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Are Sika deer good eating? #1036298 11/14/09 02:25 PM
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Anyone know? We've got sika free ranging our ranch. Guy shot one last weekend and I was wondering if it was something decently edible?


Re: Are Sika deer good eating? [Re: RobertY] #1036329 11/14/09 02:51 PM
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i shot one along time ago...the meat wasn't bad. I don't know if it makes a difference or not, if its a bull thats rutting.

I liked it more than fallow (yuck!) or blackbuck



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Re: Are Sika deer good eating? [Re: txtrophy85] #1036417 11/14/09 04:56 PM
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The importance of good tasting deer meat lies more with the meat preparation then with the specie of deer. Any meat can taste good if cooked correctly. I had sika before and it was better then whitetail.



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Yes, they are very good.



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Re: Are Sika deer good eating? [Re: 30378] #1036973 11/15/09 12:28 AM
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I like em', they have very dark meat resembling elk. A little different flavor than whitetail but still very good.


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Originally Posted By: tx270
I like em', they have very dark meat resembling elk. A little different flavor than whitetail but still very good.


they should taste like elk, being that they are in the same family



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Re: Are Sika deer good eating? [Re: da.wells] #1038599 11/16/09 01:26 AM
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taste like chicken



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i love it
denser than whitetail, darker for flavor
it is like elk
beats the pants off axis


Re: Are Sika deer good eating? [Re: wetduck] #1038728 11/16/09 02:12 AM
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Originally Posted By: wetduck

beats the pants off axis


That's something I'd never thought would be said here. Now I got the itch for one.


Re: Are Sika deer good eating? [Re: devildog28] #1039303 11/16/09 01:03 PM
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sika are tasty



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Re: Are Sika deer good eating? [Re: luv2brode] #1041201 11/17/09 02:07 AM
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they are very tasty


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Mine sure tasted great.


Re: Are Sika deer good eating? [Re: mark a] #1043894 11/17/09 11:47 PM
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I always tell people to cool the meat as soon as possible.



Re: Are Sika deer good eating? [Re: TexasEd] #1043911 11/17/09 11:50 PM
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I think sika are way better than axis too. The one I shot was awesome.



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Re: Are Sika deer good eating? [Re: HunterTed] #1045026 11/18/09 01:00 PM
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Sika is pretty darn good.



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Re: Are Sika deer good eating? [Re: Curtis] #1046185 11/18/09 08:24 PM
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Good to hear, I have one on my list for the first week in December. Someone said that they are better when they are not rutting, but I guess that would not be a problem shooting a doe (cow?).

Would they make a good rug/wall hanging?


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