I've enjoyed antelope, whitetail, mule deer, elk, moose, caribou, black bear, rabbit, grouse, pheasant, dove, quail, duck, geese, snail, squid, octopus, clam, oyster (not), crab, lobster, shrimp, salmon, trout, pike, perch, walleye, bass, crape, blue gill, halibut, dorado, cod, and lake whitefish. (Never tried wild turkey, wild sheep, wild pig, shark, cat, dog, insect, snake, or rodent.)
I've eaten old ones, young ones, male and female. Most of it I've eaten many different ways, raw, roasted, barbied, fried, dried, smoked, jerked, brined, boiled, baked and broiled. Floured, marinated, seasoned, dried, and pied.
The only one I will not eat again is oyster......I've had it three times, three different ways, flour fried, smoked and raw with lemon and tabasco. I spread out the attempts, the first at around age 8, the second at around age 40 and the third and last was last spring at age 62. Three times is a fair and honest effort. I will only ever eat an oyster again if and only if it's an oyster or starvation, and I don't care what you saw it does for your..........!
For me, the best bird is quail, any kind, any way.
The best fish is cod, deep fried in beer batter.
The best weird-wiggly, is lobser any way.
The best big game, by far, wish I had some today, is: any deer liver, fresh shot for breakfast, floured and fried on top of bacon, covered in spanish onions, cooked just a little crispy on the surface, slightly past medium but not dried out on the inside. Seasoned with Redmond Salt and black pepper.
However, I would trade any and all of it, three pounds to one, for corn feed beef.
DC
