Moose vs Elk

Jhett_11

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Question is for those who have done both.

1.) Do you like to hunt moose or elk more?

2.). Which meat do you like better?

Personally I like to hunt them both equally and I don’t think it’s even close IMO moose meat is way better!
 
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Hunted both. Like hunting elk better but like moose meat better
Really? I read the meateater cookbook and he has sort of a list of game meat and has elk on top. I've only tried an elk heart so far so i can't judge either but this is interesting

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Scottyboy

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Without having hunted moose and most likely never will, I will say moose.
I’ve had a few elk and have thoroughly enjoyed them, but I need to keep my dream alive and thinking moose will be life changing (which it would be)
 

brsnow

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I have only had elk and am sure moose is great, but I have come to believe field treatment of meat is more important.
 
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They are both good but typically pretty easy to tell apart (to me anyway) . Texture is different, moose is coarser/grainier. Good moose is a lot like grass fed beef.

Of course the individual animal....age, condition, diet, field care/conditions, will all play a part in what an animal tastes like.
 

.270

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Moose is hands down my favorite game meat that I have tried but I prefer to hunt elk over moose. Probably because I can hunt elk every year and it would be a stretch to do a moose hunt every year.
 
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I like to bowhunt both and eat both....elk steaks are my preference for grilling. For roast and burger I’d give the slight edge to moose. Both are great meat.
 
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I’ve hunted elk 52 consecutive years. Eaten quite a bit of it. Only hunted moose a couple of times, I prefer elk hunting. Perhaps because I ve eaten elk all my life I prefer moose, but elk is awful good.
 

JohnIrish

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Sorry guys... but moose & elk meat are too plain... not much taste or flavor. I actually prefer deer meat. I just talked to an outfitter in Montana.... he also prefers deer. So I guess I am not the only one who feels that way.
 

Hyde79

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Hunted and harvested both. I love the Moose meat. Elk are fun as they are more vocal... I get to hunt elk every year, moose I am in year 3 of my 7 year wait here in MT...

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Love them both. Prefer moose meat but I don’t think I prefer it by much. A few years ago when I had my rotator cuff done was the first year in a pretty godnwhule that I didn’t have on eotnthe other in the freezer. I love hunting them both but maybe like elk hunting better? I love rivers and Mountians both so it’s really a tough call for me
 
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