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mainer

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16. both were young bucks, both shot in almost the same location

Reply to AtheistCrusader (Reply #13)

Mon May 14, 2012, 11:00 AM

May 2012

same village, one field over. Also hear the same thing from professional chefs.

I've heard this observation from a number of hunters here. There are a number of hormones that show up in any animal if its death was stressful.

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9 Nasty Truths About The Meals You Eat [View all] marmar May 2012 OP

K&R. It gets harder every day to eat even a remotely healthy diet here. Egalitarian Thug May 2012 #1

Very true get the red out May 2012 #2

Also very true. When you only have a choice between Walmart & Albertson's Egalitarian Thug May 2012 #5

You are so correct. dixiegrrrrl May 2012 #8

One can still eat low on the roody May 2012 #14

The benefits to buying local and eating vegetarian siligut May 2012 #3

Here's why small farmers can't make it as meat growers: mainer May 2012 #4

"Slaughterhouse on wheels" exist. They come to the farm to do the slaughtering jeff47 May 2012 #6

That would be immensely better -- but I still would prefer a responsible farmer mainer May 2012 #11

It's the inspections that's the problem, not a certification. jeff47 May 2012 #15

What you said... only more so... Bigmack May 2012 #7

Excellent post obamanut2012 May 2012 #12

Peer reviewed source? AtheistCrusader May 2012 #9

Any hunter can tell you stress changes the flavor of meat mainer May 2012 #10

I hunt as well. AtheistCrusader May 2012 #13

both were young bucks, both shot in almost the same location mainer May 2012 #16

You do realize that not all animals produce the same quality meat, right? jeff47 May 2012 #17

The hormonal changes are proven; the taste is subjective mainer May 2012 #18

There do seem to be some studies on this... mainer May 2012 #19

Peer-reviewed sources are not that difficult to find GoCubsGo May 2012 #20

Thanks, I was using the wrong keywords to search. AtheistCrusader May 2012 #21

We have a small local country butcher. Best of all worlds. knitter4democracy May 2012 #22