Do these outfitters ever fry up the tenderloins on some of the game you take?I've got alot of questions to ask just in case i win the Buffalo hunt!!!!!

Just ask.

I had dishes from all the animals I shot on my recent trip. Blesbok was my favorite.

Your question is moot! You're not winning!

I'll save a couple out for you tho' What would you prefer, Buff or Zebra?

We had grilled blesbok, kudu, gemsbok, and wildebeest in RSA last year. All animals that we killed. The only game that we had that I did not like was when my brother asked the cook to make gemsbok liver. Had they fried it I think that it would have been OK, but it was in a gravey of some sort that was not very good. All in all the game was outstanding.

Doug

I've made two trips to South Africa so far (in 2000 and 2002) and I've had Impala, Gemsbok and Kudu. All were excellent. I even had some White Rhino sausage for one lunch on the 2002 trip! No, I didn't hunt the White Rhino. It was taken on a hunt on the same property about 2 months before our hunt. It was good but very dark and strong; not my favorite. But, I was glad to have it just so I could say I had eaten Rhino!!! I'm headed back this coming August and I very much look forward to eating some of the game.

-Bob F.

I have eaten the following;
Kudu, Eland, Zebra, Gemsbok, Hartebeest, Giraffe, and Warthog. All were good to excellent with Gemsbok by far the best. I could probably reduce my beef intake by 90% if I could find a source in the US for Gemsbok.

We had wonderful cuts of game at every meal. The cuts were typically always loin and tenderloin, and the rest packaged for sale in Windhoek. Had springbok kabobs one night, but springbok neck roast and stew is wonderful too. Altogether, we ate kudu, eland, gemsbok, hartebeest, springbok, and blesbok in the 15 days I was there. The warthog and zebra all go to the help which live on the ranch. While it may not have been from my own animals, since it was aged and marinated sometimes, it was the best game I have ever eaten.

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Originally posted by DC300:
I have eaten the following;
Kudu, Eland, Zebra, Gemsbok, Hartebeest, Giraffe, and Warthog. All were good to excellent with Gemsbok by far the best. I could probably reduce my beef intake by 90% if I could find a source in the US for Gemsbok.

I took some customers hunting at a game ranch here in Texas last year. I shot a scimitar horned oryx, and, in my opinion, it is some of the best meat I have ever eaten. I have been wondering if gemsbok was the same quality; it sounds like it is.

My PH Tino tries to get his clients to try a bit of everything but two things he won´t eat are a)warthog b) zebra. Otherwise we mostly eat game while hunting and it´s very good. He also makes liver in a special way, fried and then cooked in cream, served with pap (cornmeal porridge, a staple food) and it´s excellent. Normally I hate liver.

I have tried to eat a bit of most things I've shot in Africa. Over the course of three trips, I've had kudu, blesbok, gemsbok, impala, springbok, eland, buffalo, sable, and wildebeast. Best tasting by far was the eland, my favorite.

I have had S. Mt Reedbuck (the best and the worst), Impala, Blesbok, Kudu, Nyala, Wildebest both colors, Gemsbok, Mt Zebra (Joes Beerhouse),Eland and others I am not sure what it was the PH's wife said it was venison as the did not lable the meat when they froze it. Love Impala liver for a morning fryup. One morning we had Impala liver and kidneys with eggs etc, hum good. I want to try Leopard when I get lucky this fall. The wildebest was some of the most tasty but a bit on the tough side.

Eland fillets are my favorite. I find eland to be very similar to beef but without the fat.

Warthog are great for having a nice rack of ribs aswell.

My safari company asked me on my first trip if I would like to eat some of the game I took, what, are they kidding!! I wanted as much as I could try! so far I've had: Kudu, Impala, Klipspringer, grysbok, Warthog, Bushbuck, bushpig, Eland, Zebra, Hippo, Cape Buffalo, Leopard, Serval, Dassie, Giraffe, Croc, Elephant, Wildebeest. the cook always made some good dishes with all the critters, steaks to stews, everything was excellent.

The best, Eland and Leopard!

