You hear all kinds of reasons for the taste to be off / unpleasant in game animals and I agree that proper care and handling of the critter is important. Also the fact that the animal is not stressed pretty much goes along with proper handling.
I happen to like the taste of Pronghorn Antelope, think it's some of the best tasting game out there. Lots of folks don't. When you see a herd of pronghorns being chased from one ridge to another in 80 degree weather before they are shot,then carted around in the back of a pickup for a couple of hours, you can bet they are going to be pretty foul tasting.
The bear I killed, walked off about 30 yards and died after a pass-thru with a sharp broadhead. He was field dressed, then skinned and in a cooler within an hour of death. Still could hardly choke it down.
Last edited by tunes; 03/07/18 02:43 PM.
