by Rick93123 » 20 Oct 2020, 3:46 pm
Feral goats are fine to eat, try and take a juvenile one for these purposes though as mature goat's meat can be like chewing on a truck tyre. Unless you have a pantry of ingredients at your disposal and an extra day to spare in which case it is easy to tenderise the tough meat by marinating it overnight and making a stew or curry or something. But if your plan is to hack a leg off and chuck it on the bbq then young ones are the go. Either way you will be fine eating feral goats meat.
Pigs on the other hand are a different matter. They may be fine, but there is also a good chance they are not and that is a mistake you don't want to make. Take great care in inspecting a pig after you have killed it. I personally wouldn't even take the risk because there is too much that can go wrong. Firstly some pigs carry tuberculosis, you can check for this by cutting the pig open and inspecting it's lungs. Feel, squeeze and rub the lungs and if they feel as though they are gritty inside, like there is sand in them or something then that pig is a no go. A majority of them are infestated with worms and parasites, that kind of speaks for it's self. And probably the riskiest thing is that some pigs carry brusellosis which is contracted when blood and body fluids from an infected animal comes in contact with your mouth, eyes, cuts, grazes, etc. Also from the undercooked meat. So take great care when butchering the animal, use gloves, goggles, don't touch your face and disinfect everything, including yourself afterwards. Also practice kitchen safety as in not using the same knives, chopping boards, etc on other foods i.e no cross contamination. Or better yet just don't take the risk, stick to goat meat, they are easier to catch anyway.