Elk or Venison?

[DVanVorous]

Living near one of Ted Turners ranches means we see buffalo in the local stores a fair bit, tends to be 1.5x the price of the same cut of beef. Been toying wit the idea of getting a tag but they only allow something like 25 for the state draw. Theres a few places that'll let ya take one fer around $350-400 but somehow thats a bit like walking into a corral and taking a beef...

Guess I'm one of the few that actually like speed goat (AKA antelope), the trick is getting past the sage taste via decent marinade and letting it set for a day or 2 in that.

Keep yer powder dry,
D.

 

[shmrck1]

Guess I'm one of the few that actually like speed goat (AKA antelope), the trick is getting past the sage taste via decent marinade and letting it set for a day or 2 in that.

Dvan,
I think that is true of most big game,
especially the older ones. Weather it be bear,elk,
moose,or deer.Also I think the care of the meat
immediately after harvest is very important.Cooling the meat down after harvest is critical(within 3 hours).I am thinking getting the harvest to a body temp of 40 degrees as soon
as possible.IMO
snake-eyes :hmm:

 

[DVanVorous]

Guess I'm one of the few that actually like speed goat (AKA antelope), the trick is getting past the sage taste via decent marinade and letting it set for a day or 2 in that.

Dvan,
I think that is true of most big game,
especially the older ones. Weather it be bear,elk,
moose,or deer.Also I think the care of the meat
immediately after harvest is very important.Cooling the meat down after harvest is critical(within 3 hours).I am thinking getting the harvest to a body temp of 40 degrees as soon
as possible.IMO
snake-eyes :hmm:

I'd heartily agree about the age issue as I'm reminded of a CO mulie buck (6x8 point count)that weighed in at around 400# dressed, hide-head-hoofs off back in the '60s that had enough fat along the back and sides there was no getting around the fat deposit on the roof of the mouth on eating it. Most folks cant take that unless ye cut teeth on venison bones like I did.
In retrospect more sausage and jerky should have been made than steaks, chops and roasts. But a venison sauerbraten is phenomenal fare even iffen the kitchen gets a tad aromatic on the 2nd of aging... :grin:

Keep yer powder dry,

D.

 

[deanscamaro]

Having grown up in Wyoming hunting/eating elk, deer and antelope, the overall general consensus up there (and in my own personal opinion also) they ranged from good to bad as elk, deer then antelope. Elk was less gamy down to antelope which was really gamy. It isn't that deer was bad, just that elk was less gamy than deer. It really comes down to personal taste.
:thumbsup:

 

[Turtle2]

For me it's Elk. After eating quite a few mule deer, there's nothing better that I've ran across that's beter than Elk (including beef).

-turtle-

 

[merdean]

Elk is my favorite. But good venison is tops on my wife's list. It has to be taken care of in the field. That is what makes it prime!

 

[nealglen37]

I think it depends on what the animal has been eating. Elk is normally better because the eat grass, deer are browsers and eat more twigs and shrubs. I have tasted whietails from the south and midwest, and you can tell the difference from a deer that has been eating corn.

 

[shmrck1]

deano,
Oh,I agree personal taste has a lot
to do with how one persives the food they
eat. But,have you ever cooked up a meal of
venison and passed it off as beef,and the eaters
loved it.
I have a step-daughter-inlaw that sat down
and ate 2 dishes of venison stew. She :applause:
the dinner the entire time she ate it.
When she was done eating and comfortable,
I told her the meat in the stew was deer meat.
She just almost didn't make the rest room,
before donating her dinner to the sewer system.
That was maybe 20 years ago,but, to this day she will not eat a dinner I prepair.
snake-eyes :hmm:

 

[longcruise]

#1 Elk
#2 Caribou
#3 Moose
#4 Prairie Goat
#5 Mule Deer
#6 Whitetail

Bear fits in there but it's been so long I can't remember where?

Antelope gets a bad rap cause of the way the meat gets handled, IMO. One of the best I ever ate was an old buck killed just after the rut ended :shocked2: Gotta take the hide off immediately and keep it cool. That can be hard to do in antelope country. Lotsa guys drive around all day with their antelope field dressed but hide on in the back of the truck Not good!!

 

[rabjr]

We eat a lot of venison here, thats fine, nothing wrong with that. Elk would be at the top of my list, the few times I been lucky to have some has just been wonderful eating. :thumbsup:

 

[Bubba45]

Elk and Bear meat are my favorites but venison is good too and I eat quite a bit of it :wink: