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Title: Best Wild Game Meat
Post by: bearpaw on January 04, 2010, 09:10:30 AM
Lots of us have voted for our worse game meats, so figured I better ask what's everyone's favorite game meat.

I will give you only one vote on this poll, if there is something you like that is not listed, just post and I will add it to the list.
Title: Re: Best Wild Game Meat
Post by: walt on January 04, 2010, 09:45:48 AM
That's a tough one.  Elk for big game, pheasant for bird, halibut for fish.  If I only get one choice I'll go pheasant. (please add)
Title: Re: Best Wild Game Meat
Post by: Cleve on January 04, 2010, 09:49:38 AM
Walleye
Title: Re: Best Wild Game Meat
Post by: Woodchuck on January 04, 2010, 09:53:47 AM
Moose
Title: Re: Best Wild Game Meat
Post by: NWBREW on January 04, 2010, 09:54:14 AM
I have to say Elk. I love pheasent too but didn't see it up there, even if it were I'd still say Elk........because if you only shoot one, you get a lot more meat from and elk than you do a pheasent.  :chuckle:
Title: Re: Best Wild Game Meat
Post by: Rudy on January 04, 2010, 11:35:59 AM
What about boar?  I do love my carolina BBQ  :)
Title: Re: Best Wild Game Meat
Post by: yakimarcher on January 04, 2010, 11:44:21 AM
No walleye?
Title: Re: Best Wild Game Meat
Post by: littlebuf on January 04, 2010, 07:57:56 PM
dall sheep hands down. i have lots of game and lots of real good game but dall sheep is the tops  :twocents:
Title: Re: Best Wild Game Meat
Post by: cohoho on January 04, 2010, 08:59:33 PM
dall sheep hands down. i have lots of game and lots of real good game but dall sheep is the tops  :twocents:
:yeah:
Title: Re: Best Wild Game Meat
Post by: NWBREW on January 04, 2010, 09:04:37 PM
dall sheep hands down. i have lots of game and lots of real good game but dall sheep is the tops  :twocents:



I've never had Dall sheep...............now I have to move that closer to the top of the list and go kill one. :chuckle:
Title: Re: Best Wild Game Meat
Post by: shoot-em-dead on January 04, 2010, 09:11:57 PM
I went back and forth from sturgeon to elk and finally I asked my wife to help me make the decision- we went with sturgeon. I have yet to find a bad recipe and my mouth waters at the thought of some-yum
Title: Re: Best Wild Game Meat
Post by: Bearhunter on January 04, 2010, 09:34:57 PM
You forgot Oryx, I heard it is some of the best table fair.
Title: Re: Best Wild Game Meat
Post by: Ripper on January 04, 2010, 09:49:54 PM
 It isn't easy to pick just one. Elk is consistently good, but the best meat i ever had was Whitetail tanderloins. I shot a nice fat doe in my inlaws apple orchard in Indiana. The area is surrounded by corn and soy bean fields, oak woods full of acorns. We cleaned her out, cut out the loins, sprinkled on some salt and pepper and grilled em up till they were just warm inside. Yup, thats my pick.  :cue:
Title: Re: Best Wild Game Meat
Post by: WAPITIHUNTER on January 04, 2010, 09:55:15 PM
Elk........ :)
Title: Re: Best Wild Game Meat
Post by: lokidog on January 04, 2010, 10:07:39 PM
Cougar backstrap, grilled, fried, suateed, etc.  Yum!
Title: Re: Best Wild Game Meat
Post by: Pathfinder101 on January 04, 2010, 10:14:13 PM
bison , hands down.  but then, I've never had dall sheep.  not the first time I have heard that.
Title: Re: Best Wild Game Meat
Post by: ing on January 04, 2010, 10:30:52 PM
Grouse, by far the tastiest bird out there.
Title: Re: Best Wild Game Meat
Post by: halflife65 on January 04, 2010, 10:35:25 PM
I thought that elk couldn't be beat.  Then I shot a moose and it is THE best meat that I've had.  Even my wife loves it.
Title: Re: Best Wild Game Meat
Post by: sisu on January 05, 2010, 06:02:50 AM
Moose, fresh halibut, fresh Red salmon, prawns & scallops (that are as big as a bull's balls)
Title: Re: Best Wild Game Meat
Post by: Hillbilly270 on January 05, 2010, 06:45:13 AM
i went with cougar because its the best i've had and i haven't eaten a lot of stuffs on dat dare list yous got.
Title: Re: Best Wild Game Meat
Post by: bearpaw on January 05, 2010, 12:58:06 PM
I added walleye and oryx as requested.

