Are blacktails tasty?

[Crazy8]

Eaten plenty of mullies and whitetails, never shot a blacktail. Is there any difference in taste of the meat? Just curious if the forage on the west side makes a difference. Thanks for any opinions.

[lokidog]

They taste like chicken....    

[Lucky1]

In my experience the white tails we used to shoot back in Minnesota had a milder flavor than the black tails out here. Both are excellent though. Had some black tail tenderloin hash this week. Mmm!

[heronblu]

Ive never eaten one that didn't taste great. Just remove as much of the silver skin and fat as you can when processing it.

[carpsniperg2]

For sure forage makes a huge part of the palatability of any critter. The blacktails I have killed have not been as great as our bench leg bucks coming out of grass lands and farm ground and oaks.  I killed a couple whitetails last year early season in Idaho and let me tell you what they were amazing table fare. They were in agricultural area butted up to timber ground. I took a giant blacktail a few years back and it was one of the worst bucks I have ever ate.

[257 Wby Mag]

Blacktail are the worst outta the bunch imo.. really gamie, sausage pepperoni fodder...

[7mag.]

Blacktail is one of my favorite things to eat. My son prefers it over elk.

[rasbo]

Never had a bad one..

[ctwiggs1]

I typically eat venison heavily seasoned or in sauce so it doesn't matter much to me. We had venison spaghetti last week and next week we will have venison stir fry.  Doesn't matter much of its "gamey", it'll taste great

[luckyman]

I can't tell the difference between the Blacktail,Whitetail or Muley I've shot. They've all tasted great.
 I bone em out and put it on ice right away.

[pianoman9701]

 I've always loved the flavor of Blacktail. A lot of it has to do with field care and cooking skills, too.  I like to have four roasts made from the quarters and normally marinate those with a good quality olive oil red wine and lots of seasonings. Then, don't overcook it. Internal temperature should only come to 125°.

[h20hunter]

Local blackie, one of the, if not the best, piece of venison ive ever cooked.

[bobcat]

I can't tell the difference between the Blacktail,Whitetail or Muley I've shot. They've all tasted great.

[HunterofWA]

My family and I usually make a stir fry with it after marinading it. Tastes amazing.  I've never had any other deer meat so I can't say if it's better worse. 

[bb76]

It's all in how you prepare and cook it.

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