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As many of you know I had a great hunt last week and took my first Montana wolf.

http://24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/5756575/Finally_got_my_wolf#Post5756575

Any way, I thought it would be very appropriate to celebrate this hunt by at least "trying" to eat him. I cut out his backstraps which truly looked like great cuts of meat. I then took it to my neighbor who used to own a meat shop and catering business. He and I made up a special "Molloy Marinade" (named after fed judge Molloy who has meddled with this hunt for years). It was a mix of red wine, olive oil, kosher salt, pepper and a few dashes of spices that I couldn't identify. We let it soak for 48 hours and last night at a neighborhood celebration party we grilled the wolf! On my honor as a hunter, I will say with complete truthfulness, the meat was EXCELLENT! There were a few folks who just couldn't get past the thought of wolf meat but for those that tried it, they were shocked. It was tender, moist and had great flavor. One guest who is a serious cook said that if people knew what this tasted like they would be shooting a lot more wolves. When it was over, several people took chunks home to share with their friends. I am now regretting not harvesting more of the meat to try as a roast and even make into jerky. I am writing this about 12hrs after dinner last night. It will soon be time to take a quick walk in the woods and return the old boy to the earth from which he came, just as I am sure he would have done for me had our encounter on that day ended differently.

good for YOU. But I refrain from eating fellow predators. The only ones I kill on a regular basis are coyotes anyway.
And if you want that, i'll give you all the meat on 'em.

That's awesome you kept and open mind and ate it. Not only that, you discovered that it's good. They say you are what you eat so since wolves eat elk they must be good right?

JCS271, cool story, thanks for sharing and welcome to the fire, cant think of a more fitting fate for a wolf

Gunner

The dude ate a woof.

My new hero, that's awesome!

That, sir, is simply awesome!

WELL DONE!

I've never given much thought to eating a wolf,,lynx sure is good though!

Looks right tasty

No kidding...I wouldnt even have thought of it...good on you...

Now I know what to bring to the next Greater Yellowstone Coalition Party!!


ddj

Did you try any without the marinade?I have ate wolf a couple times at the Riggins game feed but it was all doctored up/marinated etc leaving the actual taste of the meat, illusive,just like Rocky Mountain Oysters,there great if cooked up right in the right stuff.

Congrats on the Wolf.I just got back from 6 weeks out and saw a pack of eight/a single and two running together...They were there one minute and gone the next without time to shoot.

Jayco

That's pretty darn cool man!

Cool. I have eaten just about everything else, something on my list of new things to try.

Well done - glad to know it tastes good - I guess I'd be like most and not think of trying it - but heck why not!!

I can't say that I"ve seen any meat that I've ever skinned that left me thinking no way. I can't say that I've tried everything though either.
Typically its all in your head though.

Glad you did well and the meat turned out fine!

Now if we could just get a bunch more of them dead and under control life would be better.

I loved the story.

Im right there with you. I ate my lion and cooked some of it in a roast and fed it to other hunters. They loved it until they found out what it was!

Looks like good meat to me. Congrats on your wolf.

Always wondered if folks ate them!

Maybe I'll have to get me a wolf!

If you get the itch to start howling.........

Thats cool.