Hello all.

I got a big beaver yesterday and kept the meat. I froze it all except the back section which I made into soup.

Question: When scraping the hide today I noticed either a Big lesion or bite-mark that was infected.... some two holes let's say near front leg.

Should I toss all the meat or just throw away those front two legs?

Thanks.

I think if you cook it through there ain’t a problem at all

If you don't see anything wrong with the meat,when you removed it, it still will be good

Oh yuck. You could do what Savell says but I would toss that nastiness. I ain't that hungry.

A long cooked stew should cover anything...I'd eat it...or you can use it for bait.

So long as the critter looked healthy overall, I wouldn't let a small wound like that bother me. I would do as Savell says, and just make sure you get it to temp. That being said, I'm not a veterinarian or USDA meat inspector.

Thanks!

I did not see anything wrong with the meat when I froze it. So I just threw away the front legs and kept everything else.

Thank you all for the reassurance!

That meat is fine but I wouldn't eat the putrified parts.

… doesn’t like like any of the meat was affected…. Just a superficial wound in the hide