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Worst Wild Game Meat
« on: December 19, 2009, 12:13:57 PM »
What's the worst wild meat you have ever eaten and why?

Duck
When I was a kid I cooked up some ducks that stunk so bad I got in trouble when my mother got home.... :chuckle: They tasted even worse than they smelled, I think they had been filling up at the local city sewer ponds... :chuckle:

Beaver
Back when I was running a trapline my uncle and I always talked about the old trappers stories regarding eating their catch. So we tried a few things including some beaver, that was the absolute greasiest meat I have ever tried. It went to the garbage. :chuckle:
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Re: Worst Wild Game Meat
« Reply #1 on: December 19, 2009, 12:26:05 PM »
Mudhen. Big mistake.

Why? Because it tasted like Sheeeeiit. :puke:
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Re: Worst Wild Game Meat
« Reply #2 on: December 19, 2009, 12:39:30 PM »
Quote from: ICEMAN on December 19, 2009, 12:26:05 PM
Mudhen. Big mistake.

Why? Because it tasted like Sheeeeiit. :puke:

so technically, a mud hen is just another duck... :dunno:
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Re: Worst Wild Game Meat
« Reply #3 on: December 19, 2009, 12:42:56 PM »
Technically speaking it is like a floating pooh with legs and wings. Totally disgusting... 

I like duck. :chuckle:
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Re: Worst Wild Game Meat
« Reply #4 on: December 19, 2009, 12:45:43 PM »
Mudhen is my favorite duck to eat.  I especially like there gizzards HUGE!

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Re: Worst Wild Game Meat
« Reply #5 on: December 19, 2009, 12:46:48 PM »
Mudhen is added, have at it ice.... :chuckle:
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Re: Worst Wild Game Meat
« Reply #6 on: December 19, 2009, 01:30:49 PM »
Why would anyone eat a muskrat?
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Re: Worst Wild Game Meat
« Reply #7 on: December 19, 2009, 01:34:00 PM »
Quote from: ThePascoKid on December 19, 2009, 01:30:49 PM
Why would anyone eat a muskrat?

There's old trappers recipes for muskrats, we tried them too, actually they're not bad. Much better than the greasy beaver we tried.... :chuckle:

But it looks like duck is the overal un-favorite so far... :chuckle:
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Re: Worst Wild Game Meat
« Reply #8 on: December 19, 2009, 01:36:15 PM »
Greasy beaver huh?  I'll just keep my mouth shut
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Re: Worst Wild Game Meat
« Reply #9 on: December 19, 2009, 01:38:11 PM »
My uncle had a field hand that used to trap gophers for him and would take the afternoon catch home with him to eat, so i guess muskrat isn't that far fetched.
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Re: Worst Wild Game Meat
« Reply #10 on: December 19, 2009, 01:47:04 PM »
Ok, I checked Bear, because, if you don't make it into sausage, or jerky, or smoke it, it is pretty foul stuff just thrown on the grill.  I think almost any meat can be made palatable with a little work (jerky, if nothing else-which is what I did with the rest of that bear).  Duck is a close second.
However, I teach survival for the local National Guard unit.  One year we did desert survival out near George, and one of the guys caught a Rock Chuck.  We skinned that bugger, spitted him, and roasted him over an open fire with a little salt and pepper from our MREs.  I have a picture somewhere, I'll post it if I can find it.  We left the head and feet on him, for effect :chuckle:
Oh my God.  :yike: That was the foulest meat I ever swallowed.  Nothing has even come close.  It left a film in your mouth that you couldn't get rid of.  :puke:
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Re: Worst Wild Game Meat
« Reply #11 on: December 19, 2009, 01:56:07 PM »
I voted duck, more specifically merganser.  I also voted other, for adult male sage grouse.  

Pathfinder, sounds like you guys had a nice, greasy mature one!  A buddy and I killed 3 of the little cottontail-sized ones, took backs and hinds, and grilled them like chicken with BBQ sauce.  Not quite as good as rabbit, but close.  They had no fat at all.

I've had individual pronghorn, mule deer, blue grouse and pheasant that were unpleasant, but the vast majority of these were great.  Some bad fish of several species.  Never had a bad moose, elk, whitetail.  My mountain goat had good flavor, but was UNBELIEVABLY TOUGH - like the backstraps would dull a sharp knife after 5 or 6 slices.  That's the only critter I ever ground the entire thing, t-loins and all.  Was great burger though.
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Re: Worst Wild Game Meat
« Reply #12 on: December 19, 2009, 01:58:14 PM »
Quote from: ThePascoKid on December 19, 2009, 01:36:15 PM
Greasy beaver huh?  I'll just keep my mouth shut

Thanks for keeping it a "G Rated" discussion, I was half afraid after I posted that.... :chuckle:
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Re: Worst Wild Game Meat
« Reply #13 on: December 19, 2009, 02:12:51 PM »
Quote from: Pathfinder101 on December 19, 2009, 01:47:04 PM
Ok, I checked Bear, because, if you don't make it into sausage, or jerky, or smoke it, it is pretty foul stuff just thrown on the grill.  I think almost any meat can be made palatable with a little work (jerky, if nothing else-which is what I did with the rest of that bear).  Duck is a close second.
However, I teach survival for the local National Guard unit.  One year we did desert survival out near George, and one of the guys caught a Rock Chuck.  We skinned that bugger, spitted him, and roasted him over an open fire with a little salt and pepper from our MREs.  I have a picture somewhere, I'll post it if I can find it.  We left the head and feet on him, for effect :chuckle:
Oh my God.  :yike: That was the foulest meat I ever swallowed.  Nothing has even come close.  It left a film in your mouth that you couldn't get rid of.  :puke:

Gotta eat the young rock chucks, there tasty.  Old ones are to fatty and greasy.  Nothing better than BBQ bear ribs, tasty. 
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Re: Worst Wild Game Meat
« Reply #14 on: December 19, 2009, 02:35:24 PM »
Quote from: ThePascoKid on December 19, 2009, 01:30:49 PM
Why would anyone eat a muskrat?

Why would anyone eat a mudhen.... (because I was young and stupid....) :chuckle:
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