Finest Tasting Game Meat? - Page 2

22-rimfire · June 21, 2005, 05:41 PM

Best that I have ever tasted was elk steaks. Could have been the atmosphere too... girls and beer. Good mix. You all left out the number one game bird--TURKEY (but I didn't read every posting as this is for fun). Possum? Yum Yum

Long Path · June 21, 2005, 06:48 PM

I can't handle possum. I've seen 'em crawl out of too many dead livestock carcasses.

22-rimfire · June 21, 2005, 08:57 PM

I was kidding on the possum. When I was a kid, we caught a possum in a box trap and kept it for a while in a cage... we had a bunch of rotten night crawlers that we had picked up for fishing.... that darn possum loved those rotten worms! I will NEVER eat a possum unless I'm starving.

Jseime · June 21, 2005, 08:59 PM

fresh barbequed deer backstraps with BBQ sauce, a box of KD and a frosty kokanee beer, im drooling just thinking about it

Pointer · June 22, 2005, 01:10 AM

Hazelnut and corn-fed squirrel.

And feral pig ain't too shabby.

Johnny Guest · June 22, 2005, 02:15 AM

Lawyer Daggit asked about chili recipes.

1. Read the links provided by Long Path in post #22, above. If you carefully assemble the ingredients and have the patience, there's some WONDERFUL stuff there.

2. If you're less ambitious - --
I've been a chile gourmet for literally decades, and I know what I like. I've made up vast pots and taken it to the office and thereafter was drafted as a chili cookoff judge a few times. During those contests, I've eaten a lot of good and some not-so-good concoctions. It is my personal opinion you can do up an EXCELLENT chile without all this hocus-pocus.

Look around until you locate a store that stocks the Wick Fowler 2-Alarm Chili Kit. Buy that and the other stuff it says to get, listed on the back of the package. Follow the instructions, and you're pretty much guaranteed a very good pot o' chili.

I like to use a combination of cubed pork and either beef or venison. Be sure and strip off ALL the fascia from venison. For beef and pork, buy inexpensive roasts and hand cube them. Wild hog is good, too. But cube it, don't grind. Texture is everything.

This particular kit has the various spices and such in individual packets. It really makes a difference. I use only about one-third of the salt provided. Pay attention to the details about 2-Alarm, 1-Alarm, and False Alarm chile. The 2-Alarm type is really warm. some people can't handle it. No shame to that part.

This is good stuff. Do yourself a favor and do NOT cook beans with the chile. Cook them separately and add as desired. I vastly prefer pinto beans to red beans or other types. If you don't have the time or patience to pre-soak and cook 'em properly, buy a couple of cans of Trappey's pinto beans, the plain ones without jalapenos.

I eat my chile with cornbread, or homemade corn tortillas, or flour tortillas, or regular ol' saltine crackers. Crunchy toasted French bread is very good, too.

Best,
Johnny

9mm1033 · June 22, 2005, 04:29 PM

I can tell the worst. SEAL! Had some in Canada. Tasted like old tough leather. :barf: Eskimo's like it.

NINE · June 22, 2005, 05:24 PM

I was trying to pick one for the poll... I just got really hungry.

What no caribou? Probably one the of best steaks I've ever eaten was a caribou T-bone BBQ'd. Moose ribs, awesome. Goose just a nose ahead of duck. Grouse fried up with salt pork. Deer.. mmm.. had some sort of jarred "stew" from newfoundland once.... salty (of course) but out of this world.

butch50 · June 22, 2005, 09:19 PM

Smoked Quail wrapped in a hot flour tortilla with a bit of salsa and a touch of cheese - for breakfast.

Kestrel · June 23, 2005, 11:57 PM

Psst... Spotted Owl is not bad, if you marinate it overnight...

Good grief - it's after 1:00 a.m. and reading this thread has made me HUNGRY!

Johnny Guest - you just made me make a list of groceries to pick up tomorrow. My wife will be happy to have me cook this weekend.

ron8903 · June 24, 2005, 06:41 AM

I picked deer because turkey is not listed.

dale taylor · June 24, 2005, 10:49 AM

Wood duck that has been down in swamp eating acorns. Nothing better. [email protected]

kingudaroad · June 24, 2005, 01:21 PM

I made this recipe I got from TPWD website. It is not the best venison I ever had, I was the best meal of ANY kind that I've ever had. http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/wildgame...son_stew.phtml

butch50 · June 25, 2005, 12:17 PM

Rattlesnake is tasty too.

