True words. It is a sweeter meat. That is my best description. I ate a lot of goat and camel in Saudi Arabia each time I was working there. I did not miss having beef. Sure, I like beef, but it was crazy expensive. Camel was reasonable.

And a waste of excellent leather

I'm an American and I've gotten into ground camel meat when I moved to Southern California a couple years ago and I LOVE it!!! Kinda tastes no different than beef, just not as greasy (like I don't need to drain out the grease after cooking), and I often use it for burgers, casseroles, and even spaghetti. If wasn't so expensive and not that commonplace, I would eat that more than beef (and I love beef)! And when I saw this, I was like "FINALLY they're taking advantage of the camels there in that way!". I mean, they're doing that with the goats, they should do that with the camels too.

I’m with you. Sadly nuisance or invasive animals are usually seen as “trash”. There’s a stigma that people think they’ll take like garbage. Mostly because they’re seen in a negative way due to their status as non native

@@tanneradams20 same with carp in the US

Camel is all i eat on hump day.

Thanks, I'm glad it's being received well.

If Kangaroos can be harvested on a commercial basis, there really is no reason I can think of that stops camel from being processed in the same way.

@SeanHendy I would agree that camels should be utilized where possible. A great resource, quality meat, good leather. However, camels are more than ten times the size and weight of a large adult male kangaroo, live predominantly much more spread out, in much less accessible desert country, and are thousands of miles from processing plants. Few if any, are able to harvest them on a commercial scale at present. It cant be done as roo harvesting is, from a ute by one man. It has been tried with mobile slaughter plants, but the logistics are a big hurdle that few are even capable of. To make that viable, mustering is needed. Yards and management ie: stockmen, feed and water are needed. large mobile chillers/refrigeration plants are needed for whole or half carcasses. Transportation thousands of kms to city butchering plants and end markets. Most would have to be exported, as Australia hasn't the market for eating camel meat, unless used as pet meat. Much larger equipment costs, man power and management needs. Alternatively they would be mustered, yarded and trucked thousands of kms to an abattoir able to handle the size. Cant use normal 2 deck cattle trucks, single decks only, making the cost per animal to transport that much more expensive. Again, logistics and cost being prohibitive to profitable commerce. It is a hugely different, & much more difficult operation than commercial kangaroo harvesting. 1 man can easily manage a viable, productive kangaroo harvesting business. finding, shooting, dressing and moveing 50 or more roos a night. 1 man will struggle to manage even 1 camel. Hopefully, the future will see that change, but till then, its shoot to ground with only a small portion utilized for personal use. A sad truth, but truth non the less .

@@colb9916 yep, there are challenges, but where there's a will there's a way. One thing is true is that we can't continue on the path we are going with a growing global population, and have to find innovative solutions to use resources that are under utilised at present, or to just do things differently. Cattle farming can't continue to grow to match the population. I recently heard of an interesting project I think in Belgium, where each suitable household was given three chickens, 2000 households in total, with training provided. Within a very short space of time, the number of eggs bought locally was next to nothing, and also the food wastage drastically reduced.

@@SeanHendy yeah I saw that chicken project. great results. Kinda think every yard deserves a few chickens. Free fertilizer, eggs, they keep the weeds down, turn the soil, snack on extra insects, and they love a mouse or twenty. Agreed, that meat resource would benefit many. There is a company in Alice Springs I think that is milking camels for saleable milk. Just a pity they like the hardest places to access and its sooo bloody big out there.

Yea there are some incredible camel products out there! Part of the reason they cost so much is because of the difficulties of sourcing the product. Australia isn’t set up for processing of camels (in abattoirs, trucks or on ships) because they are such large animals. Therefore it makes the products so rare!

Hi Don! We've just had a. It of rain, but it's been a very hot windy summer which had cooked a lot of stuff off. Looking like it's easing up a bit now. Thanks 👍

Refrigerated cool room inside an old meat room that's nicely shaded.

Hi Michael! I've noticed George in more of JH's videos! I recon we will do a bigger episode on the ferals and how/why they are here and how we manage them. The camels were introduced in the 1800's by British bringing Afghan cameleers to be the ships of the desert. And released when cars became more prevalent. There's over 1 million running wild in the Australian desert. Henry had fun when he came up, I'm sure George would have a great experience as well! Maybe after seeding!

Hi Russ, thanks! Yes there is plenty more that can be used. I just haven't set up to do it yet. It would be great to get a pro chef or just a very good cook to do a guest appearance!

@@jack_out_the_back How about a butcher? It would be a fascinating video Jack.

@@russbarker2727 we've had a pretty skilled guy up here, and we did a lot of camels for meat. About 200 of them. (26 tonnes) but we didn't take much video, we will aim to next time.

Yes, I've got a magnetic holster, by holstery. holstery.com

@@jack_out_the_back Thank you. Looks like buying a couple now;)

Thanks for that ! I was wondering why the hind quarters were not also harvested , also , since the skin is thick , would it not make excellent leather

Good morning!

