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T culinary quality f wild gam me, t i a Ii e 0
i und ni bly true that wild meat. wh n prepared in
m nner. is dif erent in fla or and texture from d m
"dif rent" is n t n ess rily bad.
Most wild animals that w classify as "gam .anirnals" to be hunted
and eaten a prim ry pre . pe i s. This m ans that oth r predator s
.id s human hunters arc constantly n th ir trail. Th pr animal
mu ,t be al rt and quic to a lid all of it� prcdat )r�. hilc rna ing do
with th food availabl in the natural en ironm or. Thus. gam animals
. ldom get "tat" in th same: n. c that. dcntar dom stic beasts pack
it on. A: a c ns quence. ild meat i� dr and sorn times t( ugh in
comparis n. eking n thods which take the. factors into account ar
best tor arne.
Th condition of the indi idual animal has much to d) with its
palatability. In the case l f birds and small game. a ic i� a consideration.
In a year of poor reprod .tion .. the hunter's bag ill usually contain
fewer oung (read. tender) a more comparative! « ugh oldsters, In
d er and other big game. meat 'it i� hea il influ need th
quantity arid quality of food that ha� been a ailablc to th � animal over
th summer, Don't buy the logic that a big buck's venison is invariably
tough and strung. An poorly fed big-game animal. regardless ( f age or
M! . that ha� ju t gotten b on low-quality bn sc ill be a poorer piece
of eating than c en a hig hu .k that ha� been Ii in' ell on good forage.
A quick. clean kill i� the next �tep to good gun • mcat. A �pt ) ed or
nmdcd anim I gets an adrcnalin . urge to it� mu: clcx. This results in
tough meat and an objcctk nablc "gun 'y" taste.
Ea, .h autumn. much gun • meat i� either lo�t or serious] degraded by
poor field care. Quick. efficient field dre��ing and prompt cooling ofth·
carcass are vital step. to g' xl-ta-tinu game. Delao ing either dre��ing or
cooling i� gambling ith h(J\.\ well our roast: will be received. From
th time the . h >t is fired. the successful hunter i� in a race with time and
me d b teo It
traightf rward
uic meat. But
temperature .
mall game ,h uld � cvisccnncd and cooled a, quickl a� po. siblc.
and a' iM! hunter will have an icc ch ·�t available in warm climates.
D .cr-vizcd gam' i� often ficld-drc- cd in the Ol>d� and e pcdi ntly
nu cd to a convenient location tor further pn ·e. sin r. Larg gam
taken in remote locations, �ul'h a, ell or moo�. i� u�uall s inned on
the �pt t to ha�ten l'uoling and th 'n pal'ked Hut in quarter�.
During an of the e prn(.·e� .• �. car� ,huuld be takcn to ep th
can:a�� a� clean a' po,,�ihl�. vuid meat contamination from th viM:crd
it�lf or fmm I()reign material, �uch a� hair. dirt. mud. etc. Such
contamination damagc� meat qualit� and �an he a la ·tor in the \()-<.:allcd
. "gam' .. ta.,te.
Onl hen th' carca�� i� l'u()ling (prdcrabl at J5F tn 4OF) can the
. u 'ce��ful hunter take a breather and anticipate the �vnry game dinners
that arc th direct re. ult nf gU(>d lidd care uf game m at. ...
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