goat meat

[outdooraddict]

debating on picking up a goat on craigslist and butchering it. never had "farm goat". i have had antelope which i believe is a goat species.  are goats goood table fare, burger steaks, throw a quarter on the traeger? 

[Southpole]

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[Caseknife]

We raised Toggenburg goats when I was growing up.  We slaughtered the wethers when they were about 6 months(I think).  I remember the meat as being quite stringy and kind of being an acquired taste.  It is nothing like antelope at all.  Antilocapridae Americana is not a goat and is all alone in the classification and is the best tasting game meat when processed correctly, very tender and mild, unlike domestic goat, tough and stringy.

[outdooraddict]

hmm interesting, im glad you said that, cause i havent seen that online,  i prob will still try it, but im glad to see a honest somewhat negative review of it,  what about sheep meat

[Ghost Hunter]

Mmmmmmm, lamb.  Been too many years since raised my own. Didn't think kid goat was that bad either.

[Axle]

I would agree with Caseknife.
I raised goats for many years and butchered many of them. The meat seemed similar to deer meat. Very tough too!
I finally got away from them (mostly because they were too noisy and I got tired of listening to them). I ended up replacing them with hair sheep.
I'm never going back to goat. I prefer lamb. I know a lot of folks don't care for lamb but I prefer it over goat meat.

[jackelope]

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[vandeman17]

If you  are going to buy a goat to butcher, make sure you have a pressure cooker, at least in my opinion. As others stated, they can be a tough

[KFhunter]

I'd try a meat goat breed like boer, a properly finished wether, before I'd write off all goats as the same tough stringy meat.

You eat a dairy goat you'll be disappointed, might as well eat a holstein cow and say it wasn't as good as a prime angus steer.

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[2MANY]

Gross.

[teanawayslayer]

Not a fan of goat meat. Was told I was eating lamb. It was really tough and didn’t care for it. I was told after the fact it was goat. I can cross goat off the list!!!

[2MANY]

People will pretend somethings are good to eat. People will also pretend to be the opposite gender.
Goat sucks.

[KFhunter]

Yeah, I stick to beef and pork.

And wild.

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[JimmyHoffa]

I always thought it was like a gamey pork chop, even when cooked over good hardwood.  Not terrible, but not something I'd go out of my way for. 

[Southpole]

I'd try a meat goat breed like boer, a properly finished wether, before I'd write off all goats as the same tough stringy meat.

You eat a dairy goat you'll be disappointed, might as well eat a holstein cow and say it wasn't as good as a prime angus steer.

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  Set your self up for success and do what kf said. Dairy vs meat breed, properly finished will most definitely make a difference.