I was eating pheasant that was cooked.

[Ronald Orszag]

My son prepared a couple of pheasant cook them it came out very good . While eating mine I found a large fly
That bored in the meat. I removed it never came accross any thing like that in 71 years. Ate the rest of the bird
Should I have gave the rest to the dogs ?

[jhjimbo]

If it was from being shot earlier it could have entered through a wound.

https://www.google.com/search?q=fly+parasites+in+humans&rlz=1C1CHZL_enUS6 91US693&oq=fly+&aqs=chrome.0.69i59j69i57j0l4.7479j 0j8&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

[JM]

I wouldn't be concerned. Heck, half the world would've probably been excited too see the extra protein in there. Big difference between something like a bug and bacteria/toxins.

[pawoods79]

I wouldn't be concerned. Heck, half the world would've probably been excited too see the extra protein in there. Big difference between something like a bug and bacteria/toxins.

Good answer JM

[Treestand]

Y'all are guessing, it should bean discovered in food prep. Not after! jmo

[MattM37]

As JM said, if it was anything living -- either the fly or any germs or bacteria the fly brought with it -- it's of no concern as long as the bird was cooked through. Wait, you don't mean the fly was alive when you found it, do you? Just kidding.

[MattM37]

Let's hope you don't end up as a guest star on that show "Monsters Inside Me."

[Pup49]

I occasionally give my French neighbor pheasants that I have bagged. He always wants them whole with no entrails removed. He then hangs them 5-7 days by the neck in this garage before cleaning them. Otherwise, "they just taste like chicken". I asked him if he is concerned with bacteria or diseases in this process. He stated, " that's why you cook them". It seems this is standard procedure in the area of his French homeland. I don't think you have anything to worry about.

[Buckshott00]

I occasionally give my French neighbor pheasants that I have bagged. He always wants them whole with no entrails removed. He then hangs them 5-7 days by the neck in this garage before cleaning them. Otherwise, "they just taste like chicken". I asked him if he is concerned with bacteria or diseases in this process. He stated, " that's why you cook them". It seems this is standard procedure in the area of his French homeland. I don't think you have anything to worry about.

Hanging fowl is pretty common. I recommend you give it a try. It's not an uncontrolled hang.
https://honest-food.net/on-hanging-pheasants-2/

[Buckshott00]

Did you get any pictures?

Cooking **should** kill the parasites, but how much you err on caution is up to you. Freezing below a certain point and cooking should sufficiently kill parasites, and you can eat with no ill effect. You can always call a doc and get checked out if you're concerned.

[Pup49]

I occasionally give my French neighbor pheasants that I have bagged. He always wants them whole with no entrails removed. He then hangs them 5-7 days by the neck in this garage before cleaning them. Otherwise, "they just taste like chicken". I asked him if he is concerned with bacteria or diseases in this process. He stated, " that's why you cook them". It seems this is standard procedure in the area of his French homeland. I don't think you have anything to worry about.

I have eaten pheasants that have been hung by my French neighbor. He prepares them differently than I do, but quite good. The article you posted on this topic is the best I have read on it. Thanks!

[jhjimbo]

I occasionally give my French neighbor pheasants that I have bagged. He always wants them whole with no entrails removed. He then hangs them 5-7 days by the neck in this garage before cleaning them. Otherwise, "they just taste like chicken". I asked him if he is concerned with bacteria or diseases in this process. He stated, " that's why you cook them". It seems this is standard procedure in the area of his French homeland. I don't think you have anything to worry about.

Interesting article, thanks.