Comment on Woof is dog for "You may test that assumption at your convenience"
omgboom@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
That dog is at least part Great Pyrenees, and those dogs were bred to protect livestock from wolves and bears. We had them growing up, my parents still keep a couple. It’s not unusual to wake up to 4-5 dead coyotes in your yard.
boonhet@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
Is coyote meat any good?
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Probably not. Most nonaquatic predators are awful tasting and very unhealthy to eat due to the buildup of heavy metals and other nasty stuff from further down the food chain.
boonhet@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
Ah, figures. Otherwise it could be a source of free meat.
ArachnidMania@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
It’s not entirely correct, it’s more if it’s a scavenging predator or live hunter. Something picky for food they have hunted themselves like a mountain lion can be amazing meat, or a bear feasted on berries or live fish. But if they’ve been scavenging like a bear with dead fish and garbage or a coyote, it can be horrible meat. Depends on species too as well as diet.
Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 2 weeks ago
Assuming it’s similar to dog, no, but there’s people in Switzerland who probably would consider it a delicacy.