I shot a cow this fall that had been with Noah on the ark. Even at that, she's pretty good eating. We had some loin chops last night that were very tender.
We've had some long discussions here on the pros and cons of boning in the field. I've concluded from my own experiences that an elk that's boned before it stiffens up tends to be much tougher than one that's boned later. This one was boned about 8 hrs after killing it.
