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Originally posted by bartsche:
Maybe not exactly game but you can shoot it and eat it is rattle snake.More fine bones than trout but yes it tastes like chicken. roger

Roger, our deer lease manager goes out of his way to kill, clean, batter and fry then eat rattle snake. I tried some last year and I'll be damned if it wasn't GOOD! Tasted like fish to me though, something more along the lines of fried shark meat. (battered with Lowry's Seasoned salt mixed in)
My favorite wild game is Dove breast wrapped in bacon and marinated in Italian dressing and cooked over a mesquite fire (or even a gas grill) until the bacon is crispy. Quail the same way. Then the ole' reliable chicken fried "venison" back strap. Also had antelope and I thought it tasted better than venison.

Moose loin steak tonight....Salmon last night....ptarmigan tomorrow....life is damn tough here!

Whitetail deer tenderloin steaks smotheered in mushrooms and onions, a close second is pan fried grouse.

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Originally posted by Rub Line:

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Originally posted by bartsche:
Has anyone ever eaten a beaver ? roger

Yes, both kinds. Dad was a trapper and I was in the Navy.

What one tasted better?, I suppose it would depend on the area you hunt in and the freshness of the game.

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Originally posted by wwjmbd:
Whitetail deer tenderloin steaks smotheered in mushrooms and onions, a close second is pan fried grouse.

Make the mushrooms morels and I'm with you!

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Originally posted by Rub Line:

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Originally posted by bartsche:
Has anyone ever eaten a beaver ? roger

Yes, both kinds. Dad was a trapper and I was in the Navy.

Gidday Guys,

Yep it smell like fish and tastes like battery acid but still one of my most enjoyable meals

Game meat has to be Tahr fillet. Off a mature nanny and hung well. Grill it whole over matagouri or manuka coals after rubbing it with salt and cracked pepper. Food of the gods when out on the hill.

Happy Hunting

Hamish

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Originally posted by vapodog:
Does Morel mushrooms count?

Amen on fried Morel mushrooms!

Love fried Quail, Whitetail doe loin, Elk, Moose .

Beaver is much to fishy for my taste buds,Sika venison comes out on top for me.(No puns intended)jc

Here's a rather interesting related story:


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...7Csec3_lnk3%7C105154

Bobwhite Quall hands down. Just cut the breasts into silver dollar sized medalions & suatee in butter.

2nd choice would be Rabbit Pie. (Cottontail Rabbit simmered in chicken broth & made into a pot pie)

Deep fried Alligator tail nuggets are awfully good too.

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Originally posted by tc98:

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Originally posted by vapodog:
Does Morel mushrooms count?

Amen on fried Morel mushrooms!

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Up here on the Candian border in NY State we have morels & the locals do not bother with them.

Having moved here from South central IN, where the Morel season is a big deal, this was a pleasant surprise.

We didn't even know they existed in this area until Wifey discovered a small Yellow Morel while mowing the yard about 4-5 years after we moved here.

Soon after that my son came home from fishing the river in our back yard W/a shirt tail full of Yellow Morels.

On her best outing, Wifey filled one side of our double sink W/Morels.

Elk steaks, grilled Alaskan Salmon and baked trout. Just a few of my favorites..

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Originally posted by wildcat junkie:

2nd choice would be Rabbit Pie. (Cottontail Rabbit simmered in chicken broth & made into a pot pie)

That sounds intresting, I may have to try it..

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Originally posted by Wstrnhuntr:

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Originally posted by wildcat junkie:

2nd choice would be Rabbit Pie. (Cottontail Rabbit simmered in chicken broth & made into a pot pie)

That sounds intresting, I may have to try it..

You should try and find a recipie for hossenfeffer. It's pretty much sweat and sour rabbit and it tastes wonderful. An old family favorite.

Tonite I shrink wrapped elk backstrap and tenderloin that has been aging for 15 days. No matter how I cook it, It will make me and my guests smile !

Antelope kabob and quail. Yum!

