Post by: Pazn25 on November 12, 2012, 09:00:47 PM
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Post by: runamuk on November 12, 2012, 10:05:41 PM
and then the deer in my freezer is a deer huntbear killed last year and it is one of the best eating animals ever.....its a blacktail......pretty sure a whole lot has to do with care and cutting.... :dunno:
Post by: SemperFidelis97 on November 12, 2012, 10:12:50 PM
any deer harvested or handled by a couple specific people....up to them all deer I had ever eaten tasted like crap, gamey and nasty...the first good deer I ever ate was at deer camp with a member here...not gonna call him out without his permission though :chuckle: think it was muley and then fresh that day white tail.....
and then the deer in my freezer is a deer huntbear killed last year and it is one of the best eating animals ever.....its a blacktail......pretty sure a whole lot has to do with care and cutting.... :dunno:
The care of the meat is essential Run could not be more correct. The deers diet will have an impact, but care of the meat is by far the most important part of having your game meat become good table fair. I have an uncle who has been butchering for years, and that is one thing he tells me constantly. Honestly we had to cut our season short this year because we had a few deer down in the family two of them had been dead for nearly five days they were boned out as well as cold, but he called me, and insisted we get them home to him if he was going to have anything to do with them. They came out fine, but I understood his concern I would rather shorten our camp by a couple days than ruin the very meat we traveled there for.
Post by: lokidog on November 12, 2012, 10:15:09 PM
any deer harvested or handled by a couple specific people....up to them all deer I had ever eaten tasted like crap, gamey and nasty...the first good deer I ever ate was at deer camp with a member here...not gonna call him out without his permission though :chuckle: think it was muley and then fresh that day white tail.....
and then the deer in my freezer is a deer huntbear killed last year and it is one of the best eating animals ever.....its a blacktail......pretty sure a whole lot has to do with care and cutting.... :dunno:
Hey, didn't I cook some yummy venison for you?
Apple fed doe BT or WT. Not sure I've eaten much butchered by someone other than myself, but meat care is definitely important.
Post by: runamuk on November 12, 2012, 10:18:08 PM
hehehe yes and you cooked some killer caribou...omg that was so good...I had never had caribou....a freezer full would be awesome...any deer harvested or handled by a couple specific people....up to them all deer I had ever eaten tasted like crap, gamey and nasty...the first good deer I ever ate was at deer camp with a member here...not gonna call him out without his permission though :chuckle: think it was muley and then fresh that day white tail.....
and then the deer in my freezer is a deer huntbear killed last year and it is one of the best eating animals ever.....its a blacktail......pretty sure a whole lot has to do with care and cutting.... :dunno:
Hey, didn't I cook some yummy venison for you?
Apple fed doe BT or WT. Not sure I've eaten much butchered by someone other than myself, but meat care is definitely important.
see I knew this would get all ugly.... :chuckle:
Post by: lokidog on November 12, 2012, 10:29:16 PM
hehehe yes and you cooked some killer caribou...omg that was so good...I had never had caribou....a freezer full would be awesome...any deer harvested or handled by a couple specific people....up to them all deer I had ever eaten tasted like crap, gamey and nasty...the first good deer I ever ate was at deer camp with a member here...not gonna call him out without his permission though :chuckle: think it was muley and then fresh that day white tail.....
and then the deer in my freezer is a deer huntbear killed last year and it is one of the best eating animals ever.....its a blacktail......pretty sure a whole lot has to do with care and cutting.... :dunno:
Hey, didn't I cook some yummy venison for you?
Apple fed doe BT or WT. Not sure I've eaten much butchered by someone other than myself, but meat care is definitely important.
see I knew this would get all ugly.... :chuckle:
Forgot I still had caribou back then. Nice that you've got some meat in the freezer even if you couldn't get out. Sorry to swerve the thread....
Post by: runamuk on November 12, 2012, 10:47:25 PM
i think its a good swerve....because I truly think care and preparation of the meat is key good meat can be ruined by poor handling....no matter the type of deer....hehehe yes and you cooked some killer caribou...omg that was so good...I had never had caribou....a freezer full would be awesome...any deer harvested or handled by a couple specific people....up to them all deer I had ever eaten tasted like crap, gamey and nasty...the first good deer I ever ate was at deer camp with a member here...not gonna call him out without his permission though :chuckle: think it was muley and then fresh that day white tail.....
and then the deer in my freezer is a deer huntbear killed last year and it is one of the best eating animals ever.....its a blacktail......pretty sure a whole lot has to do with care and cutting.... :dunno:
Hey, didn't I cook some yummy venison for you?
Apple fed doe BT or WT. Not sure I've eaten much butchered by someone other than myself, but meat care is definitely important.
see I knew this would get all ugly.... :chuckle:
Forgot I still had caribou back then. Nice that you've got some meat in the freezer even if you couldn't get out. Sorry to swerve the thread....
Post by: huntnnw on November 12, 2012, 11:43:04 PM
Post by: PolarBear on November 13, 2012, 12:08:44 AM
As far as best tasting deer, I picked whitetails. To me there is nothing that tastes worse than an old mulie that has been eating sage!
Post by: Deep Forks on November 13, 2012, 02:02:48 AM
Deer and elk are much like beef cattle. They taste better when they are on the gain and not having to use their fat reserves for heat and nutrition.:yeah: And fightin boy's and chasing girls. :tup:
As far as best tasting deer, I picked whitetails. To me there is nothing that tastes worse than an old mulie that has been eating sage!
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Post by: WDFW Hates ME!!! on November 13, 2012, 04:49:55 PM
We get our animals cleaned up and cooled down quick. Always been good eats weather it was a blacktail or a rutted up mule deer. I also take the belly hide and tarsal glands off before i touch any of the meat. Keep that smelly crap off your meat and you will like it a whole lot more.
Post by: hillbillyhunting on November 13, 2012, 06:38:52 PM
Post by: FLIZZ on November 14, 2012, 11:20:58 AM
Post by: lokidog on November 14, 2012, 11:26:21 AM
All I know is that montana whitetail tastes horrid in comparison to Blacktail. Whitetail is way to gamey.
The whitetail I shot in SK last year was a lot stronger tasting than most of my blacktails and even the doe muley I shot three years ago. He dropped in his tracks, was hung over night in 30 degree weather, and butchered and frozen the next day, so prep was not an issue. It was just before the rut though and he was a forest deer not an agricultural one.
There are so many variables that I think it is pretty hard to say one kind of deer is always better than another.
Post by: mrmoskillz on November 14, 2012, 12:58:21 PM