Might have to start a restaurant, or do a special event up at Prenti!

Should get some camel on your fork! It goes well in a steak sandwich as well. 👍

you can eat any animal just some are more tasty that others.

​@@makeitpay8241 this past trapping season I know guys who had sources for all of their raccoon beaver and coyote carcasses I'm skeptical of eating coyote and never have but beaver and raccoon are petty good if prepared properly like any wild game.

@@yougonnaeatthat9889 i know you can even eat skunk but you must seal with the scent glands properly. so at some point someone was really hard up for food and figured out how even skunk could be eaten. coyote is nothing but dog and plenty of poor folks around the globe eat it. just cook all of it well in case of parasites.

​@@yougonnaeatthat9889 Yotes are nasty tasting don't do it

No bounties in WA on pest species. It encouraged people to breed them up for the bounty!

The highest I've had it was 53°C but usually it doesn't get much over 50 in summer.

@@jack_out_the_back not coming there in the summer !!

Not many, it's actually sticks that cause more problems. We have a titanium leading edge on the prop that seems to stand up well.

The fat is ok, just I have issues with heartburn!! There is only so much our dogs need in the way of protein. We have one border collie and two daschounds.

@@jack_out_the_back What about your neighbours dogs…what a waste…

@@jack_out_the_back Too well fed by the sound of things mate…not to mention flat out disrespectful IMO!

Under pastoral lease conditions lease holders are required to exterminate LFH ( large feral herbivores). This is not an optional exercise. Maybe you can try to check out lease rules? Then make a more informed comment

It is really good! The donkey isn't that great, in my opinion 😂

The alto is a little out of whack, I'm waiting on my other one to return from service. Pitot system is clear. But glad someone's watching the instruments!

I've got to make up a rig for winching the legs up to cut them off and keeping them clean. Dad swears by the 6 day hang for everything! Cheers

@@jack_out_the_back try the old rabbit trick ,just nip em off behind the guts ,a little electric chainsaw after knife cut ,we used to skin cows on their back put 4 blocks of wood 1 each corner once you get em keep leg stickn up ,old farmer show me ,the 6 days is because of pH levels , when shot animals energy reserves converts to lactic acid,rigor mortis sets in ,the acid tenderises the meat when hanging ,pH peaks at 6th day then falls away as it falls it kind of reverses n will start getting tuffer again , bigger the hung pieces the better , quarter s best ,eat the Camel sell your cows , shop n for meat is daylight robbery , Camel do more damage than goats ,got to go might as well be via the BBQ

I generally say "I'd rather eat camel than crickets" I'm glad someone else is thinking the same! 👍

It will later be burnt.

@@jack_out_the_back What none for your dogs at least?….That is a waste

It is an ICP Savanah, powered by a 912 Rotax

Thanks. Looks like a good workhorse. @@jack_out_the_back

I would, they are an amazing animal. I have a lot of respect for them. It's very difficult to get them away from here.

@@jack_out_the_back لقران الكريم |أَفَلَا يَنْظُرُونَ إِلَى الْإِبِلِ كَيْفَ خُلِقَتْ DO, THEN, they [who deny resurrection] never gaze at the clouds pregnant with water, [and observe] how they are created? Will they not regard the camels, how they are created?mention Quran

Inshallah, we will one day make it possible to share the wealth of this land.

Amazingly yes, it appears they did thisiscanadiana.com/episode-pages/camels

It makes great biltong, I've not made jerky with it before though. But I'm sure it would!

Thanks! Yes that is my preferred way to approach processing.

At the moment, they want them live, which causes massive logistical issues. We can't economically transport enough of them, particularly for the small order sizes. A good option would be regional processing of meat. Which could create job opportunities and increase regional population.

I don't always have the time to take all of the meat, nor the ability/facilities to process it.

It is a shame that I can't utilise all of the animal.

@Jack Out The Back why not? Skins, meat. It's market research that is missing. Already enough comments about people that are willing to try it. I would. Has to taste better than horse meat!

@@nancycurtis7315 I meant that I couldn't at this time, I'm not set up properly, but there's been some great comments about how to make a rig to do it better.

@@jack_out_the_back That's great. I wish you very well and will look forward to a great feed. Hope it works for you and us carnivorous people!

Amazingly there's evidence that suggests that they did. thisiscanadiana.com/episode-pages/camels

Camelids evolved there I think is the better way to prevent misunderstanding. Trivia: Who else knew there was once an American Cheetah and a Long Legged Hyena ? Thats why Pronghorn antelopes (which aren't strictly antelopes but they are still ungulates) evolved to be so fast! Climate changed in the late Pleistocene and worldwide a bunch of species went extinct. The outer component of their "horns" shed yearly but since they aren't cervids, it isn't called "casting" because they're not antlers. They're also the only surviving species that has branched horns. Nature is metal!

We have done a limited pilot project which will be good to dive into, and have a look at soon as we've recently had a good amount of rain