Goat Meat

[riflebuilder]

Any ideas for goat meat? I was concisering making it into jerky or something like that. Is the taste ok or is it just tough? I have heard alot of conflicting thoughts on goat meat. Thanks in advance.

[tomahawk]

I've had a couple goats and they were both fine for steaks, rsts and burger.

[wetcoasthunter]

My uncle did alot of goat hunting in his earlier days and he says its the best meat there is.........I have my doubts its the best but its probably pretty good.

[rocksteady]

Depends on the age of the animal and time of the season harvested.

I have taken young billies and a dry nanny early in the season and they were very good eating......

But have also had an old billy that was harvested in the last week of the season and he would have made a coyotes stomach turn:shock:

[Gamebuster]

I've had a couple of different goats and its some of the best meat I've had...not at all what I had heard

[bearheart]

Had youngish goat in hunting camp once, it was good, not as good as elk or moose. The old billy I shot was tough, how shall we say, as an old goat. I had sausage made of lots of it, not bad, not great.I got a few steaks and roasts done up, against the butcher's advice. Slow cooked, marinated, stewed, whatever....tough,tough tough and not alll that tasty. Mostly I think the idea with goat hunting is to get an old billy,not great eating. Younger goats fairly good,climbing those cliffs is awfully hard work if all you want is grub though:smile:

[7 mag]

No problem with Goat meat if it is cared for properly.
I have the hinds proccesed, by smoking the hams & the rest cut into steaks & roasts.
If you marinate it in a red wine or vinegrette based marinate over night, it turns out quite good.
Have had people that would"nt touch wild meat, enjoy it.
7.

[budismyhorse]

the last few years I have jerkied the trim and made the rest into cubes used for currie. If you eat currie, goat meat compliments it better than anything else. East Indian peoples traditionally use goat meat for curried dishes.

One year, we shot an older animal so we aged it for 30 days, trimmed it and got a butcher to make it into a smoked ham, it was truley amazing how well it turned out.

just take care of the meat! cool it quickly, don't get blood or anything else on it, and it will likely be fine for anything you want. Most guys treat goat meat like an inconvienience (which is understandable when given the conditions of the hunt!) and when they go to eat it are not happy and think it is the goat's problem.

[BCHunterFSJ]

I once shot a nanny that was delicious!
The 2 old billies that my sons shot were basically un-eatable; and we did take good care of the meat. TOUGH!!!!

[bckev]

I have only had domestic goat, but I love it, some of the best eating you will find.

[ibehuntin]

Goat makes some of the best sausages and jerky there is.:razz:

[BCbillies]

Goat makes some of the best sausages and jerky there is.:razz:

That's typically what I get made up! With the young ones I would go with roasts/steaks but mature goats can be tough. Only one bad tasting goat out of almost 2 dozen.

[newhunterette]

The mountain goat (I have been told is not a goat, but a member of the ox family) APPARENTLY I WAS TOLD INCORRECTLY (Mountain goats are not true goats—but they are close relatives - They are more properly known as goat-antelopes / Bigwhiteys input)

- most who have tried it, the Mountain goat is no particular fair on the table - the meat is strong and tough in an adult - the nannies and kids are the best eating - billies may weigh between 150 and 250 - the goat has black glands which should be removed in cleaning - they are about 2 1/2 inches in diameter and are located just behind the horns - the meat of an adult goat is dark and extremely tough, some make it a practice to pressure-cook it before continuing with recipes

Put rib, loin, and/or top round in soup stock to cover in a pressure cooker. Add 2 diced onions and cook following manufacturer's directions at 10 pounds pressure for 2 1/2 to 3 hours. The dish can be finished by opening cooker and adding 1 cup diced potatoes, 1 cup chopped celery, and 1 cup canned tomatoes; cook at 10 pounds pressure for an additional 30 minutes - an alternative, pressure-cook the meat as above, then continue marinating and cooking

[anglo-saxon]

I never had wild goat, but have eaten domestic goat many times. My favourite way of cooking goat is in a curry. Slow cooked to get the tenderness. I sometimes do a huge batch and freeze some for later. That is always the btter tasting of the two batches as it seems to "ripen" over time. When I was in the British Army, I had several opportunities to eat with the Ghurkas and it was always goat curry. VERY hot! But absolutely delicious!

[rocksteady]

Put rib, loin, and/or top round in soup stock to cover in a pressure cooker. Add 2 diced onions and cook following manufacturer's directions at 10 pounds pressure for 2 1/2 to 3 hours. The dish can be finished by opening cooker and adding 1 cup diced potatoes, 1 cup chopped celery, and 1 cup canned tomatoes; cook at 10 pounds pressure for an additional 30 minutes - an alternative, pressure-cook the meat as above, then continue marinating and cooking

After 3 hours throw it in the garbage and call Dominos:shock::shock:

[newhunterette]

After 3 hours throw it in the garbage and call Dominos:shock::shock:

:frown:I do try lol:wink:

[bigwhiteys]

I think Goat are actually an antelope are they not...?

[newhunterette]

The mountain goat (I have been told is not a goat, but a member of the ox family)


I think Goat are actually an antelope are they not...?

I said I have been told - never said it was fact - so if in fact they are an antelope then yeeehaw now we know

[Gateholio]

I don't think we have any *true* antelope in NA.:confused:

[todbartell]

I thought pronghorns are in the goat family

[ARC]

I shot a younger billy last year at it was one of the better tasting animals I have taken.

