Just had moose burger for the first time…

[thinhorn_AK]

Eat moose for a few years and a ribeye from the store is like a real delicacy.

 

[johnnycake]

Moose down south must taste different than moose in AK.
I like moose in roasts and stew. Dont much care for the burger.
Bison is way better.

Having made moose and bison burgers, pastrami, steaks, and roasts side by side I agree with this completely. It isn't even close. Bison is way better

 

[casey36]

Moose is probably my favorite species of deer to eat. I have to say though, I'll take Dall sheep anytime over Moose. Believe it or not the best roast from a game animal ive ever had was from a Cougar. It was just incredibly good!

 

[ozyclint]

I've eaten cougar before too. It was delicious.


I'm talking about cougar the animal BTW.

 

[Tah854]

Moose is the king of game meat clean, mild, zero funk, just rich beefy goodness. Bison’s the closest store bought comp. After 30 elk deer, that first bite’s a revelation. CO tag’s a 20 year lottery, but worth every point.

 

[akcabin]

Our son was grinding moose burger yesterday n today. We add pork shoulder n some pork suit to it about 15 %. So the burger holds together. And adds a nice flavor. We tend to use only choice cuts for steak, roast. And lots of burger. We also like to add chopped jalapeño peppers to the burger. And make up some course grind burger for chili n such. Or grind it n make sausages, brats from it. Been eating it for over 45 years
Caribou meat is real good. Seems much more tender than moose steak.
A nice gift for folks when they are heading for a long drive with their dog is to give their dog a pound of moose burger to eat just before they leave. It will leave an air of remembrance. And a few open windows
Hey glad you got to try some different protein out

 

[grfox92]

Eat moose for a few years and a ribeye from the store is like a real delicacy.

Id say eat moose today and a ribeye is a delicacy tomorrow.

Ive said it for years and I might get flack for saying it, but I genuinely think guys who rant and rave about how good game meat is and even go as far as to say it's better than beef, are lying to themselves. I think they deep down feel the need to justify killing and convince them selves that the meat is just the best thing ever.

I'm not saying that everyone who loves game meat has this complex, I'm sure some people genuinely prefer game meat over beef. But I also think a lot of people are going out of their way to praise game meat to make them selves feel better about killing.

The meat is just a bonus for me. I don't hunt for meat. Period. I hunt because I love to hunt. Elk is about the only animal that im excited to wind up with. The rest of it is a constant battle of specialty cooking to make it palatable.

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[Smokinyotes]

I’m very fussy when it comes to meat. I only eat deer made into sausage. Last year I shot a yearling alfalfa fed bull moose. It was fantastic. I honestly couldn’t tell the sirloin steaks from beef steak other than they were a little darker red. I think a lot of it is how quickly the animal is skinned and cooled. .
I shot a small horned 5 pt bull elk end of November last year. Skinned it right away and left it hanging off the tractor over night. By morning it was froze solid. I thought it would have been tough but it was great as well.

 

[Maxhunter]

I’m having moose steaks tonight.

 

[Djacker]

Moose was my favorite, until I had Oryx.

 

[HunterGatherer]

Id say eat moose today and a ribeye is a delicacy tomorrow.

Ive said it for years and I might get flack for saying it, but I genuinely think guys who rant and rave about how good game meat is and even go as far as to say it's better than beef, are lying to themselves. I think they deep down feel the need to justify killing and convince them selves that the meat is just the best thing ever.

I'm not saying that everyone who loves game meat has this complex, I'm sure some people genuinely prefer game meat over beef. But I also think a lot of people are going out of their way to praise game meat to make them selves feel better about killing.

The meat is just a bonus for me. I don't hunt for meat. Period. I hunt because I love to hunt. Elk is about the only animal that im excited to wind up with. The rest of it is a constant battle of specialty cooking to make it palatable.

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Comparing a corn fed beef ribeye to venison is like comparing bacon to jerky. They’re just totally different things. I went without any elk or deer meat last year and had to buy store bought beef - lots of ribeyes, tri-tip, chuck steaks, etc. Honestly, after a couple months, it sucked. I also have had years ,like when I first got married, that we ate almost zero beef and had to live on elk- like almost every meal was elk, and we got tired of it after awhile too. You can get sick of anything if you eat enough of it.

But when you consider the nutritional value and health benefits of eating wild game vs factory farmed commodity beef and add in the feeling of pride and satisfaction that (hopefully) you feel when you serve your family protein that you have invested blood, sweat and tears into, there’s no comparison. If you raise your own beef maybe you get the same sense of satisfaction that comes with being a provider for your family but you sure as hell don’t get that feeling from going to the store and buying steaks in styrofoam packaging, gassed with carbon monoxide to keep them looking pink. So, no I’m not lying to myself or justifying my passion for hunting. Hunting and gathering your own food just hits different.