Darn...I totally mis read the title in this topic.
Yep, read the title and thought this ought to bring out some interesting comments from this crowd. Somewhat disappointed actually...almost enough to get back to work...
How can I get the Wife to try wild meat???
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Yep, read the title and thought this ought to bring out some interesting comments from this crowd. Somewhat disappointed actually...almost enough to get back to work...
People who come to my hose expect to get feed soming wild the second time there over. Though it did blow up one time, I had feed my inlaws a great elk roast cooked to absolute perfection, well near we tell them where the meat comes from. Well what I did not know is that the brother in-law had developed a fear of CWD and mad cow type issues and pretty much blew a gasket, he has never ate a meal at my house again, if I knew I would have had him over earlier
And a real response some sort of ground dish or sausage or accept it and forget about it.
And a real response some sort of ground dish or sausage or accept it and forget about it.
BigUglyMan
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Lie, Deny and Act Surprised. My better half doesn't like the idea of eating wild game (nor domestic, when she really thinks about it) but she can never tell when I've fed it to her on the sly.
people that are that picky have obviously never been hungry. there were no issues getting my wife to eat game meat, even though she had never been exposed to hunting or eating game prior to meeting me.
i have a pretty simple rule, no beef gets bought if there is wild meat in the freezer. lamb, pork, and chicken are ok to buy. but don't try to feed me chicken more than once a month. we probably eat wild meat 2 out of 3 nights.
i do make occasional exceptions though, like when my grandmother comes over. she doesn't like to eat wild meat because it "reminds her of being poor", and pork doesn't go well with a person who has no gall bladder.
i have a pretty simple rule, no beef gets bought if there is wild meat in the freezer. lamb, pork, and chicken are ok to buy. but don't try to feed me chicken more than once a month. we probably eat wild meat 2 out of 3 nights.
i do make occasional exceptions though, like when my grandmother comes over. she doesn't like to eat wild meat because it "reminds her of being poor", and pork doesn't go well with a person who has no gall bladder.
Bingo.
The number of times I hear "I don't like wild meat", especially when they're in the process of wolfing down a lasagna with moose meat in it, or a steak done to perfection off the BBQ... it's enough to blow my mind.
My BIL kept saying "moose meat upsets my stomach" when he first moved to Alberta. He had been eating it for a week with NO ill effects, often going for seconds before mom clued him in.
Fortunately, he's now a convert & is going to be doing his first ever real hunt this year.
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The number of times I hear "I don't like wild meat", especially when they're in the process of wolfing down a lasagna with moose meat in it, or a steak done to perfection off the BBQ... it's enough to blow my mind.
My BIL kept saying "moose meat upsets my stomach" when he first moved to Alberta. He had been eating it for a week with NO ill effects, often going for seconds before mom clued him in.
Fortunately, he's now a convert & is going to be doing his first ever real hunt this year.
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- Vancouver Island BC
A quart of Tequila and take her to a male strip club would do it.....maybe that's not the wild stuff you want her to taste. So, forget it then...........
Wrong Way
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My wife was extremely hesitant to try any wild game. After a year of trying to get her to eat deer/bear/moose, I finally got her to give in by cooking up a big pan of steak dianne ala moose....and put a plate of KD in front of her while I sat down with my steak
Lets say that the smell won her over when logic couldn't
A little later on she started with the "I don't feel right eating forest animals" crap again....so I took her to a friend of mine's cattle farm...then on a tour of the slaughterhouse up the road.
We've now been married 12 years, and havent had beef in the freezer for the last ten
Lets say that the smell won her over when logic couldn't
A little later on she started with the "I don't feel right eating forest animals" crap again....so I took her to a friend of mine's cattle farm...then on a tour of the slaughterhouse up the road.
We've now been married 12 years, and havent had beef in the freezer for the last ten
My wife is from South America and grew up 'very differently' from most women here.
She knows where food comes from and has never hesitated to eat anything that I have brought home - be it from the field or stream.
