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So how many different wild meats have you killed, cooked and eaten?

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Deer,
Elk,
Black bear,
Racoon,
Skunk,
Fox,
Bobcat,
Beaver,
Badger,
Rattle snake,
Iguana,
Garrobo,

Word of caution, bobcat is disgusting (at least if you eat it raw) the racoon tasted like pork cooked in apples
My all time favorite is badger salted and roasted over a fire, it has a flavor all it's own, and it is a good one.
Deer,
Elk,
Black bear,
Racoon,
Skunk,
Fox,
Bobcat,
Beaver,
Badger,
Rattle snake,
Iguana,
Garrobo,

Word of caution, bobcat is disgusting (at least if you eat it raw) the racoon tasted like pork cooked in apples
My all time favorite is badger salted and roasted over a fire, it has a flavor all it's own, and it is a good one.
Black bear
moose
mule deer (1 cup flour, 1 tsp cinnamon, fry it up)
rattlesnake
bunnies
elk
mountain lion
AND.... horse cubes, Milk Bone, and Gravy Train...
 
Killed and eaten:

Deer
Black bear
Moose
Caribou
Antelope
ELk
Wild boar
Rabbit
Pheasant
Ruffed grouse
Ducks
Geese
Muskrat
Beaver
Porcupine
Squirrel
Ground hog
Clams
Oysters
Wild eastern turkey

Many fresh, and salt water fish species


Eaten, but not caught and killed:

Rattlesnake
Himalayan tar
Snails
Beef
Lamb
Grasshoppers
Goat
Alligator
Snapping turtle
Octopus
Lobster
Scallops
Shrimp
Buffalo


There could be more in either list,, but can't recall any others at this writing.
Blaze
 
Killed and eaten:

Deer
Black bear
Moose
Caribou
Antelope
ELk
Wild boar
Rabbit
Pheasant
Ruffed grouse
Ducks
Geese
Muskrat
Beaver
Porcupine
Squirrel
Ground hog
Clams
Oysters
Wild eastern turkey

Many fresh, and salt water fish species


Eaten, but not caught and killed:

Rattlesnake
Himalayan tar
Snails
Beef
Lamb
Grasshoppers
Goat
Alligator
Snapping turtle
Octopus
Lobster
Scallops
Shrimp
Buffalo


There could be more in either list,, but can't recall any others at this writing.
Blaze
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Whoo boy, I can sure enough make myself miserable on the fruits of a good frog hunt.

There's a bayou just south of me that builds bully frogs with legs the size of KFC drumsticks. 😋😋
Agreed. As a younger man, when we couldn't gig any, we could get them from the Dandy Inn on Fridays. Good eats, great memories.
 
Had to think about this. So far recollect: deer, squirrel, rabbit, beaver, groundhog, frog, crawfish, fish, duck, antelope, bison, maybe more. So far, still like domestic beef the best.
Didn't kill but recently ate some alligator. Very white and tender but completely tasteless. Won't say never again but not motivated to try again.
 
I am not a hunter, but from family and friends: Mountain lion, buffalo, elk, deer, moose, Pronghorn antelope, rattlesnake, rabbit, frog, Paddle fish, sage hen, bear, Big Horn sheep. Favorite recipe for deer: Put 1 cup flour and 1 tsp cinnamon in a bag. Cube up meat and drop in bag. Shake well. Fry up in hot grease. Yum!
 
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Among the different animals the Lewis and Clark expedition ate offered by the various tribes was dog. However Capt Clark never could bring himself to like it
Seaman, a Newfoundland Dog, was a member of the Lewis and Clark expedition. He was the only animal to complete the entire three-year trip. Seaman was purchased in 1803 specifically for the expedition by Captain Meriwether Lewis.

"Lewis seems to have been happiest when he was alone on shore with his gun, his notebook, and his dog Seaman."

Lewis and Clark's Corp of Discovery ate over 200 dogs, bought from the Indians, while traveling the Lewis and Clark Trail, in addition to their horses, but Seaman was spared.

My wife and I have had Newfoundlands the entire 33 years of our marriage, 5 at the most at the same time. We just lost our last one, Maggie, today. Gonna have to start locking the doors to the house at night now, without her standing over-watch for us.
 

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