this seemed an appropriate place to ask.....
Looking through the hunting regs for last year, the following items are available (somewhere....) in the months of June-August:
black bear - spring hunting in June
carribou - I think these were available in limited units in late Aug
and mountain goat - I think these were available in limited units in late Aug
I've never eaten any of the 3, and dont know anyone who has.
Which is the best eating, if taken during the above seasons. If you locals are guffawing at my ignorance, please know that I'm not being sarcastic, I'm really just genuinely ignorant. As I mentioned earlier.... we dont have alot of carribou, bear, or mountain goats here in North Texas... (which is why I'm coming to your state, and you're probably not coming to mine...at least, not in the summer!)
I expect to do a TON of fishing, but it would seem a tragedy to me to spend that much time in AK and never do any hunting, so I'm trying to work ONE hunting trip into the summer of 2017 vacation plan.
Please advise,
shane
Alphabet Dude!
Of the three, I personally prefer caribou the best. Marinated, wrapped w/bacon and grilled is delicious! We also used to make some into kolbasa, slice it and throw it in a crock pot w/bbq sauce and a bit of pineapple juice! YUM!!
Black bear can be quite good, but cooking method is usually the key to good taste. Bear is like pork and needs to be cooked well. Goat...well, mine had a good taste, but it was tough as hell. We burgered it all and I still gave most of it away. Might be good as sausage. Others may have a different opinion.
Best,
Bob