She is also aware that I am anal about about game preparation, that it be well taken care of, cleaned and frozen in a timely manner to ensure maximum flavour and decent presentation.
She knows where food comes from and has never hesitated to eat anything that I have brought home - be it from the field or stream.
She is also aware that I am anal about about game preparation, that it be well taken care of, cleaned and frozen in a timely manner to ensure maximum flavour and decent presentation.
First don't try and fool her that can only turn out bad.
Tell her you are going to make her dinner once a week. They all like to be waited on and served and pampered.
Make the meal from wild game , make sure you have quality meat. The only way to do this is NEVER TAKE IT TO A BUTCHER!!!!! They just run it through a meat saw package it up done. You need to carefully butcher it with a knife,remove all fat,gristle,blue membrane, it takes time but you will be rewarded with the best meat going.
Prepare a complete meal, put it on the table. If she doesn't eat it too bad for her, you enjoy it. I bet if you have a nice presentation and it smells good she will try some, eventually
Tell her you are going to make her dinner once a week. They all like to be waited on and served and pampered.
Make the meal from wild game , make sure you have quality meat. The only way to do this is NEVER TAKE IT TO A BUTCHER!!!!! They just run it through a meat saw package it up done. You need to carefully butcher it with a knife,remove all fat,gristle,blue membrane, it takes time but you will be rewarded with the best meat going.
Prepare a complete meal, put it on the table. If she doesn't eat it too bad for her, you enjoy it. I bet if you have a nice presentation and it smells good she will try some, eventually
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The only problem I have is she says Snow goose tastes dry and bland compared to nice fat mallards and says Canada geese and moose and elk are nearly tasteless compared to deer and bear.
She's awesome home butcher and cook and makes them all taste great in my opinion.
The only problem is she insists on eating the raccoons I kill in the backyard and I'm not too fond of them. I killed a nuisance squirrel once and he cooked that up too.
She's awesome home butcher and cook and makes them all taste great in my opinion.
The only problem is she insists on eating the raccoons I kill in the backyard and I'm not too fond of them. I killed a nuisance squirrel once and he cooked that up too.
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My buddy's wife came over with an AMAZING roasted garlic and tomatoe woodcock soup. Like I'm talking she roasted whole garlic and tomatoes in olive oil to make her base....anyways, the wife takes one sip and loves it too. she ate a big bowl before we could even tell/trick her....i told her after it was "poultry" and she flipped!!! lol, that's just an example of the ignorance people have towards game meat I can't stand...you love it UNTIL you find out what it is.
Has anyone tried beaver...I've heard a beaver roast is one of the best cuts of meat there is?!?!
Has anyone tried beaver...I've heard a beaver roast is one of the best cuts of meat there is?!?!
Make sure the meat is properly cared for in the field, so she doesn't get turned off if she ever does try some. One of the worst things that can happen to meat is for hair to be left sitting on it. A butcher told me a few years back, that he uses a torch on a propane bottle to scorch any hairs that are on the meat after it has been gutted and skinned. It's not the hair, its the bacteria it carries.
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MHUNT that is another example of why I don't take my meat to a butcher. instead of being carefull to not get hair on the meat while skinning, just burn off the hair. The proper way IMHO is to take a damp rag and wipe down the carcase then hand pick any remaining hair. Ever smell burning hair? how would you like that flavour in your meat. To most butchers time is money, so get the job done ASAP even if it ruins the meat!!!
I agree with Big Guy, the care and handling of any meat is very important as well as the cooking of it. The way I see most hunters look after their game is enough to turn me off wild meat. That is why so many do not want anything to do with it. Venison in my house is as good as it gets. We have had people over for roast venison, and they thought they were eating good roast beef.
I get the feeling that you haven't tried the torch idea. I do the damp rag and the picking and then I scorch the few hairs that are left. Yes I've smelled burnt hair, but not on the moose that in my freezer. You haven't tried it or you wouldn't be criticizing it. I'm sorry to hear that your venison tastes like beef. I sell the beef that I raise on my place and fill the freezer with moose. If beef tasted as good I eat it.
