Gamemeat - Best Table Fare? - BUFFALO!
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On nobodies list did i see the infamous snow bunny..
It would be first on my list.
Then it would be
Pheasant
Elk
White tail
Buffalo
Smoked goose and duck is mighty fine also...
Don’t care for antelope, mtn goat or sheep.
It would be first on my list.
Then it would be
Pheasant
Elk
White tail
Buffalo
Smoked goose and duck is mighty fine also...
Don’t care for antelope, mtn goat or sheep.
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Cooking Sirloin Burgers right now ............ 
Mulestar; have faith, the 5 antelope I have taken have been wonderfull tablefare also, Because of the very reasons you posted! All of the "Speed goats" I have shot are ;gutted, skinned & in an ice cold creek within 30 minutes after the kill. Then I take them out, wrap them in a tarp, race to the nearsest town and pour ice all over it and get it to my frig cooler. Alot of hunters(in fact MOST) ruin Antelope by throwing them in the bed of the pickup without skinning & cooling and driving to town, in anywhere from 30 -80 degrees weather Kind of sad since alot of peeps don't know how good Pronghorn really is if taken care of after the shot!
However, I treat all my game the same, and even tho Pronghorn ranks at 5, it is so close they all are WONDERFULL eating. Except Mule Deer, I love to hunt them, but bottom line is, even with treating Muleys as I doo all my wild game, the eating taste just plain sucks, I make mostly burger out of the whole muley, even the backstraps, and the tenderloins are marginal IMHO.
Xrated;
the price I paid is not what is normal, it is from my best friend who is a rancher and gives me a breakeven price.
apache: I am doing a test right now, I still have the front quarters hanging in this coldweather, they are actually frozen now, i will process them this weekend which puts hang time at 7-8 days. I have adopted a method of not hanging or cooling game for more than 1-3 days now in warmer weather 30-45 degrees since I had a couple bad experiences the last 2 years. I let my Bighorn go 12 days in a cooler, and it is not as good as my wifes that we aged only 2 days. Still my #1 choice, but could have been even better.
Still - This buffalo is king of taste!
Mulestar; have faith, the 5 antelope I have taken have been wonderfull tablefare also, Because of the very reasons you posted! All of the "Speed goats" I have shot are ;gutted, skinned & in an ice cold creek within 30 minutes after the kill. Then I take them out, wrap them in a tarp, race to the nearsest town and pour ice all over it and get it to my frig cooler. Alot of hunters(in fact MOST) ruin Antelope by throwing them in the bed of the pickup without skinning & cooling and driving to town, in anywhere from 30 -80 degrees weather
Kind of sad since alot of peeps don't know how good Pronghorn really is if taken care of after the shot!However, I treat all my game the same, and even tho Pronghorn ranks at 5, it is so close they all are WONDERFULL eating. Except Mule Deer, I love to hunt them, but bottom line is, even with treating Muleys as I doo all my wild game, the eating taste just plain sucks, I make mostly burger out of the whole muley, even the backstraps, and the tenderloins are marginal IMHO.
Xrated;
the price I paid is not what is normal, it is from my best friend who is a rancher and gives me a breakeven price.
apache: I am doing a test right now, I still have the front quarters hanging in this coldweather, they are actually frozen now, i will process them this weekend which puts hang time at 7-8 days. I have adopted a method of not hanging or cooling game for more than 1-3 days now in warmer weather 30-45 degrees since I had a couple bad experiences the last 2 years. I let my Bighorn go 12 days in a cooler, and it is not as good as my wifes that we aged only 2 days. Still my #1 choice, but could have been even better.
Still - This buffalo is king of taste!
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any of you guys ever try Mutton? grass fed 5 year old sheep. best meat I ever tasted!
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finnpacoutdoors
Member
My Austrailian boss says Mutton and lamb are the best...spendy
I am a phesant fan myself!
phesant
duck (no divers)
whitetails
elk
I am a phesant fan myself!
phesant
duck (no divers)
whitetails
elk
Man you are cooking those divers wrong....all wrong. Tell me how you cook them and then I'll give a good recipe.
I don't get real revved up about whitetail anymore. Ate WAY too much of it growing up.
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mulestar
Well-known member
I didnt realize that birds were included in this list, I thought it was big game. If that is the case, oh hell ya pheasant is on the top of the list, followed closely by grilled walleye with onions and butter, colored red by fish seasoning. (Cant remember the name of it, has a little fat guy on the front of it) Oh thats good eats!
I think antelope is for people that like to have some flavor to the meat, it's an acquired taste and it is always a love/hate relationship. One bad antelope will solidify the hate relationship for life.
It's actually really sad to see those guys in their new SUV's on an 80 degree day with antelope piled on the luggage rack, and not skinned. There is no way that will be good, I also think that is why some people give it a bad rap. It's a fairly early season, at least in Montana, and there is a good chance it is going to be warm during and after the hunt. These critters need to be taken care of ASAP even in cool weather, if not you have cat food. I wouldnt eat it, and I dont blame anyone else for not eating it either.
I think antelope is for people that like to have some flavor to the meat, it's an acquired taste and it is always a love/hate relationship. One bad antelope will solidify the hate relationship for life.
It's actually really sad to see those guys in their new SUV's on an 80 degree day with antelope piled on the luggage rack, and not skinned. There is no way that will be good, I also think that is why some people give it a bad rap. It's a fairly early season, at least in Montana, and there is a good chance it is going to be warm during and after the hunt. These critters need to be taken care of ASAP even in cool weather, if not you have cat food. I wouldnt eat it, and I dont blame anyone else for not eating it either.
I spent 2 years stationed in AK while in the military and became very fond of Dahl sheep and caribou also.In fact if I were to take up hunting again I'd like to take another Dahl mostly for the meat