LAK · June 26, 2005, 02:46 PM

Hare

Hand Cannon · June 29, 2005, 04:54 PM

What, no pig??!!

Lance5050 · July 21, 2005, 02:34 PM

A nice Rabbit for Breakfast/Brunch...mmmmmm...

I've also made some tasty smoked deer jerky. Actually pretty much any animal that isn't a skunk.

I draw the line at bugs tho

buzz_knox · July 21, 2005, 03:04 PM

Rattlesnake
Deer
Cat

zeisloft · July 21, 2005, 05:11 PM

Supprised I had to look so far before anyone mentioned pig. I'll reach across venison to get to some pork. the best part about feral hog on the grill is the cookin. salt, pepper, onions, and some 1/2ed jalapenos, and dump a bit of beer on it from time to time. Venison needs to be babied on the grill or it gets dry. Hogs WANT you to have a few beers and play an extra game or two of washers. They will be just fine sittin on the smoker for a little longer...take your time. Most other meats you need to be bird doggin' em on the grill.
~z

rugerman13 · July 21, 2005, 07:46 PM

I'm supprised I didn't see bear on any ones list.
Went hunting with my uncle in Pa. and had to try some. It taste a lot better than it sounds. But it DON'T taste like chicken.

12-34hom · July 21, 2005, 08:02 PM

Upland game, Quail, Pheasant, Grey Partridge.

Waterfowl, Teal, Woodies, Mallard.

Wild Rabbit, makes some awesome gravy for soppin...

Buffalo is excellent also.

12-34hom

Eghad · July 21, 2005, 10:34 PM

No Armadillos ?

the oldtimers here in SE Texas call em Hoover Hogs...lol

Capt. Charlie · July 21, 2005, 10:49 PM

Would you believe that armadillos are the only critter in N. America to carry and spread leprosy?

True.

mete · July 22, 2005, 03:14 AM

Pronghorn is noted for poor flavor but the first one I had was taken in a wheat field ! It was delicious. It's the sagebrush that gives them poor flavor....The finest meat I've had was ptarmigan.

LAK · July 22, 2005, 03:33 AM

In addition to what the animal eats, I think the greatest single factor is in the care in field dressing and handling the meat.

View Poll Results: Finest Tasting Game Meat?
Squirrel	8	6.50%
Rabbit	7	5.69%
Possum	4	3.25%
Deer	42	34.15%
Moose	15	12.20%
Bear	1	0.81%
Quail	16	13.01%
Pheasant	14	11.38%
Duck	13	10.57%
Goose	3	2.44%
Voters: 123. You may not vote on this poll

June 21, 2005, 06:48 PM	#27
Long Path Senior Member Join Date: May 31, 1999 Location: N. Texas Posts: 5,899	I can't handle possum. I've seen 'em crawl out of too many dead livestock carcasses. __________________ "Welcome to The Firing Line, a virtual community dedicated to the discussion and advancement of responsible firearms ownership."T.F.L. Policy Page Will you, too, be one who stands in the gap? ____________

June 21, 2005, 08:59 PM	#29
Jseime Senior Member Join Date: December 31, 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 1,775	Bbq fresh barbequed deer backstraps with BBQ sauce, a box of KD and a frosty kokanee beer, im drooling just thinking about it __________________ I love the smell of fresh shotgun in the morning.

