Mountain Goat BC

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So I got the tag for mountain goat. I kinda know the area I am going to, etc. etc. Actually I have even seen goats there before. Anyhow, my question is, are the goats any good to eat?

Please advise as it would be interesting to try this meat.

Cheers,

Alex
 
I've heard is very good, from someone who doesn't generally like game meat. It may depend on how many times it bounces on the way down.
 
Chopperhead said:
I have never treid so I can't give first hand expience with that, but everyone I know who has, has said it's very bad. so take that for what it's worth.

bisonhd said:
I've heard is very good, from someone who doesn't generally like game meat. It may depend on how many times it bounces on the way down.


hmmm.... :)

Confusion??? lol

But seriously, I bleed/gut/clean/hang all my game animals within one hour of them being shot, then they hang for about a week or so before being cut up, labelled and stored in the deep freeze. So I have never eaten any meat from my freezer that tasted bad. I have eated some deer that was just grose... but it was due to how people treat the meat prior to getting it home.

You would not leave a salmon out for three hours before cleaning and bleeding it right?


So what I am curious about is how is the meat when it is properly done and taken care of. I heard that mountain sheep are very tasty, yes i know it's a different species but just curious.

I think I will Pm our resident chef to reply to this thread.
 
I've had mountain goat that was very, very very bad, and some that is very very good, too.

Virtually all adult male goats are going to be somewhat chewy, though. Which is not hard to understand when you cosider thier lifestyle, and compare it to the lifestyle of a veal calf, for instance.:p

Proper meat care is important with all animals, but when you are goat hutning there is rarely an opportuity to hang them etc. Goat hutns are rarely loaded into the truck whole, they are generlly shot in some precarious location, skinned while tied off on a shrub like tree, and the meat hacked off in chunks!:D :D ;)

Seriously, few goats amke it down the mountain in one piece, so you are goign to have to skin and debone it o nthe mountain, and then pack it down. There is not much opportunity to cut it into quarters and hang it like a moose. There is no need to "bleed" animals that are shot in the lungs/heart with a rifle, they are already 'bled."

Once you get it down to camp/truck it's time to clean up the meat a bit. Remove any twigs/dirt/gravel/leaves etc. Pack it in a game bag, not a garbage bag.

As for cooking? Think shoudler/tough cuts. I'd use the grinder and make sioem ground goat to make spicy tacos and spghetti sauce form, and I'd be lookign at flavourful methods of moist cooking- Goat curry for example.

Best thing to do really, is before you start workign on the meat- Slice up some of the loin and pan fry it for a a bit, keep it medium. If that is tender, juicy not too strong flavoured, then the rest of your goat shoudl be pretty good. If it is tough, chewy, and gamey, ity's time to reach for the ginder, the slow cooker, and the spices.:cool:
 
You should have added that before I start thinking of eating I should find and shoot the goat first, lol. :D

But yeah, thanks for the suggestions Gatehouse :)

p.s.

What is the weight of a decent size BC goat (gutted), about 150lbs or so?
 
They are tasty but tough. Even the "tender loin" was a bit chewy on the last one but he also was an older billy. They do turn into outstanding jerky though!

Crock pot or pressure cooker might be helpful.

RC
 
open-sights said:
Made stew once,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ONCE!

I stopped putting in for goat after that stew! LOL

Ha.... I've eaten a lot of wierd ####, including moose nose just recently so I am not afraid to try anything. lol

Why ruin good meat in a stew :D that's what the local rabbit population is good for ;)
 
The two my buddy and I took a few years back were AWESOME!!!!

My inlaws are not huge wild game eaters thought it was the best meat they've ever eaten!

A lot of guys that badmouth goat are the same type that lose all of their meat annually to Grizzlies on their backpack trips... but never lose the capes or horns! Easy to say it tastes like $hit if you never have packed any off the hill (grin).

I do believe a fella could get a skunky one... but suspect meat care was more the culprit thn the critter itself... (just exactly what do you think makes a billie's beard yellow?). Rub that on the meat and see how it tastes.

280_ACKLEY
 
Rich is dead on the money , nothing wrong with mountain goat atall and if it is a bit chewy , smoke it and can it , best beer drinking snack around , dont take goats lightly Olek there no whimps and can get up and go with a hole in there chest , no newbies on yer hunt we wouldnt want a second screw up this year ;)
 
bone-collector said:
Rich is dead on the money , nothing wrong with mountain goat atall and if it is a bit chewy , smoke it and can it , best beer drinking snack around , dont take goats lightly Olek there no whimps and can get up and go with a hole in there chest , no newbies on yer hunt we wouldnt want a second screw up this year ;)

True that. But hey it wasn't me.... I had to work, however from what my buddy told me, I will be going to burns lake for black bear, they seem big over there.
 
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