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 Meat Hunt - Bang for the $
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01/11/25 03:30 AM
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Joined: Jan 2025
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CSchultz
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Green Horn
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Green Horn
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Looking for freezer filler. What combination of price, quantity (mass), and taste do hunters here in Texas prefer? Thinking of trying something new.
Have done red hinds before. Recently finished off an eland. Have whitetail in freezer up north.
Prefer to avoid elk & bison and other extremely lean game.
Thank you in advance for any advice.
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Re: Meat Hunt - Bang for the $
[Re: CSchultz]
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01/11/25 02:52 PM
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R. Spann
Outdoorsman
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Outdoorsman
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Axis meat is basically unbeatable. Blackbuck is great just the animals are small.
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Re: Meat Hunt - Bang for the $
[Re: CSchultz]
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01/19/25 12:19 AM
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CitySlickerHunter
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A broke horned Oryx is my preferred freezer filler
"I can't be over gunned because the animal can't be over dead"-Elmer Keith
10/30/2012 I VOTED for The American
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Re: Meat Hunt - Bang for the $
[Re: CitySlickerHunter]
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01/19/25 01:03 AM
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Biscuit
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THF Celebrity
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A broke horned Oryx is my preferred freezer filler Yes and the broke horn is easily fixed by a good taxidermist
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Re: Meat Hunt - Bang for the $
[Re: CSchultz]
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01/19/25 08:33 PM
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Posts: 136
bassmastar34
Woodsman
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Woodsman
Joined: Dec 2019
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nilgai, wildebeest and eland are my go to for filling a freezer for quality but the last 2 are little pricey
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Re: Meat Hunt - Bang for the $
[Re: CSchultz]
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01/21/25 04:52 PM
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Mistereeee
Woodsman
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Woodsman
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I have not tried everything, but Axis meat has been my favorite by far. Axis fajitas are amazing.
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Re: Meat Hunt - Bang for the $
[Re: CSchultz]
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01/21/25 09:03 PM
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BenBob
THF Trophy Hunter
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THF Trophy Hunter
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Tired, Wired, and Uninspired
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Re: Meat Hunt - Bang for the $
[Re: CSchultz]
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01/21/25 10:00 PM
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Adchunts
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Axis gets my vote here. Nilgai is great, but very lean. Haven’t tried Oryx, but it is on my to-do list.
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Re: Meat Hunt - Bang for the $
[Re: CSchultz]
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01/26/25 01:40 PM
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Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 464
Woj
Bird Dog
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Bird Dog
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Axis is fantastic and high on my list as well, but the OP said avoid "extremely lean meat". Given all conditions being equal, Axis is very lean (1.4gr / 100gr meat) compared to others mentioned here (per 100gr, is at Bison 8.5+gr fat, elk @ 1.45gr, WTD @ 2.4, nilgai @ 2.1gr, oryx @ 2gr).
Given all that.... I'll take Axis.
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