June 22, 2005, 02:15 AM	#31
Johnny Guest Moderator in Memoriam Join Date: August 28, 1999 Location: North Texas Posts: 4,123	My favorite method of making chili Lawyer Daggit asked about chili recipes. 1. Read the links provided by Long Path in post #22, above. If you carefully assemble the ingredients and have the patience, there's some WONDERFUL stuff there. 2. If you're less ambitious - -- I've been a chile gourmet for literally decades, and I know what I like. I've made up vast pots and taken it to the office and thereafter was drafted as a chili cookoff judge a few times. During those contests, I've eaten a lot of good and some not-so-good concoctions. It is my personal opinion you can do up an EXCELLENT chile without all this hocus-pocus. Look around until you locate a store that stocks the *Wick Fowler 2-Alarm Chili Kit. Buy that and the other stuff it says to get, listed on the back of the package. Follow the instructions, and you're pretty much guaranteed a very good pot o' chili. I like to use a combination of cubed pork and either beef or venison. Be sure and strip off ALL the fascia from venison. For beef and pork, buy inexpensive roasts and hand cube them. Wild hog is good, too. But cube it, don't grind. Texture is everything. This particular kit has the various spices and such in individual packets. It really makes a difference. I use only about one-third of the salt provided. Pay attention to the details about 2-Alarm, 1-Alarm, and False Alarm chile. The 2-Alarm type is really warm. some people can't handle it. No shame to that part. This is good stuff. Do yourself a favor and do NOT cook beans with the chile. Cook them separately and add as desired. I vastly prefer pinto beans to red beans or other types. If you don't have the time or patience to pre-soak and cook 'em properly, buy a couple of cans of Trappey's pinto beans*, the plain ones without jalapenos. I eat my chile with cornbread, or homemade corn tortillas, or flour tortillas, or regular ol' saltine crackers. Crunchy toasted French bread is very good, too. Best, Johnny

June 22, 2005, 04:29 PM	#32
9mm1033 Senior Member Join Date: April 18, 2005 Location: A big city with far too many cars and people. Posts: 932	I can tell the worst. SEAL! Had some in Canada. Tasted like old tough leather. :barf: Eskimo's like it. __________________ No one reads or cares what is written in ones signature box. So I'm not writing anything worth reading or remembering.

June 21, 2005, 05:41 PM	#26
22-rimfire Senior Member Join Date: February 19, 2005 Location: Tennessee Posts: 5,323	Best that I have ever tasted was elk steaks. Could have been the atmosphere too... girls and beer. Good mix. You all left out the number one game bird--TURKEY (but I didn't read every posting as this is for fun). Possum? Yum Yum

June 21, 2005, 08:57 PM	#28
22-rimfire Senior Member Join Date: February 19, 2005 Location: Tennessee Posts: 5,323	I was kidding on the possum. When I was a kid, we caught a possum in a box trap and kept it for a while in a cage... we had a bunch of rotten night crawlers that we had picked up for fishing.... that darn possum loved those rotten worms! I will NEVER eat a possum unless I'm starving.

June 22, 2005, 01:10 AM	#30
Pointer Senior Member Join Date: April 8, 2005 Location: Utah Posts: 2,559	Hazelnut and corn-fed squirrel. And feral pig ain't too shabby.

June 22, 2005, 05:24 PM	#33
NINE Senior Member Join Date: May 4, 2001 Posts: 431	I was trying to pick one for the poll... I just got really hungry. What no caribou? Probably one the of best steaks I've ever eaten was a caribou T-bone BBQ'd. Moose ribs, awesome. Goose just a nose ahead of duck. Grouse fried up with salt pork. Deer.. mmm.. had some sort of jarred "stew" from newfoundland once.... salty (of course) but out of this world.

June 22, 2005, 09:19 PM	#34
butch50 Senior Member Join Date: April 15, 2005 Location: Republic of Texas Posts: 1,403	Smoked Quail wrapped in a hot flour tortilla with a bit of salsa and a touch of cheese - for breakfast. __________________ ‘‘Among the many misdeeds of the British rule in India, history will look upon the act of depriving a whole nation of arms, as the blackest.’’ ~ Mahatma Ghandi, "Gandhi, An Autobiography", page 446 ‘‘The great object is that every man be armed. Everyone who is able may have a gun.’’ ~ Patrick Henry

June 23, 2005, 11:57 PM	#35
Kestrel Senior Member Join Date: October 28, 2001 Posts: 363	Psst... Spotted Owl is not bad, if you marinate it overnight... Good grief - it's after 1:00 a.m. and reading this thread has made me HUNGRY! Johnny Guest - you just made me make a list of groceries to pick up tomorrow. My wife will be happy to have me cook this weekend.

