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I'd like to try some decent ELK MEAT?

Ever had it? Is this a good supplier or should I go somewhere else?

- Troy Mangum

Troy Mangum wrote:
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> I'd like to try some decent ELK MEAT?
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> Ever had it? Is this a good supplier or should I go somewhere else?
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> - Troy Mangum
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I've never had farm raised Elk. If it's anything like the difference=20
in farm raised venison vs wild or farm raised turkeys vs wild then=20
it'll be like night and day. But it'll give you a clue if you like it=20
or not.

Personally, I prefer the wild animals but you may not.

I say try it, you may like it.

If it's like venison, and I think that it will be, it's going to be=20
very lean. Try to saut=E9 it in a little butter/oil over a high heat=20
with a little S&P until med-rare and see what you think. Then take if=20
from there. Like it? then continue. Don't like it? Stop. ;-)

--=20
Steve

Ever wonder about those people who spend $2.00 apiece on those little
bottles of Evian water? Try spelling Evian backwards...

Troy Mangum wrote:
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> http://www.jamisonfarms.com/jamisonfarms/
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> I'd like to try some decent ELK MEAT?
>
> Ever had it? Is this a good supplier or should I go somewhere else?
>
> - Troy Mangum
>

I like Elk, but I've only had wild never farmed. It has a stonger
flavor than beef and is very lean. I like it cooked medium rare in
either butter or bacon grease with a little onion, garlic and shallot.

Jessica

Yes, I have had elk meat before. The elk I had was wild game from
Colorado that my husband hunted for. I did like it. I have had
venison(deer meat) and I didn't like it as much, but the elk, I would
say is a cross between beef and venison. It is lean and flavorful.

"Sylvia Rocha" > wrote in message
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> Yes, I have had elk meat before. The elk I had was wild game from
> Colorado that my husband hunted for. I did like it. I have had
> venison(deer meat) and I didn't like it as much, but the elk, I would
> say is a cross between beef and venison. It is lean and flavorful.

Elk is deer.

Charlie

Charles Gifford wrote:

>
> > Colorado that my husband hunted for. I did like it. I have had
> > venison(deer meat) and I didn't like it as much, but the elk, I would
> > say is a cross between beef and venison. It is lean and flavorful.
>
> Elk is deer.

A moose is a deer too, but if you have a licence to hunt deer you had
better not be caught with a dead moose or elk.

Charles Gifford wrote:
> "Sylvia Rocha" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>Yes, I have had elk meat before. The elk I had was wild game from
>>Colorado that my husband hunted for. I did like it. I have had
>>venison(deer meat) and I didn't like it as much, but the elk, I would
>>say is a cross between beef and venison. It is lean and flavorful.
>
>
> Elk is deer.
>
> Charlie
>
>
yeah but elk and whitetail definately have different tastes, as do
blacktail, muleys, etc. In this case, a deer isn't the same as a
deer. ;-)

--
Steve

Ever wonder about those people who spend $2.00 apiece on those little
bottles of Evian water? Try spelling Evian backwards...

My son in Alberta Canada hunts elk and served us an elk roast. He
marinates it for an hour or so and roasts it to beef med. then lets it
rest. It has very little fat, but done his way it isn't dry.
Delicious.

Troy Mangum wrote:
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> http://www.jamisonfarms.com/jamisonfarms/
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> I'd like to try some decent ELK MEAT?
>
> Ever had it? Is this a good supplier or should I go somewhere else?
>
> - Troy Mangum

"Steve Calvin" > wrote in message
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> Charles Gifford wrote:
> > "Sylvia Rocha" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >
> >>Yes, I have had elk meat before. The elk I had was wild game from
> >>Colorado that my husband hunted for. I did like it. I have had
> >>venison(deer meat) and I didn't like it as much, but the elk, I would
> >>say is a cross between beef and venison. It is lean and flavorful.
> >
> >
> > Elk is deer.
> >
> > Charlie
> >
> >
> yeah but elk and whitetail definately have different tastes, as do
> blacktail, muleys, etc. In this case, a deer isn't the same as a
> deer. ;-)
>
> --
> Steve

Not everyone is as knowledgeable as you and Dave.

Charlie

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
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> Charles Gifford wrote:
>
> >
> > > Colorado that my husband hunted for. I did like it. I have had
> > > venison(deer meat) and I didn't like it as much, but the elk, I would
> > > say is a cross between beef and venison. It is lean and flavorful.
> >
> > Elk is deer.
>
> A moose is a deer too, but if you have a licence to hunt deer you had
> better not be caught with a dead moose or elk.

A moose is sometimes an elk too and, of course, the other way around as
well. Common names are notoriously unreliable. I certainly would not hunt
anything, as I find it barbarous, so I know nothing about licenses to kill.

Charlie.

Charles Gifford wrote:

> "Steve Calvin" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>Charles Gifford wrote:
>>
>>>"Sylvia Rocha" > wrote in message
...
>>>
>>>
>>>>Yes, I have had elk meat before. The elk I had was wild game from
>>>>Colorado that my husband hunted for. I did like it. I have had
>>>>venison(deer meat) and I didn't like it as much, but the elk, I would
>>>>say is a cross between beef and venison. It is lean and flavorful.
>>>
>>>
>>>Elk is deer.
>>>
>>>Charlie
>>>
>>>
>>
>>yeah but elk and whitetail definately have different tastes, as do
>>blacktail, muleys, etc. In this case, a deer isn't the same as a
>>deer. ;-)
>>
>>--
>>Steve
>
>
> Not everyone is as knowledgeable as you and Dave.
>
> Charlie
>
>

If that's a shot, it seems undeserved. If not, disregard.

