What is your favorite wild game meat?

Rojoe67 · January 31, 2005, 05:34 PM

I went on a drop camp caribou hunt back in 99. I had a great hunt out of Schefferville. The float plane took us 4 hunters to a drop camp near Lake Mary-Gibb Labrador. The hunt was a memory I hope never fades from my mind. The meat was unreal. The taste I never thought any animal living mostly on Lichen; ground moss, could be so great. My mouth is watering just thinking of it.... My runner up would be grouse with a little garlic and lemon butter...... What is your favorite wild game meat?

alaric · January 31, 2005, 06:05 PM

Elk!!

My least favorite? Antelope (yuck!)

impact · January 31, 2005, 11:03 PM

I like most any wild game. I can cook a good goose dinner. The worst ! The nastyist meat I have ever ate is wild sheep. Good god that stuff is bad. I would have to be real hungry to eat wild sheep.

osirus101 · January 31, 2005, 11:44 PM

I like moose, or Grouse are pretty good for birds

Crimper-D · January 31, 2005, 11:57 PM

Wild Boar Ham!

The cure takes a while, but it's worth the effort

No leftovers with these things... smoke the chops & ribs, Boars Head for Christmas (If you can stand having something like this stairing at you every time you open the freezer

Grind the scraps up for sausage.

hivel37 · February 1, 2005, 12:45 AM

To me, axis is the best tasting meat. Battered and fried w/a couple of sides, maybe even a SALAD.
I'm hungry!

Lycanthrope · February 1, 2005, 01:14 AM

Elk.

NSO_w/_SIG · February 1, 2005, 06:02 AM

Elk here too.

yekimak · February 1, 2005, 06:48 AM

moose and caribou...

never had elk

hunters up here swear dall sheep is best, but I ain't ever had any...

yorec · February 1, 2005, 07:18 AM

Ruffed grouse for birds.

Rabbit for all other. Nummy, gonna get a few in the morning!

Rojoe67 · February 1, 2005, 05:27 PM

antelope that I had was great but we were darn hungry and we made a stew out of it. We put everything but the kitchen sink into the pot and added a nice touch of hot sauce too... I guess if you add enough odds and ends and you are real hungry I would guess one could darn near eat an old tennis shoe :barf:

one other great meat was black bear bbq ribs.......again it makes a difference how you do them..... we boiled them first......then greased em up with some of grannies special bbq mix then into the oven for 20 minutes.........man - I tell ya for a bear that was some good eats........

FirstFreedom · February 1, 2005, 05:33 PM

Haven't tried enough to evaluate. But I will say that deer backstrap is better than even the finest Kobe beef I've had.

Steve499 · February 1, 2005, 08:30 PM

I thought the buffalo meat I got from a buffalo ranch was really excellent. How that compares with wild buffalo I haven't a clue but I'd rate what I had from the ranch better than choice beef.

I really like spapping turtle, too.

Quickdraw Limpsalot · February 2, 2005, 07:58 AM

Venison's hard to beat any way you cook it up, but I love me some fried rabbit & squirrel!

The best, BEST meat I've ever had though... and don't laugh now... is beaver roasted on a spit. Man, that was some good eatin'.

OBIWAN · February 2, 2005, 08:08 AM

#1- Elk

#10- Squirrel

Spencer · February 2, 2005, 11:53 AM

Elk cook anyway you like

Pheasant cooked with bacon (but what doesn't taste better with bacon?)

I'm not sure if this goes in this forum, but wild trout in my smoker for 2 hours makes for a VERY tasty dish...

bill k · February 2, 2005, 12:37 PM

Venison backstrap in my deglazed wine sauce, asparagus, garlic mashed potato's, and ceasar salad.
I also think bear stew rates right up there, but on the other hand the worst wild game meal was also bear stew.

I forgot to add dove is something I hate. After I cleaned my first doves 30 years ago the smell turned me off of them the rest of my life.

Rojoe67 · February 2, 2005, 04:14 PM

I have to admit a wild tom in a boiling vat of peanut oil..............yum dummy....... It is darn near as good as life gets.....only a few other things better but can't talk about them in this forum.....

zappadragon · February 2, 2005, 10:20 PM

Venison

never had elk

Lawyer Daggit · February 3, 2005, 04:31 PM

Kangaroo, Venison or Duck

MeekAndMild · February 3, 2005, 09:37 PM

Razorback piglet, between 50 and 75 pounds when it's killed, treated like regular pork. Little hams, baby back ribs, shoulder roast, loin roast, its all the same really good, especially when the acorn crop is good.

