Best Game Meat??

[Flatbrimmer]

Pan fried squirrel. Don't know why I love it so much.
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That looks super tasty actually…

 

[Flatbrimmer]

I must have gotten lucky, but my big spring bear is so far, the best game I’ve ever eaten. My favorite-I could eat it multiple ways daily…. Then elk although I haven’t had as much as I’d like. The mulie I ate was delicious too, so hard to use others’ pallets to pre-judge your own, although it still easily comes AFTER whitetail. I’ve only had moose jerky but it was really good. Gator is super bomb. Whoever cooks the duck has to know what’s up… can very easily come out terrible. I’ve never gotten to try wild turkey, as I’ve only ever hunted them with my bow as a personal challenge.. I’ve never felt like I sucked so bad. They got a lot of feathers… been two years and three lucky birds… maybe this fall I’ll finally take the shotgun and taste the success…

 

[Pamountainman]

Hi well...I’m thinking a tie for 1st..
#1Bear.......and Wild Turkey.. Talking about in 4-5 hour’s dressed/cleaned Roasted
#2Deer
#3Elk
#4Rabbit
Just my thoughts

 

[MTLabrador]

I love elk and pronghorn, but backstrap from a fat mule deer could be my overall favorite.

 

[Deleted member 16014]

Mule Deer backstrap sliced thin, light season, shallow fried. That's how my backwoods great aunts/uncles/grandparents made it and that's what I like best.

 

[JLS]

Duck and goose are fantastic.

 

[Two7D]

If I had to rank them...

Oryx
elk
pronghorn
turkey
mule deer
Barbary Sheep

I really enjoy all of them and feel like it's a treat to enjoy a meal consisting of game meat.
I always wanted to try Axis and moose

 

[Deputy sheriff]

Bison then moose and elk. But these whitetail ribs on the smoker were great.

 

[belshawelk]

Puddle ducks?

If it has two legs and lives on water my guess is it’s bad. 2 legs and live on land like grouse, quail, pheasants, Turkey delicious.

 

[Redraider7]

1. Elk
2. Gator
3. Quail
4. Sandhill Crane
5. Whitetail
6. Rabbit

Heard oryx and axis are amazing

 

[Pamountainman]

1. Elk
2. Gator
3. Quail
4. Sandhill Crane
5. Whitetail
6. Rabbit

Heard oryx and axis are amazing

 

[Pamountainman]

Should I ask what sandhill crane tastes like...

 

[Redraider7]

Should I ask what sandhill crane tastes like...

I don't think I could describe it properly over a forum!

 

[Bambistew]

Eland
Pronghorn
Moose
August caribou
Elk
Dall sheep.

In that order. I've only had 2 eland, bother were neat beef but without the fat. Very mild similar to moose. I like Pronghorn for the flavor.

I've eaten a lot of other species. I think 25 some odd big game animals. It all goes down ok. The one that gets way over hyped is Sitka blacktails. They range from ok or not fit for a dog.

 

[Duck-Slayer]

Just sayin'....

Factors that influence wild game meat taste:

1-5. How the meat was cared for in the field.
6. The memory of the hunt. Savoring the meat and the memory of the hunt just go together.
Everything after that is mostly in your head.

QQ

This, but…. Always a but.

Pronghorn for the win by a large margin….
Matt

 

[Firehawk54]

1. Antelope
2. Elk
3. Mule Deer
4. Wild Turkey

 

[AlaskaHunter]

My top 4:
1) Sitka blacktail deer from Kodiak
2) Sept. Black bear shot in blueberry patch
3) Moose...never had a bad piece of moose.
4) Dall sheep (actually for me a tie with moose)

My bottom 4:
1) Mergansers
2) Winter spruce grouse
3) Snipe
4) Coots

 

[HUNTNNW]

There is big differences in time of the year for deer meat quality. If you have not had a alfalfa fed whitetail deer from early Sept then you have no idea how good this is. By far some of the best quality meat I have ever eaten from any biggame.

 

[Oqualmer]

I would have to say me and my families favorite by far is antelope followed by elk then deer. a lot of people say antelope is nasty but it is all about how it is takin care of after it is harvested as many of you know.

 

[Wind Gypsy]

Nilgai and sandhill crane top the list in my head. That said, I've had limited exposure to both so it might have just been very good samples.