Wild Game can be Nutritious, Delicious and Safe

I often get questions about eating wild game by new hunters.  Questions like: Is it safe to eat? How do you process it? How nutritious is it for my family? Does it taste good? A group of agents and specialists joined forces and created 4 new publications to answer these questions and more.

Publication #1

WILD GAME: SAFETY AND QUALITY IN THE FIELD

This publication starts with safety during the hunt. It then talks about skinning the deer and getting the meat to below 40°F as quickly as possible. It also warns hunters about zoonotic diseases and how to protect from diseases such as tuberculosis, brucellosis, and leptospirosis.

 

Publication #2

WILD GAME: FRESH MEAT PROCESSING

This publication talks about aging of meats, carcass cutting, grinding, storing, freezing and thawing. The ultimate goal is safe and tasty wild game meat in the forms that you and your family personally enjoy.

 

Publication #3

WILD GAME: FURTHER PROCESSING OF WILD GAME MEAT

This publication focuses on food safety when making items such as sausage, jerky and other cured meats.

 

Publication #4

WILD GAME: FOOD SAFETY AND NUTRITION

This publication emphasizes food safety concerns such as storage temperatures, minimum internal temperatures when cooking, thawing frozen meats properly. It also outlines how nutritious wild game meat can be.

Do you want to get into hunting and enjoying this safe, delicious, and nutritious food supply? We welcome new hunters! For Florida residents, check myFWC.com for residency qualifications, exemptions, and hunter safety requirements.