What’s the best wild game meat?

[sahunter06]

Elk
Whitetail

 

[MeatMissile]

Whitetail
Pronghorn
Pheasant
Grouse
Blacktail

 

[Ratbeetle]

I'm a big fan of pronghorn. Sadly never tried moose.

 

[Jimss]

New Mexico oryx!

 

[Elkfitness]

I’d have to say moose followed by elk


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[rayporter]

elk is good, moose is better but snapping turtle beats all, hands down.

 

[Ucsdryder]

This last year I cooked up some moose, elk, and bighorn sheep the same way and did a blind taste test for myself. There were some minor nuances but overall there really wasn't much difference to me. My family concurred.

Did elk, antelope, and deer. All backstraps. All cooked identical. Blind taste test. Everyone like elk the “best” but they actually ALL picked deer, which I was told beforehand was their least favorite! In the end, take good care of the meat, cook it right and you probably won’t be able to tell the difference.

 

[TFrank]

Antelope

 

[Felix40]

Bighorn sheep

 

[Mdfowlman2]

For me dove would have to be number 1, if they grew to be the size of turkeys I wouldn’t hunt anything else.
Close second is the Sika deer, this is the species that’s free ranging on Maryland’s eastern shore, elk would be third followed by whitetail

 

[eaglemountainman]

The little woman likes antelope best.

My list in order is,
Moose
Caribou
Antelope
Whitetail
Mule deer

A breasted Ruffed Grouse sauteed in butter on fresh bread makes a perfect camp sandwich for one.

 

[505Wapiti]

New Mexico Oryx and pronghorn antelope followed by elk

 

[FLATHEAD]

Common Moorhen has been my favorite small game the last few years.

 

[Couescrazy33]

Bighorn sheep.

 

[saile14]

Beaver
Black bear
Canada goose
Walleye

 

[Rileyb]

Whitetail…

 

[Mitten32]

Midwest corn and soybean whitetails are tough to beat. I would like to try axis.

 

[505Wapiti]

Grew up on SW Oklahoma farmland whitetail, definitely good, but NM oryx has topped my list. Such a wide variety of wild game, and to me honestly all of it is far superior than the commercialized stuff. From fresh caught kokanee on the smoker, walleye, and of course fresh chukar and pheasant on the disco… Those of us that live a life where we can harvest wild game are blessed beyond measure.

 

[Alasquatch]

Late fall berry fed interior black bear, dall sheep, moose, then caribou. Rendered fat from fall berry fed bears makes the best bakes goods you could ever produce.

 

[Newtosavage]

Did elk, antelope, and deer. All backstraps. All cooked identical. Blind taste test. Everyone like elk the “best” but they actually ALL picked deer, which I was told beforehand was their least favorite! In the end, take good care of the meat, cook it right and you probably won’t be able to tell the difference.

I kinda did the same thing. I made two pots of chili for a men's church event. One was elk and the other whitetail. Being in Texas, a whole bunch of them went for the elk first. But at the end of the evening, I asked around and most of them told me the deer chili actually tasted better. I wasn't surprised. The elk meat I've had has been pretty bland and tasteless. I guess we're just used to deer in our house now.

I do like me a good duck gumbo, but that's all I like duck for.

I noticed nobody said Bear - so that helped save me $100 this fall. LOL