04-22-2019, 05:52 PM
(04-22-2019, 03:23 PM)Benton Wrote: That's the big thing.
I haven't been hunting in a while (my kids prefer fishing, so that's what we tend to do), but my family hunts. I get a lot of deer. A few years ago, my dad went out west and hunted. I was amazed how different the meat tasted. It was bad, bad, bad. The sage brush diet changed the flavor completely.
You know, I never thought about that for game out west, even though I said this. All the game I've had was harvested here in the east. I kind of want to try a blind tasting on deer of similar ages shot in different areas to see the effects. I watch videos of some YouTubers that hunt in Texas and I'd like to let them try some deer, elk, and turkey from our area to show them what they're missing!
(04-22-2019, 04:54 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Funny thing is that people used to claim grass fed beef had a "gamey" taste. Now they consider it better than corn fed.
Wild game does taste different. It does not matter much if you use it to make sausage or put it in a stew with a lot of other ingredients. A venison steak or a roasted wild turkey does taste different, but usually not really in a bad way.
"Gamey" really is just a more intense flavor that does come from the diet and activity of the animal. Grass fed beef would have a stronger flavor and their activity level would be different than grain fed beef. Chickens eating the bugs from the front yard will taste gamier than grain fed chickens. But gamey isn't a bad thing overall. One, it's personal preference. I like gamey meat and I grew up on it, so I know I'm desensitized to it more than my wife is and it's something I prefer. Two, if it is prepared well, then the gaminess is irrelevant.
(04-22-2019, 04:54 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Biting down on a piece of lead shot can also bee unpleasant.
Yeah it is. I hate squirrel hunting with a shotgun for that reason. But I am a strictly non-lead hunter. Copper, steel, and tungsten have replaced all my lead in hunting and almost all of it in fishing. The amount of lead hunters consume is insane, plus the other impacts of the introduction of lead into the ecosystem is pretty rough. I really just wanted to plug lead free hunting with this. lol
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