Glad you enjoyed it! We're hoping that we can grow it into something more.

i thought linoleic acid was meant to be unhealthy?????? :/

Absolutely ! He's an inspiration!

Glad it was helpful!

camel not a bad chew, had some in the NT as well as Crock.

Food safety & hygiene for human consumption is an issue. Handling the product, and disease inspection would prevent some species being economic in such vast country. Distance = cost & economies of scale are relevant too.

Camel meat is a really great source of meat and should be cheaper than traditional meat such as sheep and beef.If you were to get somebone who really knows how to prepare it then introduce it to the public there should be an uptake in the purchase of it. Could be another source of income

​@@johnmead8437its perfectly fine to eat. They make all kinds of good steaks and sausage out of them. It's no different then hunting any other animal when you are taking them for meat. The problem isn't what you suggest it is. The problem is people dont wanna eat or pay the price for camel meat that would sustain a meat market for it. Perfectly safe to eat dude.

@@shermrock345 Taking wild animals for sale of their food products will have food safety regulations to comply with (possibly pet food too). Being chilled quickly etc will be defined as will no take from areas being actively poisoned if a risk exists. Compliance costs suppliers, but reduces the chances of food poisoning etc, and sadly many hunters don't handle meat very hygienically. Historically in NZ some wild animals were able to be supplied to processing works, but the quality assurance requirements and international market fluctuations have seriously restricted this (suppliers need QA certification when markets exist). The need was due to some hunters lack of integrity. Not an issue for personal consumption, you are not regulated to prevent making yourself & friends etc ill.

isn't that a kind of camel? dromentarian or something?

Yes it is! It's just really difficult to get it to market at an economically sustainable rate.

@@jack_out_the_back well worth going in the bush and hunting for personal use

hoho flatearther lol...... :P

Yep, anti cut gloves help with speed too.

I doubt they do that. Wouldn’t take long to rot down in that heat.

That was my bad! I dinged the wing.

We have it set up so that the recover the costs, and that lets Ethan work out the cost of production so we can determine if it's economically sustainable. 100 camels is a good percentage of our average of 750 pa, but I'm so glad they can be used.

They pay for the hours we assist with them in the operation, but the camels are theirs to take, we want to see an industry created from the camel, not just waste, which is what the government sponsored shoots do.

@@jack_out_the_backGood luck with that. Makes sense. In another life culling tahr, when numbers in close areas (< 20 minutes ferry) were sufficient, got a carcass market (export game meat once processed) and a couple of operators did recovery instead of me doing search & destroy. In the sensitive areas did SAD and recovered& sold the recoverable ones (some get wasted due to gravity or difficult pickup, the angle of the country is a bit different). Ended up not costing the taxpayer. Different superiors then made it difficult, then prevented it (health & safety officials would gibber a bit). And peers obstructed it also because they were aerial shooting addicts (skidbiters). Numbers are now way above a healthy ecosystem, denied by rec khunters, and costing taxpayers or staff to skidbite and scare tahr. With the camels etc distance logistics seem one issue. Muster the cattle then turn off the bores except the one by the chiller?

​@@johnmead8437I shot a tahr on table mountain in cape town. The meat made me fart.do you know if this is normal or was it an old animal or something else that caused the flatulence.?

@@peetsnort SA bowels aren't an area of expertise (or attraction). Some tahr meat recovered to eat was quality, some (including young ones) was quite unpleasant tasting. Suspect it was what they were feeding on. Most had surprisingly tender quality meat, just the flavour of some (fom high popilation sites) was bad. However I don't bother with most older males of any animals for meat, except possibly venison & pork for mince &'sausages.

Different times of the year, that's why we can't do the pet meat all year around

I would think middle Spring to middle Autumn would be out for the heat??

We stack a bit of wood on top to keep the burn going, and use a small amount of petrol to get the initial burn going. We use diesel that is questionable/dregs for burning.

Gday rick All camels are "bled/stick" straight after being shot so the animal "bleeds out" making the meat clean like it is. Abbotoirs do the same thing Hope this helps

Do backpacking for a year in Australia and you will learn it. I struggled the first couple weeks till I started to talk like them.

He came back with a little bit of a hangover 🤣 he had a great time!

The reason it stated that on the packaging is because the regulations around meat for human consumption are different to those for pet food. Much more restrictive and a heck of a lot more hoops to jump through! The demand for camel meat isn’t there! Otherwise it would be a very smart business to be in. 👍🏻

Some bones are taken down to the pet meat factory, but the bones that remain on the station get burned.

@@jack_out_the_back Pity they couldn't pack the bones out to a fertilizer company for blood and bone

@@jack_out_the_backThey'd make good feed arrtactant for the wild dogs. The issue of stock chewing might indicate a deficiency (possibly calcium, that's a vet/technician job to assess). It might be circumvented with supplements.

It's good that the meat is being utilised, You should look into saving the hides to a tannery. You wouldn't need to keep them cool if you pickled the hides straight away. I wonder if you can sell the burnt bones to a fertilizer company would just be organic fertiliser, calcium phosphate should be easy enough to store it after its burned. Could be a few bucks in it for you. A shame the best camels in the world cant be exported or brought into farms to utilise the milk, camel milk is $20 per ltr.

​@@jack_out_the_backjust out of curiosity, why are the bones burned after disposal? What's up with the wild dogs?

Just like beef!

It comes down to freight and transporting the bones, it's not as valuable as the meat, so it doesn't make priority, They did take a large amount of bone down with them.

@@jack_out_the_back thanks for answering my query,much appreciated👍

And that is where I will kindly correct you, The meat harvested from Prenti downs has been tested and is certified clear of any indopicine toxicity. Also as the idigofera plant is not found in the region it is considered extremely low risk, however the tests were done and confirmed the toxin free status.

well if you are going to test every animal harvested, and only use 100% toxin free, then great. As you are no doubt on top of the issue and the cumulative effect of the toxin. I would find it a miracle that you don't have any of the various species of indigofera Linnaei on Prenti, as that region sits in a distribution map for indigofera linnaei According to the NT government as at 2022. If so then well done and a great use for the camels! I hope they consistently test toxin free and it stays sustainable for you.

Not everyone who watches this video will get camel meat from Prenti Downs, its is very dangerous to suggest this as Indospicine is so closely linked to this type of meat. My boyfriend watched your video and thought it was alright to feed northern territory camel meat to our dog and our dog ended up getting violently sick. You are putting a lot of dogs at risk publishing this content as many do not know and can only know by going through what we have with a newborn pup.

​@@sabrinasavill6243it's every ones own responsibility to do the research. Stop blaming our bloke over here. He is just showing the process.

​@@sabrinasavill6243There are national and NT warnings that alert people not to use camel meat that may be exposed to Indigofera, I.e. those that graze in the regions where the shrub is prevalent. Much like fish exposed to ciguatera, the responsibility lies with the harvester to inform themselves and take appropriate action. We don't say 'don't take any wild-caught fish' just because some are unsafe. Saying all camel is dangerous denies an industry that is tested and certified, and the income generated by hard working people, like these. My dogs get sick on too much roo, just because they're not used to it, so there can be various reasons why your dogs became ill. Fair go to these people, don't you think?

Think you need to do more research, being able to go for long time between BIG drinks vs barely drinking much water is very different matters.

Yeah you have no idea what you're talking about, im guessing quite young.

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