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Best game for table fare...
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11/03/19 02:51 PM
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GusWayne
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We have 2-3 shooters here for daughter but haven’t saw them while hunting yet
But if we strike out deer season, I’m considering here a meat exoctic hunt
What’s the best table fare?
1. Cow elk 2. Axis/cull
I don’t wanna spend more than $1500
I’ve never had either
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Re: Best game for table fare...
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11/03/19 02:54 PM
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Elk is excellent, but I haven't tried axis, so not sure how they compare. I know elk usually wont disappoint tho, may come down to which hunt has the best value.
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Re: Best game for table fare...
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11/03/19 06:38 PM
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Re: Best game for table fare...
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11/03/19 06:41 PM
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I put axis and elk pretty much equal on taste, lots more meat on an elk though
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Re: Best game for table fare...
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11/03/19 08:31 PM
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I would rate my top three this way: 1. Moose 2. Axis 3. Elk They are close enough to me that on any given day with different cooks or recipes they could change order.
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Re: Best game for table fare...
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11/03/19 09:04 PM
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GusWayne
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Thanks guys, if they are that close we may go for a cow elk
Especially if the price is close
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Re: Best game for table fare...
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11/03/19 09:05 PM
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Re: Best game for table fare...
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11/03/19 10:11 PM
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I wouldn't turn down elk or axis, but if I was being picky, I would opt for pheasant.
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Re: Best game for table fare...
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11/03/19 10:56 PM
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Nilgai cows are hard to beat. Bison as well.
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Re: Best game for table fare...
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11/03/19 11:07 PM
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Elk, axis, Nilgai and bison are hard to beat.
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11/03/19 11:16 PM
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Oryx but $$$$ much...…...I don't find Axis much different from whitetail...…...Elk would be the best value.
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11/03/19 11:16 PM
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Saw your budget, likely couldn’t get a private nilgai hunt for that. However, a fishing guide I know claims there are a ton of nilgai on public land near Port Mansfield. Trick is you need a boat to get out to them. I’d add it would need to be a big boat as those things are huge. Maybe someone else here knows about it.
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Re: Best game for table fare...
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11/03/19 11:57 PM
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I've eaten all sorts of game (from warthog chops at breakfast to chicken-fried elephant cheek for dinner) and love to cook.
Hands down: cow elk. $1100-1200 dollars buys you a bunch of some of the finest eating on the planet in my opinion. The She-Wolf and I were experimenting last night and we did sourdough chicken-fried elk (and we finished off the leftovers for breakfast this morning). Awesome stuff!
Mark
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Re: Best game for table fare...
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11/04/19 12:52 AM
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Re: Best game for table fare...
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11/04/19 02:37 AM
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The last 5 years I've had whitetail, mule deer, axis, wild boar, black buck and Japanese sika. Japanese sika was the best of those. It's been 20+ years since I've had Nilgai but I remember it being fantastic.
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Re: Best game for table fare...
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11/04/19 02:59 AM
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Red deer are very good also.
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11/04/19 10:37 AM
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Red deer are very good also.
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Re: Best game for table fare...
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11/04/19 10:56 AM
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The best wild game table fare, I have ever had was a 2 yr old cow elk. Hands down the best. A properly cared for pronghorn, rates pretty high also.
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11/04/19 01:44 PM
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Roger that. Young cow Elk is the best I’ve ever had, followed by Oryx/Feral Pig/Nilgai/Axis/Eland/Whitetail/Blackbuck/Fallow etc. I’ve eaten a lot of other critters not mentioned but this is my opinion.
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Re: Best game for table fare...
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11/04/19 01:54 PM
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Gotta say I think the best food minded meat I have killed myself would be a nice plump feral hog, much preferably a sow.
It's hell eatin em live
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