OTOH deer steak is pretty awesome soaked in Marsala and flash fried with a thin batter.

BUSTER51 · February 4, 2005, 01:23 PM

Elk for meat ,for birds Phesant

dasmi · February 4, 2005, 01:25 PM

I've never had any wild game. I'd better get with it! I do love fresh fish though.

FirstFreedom · February 4, 2005, 06:11 PM

By the way, are all of these the same animal: "feral hog", "feral pig", "razorback", "boar/wild boar"??? I know the javalina is a different species, but what about the foregoing?

44-40 · February 5, 2005, 07:11 PM

wild turkey first,elk second provided its been taken care of start to finish,I've had some the dog wouldn't eat and I couldn't chew,fox sucks and porcupine isn't much better

January 31, 2005, 06:05 PM	#2
alaric Member Join Date: November 30, 2004 Location: Michigan Posts: 35	Elk!! My least favorite? Antelope (yuck!) __________________ - alaric

January 31, 2005, 11:57 PM	#5
Crimper-D Senior Member Join Date: July 26, 2001 Location: The Bearflag Republic Posts: 579	Mine's got to be... Wild Boar Ham! The cure takes a while, but it's worth the effort No leftovers with these things... smoke the chops & ribs, Boars Head for Christmas (If you can stand having something like this stairing at you every time you open the freezer Grind the scraps up for sausage. __________________ "It is evident that scepticism, while it makes no actual change in a man, always makes him feel better.".....H.L.Mencken

February 1, 2005, 12:45 AM	#6
hivel37 Senior Member Join Date: August 24, 2004 Location: Hill Country Posts: 522	Axis it is To me, axis is the best tasting meat. Battered and fried w/a couple of sides, maybe even a SALAD. I'm hungry!

February 1, 2005, 06:02 AM	#8
NSO_w/_SIG Senior Member Join Date: December 4, 2004 Posts: 553	me 3 Elk here too.

February 1, 2005, 05:33 PM	#12
FirstFreedom Junior member Join Date: May 31, 2004 Location: The Toll Road State, U.S.A. Posts: 12,451	Can't say Haven't tried enough to evaluate. But I will say that deer backstrap is better than even the finest Kobe beef I've had.

January 31, 2005, 05:34 PM	#1
Rojoe67 Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2005 Location: Wolverine State Posts: 767	What is your favorite wild game meat? I went on a drop camp caribou hunt back in 99. I had a great hunt out of Schefferville. The float plane took us 4 hunters to a drop camp near Lake Mary-Gibb Labrador. The hunt was a memory I hope never fades from my mind. The meat was unreal. The taste I never thought any animal living mostly on Lichen; ground moss, could be so great. My mouth is watering just thinking of it.... My runner up would be grouse with a little garlic and lemon butter...... What is your favorite wild game meat?

January 31, 2005, 11:03 PM	#3
impact Senior Member Join Date: January 8, 2005 Location: the great state of Texas Posts: 854	I like most any wild game. I can cook a good goose dinner. The worst ! The nastyist meat I have ever ate is wild sheep. Good god that stuff is bad. I would have to be real hungry to eat wild sheep.

January 31, 2005, 11:44 PM	#4
osirus101 Senior Member Join Date: January 2, 2005 Location: alaska Posts: 183	I like moose, or Grouse are pretty good for birds

February 1, 2005, 01:14 AM	#7
Lycanthrope Senior Member Join Date: October 1, 2001 Location: PA Posts: 1,752	Elk.

February 1, 2005, 06:48 AM	#9
yekimak Senior Member Join Date: January 24, 2005 Location: Alaska Posts: 198	moose and caribou... never had elk hunters up here swear dall sheep is best, but I ain't ever had any...

February 1, 2005, 07:18 AM	#10
yorec Senior Member Join Date: February 2, 2000 Location: Wyoming Posts: 2,328	Ruffed grouse for birds. Rabbit for all other. Nummy, gonna get a few in the morning! __________________ What part of "... shall not be infringed..." don't you understand?

February 1, 2005, 05:27 PM	#11
Rojoe67 Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2005 Location: Wolverine State Posts: 767	antelope that I had was great but we were darn hungry and we made a stew out of it. We put everything but the kitchen sink into the pot and added a nice touch of hot sauce too... I guess if you add enough odds and ends and you are real hungry I would guess one could darn near eat an old tennis shoe :barf: one other great meat was black bear bbq ribs.......again it makes a difference how you do them..... we boiled them first......then greased em up with some of grannies special bbq mix then into the oven for 20 minutes.........man - I tell ya for a bear that was some good eats........

