Muleys are bad here too. They taste like sage. I eat the meat but don't like it. Same for bear. They can be really bad tasting according to what they've been eating
For me, elk always taste good. Not just good but great. I prefer elk over any other meat including beef.
In my case Daryl. Elk hunting is the easiest hunt I can do. If I hunt for deer or bear i'm on my own. I have to do the whole hunt myself. That includes skinning, quartering, and hauling out the meat. I'm at the point with my back that I don't think I can do that anymore. I don't consider it an option anymore.
With elk hunting. I'm hunting with my Lakota friend. Elk hunting is all he'll do. All I need to do is the hunt and kill. He does all of the skinning, quartering, and hauling out the meat. In return we can hunt some of my secret spots and I give him half the meat. However, I also help him get an elk too. In which case he gives me half the meat. So, if we both get an elk we both get all the meat from an elk. For me that's a really good deal. He uses his self made longbow and I use my flintlock. The archery and muzzleloader seasons overlap, so we can hunt together.
Not many can say that elk hunting is the easiest hunt they can do but it's true in my case. So, it's the only hunt i'll be doing from now on and just happens to be the hunt I love the most and the meat I love the most too. A win-win for me.
