Best game for table fare...

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

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.

Elk and Bison

I put axis and elk pretty much equal on taste, lots more meat on an elk though

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.

Thanks guys, if they are that close we may go for a cow elk

Especially if the price is close

Axis doe

I wouldn't turn down elk or axis, but if I was being picky, I would opt for pheasant.

Nilgai cows are hard to beat. Bison as well.

Elk, axis, Nilgai and bison are hard to beat.

Oryx but $$$$ much...…...I don't find Axis much different from whitetail...…...Elk would be the best value.

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.

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

Axis, Elk, Nilgai

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.

Red deer are very good also.

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.

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.

Gotta say I think the best food minded meat I have killed myself would be a nice plump feral hog, much preferably a sow.