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I’ve had,

Moose
Elk
Bison
Whitetail
Pronghorn
Blackbuck
Axis
Beef

I’d have to have a side by side comparison to remember all the flavors. That said I remember really enjoying the moose.

Mutton
Beef

Everything else falls in line behind that.

Glad to see a few mentions of bear. Although I’d put it right there with white tail.

Pussy
Steak
Axis
Venison

Our finished Beef
Cow elk
Whitetail doe
Ate moose a few times and know that I'm supposed to like it, but for some reason I don't care for it.

Featherweight6555: Then YOU haven't eaten early season Alfalfa fed Mule Deer!
My list:

#1: Alfalfa fed early season Whitetail Deer
#2: Alfalfa fed early season Mule Deer
#3: Cow Elk
#4: Pre-rut Bull Elk
#5: Moose
#6: Bighorn Sheep
#7: Antelope (my whole family LOVES Antelope steaks and burger)
#8: Mt. Goat
#9: Black Bear pot roast
#10: Properly prepared (marination is the secret!) Mallard Duck
#11: Canada Goose Terriyaki Jerky

Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy

Dall sheep
Moose
Elk
WT on sugar beets
Caribou
black bear eating blueberries
antelope

That's " pink"not red. 😆

1. 1 1/2 yr. old steer Angus corn beef raised in a small pen " wild game is good but nothing is as tasty as a 2 inch cut Porterhouse beef steak raised in small pen and fed lots of corn ."
2.cow elk
3.cow moose
4.doe antelope
5.doe whitetail shot in early September
6. males of all the wild game running ,rutting , have sex and fighting makes meat tuff and tangy
7. grass fed beef is horrible to eat

I forgot several, that should have been listed, getting old lol

Mule Deer Hot Italian Sausages, I had them last night
Mule Deer Jalapeño Cheddar Cheese Smokies
Barley-fed Doe Whitetail
Blue Fin Tuna
2-year-old Bull Moose
Elk
Barley Finished AAA Red Albert Angus Beef
Hungarian Partridge
Canada Goose

Elk
Bighorn
Antelope
Moose
Beef
Deer

The list is somewhat fluid, depending on cut, how it’s being cooked, etc.

There is nothing good about mule deer

meat from a young bear that raided honey bee hives for a month rates at top of my list , about 160 lb with out hide or guts

The elk I’ve shot have all been quite old, evidently. The meat has been quite tough. Even the hamburger was tough.
It’s hard to beat a whitetail doe’s tenderloin.
I’m not a big fan of pronghorn meat. But it’s edible.
I’ve eaten elk shot by others that was very good - young cow steak = best elk so far.

I just had a portion of a whitetail buck’s backstrap for breakfast. That buck was maybe a three year old. The meat was excellent.

What I’m trying to write is that there’s a lot of variation within each species.

The tastiest/best game meat for me so far, is whitetail tenderloin.

Beef
Moose
Antelope
Cougar
Pork
Elk
Whitetail
Blacktail
Mulie





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Were I hunt and kill them, they are fantastic.

I was at a party at a neighbor's home, told them I was a hunter, and two couples said they did not like wild game.

I invited them over and made a whole Mule Deer Doe Backstrap, by searing it in my Cast Iron Pan and finishing it in the Oven. They all said they thought it was as good as any Beef Tenderloin they ever had, and devoured it.

It is that good, but as you know game is only as good as what they are feeding on, how they were shot, handled in the field, butchered, and cooked.

Most people overcook game.

Eland (ate a young bull that broke his leg and was phenomenal)
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Pierre David Deer (seriously)
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Elk
Axis or Scimitar or Nilgai or Gemsbok
August Whitetail
Fat Whitetail Doe
Buffalo (finished on corn)
Wild Hog

Beef
Bear
Moose
Whitetail
Elk
Mule deer

Question for all the guys who listed bear high up on their lists....

How do you prepare it?

Have tried several times and found it terrible.

Cooked wrong maybe?

You are correct. I've only killed one but have ate MD a few times. Maybe the Alfalfa fed ones are better. There was no alfalfa (that I remember) around Meeker Co. Where the ones I have eaten came from.