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Interesting to hear everyone’s thoughts on it, definitely no one right or wrong way, to each their own. I wonder if the bleeding out part is what really improves the taste and longevity of the meat. Also, and this may sound odd, but the larger the animal the more I care about a clean harvest—like ants and grubs I’m not thinking too much about, but a large fish, deer, turkey, moose, I look at a little differently.
Great - now I want a Big Mac While were on the subject, I don't understand why BK has onion rigs but McDonalds doesn't ......
And I just wanna hug trapper and sing "It's a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood"
I agree about bleeding - I can't notice a difference in taste or appearance when I do perch anyway - they are really clean and white either way when I'm done
A lot of folks just like killing for the sake of killing, especially within the world of predator hunting, but thats a whole nother topic.
Stupid question but how, exactly, do you bleed a fish? Just cut out the gills?
Interesting subject. Perhaps even more interesting is the reaction to the word "humane". Had the OP used the word "efficient", "honorable" or "respectful" in its place would the reactions have different? Everyone jumped right past the intent of the post, which is the notion of killing something efficiently and respectfully for the purpose of food. Everyone is correct, there really is no such thing as humane killing, but the subject here is moreso the way in which we kill. No offense to anyone, just observations in human behavior. The word "humane" obviously has connotations that get people riled up, likely due to PETA. Maybe some unconscious political bias as well but I wont touch that one I dont buy meat from the store. I live off Elk, Blue Grouse, Kokanee Salmon, Perch and Crappie. I do a lot of killing. Most weeks of the year im killing something or other for food. The older I get, the more I find myself empathizing with the life im taking, espcially (mostly) Elk. No matter what word youd like to put on it, respecting your prey as it becomes your food is good karma. A lot of folks just like killing for the sake of killing, especially within the world of predator hunting, but thats a whole nother topic.
My understanding is that they don't scream when you put them in the hot oil with that method too .... I kind of enjoy all the extra starch though
I appreciate your thoughts on this Tim. I tend to agree with you and like that you recognized some built in triggers/reactions to specific words. People have been wired to have a certain response. Its interesting to say the least.
Example : I have spent the last day looking for my spare drill battery , only to find it in my bag of spare socks and such. How did it get there one might ask. Well, you see it was bitterly cold one morning so I put it there for a little insulation and since I rarely need it I forgot about it. But all is well now and I can rest my mind.