The worst, Croc and Giraffe! I imagine they both would have been alot better if you shaved off alot of years! mainly the Croc!

At the camp we were at, we ate the meat from the animals the last hunting party had killed. This allowed it to age. (Kudu is right yummy.)

We ate game at nearly every meal during our safari last summer. The only animal taken that we did not eat was the warthog because it was taken too late in the hunt. I shot my hartebeest on the next to last night, and still tried it after hanging for only three hours or so. It was a bit tough, but quite tasty. We tried impala, oryx, kudu, springbok, mt. zebra, and hartebeest. I believe my favorite was the springbok, followed closely by mt. zebra.

We ate meat from animals taken the day before, no "aging" and it was tender and delicious!

Yes, all the meat you eat, other than Lobster and shrimp will be the game you shoot on this hunt....It will be aged for 8 to 24 hours.

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Originally posted by RiflemanZ:
Do these outfitters ever fry up the tenderloins on some of the game you take?

Yes, I've had zebra (didn't like, real gamey), impala (didn't like, gamey), tsessebee (didn't like, preparation), kudu (good), common reedbuck (very good), sable (very good), warthog (very good), and eland (excellent). Also had guinea fowl and francolin (both very good).

The kudu and wildebeast tenderloins were great!!!

We ate everything that the previous hunter had shot. All plains game, you name it. I have never had a bad meal at any time in five weeks in Africa. I have gout, and I cannot eat beef very often. I had plains game two meals a day for 21 days and never had any problems. I think it is the junk that they shoot into the cattle and pork products here, to make them grow faster, in the USA. If you don't try the game over there you are really missing much of the "flavor" of the hunt.

I will try it all after i win the free trip.I have my eye on a ruger 338win mag rifle.Its my next purchase.I thought about a .300win but decided on the .338

On my trip to RSA in 2001, we had blue wildebeest and kudu and both were excellent. All the game we shot was sent to market I am pretty sure. The zebra I shot was a foul beast that I would not even attempt to eat.

Robert

Interesting since Sadie and I have eaten zebra in at least 3 different locations and it was quite tasty.

Nothing compares to Tommie chops though! Ruark got that one right for sure.

Mark

Tell you what, Chicken Fried Kudu Steaks are out of this world! I have had Warthog, Eland, Kudud, Gemsbok as well. All either fried or in a casserole of some sort. The Gemsbok biltong is great too.

Raw kudu sprinkled with corriander, cracked pepper and lemon juice is damn tasty as an appetizer. Especially with a cold Frostie.

Mark: I have heard from friends that zebra is sold in northern Europe, but the folks who we were hunting with, near Port Elizabeth, treated the zebra I shot as if it was not table fair..I shot maybe a 6 or 7 year old stallion, and it was a foul smelling scarred beast...I watched the folks in the skinning shed that night pull its hide off..they did quarter it and cut its back in half and took it to cold storage. I asked the skinner what they were going to do with the meat and he said he did not know...with the kudu, blesbuck, springbuck, impala, duiker and gemsbuck it was clear that the meat was highly valued, because they said so....the tracker/skinners paid close attention to their stomacks (right off the bat), and then got the meat to cold storage. The zebra was treated a little different as I remember.

I have eaten elephant once or twice on each safari. Most is unbeliveably tough, jaw sore tough. The most tender steaks are from the cheeks.

465H&H

I was really looking foreward to eland marrow bones roasted over the coals on the night of the kill,but maybee next time.We made rhino chili that would of been great except the drunken hired P.H. kept laying the spoon in the dirt every time he stirred it.Hunted with one P.H. that must have lived on game liver and meilipap.The one I hunt the most with wont eat liver as he calls it a filthy filter.One night me and a buddy stayed up drinking I drank a whole bottle of Amarula while eating biltong and droewors.The memories just go on an on.

mmmmm always have eaten duiker,warthog springbok,blesbok, impala, blue and black wildebeest,hartebeest,kudu,eland and buff. all really really tasty

my favs have to be impala, kudu and eland.

Impala kabobs in the evening for a starter.