Same here! Antelope is some of the best meat I have eaten. We do take precautions on how to handle it before we even step foot in the field and we gut and skin it ASAP.
Good eating antelope
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Topgun 30-06
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Man does that look good! MY wife and DIL make stuff like that a couple times a year for big occasions, but it's with pork sausage because neither likes wild game.
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wyheadhunter
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I am like everyone else. Antelope are some mighty fine viddles when cared for properly. I get as many doe tags as the state will allow. one thing I have noticed is the more worked up they get from pressure or the rut it seems the stronger the taste. could be my imagination, but it is just an observation I have noticed.
It's worth another try. It's as good as elk to my taste. My wife is great about cooking game, etc. Antelope were a little hard for her first time, too cute kind of thing. It all went away once she tasted it though.
Care of the meat can be the biggest challenge in those early hunts.
Care of the meat can be the biggest challenge in those early hunts.
woodtick
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I'm a little late to this thread but antelope is by far the best table fair of any wild game! At least to me, I always debone mine as soon as I get one down, I never shoot one that's been running hard seems like that causes toughness in the meat and extra game flavor. I try to get the meat on ice pronto and that also seems to help with toughness. I love antelope meat it's a toss up to elk as far as my favorite wild game meat. It is a goat so the chewiness is there but it's not as bad as the goats we used to tie up to the fence line to keep the grass mowed down! ;-)
Wyoming Hart
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I had mine done all into hamburger and I love it. It's better than deer burger as far as I'm concerned. I've always heard that antelope meat had a sagey smell to it. This was not my experience with it and doesn't sound like it has been experienced too much in all the the earlier posts in this thread.
shootbrownelk
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In my experience, the handling of the carcass is the most important thing. Get the hide off ASAP. Make sure you don't get any hair on the meat...break it down and debone. Put it on ice, but don't let it get wet, or lie in water. I've killed well over 60 antelope and can't remember one that wasn't great on the table. I do however, remember some tough ones!
Trick
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It's all been said already by many. Spent most of my hunting life consuming deer and elk. Two years ago was my first year hunting them here in Oregon and was lucky enough to draw another tag last year. I did a bunch of reading prior to my first hunt. I bought a chest freezer and hauled with me for the August hunt. Animal down, gutted, back to camp and skinned within the hour. By hour number two it was broke down into major muscle groups and chilling quickly. Finished butchering the next morning at home.
The only game meat I prefer over antelope is Columbia River Spring Salmon.
The only game meat I prefer over antelope is Columbia River Spring Salmon.
Trick
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Iron Mike
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Twice in two years? Your one lucky Hombre. Took me 14 Years for my first Oregon goat and I have 5 points towards my next one!
X2 on the Springers!
MWScott72
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It's a toss up to me between antelope and elk. Just depends, but goats are some of the best eating out there (with the qualifier "if taken care of properly")!!!