Best wild game meat

[xwiscony]

Hard to beat Quail.

 

[Aviator04]

Axis
Mule deer
Whitetail


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[Montana Slim]

Antelope
Bison
Muley
Caribou/elk
Sandhill/sharptail/huns
Alpine black bear in the blueberries
Sheep
Puddle ducks/geese
Moose
Goat

Apparently I'm a prairie guy...

Does crab count? Because that would likely be right in with antelope for me. Doesn't get much better than boiling up a bunch of crabs you just pulled on a propane cooker and drinking good beer!

 

[Mcameron07]

Venison all day!

 

[dhall1693]

Here is SC it’s hard to beat some fried crappie for fish, white tail blackstrap for hoofed animal, and ring neck for fowl

 

[AK Troutbum]

I had a sheep hunting buddy who swore ram was the best tasting game. I had the good fortune of following him on one of his many outings. He passed on a legal ram, and basically put a bow on it for me to shoot. Amazing hunt, amazing scenery and a pack out that made every ounce of that meat precious, but sadly not my fav. Cow moose, then cow elk, then bull elk, then mule deer, likely insert sheep here, then whiteys.

I know quite a few people that swear by Dall sheep, but I’ve had meat from a few, including hunts that I’ve been on and know exactly how the ram was killed and processed (I’m very careful when it comes to the care of meat in the field), and although I do think it’s okay table fair for the most part, it doesn’t come close to moose, and it doesn’t even hold a candle to their mountain cousin, the mountain goat. As far as red meat goes and from my limited experience, I’ll take mountain goat over anything that walks.


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[OneRingTrTa]

NOTHING TASTES BETTER THAN WILD TURKEY.

 

[Jardo]

My list of game I’ve eaten.

Axis
Elk
Mahi-mahi
Ono (wahoo)
Pheasant
Pronghorn
Polynesian pig - preferably one eating mangos and guava
Blue grouse
Ruff grouse
Turkey
Mule deer or whitetail - I make this into jerky mostly.

Axis deer is by far my absolute favorite and I’m lucky to kill dozens of these a year. I age mine for 7 days in the cooler with ice and it’s better than the best filet minion.

With most game, it’s all about aging, rut, diet, field care, and age of the animal. Hard to beat a spike axis, or spike elk.


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[OneRingTrTa]

Beside turkey i would say rabbit,
yotes
Antelope
And some Snakes.

 

[Jimss]

Smoked wild turkey!
New Mexico oryx
Exotic blackbuck from Texas
Smoked Alaska red salmon
Smoked Alaska halibut

 

[Firehole Hunter]

My list of game I’ve eaten.

Axis
Elk
Mahi-mahi
Ono (wahoo)
Pheasant
Pronghorn
Polynesian pig - preferably one eating mangos and guava
Blue grouse
Ruff grouse
Turkey
Mule deer or whitetail - I make this into jerky mostly.

Axis deer is by far my absolute favorite and I’m lucky to kill dozens of these a year. I age mine for 7 days in the cooler with ice and it’s better than the best filet minion.

With most game, it’s all about aging, rut, diet, field care, and age of the animal. Hard to beat a spike axis, or spike elk.


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You know that there is filet mignon on Axis deer as well. Some call it the sweet meat or tenderloin, but it is a strip of muscle along the inside of the spine, low in the back of most game animals. It doesn't just come from cattle. The filet on a deer is excellent and very tender and is probably the best muscle on any animal that we eat because of its tenderness. I won't get into organs that some eat. Most who butcher their own don't get the filet because it is very small on smaller game (deer, antelope, sheep, goats, etc.) and dries out very quickly.

 

[outward]

1. Scimitar-horned Oryx
2. Axis
3. Elk

If you've not had it and get the opportunity, jump at the chance for Scimitar. Best meat I've ever had and I've eaten a couple dozen of them.

 

[dhmc03]

Nilgai

 

[jrg_80]

There a lot I have yet to taste...but from what I have Nilgai is #1 in my book.

jrg


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[jjchad]

Pronghorn any day

I would agree, the pronghorn that my son harvested was excellent, I was pleasantly surprised because I had heard so many horror stories about them.

 

[PA Hunter]

Moose for me.

 

[palefty]

My choices based on what I have been able to either kill or help others cut what they have killed and have been given meat. Having never hunted west of Indiana my experience is limited on some of the western game. As other have said a lot is dependent on care after the shot. There are things that would move up or down the list depending on what it is or how its prepared but overall.
1. Moose
2. Elk
3. Whitetail
4. Boar
5. Antelope
6. Pheasant
7. Turkey
8. Bear
9. Puddle ducks
10. Goose - Although Goose makes some of the best Jerky I have made

 

[Bendback]

Another vote for Moose

 

[Michael54]

Moose
Elk
Fried rabbit

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

Most of us on here are a little spoiled but it’s elk all the way for me.