I put moose as my favorite, but that was kind of tough deciding.... :chuckle:
So far it looks like Elk is pretty popular, with moose coming in strong 2nd place. :)
Title: Re: Best Wild Game Meat
Post by: Ray on January 05, 2010, 01:16:30 PM
I am going to have to go with Moose.
Title: Re: Best Wild Game Meat
Post by: GoldTip on January 05, 2010, 01:19:48 PM
Sisu, I gotta agree with you on the fresh Halibut thing.  There is a place in Seward that will take it right from you and cook it any way you want, straight from the dock, great place but can't remember the name, maybe a Greek place?  We (my cousins and I) also cooked a shore lunch this past year when we outta Valdez with fresh caught Halibut that was tremendous as well.

For me the favorite is Moose, I've had cougar and lots and lots of elk, both of which are excellent table fare.  But from start to finish, Moose is all around best for me.
Title: Re: Best Wild Game Meat
Post by: andrew_12gauge on January 05, 2010, 06:04:03 PM
i was having troubles deciding then i saw swordfish on there, only had it once but it is very tasty
Title: Re: Best Wild Game Meat
Post by: danceswitharrows on January 05, 2010, 09:00:40 PM
ELK :drool: and if its a cow :drool: :drool: yup double drool
Title: Re: Best Wild Game Meat
Post by: bearpaw on January 06, 2010, 12:44:16 AM
i was having troubles deciding then i saw swordfish on there, only had it once but it is very tasty

yep, I love swordfish too.... :)
Title: Re: Best Wild Game Meat
Post by: addicted on January 06, 2010, 02:48:34 AM
dachs.  :drool:

over here we like to do a mix of boar, reh, and dachs in our bratwurst and salami.  :drool: :drool:
Title: Re: Best Wild Game Meat
Post by: elk311 on January 06, 2010, 12:12:01 PM
 :dunno: would it be too obvious if I said, ELK !  :drool:
Title: Re: Best Wild Game Meat
Post by: flatbkman on January 06, 2010, 12:18:06 PM
Pheasant, along with either Valley or Mountian Quail.
Title: Re: Best Wild Game Meat
Post by: Pathfinder101 on January 06, 2010, 10:03:24 PM
When I was growing up, our next door neighbor (who had hunted all over the world) used to say Dall Sheep was the best meat.  Jack O'Connor was on record saying the same thing...must be something to that... :dunno:
Title: Re: Best Wild Game Meat
Post by: jordano on January 07, 2010, 07:40:13 PM
the best I have had so far was moose! absolutely phenomenal! but I have not had that much..
Title: Re: Best Wild Game Meat
Post by: littlebuf on January 08, 2010, 08:37:57 PM
ive had 18 out if the 25 choices on the list and its dahl sheep with moose as a close second
Title: Re: Best Wild Game Meat
Post by: Deep Forks on January 08, 2010, 08:52:52 PM


  I've never been able to decide between moose and elk :drool:  :drool:  :drool:
Title: Re: Best Wild Game Meat
Post by: Pathfinder101 on January 08, 2010, 09:41:49 PM
ive had 18 out if the 25 choices on the list and its dahl sheep with moose as a close second

This post made me go back and count too.  I've had 17 of them.
Title: Re: Best Wild Game Meat
Post by: Deep Forks on January 08, 2010, 11:55:31 PM
  I've never had goat or oryx  :dunno: what are thhey like?
Title: Re: Best Wild Game Meat
Post by: lokidog on January 09, 2010, 12:45:11 AM
I've had 21 of these and maybe goat and sheep as well, can't remember if my dad fed me any of his.  Missing from the list would be alligator, snapping turtle, snake (gotta represent those reptiles). It's been so long since I've had moose I can't really remember its taste.
Title: Re: Best Wild Game Meat
Post by: 270Shooter on January 09, 2010, 04:16:17 AM
mudhen! :)
Title: Re: Best Wild Game Meat
Post by: Pathfinder101 on January 11, 2010, 08:02:03 AM
I've had 21 of these and maybe goat and sheep as well, can't remember if my dad fed me any of his.  Missing from the list would be alligator, snapping turtle, snake (gotta represent those reptiles). It's been so long since I've had moose I can't really remember its taste.