June 24, 2005, 06:41 AM	#36
ron8903 Senior Member Join Date: January 20, 2005 Location: south florida Posts: 217	I picked deer because turkey is not listed. __________________ eyes,ears open. mouth closed

June 24, 2005, 10:49 AM	#37
dale taylor Member Join Date: February 10, 2005 Location: florida Posts: 97	Wood duck that has been down in swamp eating acorns. Nothing better. [email protected]

June 24, 2005, 01:21 PM	#38
kingudaroad Senior Member Join Date: March 11, 2005 Location: austin Posts: 735	I made this recipe I got from TPWD website. It is not the best venison I ever had, I was the best meal of ANY kind that I've ever had. http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/wildgame...son_stew.phtml

June 25, 2005, 12:17 PM	#39
butch50 Senior Member Join Date: April 15, 2005 Location: Republic of Texas Posts: 1,403	Rattlesnake is tasty too. __________________ ‘‘Among the many misdeeds of the British rule in India, history will look upon the act of depriving a whole nation of arms, as the blackest.’’ ~ Mahatma Ghandi, "Gandhi, An Autobiography", page 446 ‘‘The great object is that every man be armed. Everyone who is able may have a gun.’’ ~ Patrick Henry

June 26, 2005, 02:46 PM	#40
LAK Junior member Join Date: May 14, 2002 Posts: 2,251	Hare

June 29, 2005, 04:54 PM	#41
Hand Cannon Junior Member Join Date: June 28, 2005 Location: PA Posts: 9	What, no pig??!!

July 21, 2005, 02:34 PM	#42
Lance5050 Junior Member Join Date: July 20, 2005 Posts: 14	Wabbit A nice Rabbit for Breakfast/Brunch...mmmmmm... I've also made some tasty smoked deer jerky. Actually pretty much any animal that isn't a skunk. I draw the line at bugs tho

July 21, 2005, 03:04 PM	#43
buzz_knox Senior Member Join Date: December 2, 1999 Location: Knoxville, in the Free State of Tennesse Posts: 4,190	Rattlesnake Deer Cat

July 21, 2005, 05:11 PM	#44
zeisloft Senior Member Join Date: June 7, 2005 Location: Amarillo TX Posts: 419	Supprised I had to look so far before anyone mentioned pig. I'll reach across venison to get to some pork. the best part about feral hog on the grill is the cookin. salt, pepper, onions, and some 1/2ed jalapenos, and dump a bit of beer on it from time to time. Venison needs to be babied on the grill or it gets dry. Hogs WANT you to have a few beers and play an extra game or two of washers. They will be just fine sittin on the smoker for a little longer...take your time. Most other meats you need to be bird doggin' em on the grill. ~z

July 21, 2005, 07:46 PM	#45
rugerman13 Member Join Date: February 22, 2005 Location: L.A. ( lower alabama ) Posts: 25	I'm supprised I didn't see bear on any ones list. Went hunting with my uncle in Pa. and had to try some. It taste a lot better than it sounds. But it DON'T taste like chicken. __________________ Strike Hard !

July 21, 2005, 08:02 PM	#46
12-34hom Senior Member Join Date: June 8, 1999 Location: Iowa - northeastern Posts: 1,810	Upland game, Quail, Pheasant, Grey Partridge. Waterfowl, Teal, Woodies, Mallard. Wild Rabbit, makes some awesome gravy for soppin... Buffalo is excellent also. 12-34hom __________________ This is my rifle. There are many like it, but this one is mine. My rifle is my best friend, it is my life. I must master itas i master my life.Without me my rifle is useless, without my rifle i am useless. I must fire my rifle true. I must shoot straighter than my enemy who is trying to kill me. I must shoot him before he shoots me. I Will. Before God i swear this creed. My rifle and myself are defenders of my country. We are masters of our enemy. We are saviours of my life. So be it until there is no enemy, but peace. Amen.

July 21, 2005, 10:34 PM	#47
Eghad Senior Member Join Date: May 28, 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 6,231	No Armadillos ? the oldtimers here in SE Texas call em Hoover Hogs...lol __________________ Have a nice day at the range NRA Life Member

July 21, 2005, 10:49 PM	#48
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July 22, 2005, 03:14 AM	#49
mete Senior Member Join Date: June 14, 2004 Location: NY State Posts: 6,575	Pronghorn is noted for poor flavor but the first one I had was taken in a wheat field ! It was delicious. It's the sagebrush that gives them poor flavor....The finest meat I've had was ptarmigan.

July 22, 2005, 03:33 AM	#50
LAK Junior member Join Date: May 14, 2002 Posts: 2,251	In addition to what the animal eats, I think the greatest single factor is in the care in field dressing and handling the meat.