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Kinda the same for me. I've eaten some great deer, moose, caribou, elk, etc., and would have a hard time picking a favorite. Although the little spikehorn whitetail I shot last fall was crazy good eating! I'm in the camp of halibut is not my top choice in saltwater fish. I like it, but prefer lingcod, haddock, and even pacific/atlantic cod. I think it's just a texture thing with it, though fresh it's pretty dang good. After it's been frozen it's just not the same.

When I hear that Pronghorn tastes bad and elk is preferred over a beef ribeye, I have to believe that there is some mental anguish involved in these taste tests. Everyone around here prefers elk to any other wild game. My boys and I happen to kill a lot of critters each year and give some away. Since no one likes mule deer, I never give any of it away, instead I mark the mule deer packages "Elk" and never have any problem giving it away and have never heard anything from the recipients but "That elk sure was good"...

Wild Turkey

Haven't tried a lot of different game meat but enjoyed good moose meat the most. Also had one that had very little fat on it, tasty but tough.
Generally do not enjoy blacktail, might be different if you got them near some farmland. Decent mule deer and whitetail is always welcome.
Have had some good black bear, but generally I am not very enthusiastic about it. Might be partially because I don't particularly like to handle them, I think it is the long hair and the barrel chest! Had cougar and grizzly, neither was memorable.
I like my beef fairly rare, but not game meat (medium). Just a personal thing!
Ruffed grouse is pretty tasty, blue grouse is okay and spruce grouse can either be decent or not too appealing. Bandtailed pigeon was chewy, and tough to get!
I love to fish, but really am not too keen on eating fish. Being raised catholic probably had nothing to do with it, working on a commercial troller for a few summers might have!
Nice piece of lingcod or halibut is pretty good (for fish), and had mako shark once that was pretty decent. Swordfish was mediocre. Most salmon are not too appealing, though a nice coho filleted is decent enough. About one trout feed a year is plenty. Had some walleye, thought it was okay, for fish!

I agree, blacktail is by far the worst, I grind backstraps and tenderloins into the pepperoni/sausage pile.. guys go crazy!! 🤣🤣

1.moose
2. elk
3. antelope

My favorite of all time was White front goose.

Yet If I had as much of that as I had Halibut, Halibut may come away the winner. Love venison and Walleye and would look forward to wild hog properly prepaired. a bit surprised at how much I have not tried of what is listed here including speed goat.

Sounds like I need to learn to properly prepare squirrel yet.

Mule deer buck in the rut is pretty 'gamey' meat.

Without mucho seasoning I don't like it.


The same buck in early season is WAY better, actually quite good.

nilgia

For me it's venison and phesant. Man, do I miss me some squirrel and dumplings.

Grew up on squirrel and dumplings. Axis is my favorite though.

Eland

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