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HappyBigBelly   United States
Joined 12 years
TheCheezWhizard:
My entire extended family is from Louisiana, and my uncles love to hunt, so I've been around game meat since I was a child. Venison, rabbit, and squirrel were the most common, all of which are delicious. I moved to Pennsylvania in 2010 and never really got into hunting myself, so most of the meat I eat nowadays comes from either the grocery store or the Internet, but I still eat a lot of venison and rabbit because they're relatively easy to find commercially. Squirrel on the other hand is impossible to find; I've been searching for years to no avail. I miss it so much haha.

Anyway, I'd highly recommend those as a place to start. Alligator and turtle are fantastic as well, though I'm not sure if they meet the technical definition of "game."


La. native here and come from a hunting/fishing family, so I can relate to all of it :-)

Deer roasts slow-smothered in a cast iron pot (much like you’d do a beef roast) are the best. If done right, you’d never know it was wild game.

I’ve had fried alligator tail before. Has a texture much like chicken (the old saying is true, ha) but is best wrapped tightly and refrigerated a while.
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IJDS   United Kingdom
Joined 3 weeks
Arame:
Your family sounds lit. I’m from the city so hunting was never a thought. Now, I’m trying research if it’s possible to hunt with your bare hands 😅. Meat from the internet? I didn’t know you could do that. Also, remember when I mentioned that I initially thought it was inhumane to eat game? Rabbit was one of the reasons why? I don’t think I could bring myself to eat one 😅😅😅. I don’t know if I could bring myself to eat squirrels or raccoons either. Although, I heard they’re both delicious. Nah I looked up game meat and I think alligator is considered game.


Please do not try to hunt with your bare hands. Or with a bow. Or with anything other than a sufficient calibre gun aimed at the heart/ lungs. Bushcraft is neat, but hunting should take every effort to minimise suffering.
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Munchies   United States
Joined 3 years
Arame:
Your family sounds lit. I’m from the city so hunting was never a thought. Now, I’m trying research if it’s possible to hunt with your bare hands 😅. Meat from the internet? I didn’t know you could do that. Also, remember when I mentioned that I initially thought it was inhumane to eat game? Rabbit was one of the reasons why? I don’t think I could bring myself to eat one 😅😅😅. I don’t know if I could bring myself to eat squirrels or raccoons either. Although, I heard they’re both delicious. Nah I looked up game meat and I think alligator is considered game.

IJDS:
Please do not try to hunt with your bare hands. Or with a bow. Or with anything other than a sufficient calibre gun aimed at the heart/ lungs. Bushcraft is neat, but hunting should take every effort to minimise suffering.


I second this. Game meat comes from wild animals. Emphasis on wild.

That animal will fight for it's life - especially if that means ending yours. So either you'll hurt yourself, cause the animal unreasonable suffering and/or kill the animal in a way that makes the meat inedible.

Because there's a reason why hunters aim for specific spots on an animal.
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