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Originally posted by jeffeosso:
blackbuck doe, eland, feral sow, cottontail or swamphairs!

revised.. oryx is NICE
blackbuck doe, eland/oryx, feral sow, cottontail or swamphairs

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Originally posted by Wstrnhuntr:

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Originally posted by wildcat junkie:

2nd choice would be Rabbit Pie. (Cottontail Rabbit simmered in chicken broth & made into a pot pie)

That sounds intresting, I may have to try it..

It's real easy.

I used to look @ the hindquarters to determine if the bunny was a "fryer" or "stew". "Stew" rabbits were those that were either shot up or had stringy thigh muscles.

Cut the rabbit into 5 pieces. (back, front shoulders, hind quarters)

After cooking 1 medium sized rabbit until tender in the chicken broth W/bay leaves & spices to your taste, remove it to cool. Remove the bay leaves too.

Add cut up potatos & carrots to the broth & cook until done.

In the mean time, bone & cut the rabbit into bite sized pieces.

Strain the vegetable & reserve about 2 cups of the broth. Make a gravy W/the reserved broth.

Line a casserole dish W/pie crust.

Mix the cut up rabbit & cooked vegetable. heap them into the lined casserole.

Add gravy until it fills the casserole.

Cover the casserole W/pie crust & bake until the crust is golden brown.

This will feed 4 to 5 hungry guys.

I used to make this for our Thursday night poker games.

When we would take a break to eat & you could hear nothing but the sounds of eating & slurping along W/Donnie Johnson (one of the guys) loudly singing RABBIT PIE-IE YEAH! between slurps.

This works great W/Cottontails, but I tried it W/Snow Shoes & it was terrible. I don't know about Jackrabbits or Jackalopes though.

moose tenderloin is the best I've eaten. FANTASTIC !!!!

Bison! Last one my son killed was about 1,000 pounds. Fantastic meat and a lot of it.

moose.....and my ex-wife's quail in gravy

Since I have been in the hunting business for 40 plus years I have had the opertunity eat about eveything imagineable..I like Africas Eland, Kudu, Impala, buffalo, Hartebeest. I like Bison, elk, Mule Deer and Whitetail, Mt. sheep and some goat, Moose depending on what they are feeding on..

But my all time favorite meal is a West Texas ranch mamas fried deer meat with pico de gallo piled on it, pinto beans, flour tortillas or biscuits, gravy and mashed potatoes..That is what I was raised on and still prefer it to all else as do my kids and grandkids..Mama thaws backstrap in in hot water, cuts in 1/2 to 3/4 thick, lets it soak until its grey in color, squeezes it a few times, hammers the crap out of it, double flours it while damp, and fries it. The hot water works better than milk or vineger or whatever and it takes the blood out and wild taste is gone..

I also like a big bowl of Menudo at least once every couple of weeks..

If it hasn't been mentioned yet.....mountain lion loins are very much like pork in flavor and very tender.....great stuff.....just don't be anywhere near it when it's being dresses out!

...Beaver...did someone say Beaver???

Hate to admit it but it was the best game meat that I have had. One of the clubs I belong to has a game dinner every year and F&G had given the club 5 big ones...

The guys has boned out all the meat, cubed it, marinated it and then cooked it on screwers over coals... There was moose, black bear, deer several different ways, turkey, caribou, antelope and after trying everything the beaver was only equaled by the moose.

Did a black bear backstrap stirfry a few weeks ago after a friend shot a small male who had been raiding his chickens. It was better than the deer backstraps I have been doing for many years...

Antelope, especially when made into breakfast sausage is also a favorite....

Bob

A mid August Paddler Bull Moose from Dease lk.
Barbequed.
That meat was so sweet and tender you could cut it with a spoon. LOL
An unlucky buddy of mine once shot a huge old Mule deer buck that had been feeding on Sage brush!
Ugh..can you say inedible!