I have had rattlesnake (very good) and alligator (not so great), never had turtle...
Title: Re: Best Wild Game Meat
Post by: lokidog on January 11, 2010, 08:19:20 AM

I have had rattlesnake (very good) and alligator (not so great), never had turtle...

Had alligator, tequila sauce covered it too much to tell, snapping turtle is way better than sea turtle, sea turtle was really fatty.  Would ;like to try rattler but the only time I ever saw any was with my ex and she was a big scaredy snake baby.
Title: Re: Best Wild Game Meat
Post by: Wacenturion on January 11, 2010, 11:06:12 AM
Had antelope at deer camp in 08' for the first time.  Yelp made biscuits and gravy with it and I found myself sucking off the gravy to get to the antelope meat.  Just incredible.  Of course he took excellent care of it after shooting it.  Absolutely delicious! :EAT:
Title: Re: Best Wild Game Meat
Post by: corktex on January 11, 2010, 11:35:00 AM
Trigger Fish! Tastes alot like crab meat...So good they now have a 16" minimum size limit,here! Alot of good fish,in the other fish category...The Oceans are full of food,dudes! This site is always making my stomach growl!
Title: Re: Best Wild Game Meat
Post by: wapiti hunter2 on January 11, 2010, 12:05:18 PM
Moose Period.  end of discussion.   :hello:
Title: Re: Best Wild Game Meat
Post by: Blacklab on January 14, 2010, 04:00:34 PM
Well I have to say elk love that red meat  :drool:
Title: Re: Best Wild Game Meat
Post by: MtnMuley on January 14, 2010, 04:05:43 PM
No chuckar???  Other than that, Moose.
Title: Re: Best Wild Game Meat
Post by: 180-GRAIN on January 15, 2010, 09:22:03 PM
Elk was my favorite until last year, moose is my favorite now :)
Title: Re: Best Wild Game Meat
Post by: bearpaw on March 14, 2010, 05:52:15 PM
This is interesting too, more than 1 in 3 said elk is best.
Title: Re: Best Wild Game Meat
Post by: littlemac on March 29, 2010, 05:53:24 PM
You forgot Oryx, I heard it is some of the best table fair.

When I saw this poll, I wondered if it would be on here and it is now.  This is not even close for me.

When we hunted oryx in New Mexico I was asking some of the guys from there how it eats.  The only quote they gave me was to ask, "How do you like elk meat?"  I replied, "I love it".

"Well, if you get home and don't have room for the oryx, throw out the elk!"

I figured that was a pretty bold statement until I harvested my oryx and got to get it on the grill.  It not only was the cleanest smeeling game I have harvested it tastes great.  In way of additional support for its great tasste, I have served it to a fair amount of friends and to a person they all asked if I had any that I could share.

If you ever get the chance or have thought about trying for the New Mexico draw, make sure you go.  It is a great hunt and great game meat.
Title: Re: Best Wild Game Meat
Post by: bonkellekter on March 29, 2010, 06:12:46 PM
Dall sheep is the best that I have had.
Title: Re: Best Wild Game Meat
Post by: corktex on March 29, 2010, 06:43:50 PM
How bout deer:Axis! It's on my top three anyway! ;)
Title: Re: Best Wild Game Meat
Post by: bearpaw on March 31, 2010, 09:18:13 AM
thanks littlemac, I was thinking of going after one of them someday.... :)
Title: Re: Best Wild Game Meat
Post by: whacker1 on March 31, 2010, 09:33:21 AM
I selected Elk, but it is because I haven't tried many on the list - moose, caribou, etc.

Bear is my other favorite, but it has been awhile since I have had any around.
Title: Re: Best Wild Game Meat
Post by: starbailey on April 01, 2010, 08:32:33 AM
At first I as going to say any of the wild sheep but to get specific, I too will go with Dall sheep with Stone a close second.  :drool:
Bryan
Title: Re: Best Wild Game Meat
Post by: 270Shooter on April 01, 2010, 09:05:12 AM
mudhen
Title: Re: Best Wild Game Meat
Post by: bearpaw on April 01, 2010, 09:32:09 AM
270, there is a thread for worst wild game meat.... :chuckle:
Title: Re: Best Wild Game Meat
Post by: Decker on April 03, 2010, 11:05:14 PM
What? No coyote choice?
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