.

I’d throw the neck away........
And keep the bug.

It may of been in one the bags of ice.

 

[bfriendly]

I’d throw the neck away........
And keep the bug.

It may of been in one the bags of ice.

I don’t think it was in the meat either….I find dead ones like this in my basement all the time!

 

[James12]

That’s a Portuguese Millipede (seriously). I’m guessing it was tucked under the lid or somewhere in a crease on the cooler chilling out somewhere dark and damp. It would not be in or have need for the meat for any reason other than maybe passing through.

 

[Lilly001]

How did it taste?
Seriously I think you are ok to use the meat.

 

[Hillbilly stalker]

I ate a big bait of backstrap, if I wake up dead in the morning y’all can have my guns an fishing poles. Merry Christmas everyone. Thanks.

 

[TJay]

Whoop up some mebendazole aioli to go with and you'll be fine!

 

[Hillbilly stalker]

Still kicking. I reckon if a fella eats enuff roadkill over the years it tuffens him up some. Merry Christmas !

 

[antharper]

Still kicking. I reckon if a fella eats enuff roadkill over the years it tuffens him up some. Merry Christmas !

Dang , I was sure looking forward to a new gun or 2 Merry Christmas