Preferred Deer for Table Fare

[AKBowman]

Im interested to hear what everyones opinions are. Of course this assumes everything being equal doe vs doe or buck vs buck.

[NWWABOWHNTR]

Grew up on Ohio whitetail,  they were corn fed.. yummy.  Came out west many years ago,  and couldn't wait to get me a muley... well the first one was anm old buck.. 5x5 who had a diet of sage... the gravy was even tough.. LOL  Now the blacktail to me is the best.... never had a tough or gamey one...

[DoubleJ]

I was always told Westside deer Eastside bear.  Don't know how true that is though.

[shoot-em-dead]

blacktail

[270Shooter]

i have only eaten central montana grain fed mule deer, never had anything else. It was good though.

[Bigshooter]

I like blacktail the best.  But I have read many times that midwest whitetail is the best.  I know from eating all three that mule deer is in last place for me.  A young one is ok, a big old migrater is horrible.

[SkookumHntr]

-Its the other way around for me! I like Mule deer the best and Blacktail the worst!

[turkey buster]

I have not had the pleasure to try mule deer yet but as good as w/t is I like B/T better

[high country]

I have killed a fair number of whiteys and mulies.....I can't tell the difference. of course I take good care of my meat.

[ribka]

Have eaten all three. Take care of the meat and all tastes good.

I do think the does eat a little better than the bucks though. Especially the older bucks when rutting:twocents:

[Alan K]

The Idaho WT put all the blacktail I've ever taken to shame. Second only to moose IMO.

[agchawk]

Have eaten all three. Take care of the meat and all tastes good.

I do think the does eat a little better than the bucks though. Especially the older bucks when rutting:twocents:

   Same here. I've had all three and liked all three.

   I will say this...species does not have as much to do with it as the primary diet of the deer in question (Been elluded to in some of the other answers).

   A good grain fed deer, whether it's a whitetail or mule deer, is always better than one feeding on local wild vegetation. Again, just my  

[high country]

Have eaten all three. Take care of the meat and all tastes good.

I do think the does eat a little better than the bucks though. Especially the older bucks when rutting:twocents:

   Same here. I've had all three and liked all three.

   I will say this...species does not have as much to do with it as the primary diet of the deer in question (Been elluded to in some of the other answers).

   A good grain fed deer, whether it's a whitetail or mule deer, is always better than one feeding on local wild vegetation. Again, just my 

I have a tough time buying into that. I fed a buddy who shoots field deer some of my "pine needle and sage brush" tasting deer. he loved it....I think it boils down to care and handling.

[high country]

not to say that is what you call them, but he told me hecould not stomach a sage old mule deer buck. I fed it to him under the guise of it being elk.....he did not know the difference.

[wsucowboy]

Had all three and they all taste good. I liked mule deer the best though. If you know how to cook it then it taste good. If you don't know how to cook it then it doesn't matter what kind of deer it is or how old it is or what it's main diet is it's not going to taste good.