Which wild game meat tastes the best?

[Meelosh]

Right, but like, what are your instructions for canning meat and not dying horribly of botulism, etc.?

 

[guywhofishes]

Right, but like, what are your instructions for canning meat and not dying horribly of botulism, etc.?

tons of info on the web "canned pheasant"

ran into this interesting article when I searched it

https://nodakangler.com/forums/showthread.php?4201-Canned-Pheasant

 

[Duckslayer100]

Let me ask you all this: When you make a claim for the best flavor of a specific animal, was it the actual MEAT or the RECIPE??

Therein lies the crux of the argument. It's why I judged my list on minimal ingredients and flavor of the game.

If your argument is, "by FAR the best is skunk asshole! Tastes like perfectly seared and smoked ribeye." I'll raise an eyebrow and wonder if you're off your meds. But ultimately the story will continue along the lines of: "All you have to do is be sure to kill a yearling skunk and get it before it sprays. Then you trim off all the sinews and fat, and marinade for seven days in a mixture of soy sauce, Worcestershire, and a few drops of unicorn tears. Be sure to do this during a full moon. That's key! Then let it hang and slowly age for up to 5 days and not more than 7 days. Smoke briefly over a mixture of Yucatan mesquite and Swedish cedar bows, then cook slowly over low heat for 8-10 hours. Comes out tasting like the best pulled pork you've ever had!"

TO me, that's not good wild game. That's a time consuming recipe to transform a substandard form of protein into something palatable.

 

[Maddog]

you duck haters need to learn how to cook

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I will take a duck over 99% of the other game out there.

Duck ka bobs with onion and peppers and mushrooms. Tasty!!!

Marinade the duck breast chunks beforehand.
Marinade either soy sauce OR worchestershire sauce

 

[Meelosh]

tons of info on the web "canned pheasant"

ran into this interesting article when I searched it

https://nodakangler.com/forums/showthread.php?4201-Canned-Pheasant

That's what I was looking for.

 

[Chas'n Tail]

1. Marmot
2. Porcupine
3. Gizzard Shad
4. Seagull
5. Beaver caster
Next Question....

 

[SDMF]

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I will take a duck over 99% of the other game out there.

Duck ka bobs with onion and peppers and mushrooms. Tasty!!!

Marinade the duck breast chunks beforehand.
Marinade either soy sauce OR worchestershire sauce

You started off poorly by using duck and then doubled-down on shitty by adding peppers. BLECH!!

P.S. I like to pick on the duck guys, don't take it personal, unless you want to, then go ahead and stew on it.

 

[guywhofishes]

my mom sautes green peppers and eats them on buttered toast

 

[AaronJ]

About the only wild game I can palate anymore is Pheasant. or anything made into Jerky.

 

[Whisky]

This is about as good as duck gets for me. And its pretty dang good!

Marinate



Make sauce





Grill over wood and charcoal to rare/med rare
Drizzle on sauce

 

[guywhofishes]

now that's how it's done - oh my

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if only ducks were as plentiful for eastern ND hunters as they were in the past

last 10 years have SUCKED

 

[SDMF]

This is about as good as duck gets for me. And its pretty dang good!

Marinate



Make sauce





Grill over wood and charcoal to rare/med rare
Drizzle on sauce

All of my duck-consumption joking aside, I'd try that on purpose even if I knew what it was before I ate it.

 

[Captain Ahab]

I can handle mallard done right. Goose makes good leech bait.

 

[Mort]

Some of guys are hilarious...I like it.. But on the food subject...its as good as you prep it...some are good at cookng and some just suck balls at it......it is what it is

 

[LBrandt]

There is just a touch of the beverly hillbillies in these here hills.

 

[Retired Educator]

For me:

1. Moose
2. Elk
3Antelope
4. Pheasant
5. Deer
6. Ducks
7. Young Snow Geese
8. Ruffed Grouse (Problem is getting enough to actually make a meal.)
9. Cottontail Rabbit (same problem as ruffed grouse in lots of areas.)

I like recipes that enhance the flavor yet still have ingredients that are easily available. I don't use any meat that has any dark blood showing. On birds that means no BB holes in the edible meat. Use that meat for sausage. I'm a person who looks for recipes in all sorts of outdoor publications. Try them and then decide whether the recipe is worth keeping or goes in the trash. Remember the time I found a recipe for Venison roast, tried it on a whole hind quarter of a young deer. Had a friend of my wife's over for dinner and didn't realize that she did not like venison. She at least tried it and then ate some more. By the end she told me "I really don't like venison but if you ever make this again, you can invite me back." I'm also not afraid to cook some game on the rare side while others I think are better cooked long and slow to get the desired tenderness.

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This is about as good as duck gets for me. And its pretty dang good!

Marinate



Make sauce





Grill over wood and charcoal to rare/med rare
Drizzle on sauce

Damn does that look good. I find that good sauces are as important to game as they are to a high quality steak. And by sauce I don't mean a bottle of Ketchup or a can of Cream of Mushroom Soup.

 

[fly2cast]

I have a question for people that like eating duck: Does it taste good because you were able to get the game taste out of it or does it taste good to you because of the game taste (you like the game taste)?

I've tried a number of different recipes for duck and made sure it wasn't overcooked, etc. Even though I have made it taste better, it still has a disagreeable gamy taste that I don't all the way enjoy. Is it that I cooked it wrong or will I never enjoy it because the gamy flavor is always going to be there?

 

[guywhofishes]

The only time I can recall thinking duck tasted livery/gamy was when I roasted it. Ha ha ha... what a disaster.

And I'm not a gamy taste lover much at all - so we have a bit of a mystery on our hands I guess.

 

[Maddog]

I like because it has its own unique flavor and texture.

Perhaps most people overcook it.

It doesn't taste like chicken. : )

Another way I like it is thin sliced breast that is saute'd in butter with mushrooms.
I can eat a whole skillet full of this.

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The only time I can recall thinking duck tasted livery/gamy was when I roasted it. Ha ha ha... what a disaster.

And I'm not a gamy taste lover much at all - so we have a bit of a mystery on our hands I guess.

I haven't had much luck with roasting wild duck either. I do a poor job and it gets overcooked and all dried out on me.

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I am glad a lot of people don't like eating duck. Then they don't hunt them and that leaves more for the rest of us. Most "farmers" will say "you hunt ducks?" as if you are crazy.

 

[guywhofishes]

man do I love me some duck a l'orange done right at a restaurant - goodness gracious