Right, so, what'd I miss?

Big Blue Owl · Post by **Big Blue Owl** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 9:13 am

WE NEED PICTURES!

Ok. Pictures of Haggis

So freakin' gross.

CygnusX1 · Post by **CygnusX1** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 9:15 am

Gawd that reminds me of that character on Ren and Stimpy...

Haggis McHaggis. LMAO

ElfDude · Post by **ElfDude** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 10:00 am

Geesh... that's not food, that's medical waste!

Walkinghairball · Post by **Walkinghairball** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 10:16 am

Ok, I'm sold............I don't think I will be trying haggis.

CygnusX1 · Post by **CygnusX1** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 10:39 am

Walkinghairball wrote:Ok, I'm sold............I don't think I will be trying haggis.

I'd try it, but hold the lungs and stomach please.

I feel that the Scots had to eat what they HAD TO EAT.

My Irish bud tells me of the shortages of meat there, so they ate what
we would consider scraps....

Nothing any different then what we redneck folks eat...I eat deer
hearts and livers, scrapple, chit'lins, fatback....it's all good.

ElfDude · Post by **ElfDude** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 10:44 am

CygnusX1 wrote: Nothing any different then what we redneck folks eat...I eat deer
hearts and livers, scrapple, chit'lins, fatback....it's all good.

No... no it's not.

Sir Myghin · Post by **Sir Myghin** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 10:46 am

My dad eats the liver of the deer, but not the heart or anything. We do scrape every ounce of meet of the ribs and such for burger and sausage though. Generally the reward for the successful hunt was the tenderloins butterflied and fried that day. Deer liver can be pretty dangerous nowadays due to cadmium leakage and such from dumping sites. MNR recommends you send them a small piece so they can test it to make sure its safe.

As for haggis , a poverty food disguised as a delicacy as there is nothing else. My personal belief is the organs keep the meat alive for me.

CygnusX1 · Post by **CygnusX1** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 10:52 am

ElfDude wrote:
CygnusX1 wrote: Nothing any different then what we redneck folks eat...I eat deer
hearts and livers, scrapple, chit'lins, fatback....it's all good.
No... no it's not.

Hey, if it was all you had to eat, you'd throw some salt and pepper on
it and like it.

jus' keepin' it real.

ElfDude · Post by **ElfDude** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 10:55 am

CygnusX1 wrote:
ElfDude wrote:
CygnusX1 wrote: Nothing any different then what we redneck folks eat...I eat deer
hearts and livers, scrapple, chit'lins, fatback....it's all good.
No... no it's not.
Hey, if it was all you had to eat, you'd throw some salt and pepper on
it and like it.

jus' keepin' it real.

But it's NOT all you have to eat...

CygnusX1 · Post by **CygnusX1** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 10:57 am

Sir Myghin wrote:My dad eats the liver of the deer, but not the heart or anything. Deer liver can be pretty dangerous nowadays due to cadmium leakage and such from dumping sites. MNR recommends you send them a small piece so they can test it to make sure its safe.

I take the heart, slice it along the valves and flatten it out into a steak.

mmmmmmgood.

Deer liver? Dangerous? Where do you hunt?

I'm not huntin' there.

CygnusX1 · Post by **CygnusX1** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 10:59 am

ElfDude wrote:
CygnusX1 wrote:
ElfDude wrote: No... no it's not.
Hey, if it was all you had to eat, you'd throw some salt and pepper on
it and like it.

jus' keepin' it real.
But it's NOT all you have to eat...

Me? oh HELL naaw....I'd eat a pine cone if I had to.

ElfDude · Post by **ElfDude** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 11:01 am

CygnusX1 wrote:
ElfDude wrote:
CygnusX1 wrote: Hey, if it was all you had to eat, you'd throw some salt and pepper on
it and like it.

jus' keepin' it real.
But it's NOT all you have to eat...
Me? oh HELL naaw....I'd eat a pine cone if I had to.

Just like Yule Gibbons!!!

Big Blue Owl · Post by **Big Blue Owl** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 11:08 am

Yeah, if I was starving I'd batter one of those little freaks, I suppose...but I wouldn't like it. No organs for me, please. Barf...after this I may seriously do that vegetarian thing I've been threatening myself with.

Sir Myghin · Post by **Sir Myghin** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 11:21 am

CygnusX1 wrote:
I take the heart, slice it along the valves and flatten it out into a steak.

mmmmmmgood.

Deer liver? Dangerous? Where do you hunt?

I'm not huntin' there.

Northern ontario. Problem is a recent one, NiCad batteries were finding their way into landfills, would then leak and get into ground water/streams. Cadmium is a high toxic heavy metal, moreso than lead I believe. In advent of these events it is possible the livers of the tastey critters may contain enough cadmium to severely damage you mentally. Hence why they ask to get them checked before you eat them. This is in rural areas, not urbanized places. Northern ontario is pretty sparse as far as population goes. Never heard of anyone having any trouble with their deer liver but with stuff that is fat soluable the precautions seem reasonable. Interesting bit with the heart though. Been a few years since I hunted (been 9 hours from home and its always midterm season the same time its deer season). Looking forward to getting back into that one.

CygnusX1 · Post by **CygnusX1** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 12:09 pm

Sir Myghin wrote:
CygnusX1 wrote:
I take the heart, slice it along the valves and flatten it out into a steak.

mmmmmmgood.

Deer liver? Dangerous? Where do you hunt?

I'm not huntin' there.
Northern ontario. Problem is a recent one, NiCad batteries were finding their way into landfills, would then leak and get into ground water/streams. Cadmium is a high toxic heavy metal, moreso than lead I believe. In advent of these events it is possible the livers of the tastey critters may contain enough cadmium to severely damage you mentally. Hence why they ask to get them checked before you eat them. This is in rural areas, not urbanized places. Northern ontario is pretty sparse as far as population goes. Never heard of anyone having any trouble with their deer liver but with stuff that is fat soluable the precautions seem reasonable. Interesting bit with the heart though. Been a few years since I hunted (been 9 hours from home and its always midterm season the same time its deer season). Looking forward to getting back into that one.

I see, and I can't criticize for toxic waste problems up there, as we
have our own issues - epizootic hemorrhagic "wasting" disease (EHD)
and "blue tongue" (BT). . We have to watch the deer for signs of
disease while in the field, and fishing is getting to be a risky
proposition too because of mercury and cadmium poisoning.