It was delish indeed! My tastebuds thought they died and went to heaven.

It was pretty tasty! I never tried those two yet, snake I may or may not have but I don't remember.  Yes, elk would be similar to venison but it taste a bit better. It's in the same family. 


EMA is a thing @galenkp and I have, it's Elk Martial Arts...He explains it somewhere better than I do in this post somewhere but by now it would be like trying to find a gold nugget in the Atlantic. 


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I think it probably taste similarly depending but depending on diet a fine palate can probably tell different notes similarly to honey and different types of pollen. Also there are other factors like age, how it died so on that make the meat gross and gamey so how it's killed or how much blood/adrenaline gets into the meat is important. The way it's cooked can really make or break it. I prefer Elk over Moose any day of the week.

A long time ago (45 years at least) I went on an elk hunt for the smaller coastal elk.  My first ex dentist and family friend lived near Cathlamet, a little bitty berg on the Columbia River about 20 miles from the Pacific.  Chris invited me to go with he and his two sons on opening weekend.  Worked perfect, my ex got to spend a long weekend with her friends and family and I got to go hunting with a guy I really liked.

Chris had twin boys that were about 5 years younger than me.  They were good athletes, and were sophomores at UW where they ran cross country.  They were the leaders and they took us to places no human had ever seen. We never saw a single bull so came home empty.

45 years ago I was lean and mean and I'm here to tell you that those twins used me up (Chris too).  We headed home just after sunset and all I wanted was a shower and Jack Daniels.  When we got to their place Mrs. Chris met us to see how we did.  We told her and she said "Before you come in the house I have a task for you."  She'd gone out to feed the horses late in the day and there was a bull elk eating out of the feeder.  She went back in the house, got a .30-30 and dropped that elk right where he stood.  We had to clean an elk before we could shower.  We were allowed one JD each before we commenced.

On Wednesday night Chris called me.  Being Wednesday he went out to play golf at the local 9 hole course.  He killed an elk right on the course and got the local butcher to help him clean it. 

Obviously, I wasn't meant to get a Coastal Elk.

There's always something new to learn with hunting; I've been doing it for many years and each time I go I find out new things as the environment changes, animals are unpredictable (sometimes) and I get older each time...Things change and so learning continues.

It's good to see you're thinking about getting amongst it - It's a good feeling to have some degree of self-sufficiency. I'm not sure how it is for you but for me hunting means remote places, outback, wilderness and no help for miles. That brings the need to learn other skill-sets and I also think that's cool...It has left me with a lot of confidence and the ability to rely on myself if needs be.

You come done here and I'll show you a thing or two...I come up there and you verse me in the *ways* Deal?

Sounds great that you are preparing to hunt, it's better quality meat and you know it's pure.  I don't hunt and neither does @silvergingerman but like you he does have interest in learning and going on a few hunts with friends. Meat is so expensive nowa days as well, if you can somehow supply your own is a bonus. The flavors in wild meats is delish. I have tried all kinds of wild game, elk is certainly up there as one of the greats.

Nope.  Not even close.  Elk and venison.  Deer is a lot closer to antelope than elk, they are not as fussy with their diet.

Speaking of antelope:  Did you ever see a lope?  How come there are anti-lopes if there are no lopes?  Just wonderin'

I hit where it hurts Bro!  No room for slacking in EMA and losers get eaten! Bahahah. 

This tops venison any day. It's really good, I feel guilty every time I eat it because they are one of my favorite animals and my spirit animal. For centuries it's been a large part of our wild game meat in Alberta. They are probably as abundant as kangaroo where you live but these guys are huge so one kill can feed a lot(like twice the size of a deer).  You can get elk everything, sausage, jerky, steaks and they also farm it in Alberta. So both wild and farmed animal.

Yes it was very hearty, it was actually @silvergingerman's plate but I  Had a light fish meal so I ended up eating a third of the meat! I don't normally pick his plate that much but in the end the elk would have  kicked his ass if I didn't step into the ring!

Thanks for the upvote and engage! I feel honored to be the first one! xox

I'm sorry that you do not have any of these large animals to hunt in Venezuela, it  could dramatically improve the quality of life but then their could be issues of overhunting and local herd extinction, the balance is easy to upset. 

We have a lot of game here because most of the land is still wild and there is a lot of land! Picture this, look at a map of Canada, most of the people live in cities near the US border, the rest is pretty much just forest and plains or tundra/permafrost if you go way north. Here some see elk as a nuisance because they cause a lot of damage to crops and stuff and are always out into the road especially in the town of Jasper.   You can come out of your hotel or front door and their can be one or several  sitting right there on the front lawn.

Hahaha that's funny! I'm a bit creepy like that, it's the wilderness in me...can't help it!

It was a good place for him! Nice and warm in mahhh belly!

my thoughts exactly, I was just saying to Big Tom I got to get me some Elk. On my 2021 list. Seems everytime I listen to Joe Rogan he's all about the Elk. Teasing you with shots of the meat all cooked. Me want

I didn't actually wrestle this guy, I was just being funny but I do see them in the wild all the time, I can still show you a picture of a live one if that's what you were hoping for, it's just not the one I ate. 


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😂 😅 😅, Noooooo @ladybug146 , I'm OK with this one,you don't know it may be fully prepared this time with it's boxing gloves and pants on. 😅 😅 😂