Roosevelt VS Rocky mtn

[AKBowman]

Never eaten Roosie but i know Rocky Mtn is damn good stuff. Which do you prefer?

[Bob33]

I think there is far more variation from one elk to another than there is from Rocky Mtn to Roosevelt.  A sample of a few Roosevelts to a few Rocky Mountains is probably not very meaningful.  I've had both, and can't tell there is any difference.  I've seen far more variations between two Rocky Mtn elk than I have from on sub specie to the other.

[willapawapiti]

Grown up eating Roosie, always loved it, but my brother's 2009 rifle draw Wenaha bull was the best yet! 

[kenzmad]

dad took a calf rosie from the coweeman area a couple of years back that was STRONG. she was hard to eat. a cow out of the same area the next year was prime table fare. go figure? I havent eaten a rocky yet but I agree that there is alot of variance in the same species as well as from those from differing parts of the state.

kenzmad

[AKBowman]

I think there is far more variation from one elk to another than there is from Rocky Mtn to Roosevelt.  A sample of a few Roosevelts to a few Rocky Mountains is probably not very meaningful.  I've had both, and can't tell there is any difference.  I've seen far more variations between two Rocky Mtn elk than I have from on sub specie to the other.

Of course there is a lot of variation from one elk to another I wasnt asking that. I think that its pretty obvious that the same elk species can taste differently depending on about 1,000 different reasonings. I'm talking about the general taste between species, I have heard that you can tell the difference between them and many prefer Roosevelt. This looks to be the case based off of the pole.

[Bigshooter]

I have ate both and there is no difference.

[C-Money]

Diet! This will make all the difference!

[high country]

I killed both 2 years ago. I could tell no difference in taste. nor could the women in my house, who by and large can smell and tase better then a bloodhound.

[bow4elk]

I think there is far more variation from one elk to another than there is from Rocky Mtn to Roosevelt.  A sample of a few Roosevelts to a few Rocky Mountains is probably not very meaningful.  I've had both, and can't tell there is any difference.  I've seen far more variations between two Rocky Mtn elk than I have from on sub specie to the other.

Precisely. 

[Buckrub]

How does hoof rot elk taste? 

Rocky mountain cows are tasty...

[Lightning_Rider]

All's i've ever know was roosevelts until this year...i would say Rockies take the cake on this one.

[WSU]

I've eaten both, and can't tell the difference.  Spike rocky one year and a spike roosy the next, and I don't think there is a difference.  As said above, it varies from elk to elk in the same subspecies.  I'm sure this makes it harder to get a straight answer.

[Mike450r]

I have eaten a lot of both and can't say that I can tell the difference based on species.  Good is good and bad is bad. The most important factor to me has always been how fast they die, just as important as how you care for the meat in my opinion.  The best I ever had was a dead before she hit the ground cow and the worst was an archery cow that took awhile to expire.