--
Steve

Ever wonder about those people who spend $2.00 apiece on those little
bottles of Evian water? Try spelling Evian backwards...

"Troy Mangum" > wrote:
My first experience with elk roast was when I was a child. My
grandmother fixed it (my dad bagged it) and I remember being repulsed,
thinking it tasted like spoiled beef. Man, how times change. We just
emptied our freezer of the last deer steaks (no hunt this year) and 2
of us are pretty sad. My brother-in-law went elk hunting in Montana
for about 10 years in a row, but his friend sold the place last year.
The last of the elk jerkey is gone now, too. Oh, the pain . . .
I honestly don't know if you can buy it anywhere, but I'm guessing the
cost is way too high for the experience. Course, going to Montana to
get it ain't exactly cheap, either.

Charles Gifford wrote:
> > > Elk is deer.
> >
> A moose is sometimes an elk too and, of course, the other way around
as
> well. Common names are notoriously unreliable. I certainly would not
hunt
> anything, as I find it barbarous, so I know nothing about licenses to
kill.
>
> Charlie.

They are all hoofed mammals, if that is as closely as you want to
classify animals, but they are not the same, any more than sheep and
goats are. Even a non-barbarous non-hunter wouldn't claim that a deer
looks like an elk, looks like a moose. And if you had eaten them you'd
know they are different, too. Their diet also makes a very big
difference in taste. Deer from Southeast Alaska and, say, Wyoming
won't taste the same. Aficionados know beyond doubt that the Sitka
blacktail deer is the best tasting venison in the world. Aficionados
is defined, of course, as our friends from Southeast Alaska.

-aem

aem wrote:

> Aficionados know beyond doubt that the Sitka
> blacktail deer is the best tasting venison in the world. Aficionados
> is defined, of course, as our friends from Southeast Alaska.
>
> -aem
>

Well, it's certainly good but I'm not sure that I'd agree that it's
the best. I guess it depends on your tastes. If however you have some
you'd like to get rid of... ;-)

--
Steve

Ever wonder about those people who spend $2.00 apiece on those little
bottles of Evian water? Try spelling Evian backwards...

"aem" > wrote in message
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>
> Charles Gifford wrote:
> > > > Elk is deer.
> > >
> > A moose is sometimes an elk too and, of course, the other way around
> as
> > well. Common names are notoriously unreliable. I certainly would not
> hunt
> > anything, as I find it barbarous, so I know nothing about licenses to
> kill.
> >
> > Charlie.
>
> They are all hoofed mammals, if that is as closely as you want to
> classify animals, but they are not the same, any more than sheep and
> goats are.

I prefer to be much more precise in mamal classification.

> Even a non-barbarous non-hunter wouldn't claim that a deer
> looks like an elk, looks like a moose.

Not all deers look like other deers except superficially. I'll grant that
the difference between the appearance of a White Tail and the average moose
is greater than most.

> And if you had eaten them you'd
> know they are different, too. Their diet also makes a very big
> difference in taste. Deer from Southeast Alaska and, say, Wyoming
> won't taste the same. Aficionados know beyond doubt that the Sitka
> blacktail deer is the best tasting venison in the world. Aficionados
> is defined, of course, as our friends from Southeast Alaska.
>
> -aem

Heh, heh! But of course! I agree that the animal's diet makes a huge
difference in the flavor. I have eaten deer, though it was New Zealand farm
raised. I'm not an Aficionado of venison. I'd love to visit Sitka, but
probably wouldn't eat many blacktail deer. My best friend vacationed in
Sitka and other towns in the general area a couple of years ago and loved
it. He has raved about salmon ever since.

"Steve Calvin" > wrote in message
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> Charles Gifford wrote:
> >
> > Not everyone is as knowledgeable as you and Dave.
> >
> > Charlie
> >
> >
>
> If that's a shot, it seems undeserved. If not, disregard.
>
> --
> Steve

It most certainly was not a shot. It was a simple statement. I do not wish
to be pedantic but the fact is many people do not know taxonomy. I just
wished to toss in a bit of information about a subject I know well. I
thought that perhaps someone would find it interesting.

Charlie

Charles Gifford wrote:

> "Steve Calvin" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>Charles Gifford wrote:
>>
>>>Not everyone is as knowledgeable as you and Dave.
>>>
>>>Charlie
>>>
>>>
>>
>>If that's a shot, it seems undeserved. If not, disregard.
>>
>>--
>>Steve
>
>
> It most certainly was not a shot. It was a simple statement. I do not wish
> to be pedantic but the fact is many people do not know taxonomy. I just
> wished to toss in a bit of information about a subject I know well. I
> thought that perhaps someone would find it interesting.
>
> Charlie
>
>

okie-dokie. Tough to tell without voice inflections and facial
expressions sometimes.

--
Steve

Ever wonder about those people who spend $2.00 apiece on those little
bottles of Evian water? Try spelling Evian backwards...

Charles Gifford wrote:
[snips]
> My best friend vacationed in
> Sitka and other towns in the general area a couple of years ago and
loved
> it. He has raved about salmon ever since.

Shhh! We don't talk about the salmon. It's too crowded up there
already.

-aem

"aem" > wrote in message
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>
>
> Shhh! We don't talk about the salmon. It's too crowded up there
> already.
>
> -aem

<no sound other than Charlie zipping his mouth>

Charles Gifford wrote:
>
> Elk is deer.

Wild bison is cow, too. So? This is like saying goose
is duck. Sure, they are both birds that sort of look
the same. Elk does taste sorta like whitetail deer or
like muledeer, rather like buffalo does taste sorta
like beef. Mmmm, give me any of the above.