[BiG Boar]

My LEH says no kids. Guess I will be stuck with an old tough billy as nannies I wont shoot.

[mcrae]

The mountain goat is an even-toed ungulate (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ungulate) of the order Artiodactyla (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artiodactyla) and the family Bovidae (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bovidae) that includes antelopes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antelopes) and cattle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cattle). It belongs to the subfamily Caprinae (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caprinae), along with thirty-two other species including true goats (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goat), sheep (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheep), the chamois (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamois) and the musk ox (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musk_ox). The mountain goat is the only species in the genus Oreamnos (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oreamnos). The name Oreamnos is derived from the Greek term oros (stem ore-) 'mountain' (or, alternatively, oreas 'mountain nymph') and the word amnos 'lamb'.

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[newhunterette]

The mountain goat is an even-toed ungulate (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ungulate) of the order Artiodactyla (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artiodactyla) and the family Bovidae (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bovidae) that includes antelopes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antelopes) and cattle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cattle). It belongs to the subfamily Caprinae (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caprinae), along with thirty-two other species including true goats (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goat), sheep (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheep), the chamois (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamois) and the musk ox (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musk_ox). The mountain goat is the only species in the genus Oreamnos (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oreamnos). The name Oreamnos is derived from the Greek term oros (stem ore-) 'mountain' (or, alternatively, oreas 'mountain nymph') and the word amnos 'lamb'.

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thank you very much so I was in the ball park when I was told they were in the family of ox as well :)

[moosinaround]

The mountain goat is an even-toed ungulate (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ungulate) of the order Artiodactyla (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artiodactyla) and the family Bovidae (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bovidae) that includes antelopes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antelopes) and cattle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cattle). It belongs to the subfamily Caprinae (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caprinae), along with thirty-two other species including true goats (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goat), sheep (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheep), the chamois (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamois) and the musk ox (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musk_ox). The mountain goat is the only species in the genus Oreamnos (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oreamnos). The name Oreamnos is derived from the Greek term oros (stem ore-) 'mountain' (or, alternatively, oreas 'mountain nymph') and the word amnos 'lamb'.

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[riflebuilder]

thanks for the replies

[anglo-saxon]

Do you use windex on your cuts and injuries too? Anyone who has seen my big fat greek wedding will get it! Moosin

Good one!

For a chick flick, that move cracked me up. The Aunt trying to describe the lump she had had in her neck and being unable to say the word "biopsy", and the uptight couple getting hosed on ouso was priceless!

[wolverine]

I've only had the opportunity to have it once but there was sure nothing wrong with the cut I had. I remember being quite impressed.

[newhunterette]

okay after searching through more piles of papers in my Grandma's recipe box - this is what I found

A Taste of Curried Goat

3 lb. goat meat
2 cardamon
2-3 cloves
2-3 cinnamon sticks
3-4 bay leaves
1 teaspoon whole black pepper
1/4 cup oil
4 chopped onions
2 chopped tomatoes
2 tablespoon tomato puree
1 tablespoon garlic paste
1 tablespoon ginger paste
2 tablespoon chopped fresh coriander leaves
1 tablespoon red chili powder
1 tablespoon coriander powder
1 teaspoon turmeric powder
1 tablespoon garam masala
salt to taste
water for gravy(curry)
Heat oil in frying pan, add cardamon, cloves, cinnamon stick, bay leaves, whole black pepper and fry for few seconds. Then add onions and fry until light brown, add ginger garlic paste, tomato, tomato puree, coriander powder, red chili, turmeric and salt to taste. When masala is thoroughly fried and oil comes up add mutton pieces and fry until brown. Then add water cover pan and keep it on low flame until mutton is done. Garnish with chopped coriander(cilantro) leaves and garam masala for a
delicious flavor. Serve with a nice bread or roti.


Bohnet Easy Stew

5 pound goat shoulder
2 cups water
1 large onion
2 cloves garlic
Worcestershire sauce
Salt
Pepper
5 medium potatoes

Put goat meat into roasting pot with water. Sprinkle well with salt, pepper and Worcestershire sauce. Add chopped onion and garlic. Put on lowest heat on stove. Cook for 5 hours. Add potatoes 1/2 hour before serving.

[Kody94]

I have found mt. goat meat to be fairly bland tasting. I can see it complimenting curry as suggest above, but it didn't really go with the recipes I usually use. So, the last two goats I shot I just turned the whole thing into jerky. It really makes awesome jerky.

Cheers,
4ster

[ydouask]

We've shot and packed out eight or nine Billy Goats over the years. The best table fare was from those animals killed before the rut... before the end of Oct. here in the W. Kootenays. More often than not, those killed during the rut taste just like Goat piss. Now, if you've spent any time watching goats during the rut you will certainy understand how their entire hide becomes saturated in a urine and mud mixture which can easily contaminate the meat. If you are going to kill a Billy in Mid to late Nov. plan on using several knives...or have hot water available to thoroughly clean any contaminated hands or blades as you are processing the carcass. Oh yeah, and a good recipe for peperoni is mandatory for most November Goats!

[ElkMasterC]

More often than not, those killed during the rut taste just like Goat piss.

That's because we piss in it!

(Cheech Marin, Desperado)

[Buck]

I shot a goat in Spatzizi and it was some of the best game meat i have ever eaten.