I know this has come up many times before but I just wanted to know which game animal has the best of the best meat. I haven't eaten too many but on the top of my list would be Nilgai and then oryx. Are there any meats that are better? Ive heard moose, caribou, and eland are really good. Also go ahead and post your lists from best to worst
Here's mine:
Nilgai
Oryx
Elk
Red deer
Axis
Fallow
Blackbuck
WT
Sika
And how does mule deer taste?
Posted By: rifleman
Re: Best meat - 07/10/12 12:00 AM
Left out buffalo... MD tastes like MD
LoL
True. Just wanted a comparison.
I guess I just asked for it. Oh man, this is going to be annoying
Posted By: btpatriot
Re: Best meat - 07/10/12 12:05 AM
Nilgai is my favorite for sure. Elk and Axis run a close second
Posted By: newulmboy
Re: Best meat - 07/10/12 12:09 AM
I like axis the best, but i've heard nothing tops moose. Never had it, so i cant confirm. But sika elk and axis are great.
Posted By: erniejs
Re: Best meat - 07/10/12 12:13 AM
Beef . Not a very challenging hunt though
Posted By: LAG - CW
Re: Best meat - 07/10/12 12:43 AM
In my humble opinon, it's more the cook than the meat. A bad cook can make a rib eye taste like chit, but a good cook can make a raccoon taste like rib eye...
Don't knock a meat, until it has been cooked by the right person!
My family can make anything taste good.
But you are right as well. Good point
Posted By: fbchunter
Re: Best meat - 07/10/12 12:57 AM
Beef . Not a very challenging hunt though
X2
I agree, but haven't tried eland and some of the other exotics
Beef . Not a very challenging hunt though
X2
I've been around few I woulnt even bring my truck into the same pasture. Seen some that only reason we got found and got close was a 100 pound catch dog stuck to its nose
Posted By: Hogfather
Re: Best meat - 07/10/12 01:15 AM
Buffalo
Fallow
Elk
Axis
Red Deer
Oryx
WT
and hopefully I will be able to add Mule Deer to this list in December.
Posted By: Tye
Re: Best meat - 07/10/12 01:54 AM
Caribou tongue is awesome!
mule deer a little tastier than white tail in my opinion
Posted By: rifleman
Re: Best meat - 07/10/12 02:10 AM
Beef . Not a very challenging hunt though
X2
I've been around few I woulnt even bring my truck into the same pasture. Seen some that only reason we got found and got close was a 100 pound catch dog stuck to its nose
If the dog phased it it wasn't near crazy enough.
Beef . Not a very challenging hunt though
X2
I've been around few I woulnt even bring my truck into the same pasture. Seen some that only reason we got found and got close was a 100 pound catch dog stuck to its nose
If the dog phased it it wasn't near crazy enough.
There where 5 ridgebacks and the catch dog was cur pit cross
Posted By: rifleman
Re: Best meat - 07/10/12 02:27 AM
how many fences replaced?
Posted By: Pittstate
Re: Best meat - 07/10/12 02:39 AM
If you are talking just mammals, I would have to go with squirrel if cooked right. My next use to be Moose then Elk, but haven't had them in a long time. I have since really acquired the taste of whitetail.
If bird, it is ruffed grouse hands down, then quail, chukar, partridge, pheasant and turkey.
She went through at least 2 or 3 good fences and couple crappy laid down ones. The ranch we where own was 3k ..the ranch we ended up on was 3 sections/ 3 miles down the road ... The dogs bayed her in a shallow stock tank...
Then she got darted...and we about pulled the axle off the catch trailer getting her out.
She got dart again the next day when she jumped out of the shipping pens... Then we where screwed because we didn't have any where good to hold here until she got past the with draw period for the dart. So she got to stay in the catch trailer for two days until we found some taller pens
Posted By: stxranchman
Re: Best meat - 07/10/12 02:46 AM
Yep BOBO everything turns into a rodeo with you
from hunting to even working cattle
The kind that is on the BGE that evening...
Eland is my personal favorite....but Oryx, Axis, and Addax are all excellent as well.
Posted By: cmorsch
Re: Best meat - 07/10/12 03:12 AM
Blackbear
Woodcock
Buffalo
grousse
Elk
White Tail
Chucker
Pheasant
Yep BOBO everything turns into a rodeo with you
from hunting to even working cattle
Na, just started young...took me a long time to figure out being punchy doesn't pay the bills... I'm the only one in my family that doesn't punch any more..
looking back I've walked away from a couple train wrecks horse back that I shouldn't of...
Posted By: TxAg
Re: Best meat - 07/10/12 01:00 PM
Based on what I've had:
-Elk is tops
-Scimitar and Nilgai tied for 2nd (depends on age of animal)
-Wild Turkey
-Axis
-Mule Deer
-White tail
-Hog
But it's all good, I don't discriminate too much.