Eating racoons?

[chuckwagon]

I was listening to the morning show today and heard a story about people eating coons. I know people have probably done this since time started but was wondering if anyone here has tried to eat one?

[Brownie77]

I have eatne coon, but I have also eaten bugs. Both are nasty.

[DuckDog]

Do not taste that bad, but if I remember right you had to do alot to cook it right. Like three or four steps.

[The Grebe]

I tried it a couple of times before I found about different parsites, not much, just a small taste, and it tasted to me like a cheap pork roast? Bones are funny shaped if I recollect right?

Survival food in my opinion. I used to give the carcasses of the coon that I trapped to this old fella over north Mpls., and he used to give it, or sell it to his acquaintences from down south?

My nephew used to eat em on a regular basis and one time he was eating a chunk and had somemore on a plate on the counter and he seen this thing moving and a big old worm of some kind, crawled out of the meat and stood erect...probably a round worm, they are notorious for those things...yuk. I'm glad I only had two tiny bites of the stuff over the years! Even the idea of that made me sick years later!

[RainyMan]

Coons are not the best eatting, but cooked right they are not bad. They are very grease and dark. A friend of mine gave me beaver jerky and coon jerky both pretty good, but the beaver was the best. Just watch who you tell you eat beaver.

[DonBo]

Why would you even want too? Didn't get a deer this year?

[mrklean]

you would have to pay me to eat that

[sparcebag]

I like em there abit greasy But bear is also.Long slow roast kept off the bottom of pan on a rack outta the grease,some rosemary salt pepper and ya got good eatin.

Muskrats arent bad either.

[DonBo]

Geeez, I ate a muskrat once. Tasted just like you would expect it to taste. MUD

[kkahmann]

I've eaten coon and muskrat and beaver and Porkypines. Porkypine was the best but it is all still just survival food. The local Indians make a stew like thing here outta beaver but it is definatly an aquired taste. It's called Paboo.

[The Grebe]

When I used to trap and I knew what I was getting and how fresh it was, I would once in awhile take the hind quarter off a smaller beaver and chop it up and make stew...it was pretty good...I'd try that again, but not the raccoon unless I was pretty hungry!

[Tyler23]

i would have to be in a survival situtation to eat any of that! as far as im concered all the animals i trap, there carcases are only good for coyote bait

[The Grebe]

Yeah, pretty much...the way the economy is going, I hope that doesn't become an option.

[dirtking]

I have had coon at the pheasants forever banquet at the Oakdale Prom Center. It was pretty good.

Racoon in barbaque sauce.

[RainyMan]

I know a lot people who don't like deer, but if you don't tell them they do. I think if have an open mind about what you are eatting if might not be as bad as one thinks.

[picksbigwagon]

Back in Iowa, West Union used to have a racoon feed every winter, I think it was a fund raiser for the vol. fire dept. or it was the VFW. I never went, but I believe it was a generational thing. The older generation was there for the food, the younger generation was there for the beer garden. All in all, a pretty good fund raiser. No I never went, kind of wished I had though

[Dan189]

you know what Iowa stands for right?

[picksbigwagon]

Well I know the only good thing that comes out of Minnesota is I 35

[RBuker]

You guys are hilarious. 'Coon is good to eat as long as it's prepared in a way that gets rid of the grease. First, trim off all visible and second, cook either on a grill or on a rack in a roaster so the fat drains away. It's very good. But, as noted, cook it so that it's done.

Muskrat is good but needs to be cook with added fat and/or moisture as it can be dry.

Beaver is likely the very best, sweetest wild meat there is. Grill it like you would your steak. I'll have mind medium rare with Horseradish and Heinz 57 please. I'm hungry just thinking about it!

[chuckwagon]

Hmmm good posts all, I will have to try it some time!

[bigred1974]

"Beaver is likely the very best, sweetest wild meat there is. Grill it like you would your steak. I'll have mind medium rare with Horseradish and Heinz 57 please. I'm hungry just thinking about it!"

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[harvey lee]

I have eaten coon numerous times. One needs to par boil it to get rid of the excess fat. To me, like bear and I have found some recipes that are pretty good.

They are just a little gross when skun as they look like a little human being.

[sparcebag]

"Beaver is likely the very best, sweetest wild meat there is. Grill it like you would your steak. I'll have mind medium rare with Horseradish and Heinz 57 please. I'm hungry just thinking about it!"

Beaver Tail Bean soup UMM Its like those little chunks of fatty meat in Pork & beans

[Hammer Handle]

Raccoons are good to eat, but like everyone says...they can be greasy unless you get rid of the fat.

[CrappieBart]

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[Here-Kitty-Kitty]

on the whole Porcupine thing. If you have a hunt spot that you go to on a normal basis, watch for them. If you do ever get lost and need food, you can eat one raw and not have to worry about getting sick. They have no parasites in there meat what so ever.

[The Grebe]

Thats not what I heard....I heard that porkies are notorious for a least one kind of parasite...tape worms. Don't know, but I do know that porkies and raccoon aren't on our menu in the foreseeable future. With the gloom and doom that is our economy, that could change!

[Cold_blood]

well notice he said no parasites in there meat last time i checked tape worms were in the stomach which isn't part of the meat so you should be fine

[The Grebe]

Your right about the stomach.... but I do believe I read that the polyps from which those things grow, can be in the meat? They advised cooking meat of suspected carriers, above a certain temperature, so as to kill any eggs/polyps or whatever they are?

Weither they manifest there, or maybe end up there during the cleaning process, I don't know? Whatever the case may be, we'er not having any for dinner this afternoon, thats for sure!

[xHCxOutdoorsman]

i know this ios a late response but i think that coon is actually pretty good, almost anything will be good if you cook it right i have done coon in stew and have had it bbq style