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Moose meat ... colored ? Well after shooting 30 some odd moose over the years I�ve have never ran into this! Last years moose, packed rite and just taken from the freezer. Took out a small roast Sunday eve, kinda the size of a small nerf football, left it to thaw a hour or so, then instead of roasting it �whole� I did a bunch of �thin slices� to make a �sort of beef- with noodles in a cream sauce� as I cut each slice fell �.like slices of a bread loaf ��..�I seen a color, a sheen of sorts ,that looks like the gold dust/rainbow/green sheen of a fresh caught salmon/trout > all the way thru the whole thing ,but mostly on one side about the size of your/a thumb print, I could not rub it off it did not smell ��everything�s fine�.. so I season the meat up some by pouring on some soy sauce a bit of apple cider vinegar , a quick stir fry with a small sweet onion /cooked thru then added that to my sauce and hot egg noodles and into the oven toped with some cheese to add flavor and a crust �.it was good to go and we ate near � the pan �..this morning I toss us some lunches in Tupperware to have at lunch �hummm -something not rite �.sure enough I get to work > and more awake I mite add< �and pop open the container and I have what looks like purple meats in my dish??????? wtf???????????? I have no colored onions either /that the 1st thing I thought of . I have pics >at home and will try and post tonight....�.called wife and told her to �toss lunch� !! she looked at here sure enough ..purple �me �.I�m going to keep mine for pictures when I get home I will post them both �. Weird��..
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Moose meat ... colored ? Well after shooting 30 some add moose over the years I�ve have never ran into this! Last years moose, packed rite and just taken from the freezer. Took out a small roast Sunday eve, kinda the size of a small nerf football, left it to thaw a hour or so, then instead of roasting it �whole� I did a bunch of �thin slices� to make a �sort of beef- with noodles in a cream sauce� as I cut each slice fell �.like slices of a bread loaf ��..�I seen a color, a sheen of sorts ,that looks like the gold dust/rainbow/green sheen of a fresh caught salmon/trout > all the way thru the whole thing ,but mostly on one side about the size of your/a thumb print, I could not rub it off it did not smell ��everything�s fine�.. so I season the meat up some by pouring on some soy sauce a bit of apple cider vinegar , a quick stir fry with a small sweet onion /cooked thru then added that to my sauce and hot egg noodles and into the oven toped with some cheese to add flavor and a crust �.it was good to go and we ate near � the pan �..this morning I toss us some lunches in Tupperware to have at lunch �hummm -something not rite �.sure enough I get to work > and more awake I mite add< �and pop open the container and I have what looks like purple meats in my dish??????? wtf???????????? I have no colored onions either /that the 1st thing I thought of . I have pics >at home and will try and post tonight....�.called wife and told her to �toss lunch� !! she looked at here sure enough ..purple �me �.I�m going to keep mine for pictures when I get home I will post them both �. Weird��.. I've had deer venison that has had that look as well. Tasted fine, and nobody got sick or died after eating it.
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Perhaps your Schidt or Better binocs need cleaning so you can look for the purple USDA approved stamp on the right one next time. 
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While I always like things to look pretty before eating them, the most important test prior to munching is the sniff test. If it don't pass that, no munching for me! 
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I've seen that in moose meat before. Ate just fine.
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Here's an explanation. rainbow
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I've seen this in every caribou I've ever butchered. I usually notice it in the tougher cuts, ie lower muscle groups on hindquarters and most any part of a shoulder. Tastes fine and I've never culled any because of it.
If it bothers you I guess you could just use more gravy:).
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Thanks for that explanation Mart, I've seen the rainbows a few times on game meat I was cutting up and wondered about it. One whitetail in particular was really colorful, and it didn't have that real fresh smell that is reassuring, but it ate fine. ATV, like to see the pictures, did the meat actually turn purple, or just have a purple shine on it?
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![[Linked Image]](http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/k632/atvalaska/IMG_0105.jpg) purple..... gold dust ...hard to see rainbow as it moves with the light ...but u get the idea > ![[Linked Image]](http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/k632/atvalaska/IMG_0102.jpg)
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""The sharper the slicing instrument, the cleaner the cut, the smoother the surface, and the more intense the display of rainbow hues""" I used my fishing blade I sharpen a week ago .....I would think it is some sort of mineral ....????
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Okay, I'm thinking I can see that yellowish shine on the meat in the bottom pic, it does that rainbow/oil slick color as you move around. But the top pic, is that purple lump a chunk of said meat after cooking? Never seen that.
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Thanks for the link Mart. That moose in the pics has something else going on though. Freezer leaking gas? Was the moose wrapped in paper or frozen in plastic bags?
"Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart." Psalm 37, verse 4.
"The lazy do not roast any game, but the diligent feed on the riches of the hunt." Proverbs 12:27
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It's pretty obvious that that moose was both very young and would have never grown antlers- had it lived of course! (  ) Seriously though, that is some of the palest moose meat I've ever seen in raw form.
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Mark word is Skinny Dicks is still missing their milk cow
ain't makin any accusations Terry, just sayin.......
I'm pretty certain when we sing our anthem and mention the land of the free, the original intent didn't mean cell phones, food stamps and birth control.
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both "chrisc" and "redneck" can vouch me ! As they have had both the meat and a pic of the near 40" moose ! so take that back u guys !!!! ........the head moose guy at F & G is on this > seems a whole moose with this "color" was brought in ....awaiting the biologist ....
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I take it back
still I wonder how many beef t-bones you had after ole Skinny's cow came up missing Terry ? (grin)
I'm pretty certain when we sing our anthem and mention the land of the free, the original intent didn't mean cell phones, food stamps and birth control.
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yumm t bones! ..as far as skinnys go.... they lit out for AZ.......snow birds again...any beer near me /u will be worked like a rented mule to earn... if'n I aint drank'em all !! lol
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Me too. My second thought on the iridescence is the tell-tale trace of ammonia that gets in the meat when the bulls be slurpin' cow whiz during the rut. Size 40 is a sure sign of adolescence so that explains how he nearly OD-ed on the 'succulent' nectar. Eat up�. 
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