Quote Originally Posted by stoneramhunter View Post
Has anyone on the site been diagnosed with trichinosis and if so how did you get it and how long to recover. My understanding is that around the world trichinosis affects only about 10,000 cases total and in the united states apprx 400 cases a year. AS well if im not mistaken many of the cases in the usa occur from black bear and wild hog. Apparently if you have the worms the longer you wait for treatment the outcome is less favorable and in some cases will cause death. Ofcourse avoiding the worms is easy cook the meat as per guidelines and you should be fine. Btw the worm is not visible by the naked eye it is defiantly microscopic
Don't let this rob you of a hunting opportunity and loads of great meat. The last time the province studied the occurrence of trich in bear populations was in the late 90s. Then only about 15% of meat collected from hunters contained trich.

Parasites are everywhere, salmon is a good example, often having cool life cycles. I respect them, and maybe at times, eat them.