When People talk about wild game taste, i tell them Elk taste like Elk , Mule Deer taste like Mule Deer,Speed Goat Tastes like Speed Goat, Same is true for African Planes game, assuming the meat is well cared for it tastes like what it is, not gamey. Rio7
We killed an old grizzled, long tined 2x2 mule deer on the top of a mountain about forty years ago. The temp was about 28 F, with a 15 mph wind and blowing snow.
The carcass was properly gutted and skinned within 30 minutes of the shot. Then hung overnight in a tree to wait for horses to transport.
That old buck's neck was about as big around as a basketball.
And yes, he was "gamey". You could smell a chop cooking from two blocks away. Mixed 1 part in three with good ground beef, the burger was still strong.
And yes, I have tasted the same from domestic meat. An old billy goat, or boar hog, for example.
In a lifetime of killing and eating muledeer and elk, that is the only one I have found actually distasteful.