Our local F&G club used to have an annual game banquet.
We have quite a few trappers in the club so I have seen Beaver and Raccon on the menu.
Also Grizzly once, Cougar often, and the gamut of Deer, Elk, Moose, Sheep, Goat. Well you get the picture.
All kinds of Birds and waterfowl.
I used to make a Deer or Elk chili for that dinner.
I sure do miss those.

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Originally posted by bartsche:
Has anyone ever eaten a beaver ? roger

If you are referring to the beaver that lives in and near the water and makes dams then,Yes, it tastes like crap. Other beavers have most of the adult daily minimum requirements for protein and the taste depends on the beaver.

Best is Quail, then comes antelope and elk.

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Originally posted by bartsche:

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Originally posted by Canadaboy:
I'd say wild mallard breast is my absolute favourite. I also took a young whitetail last year that was simply amazing eating. Wildebeest tenderloin was really good too. Raw Wildebeest liver chased down with Jaegermeister is no where near the top but still much better than one might expect!

When you praised mallard breast I knew you were a liver eater! YUCK roger

I like duck hunting better than any other hunting, lots of trigger time but consider ducks as not much more than flying liver. Great for pictures and for giving away to people that like liver but not worth eating.

I confess that I have found a way to cook it so that it might be gagged down once a year or so.

If it doesn't have to be shot to be considered wild game, I prefer Abalone, Scallops and Pismo Clams to be about as good as it gets with lobster and crab a close second.

Can a dinner package qualify?

Eight nights in a row last April (2010) I had my choice between Kudu and Gemsbok steaks for dinner. Corn on the cob, fresh salad, mashed potatoes and gravy and tenderloin grilled to perfection over an ironwood fire.
Followed up by sitting in front of that fire with my very own bottle of Amarula, plenty of ice, and a sixty ring by nine inch genuine Cohiba for about two hours in digestion mode.

To this day, I could not say which of the two was better.

I have heard from members here that Eland is even better, and I expect to try that next April.

God has blessed me so richly, there are times when I feel almost guilty.

Almost...

I've loved the Big Horn sheep ribs that I've had followed closely by a wonderful Moose roast.

Haven't tasted any of the African fair but it all sounds good.

On the fishy side I found, surprisingly, that I like gator and sturgeon.

Many of you have eaten a lot of gator I would think and it was wonderful.

Springbok, Eland, gemsbok, giraffe, Moose, Elk, Deer and Bear. In that order. Dove is pretty darn good when you boil it in beer with a handful of jalapenos and about a tablespoon of pepper. boil them until they float. Moist and taste better

I had some roast (over an open fire) moose. It was incredible.

I've not tried some of the exotics or African game so I'll stick to what I know. Elk backstraps on the barbeque, Hungarian Partridge with the breasts wrapped in bacon and roasted in the oven, Black Crappie Fillets in tempura batter deep fried at Lake Powell. There are several close runners up like Pheasant but I'll stick with these for now. DW

North America I would pick moose first followed closely by either Blacktail deer or Elk.
While in Africa had the opportunity to eat both Impala and a young Wart hog. Both were fantastic but the Wart hog might of been the best wild meat I have ever eaten.

Never did understand the love for sheep meat. Killed my share of Dall's and they were "ok". Wife didnt care for it at all.

Grizzly, YUCK. Big black bear boars in the spring, YUCK.

Well, somebody has to set the record straight. It's clear that none of the preceeding posters know their ass from a hole in the ground. It's
RED CRESTED, DOUBLE BREASTED BEDTHRESHER.

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Originally posted by Brice:
Well, somebody has to set the record straight. It's clear that none of the preceeding posters know their ass from a hole in the ground. It's
RED CRESTED, DOUBLE BREASTED BEDTHRESHER.

OF COURSE, THE OLD RDBB. Should have known. roger

spotted owl-tastes just like chicken. don't tell peta

I had the pleasure of eating fruit bats prepared in coconut milk on the island of Peleliu and I gotta tell you… off the charts! Best meat I’ve ever consumed.

Woodcock 'trails on toast is pure ambrosia