February 1, 2005, 08:30 PM	#13
Steve499 Senior Member Join Date: December 14, 2004 Location: Central Missouri Posts: 533	I thought the buffalo meat I got from a buffalo ranch was really excellent. How that compares with wild buffalo I haven't a clue but I'd rate what I had from the ranch better than choice beef. I really like spapping turtle, too.

February 2, 2005, 07:58 AM	#14
Quickdraw Limpsalot Senior Member Join Date: September 20, 2004 Location: Rural Kentucky Posts: 478	Venison's hard to beat any way you cook it up, but I love me some fried rabbit & squirrel! The best, BEST meat I've ever had though... and don't laugh now... is beaver roasted on a spit. Man, that was some good eatin'.

February 2, 2005, 08:08 AM	#15
OBIWAN Senior Member Join Date: March 16, 1999 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,340	#1- Elk #10- Squirrel

February 2, 2005, 11:53 AM	#16
Spencer Member Join Date: November 27, 2004 Location: Golden, CO Posts: 53	Elk cook anyway you like Pheasant cooked with bacon (but what doesn't taste better with bacon?) I'm not sure if this goes in this forum, but wild trout in my smoker for 2 hours makes for a VERY tasty dish...

February 2, 2005, 12:37 PM	#17
bill k Senior Member Join Date: December 9, 2004 Location: Dog Creek, CA Posts: 457	Venison backstrap in my deglazed wine sauce, asparagus, garlic mashed potato's, and ceasar salad. I also think bear stew rates right up there, but on the other hand the worst wild game meal was also bear stew. I forgot to add dove is something I hate. After I cleaned my first doves 30 years ago the smell turned me off of them the rest of my life. __________________ Retired Air Force 8th TFW The Wolfpack Last edited by bill k; February 2, 2005 at 05:07 PM.

February 2, 2005, 04:14 PM	#18
Rojoe67 Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2005 Location: Wolverine State Posts: 767	Wild Michigan Spring Turkey...... I have to admit a wild tom in a boiling vat of peanut oil..............yum dummy....... It is darn near as good as life gets.....only a few other things better but can't talk about them in this forum.....

February 2, 2005, 10:20 PM	#19
zappadragon Senior Member Join Date: January 10, 2005 Location: Virginia Beach , Va. Posts: 248	Venison never had elk __________________ ==================== Bersa 380 \| S&W 317 \| S&W 642 \| Walther P22 \| Firestorm FS22 \| Ruger GP 100 4'' SS ====================

February 3, 2005, 04:31 PM	#20
Lawyer Daggit Senior Member Join Date: December 5, 2004 Posts: 1,181	Kangaroo, Venison or Duck

February 3, 2005, 09:37 PM	#21
MeekAndMild Senior Member Join Date: August 2, 2001 Posts: 4,988	Razorback piglet, between 50 and 75 pounds when it's killed, treated like regular pork. Little hams, baby back ribs, shoulder roast, loin roast, its all the same really good, especially when the acorn crop is good. OTOH deer steak is pretty awesome soaked in Marsala and flash fried with a thin batter. __________________ In a few years when the dust finally clears and people start counting their change there is a pretty good chance that President Obama may become known as The Great Absquatulator. You heard it first here on TFL.

February 4, 2005, 01:23 PM	#22
BUSTER51 Junior member Join Date: December 28, 2004 Location: PHOENIX, AZ Posts: 992	Elk for meat ,for birds Phesant

February 4, 2005, 01:25 PM	#23
dasmi Senior Member Join Date: January 18, 2005 Posts: 882	I've never had any wild game. I'd better get with it! I do love fresh fish though. __________________ If we look at the black record of mass murder, exploitation, and tyranny levied on society by governments over the ages, we need not be loath to abandon the Leviathan State and ... try freedom. --Murray Rothbard, For a New Liberty

February 4, 2005, 06:11 PM	#24
FirstFreedom Junior member Join Date: May 31, 2004 Location: The Toll Road State, U.S.A. Posts: 12,451	By the way, are all of these the same animal: "feral hog", "feral pig", "razorback", "boar/wild boar"??? I know the javalina is a different species, but what about the foregoing?

February 5, 2005, 07:11 PM	#25
44-40 Senior Member Join Date: January 31, 2005 Location: Wyoming Posts: 180	wild turkey first,elk second provided its been taken care of start to finish,I've had some the dog wouldn't eat and I couldn't chew,fox sucks and porcupine isn't much better