We had to throw away 2 birds last year and 1 this year due to fighting marks from spurs with gangrene on meat and skin. Have yall ever seen this and if it's just a small spot is it safe to cut out and still eat the bird.
I wouldn't take a chance.
Yes I killed one one time that didn't have a piece of meat that wasn't green. I bet he had over 30 puncture marks from his legs to his crawl but didn't seem to bother him. He stunk to high heaven to
Don't remember it on a turkey but I had to throw away a 10 point buck one time because of it.
He had been shot through a ham with a 22 or something small.
I have seen this a time or two. Spoke to a doctor at the health dept. and he told me that if it was localized to cut it out and cook it well. I think it was 160-180 F. Personally I would not take the chance as I once had severe food poisoning and dont want any part of that agian even though I respect the doctor's opinion.
In all honestly, if you cooked the actual spoiled meat, you would probably still be fine (although it would likely not taste too great). The danger comes from under-cooking, or contamination with bacteria exposure from before the bird was cooked (i.e. putting the cooked bird on the same plate as before the bird was cooked).
What I have done with ducks that have gangrene on one side, is too keep the unaffected side of the breast, and throw away the affected side. Were I still single, I might even cut out the green and keep the rest, but with a family and small children, I would likely throw away the whole affected side (even on a turkey).
If the fresh meat on the unaffected side smelled "funky" I would likely toss it out of caution.
I'd treat it like I did women back in the day, if it smells funky, chunk it!
I've killed a couple with fight wounds and shot wounds and I just trimmed away the affected meat. I can't get past a bad smell though so if it stinks I'm not eating it.
here in pa u shoot something with gangrene oyu can turn it in and get new tag had do it few times with deer
I killed one yesterday on opening day in TN. Pretty sure it had gangrene. I tossed it because I didn't want to take a chance. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170402/6a733af0e16c8966b665409a7ff39b03.jpg)
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Not fighting wounds, but I killed one a couple years ago that had bird shot all in its legs. He was no worse for the wear (until he came to my call).
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