Freezing Game Before Giving To Ferrets, Dogs, Hawks

[Fonzie 19]

Do any of yous hunting lads do this after catching game?I never did until i done a falconry course.We were told by our falconer which is a [vetenry scientest]an Has like a small zoo from birds of prey to racoons you name it.That if we are going to feed our birds off wild game to freeze it for two weeks first to kill off parasites as alot of wild game carry these.My resbonse to this was how can their be anything in them when their gutted an cleaned,He said some will burrow in the flesh SORRY i cant go into finer detail with this!Can any of yous shed more light on this?

[jamesmc 582]

i always try to give the game 2 weeks minimum freezing,but i have also fed raw game without freezing.....but as long as your animals are wormed regularly they will be fine

[The one 8,463]

Got more than one freezer and i work them in rotation so everythings been frozen ,its more of a worry this year when everythings been so wet

[bobcullen79 1,495]

You can get cysts and tapeworm eggs in the meat, not just in the guts. Humans can get them if meats not cooked properly too, not that I`d recommend eating a cyst.. Its not just internal parasites either. Freezing would kill lice, mites and ticks in the fur/feather.