Gander D. Bander
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I will tell you what the four we shoot this weekend taste like.
Eating Antelope
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cmiddleton
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antelope back strapes yummy
jerky better
burger in tacos perfect
cutting and wrapping stinks.
time out of elk hunting for antelope "i think not"
jerky better
burger in tacos perfect
cutting and wrapping stinks.
time out of elk hunting for antelope "i think not"
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Man, you WY guys don't give those goats any respect!
I love hunting them AND eating them. All of my WY antelope (15 in the past three years) have been excellent tablefare. Although different that elk, they were certainly no less acceptable for dinner. I just wish there was a way I could shoot more than three when I head your way in September.
cmiddleton
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before i started bowhunting we alway said antalope were for checking to make sure you rifle was on sight for deer hunting.
back in rhe 80's you could get 7 doe fawn tags for each area.
take your buddy with you and come home with 14 goats thats what made me hate cutting up goats.
when eating antalope shoot year old does and you will like them they are real good
back in rhe 80's you could get 7 doe fawn tags for each area.
take your buddy with you and come home with 14 goats thats what made me hate cutting up goats.
when eating antalope shoot year old does and you will like them they are real good
cornstalker
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Antelope is my favorite of the wild ungulates to eat.
elks pretty much said everything a guy needs to know about meat care.
elks pretty much said everything a guy needs to know about meat care.
both antelope this last year tasted better than either of the deer. The deer were head shots in the evening as they came out on the hay fields to feed. The antelope were taken about an hour appart on opening day. One was still bedded down and had just gotten up and started walking down the hill to me, the other was in the next draw over in short neither had been pressured at all. If the antelope this year turn out similar in comparison I'll likely limit my deer hunting to looking for trophies.
Bayou City Boy
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Sagebrush fed antelope makes excellent cat food... Just be sure to cook it outside.
Grainfield fed antelope is a whole 'nuther ball game.
-BCB
Grainfield fed antelope is a whole 'nuther ball game.
-BCB
claimbuster
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My Dad and I hunted antelope a lot in years past. We always ate all the meat.
As time has passed and I have grown older, I have decided that shooting PD's, yotes and clay targets is my preference, followed by a black angus t-bone on the grill.
As time has passed and I have grown older, I have decided that shooting PD's, yotes and clay targets is my preference, followed by a black angus t-bone on the grill.
Originally Posted By: Bayou City BoySagebrush fed antelope makes excellent cat food... Just be sure to cook it outside.
Grainfield fed antelope is a whole 'nuther ball game.
-BCB
Exactly why all my antelope come from the farmland and not the sagebrush. Well....that and landowner vouchers
In fact I'm going to go scout around for my buck this next weekend. They never venture too far from the winter wheat.
Grainfield fed antelope is a whole 'nuther ball game.
-BCB
Exactly why all my antelope come from the farmland and not the sagebrush. Well....that and landowner vouchers
In fact I'm going to go scout around for my buck this next weekend. They never venture too far from the winter wheat.
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NdIndy
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Funny story. Kind of. Probably 10 years ago a buddy and I go goat hunting and he shoots a nice buck out from under me. Bad etiquite. Anyway he makes up a bunch of jerky and brings it out after a day shooting about an hour from home. Sage'iest thing I've ever put in my mouth, but I had a big coke to wash it down. I ate 2 pieces to be polite because I sure as heck didn't want to after the first bite.
For some reason the coke and the jerky interact and gives me a case of the burps you could probably make movies about, and each one just REEKS of antelope and sage. Heck, it was my own stink and I thought it was awful. Since I'm driving the first thing I do is lock all the windows and then laugh myself sick all the way home because the smell is just killing him. Karma
I quit goat hunting after that, I won't kill what I won't eat for the most part (PD's excepted). But a friend of mine from NY had never been and complained for 2 years that he had never goat hunted and finally wore me down. Took him out last year and dropped one that had been living on winter wheat. Field dressed as normal, hung overnight with the hide on and had it processed into sausage and burger the next day.
With much trepedation we cooked the burger into burgers for the 1st time and it was outstanding. Didn't stink while it cooked and tasted great. Wife said that besides not packing as tight as beef, she couldn't tell the difference while cooking it. So now I'm goat hunting again
For some reason the coke and the jerky interact and gives me a case of the burps you could probably make movies about, and each one just REEKS of antelope and sage. Heck, it was my own stink and I thought it was awful. Since I'm driving the first thing I do is lock all the windows and then laugh myself sick all the way home because the smell is just killing him. Karma
I quit goat hunting after that, I won't kill what I won't eat for the most part (PD's excepted). But a friend of mine from NY had never been and complained for 2 years that he had never goat hunted and finally wore me down. Took him out last year and dropped one that had been living on winter wheat. Field dressed as normal, hung overnight with the hide on and had it processed into sausage and burger the next day.
With much trepedation we cooked the burger into burgers for the 1st time and it was outstanding. Didn't stink while it cooked and tasted great. Wife said that besides not packing as tight as beef, she couldn't tell the difference while cooking it. So now I'm goat hunting again
It's been said, but I'll say it again - it's all about the preparation. Take care of a dead antelope and you'll have great tasting meat. I've shot them in the wheat, native grass in a river valley, on the plains, and out of a sage flat and have never eaten a bad piece of antelope meat. But I'm fanatical about meat care, which I personally believe is the most critical step in ensuring quality meat on your table.
I've heard that "gamey" line a lot, but can't remember ever experiencing it when eating something I killed, processed, and prepared (except from a big ol' boar hog I killed in CA, in the wheat, hung in the cool, and processed by a reputable outfit with which my trusted hunting partner had years of first hand positive experience).
I've heard that "gamey" line a lot, but can't remember ever experiencing it when eating something I killed, processed, and prepared (except from a big ol' boar hog I killed in CA, in the wheat, hung in the cool, and processed by a reputable outfit with which my trusted hunting partner had years of first hand positive experience).
Utahdogger
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We always took care of ours right and it is still very strong smelling while cooking and stronger tasting than deer, not my first choice at all.