I've been reading and smileing a lot! No matter where you hunt in Africa, the meat is utilized, by someone, or something!
The only thing I have found in Africa that the locals will not eat is a Hyena! Some tribes don't even want to touch it, some sort of Ju Ju, I guess.
Every animal I've taken in Africa has been either loaded whole, and transported to the skining camp, or quartered to be used for bait in the field! Biltong is dried, and in some cases smoked, and it includes everything other than the hide, and horns. Intestines are kept, as well, because nothing is wasted in Africa. I've never hunted on ranches in Africa, like RSA, and they may do things differently, but not by much, I'd bet!
I've always had meals from almost everything I've ever shot! Cape Buffalo, is tough when used as steak, but is fine as stew, over Sadza, Hippo, is much like lean pork, and surprizingly, very little fat on them at all, but the hide is 5 or 6 inches thick. Zebra tastes like Elk to me, and does contain a good deal of fat., Impala is fine as meat, but the best is liver and onions cooked on the Brai, over mopani coals. Cookson's Wildebiest is about like Muledeer, and needs the fat removed to rid it of the gamey taste! Wart hog is very fine tender meat, and is my favorite! Eland is not only big, in size but is some of the best meat any place!
Gentlemen, you have not seen anything till you watch the African locals go through an Elephant. 14 thousand pounds of animal is ganged by 20 or so locals, and in about 5 hours there is nothing left but the large bones, that don't contain marrow, and a reddish wet spot on the ground 20 feet in diameter. There will be blood every place, and all of it is not elephant blood, as these guys cut each other nearly as much as they do the ele! Five minutes after the butchering is started, there will be several fires started by the women, and as soon as a pound or two of meat comes out of the hide, it will be tossed dirrectly on the coals.
Game animals that are taken on Safari are utilized fully, and the hide, head feet, and anything else the client hunter wants is his, all else, not used in the camp, for food, is processed, and given to the locals, in some places, and in others is Biltonged and sold by the outfitter.
I would say the game taken in this country, is wasted far more than anything in Africa! So don't let you conscience get the best of you because African safari hunting, is called "TROPHY HUNTING" by the media, and ignorant antis! Even animals shot for bait is eaten by the target, or after he is collected, by the scavengers! NOTHING IN AFRICA THAT IS EDIBLE IS WASTED! Be assured of that. I personally put 8000 lbs of mixed meat into a little Zambian Luangwa Valley, mud village of about 900 people, and it was consumed in a week! Some was likely traded to other villages, for needed items, but most was eaten on the spot!
