I ate wild elk once. It was like trying to eat a deflated leather football.
My sister married into a family where they fill the freezer with all kinds of game and elk is put into it yearly. I would never eat wild elk again.
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Tonight's dinner: Elk medallions (courtesy of my son via Costco), rice
-- Coach McGuirk
Jun 15, 2026 at 08:53 PM ET
Coach McGuirk
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06/15/26 08:53 PM ET
I ate wild elk once. It was like trying to eat a deflated leather football.
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-- VaTechie
Jun 15, 2026 at 10:00 PM ET
VaTechie
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06/15/26 10:00 PM ET
This meat was as tender and lean as any I have ever had (the way I like it)
-- Coach McGuirk
Jun 16, 2026 at 07:05 AM ET
Coach McGuirk
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06/16/26 07:05 AM ET
If you were eating medallions they probably came from the tenderloin
-- SarahVTHokie24
Jun 16, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET
SarahVTHokie24
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06/16/26 12:00 PM ET
My same experience (the tender & lean part).**
-- PhotoHokieNC
Jun 16, 2026 at 07:35 AM ET
PhotoHokieNC
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06/16/26 07:35 AM ET
Wasn't cooked right...
-- SarahVTHokie24
Jun 16, 2026 at 02:35 AM ET
SarahVTHokie24
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06/16/26 02:35 AM ET
According to Tom Brady, the elk got that way because it was cold outside.**
-- KCHokie2
Jun 15, 2026 at 10:40 PM ET
KCHokie2
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06/15/26 10:40 PM ET
You make me proud Coach!**
-- turkeywinghokie
Jun 15, 2026 at 09:27 PM ET
turkeywinghokie
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06/15/26 09:27 PM ET
I made a ton. I thought I was going to be able to freeze some and have
-- Coach McGuirk
Jun 16, 2026 at 07:09 AM ET
Coach McGuirk
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06/16/26 07:09 AM ET
I worked at a Louisiana restaurant in a previous life
-- turkeywinghokie
Jun 16, 2026 at 09:39 AM ET
turkeywinghokie
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06/16/26 09:39 AM ET
Ah, yeah, I remember you saying that now. We have that background in common**
-- Coach McGuirk
Jun 16, 2026 at 01:47 PM ET
Coach McGuirk
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06/16/26 01:47 PM ET
pic............these guys approve:**
-- squarerootofone
Jun 15, 2026 at 09:17 PM ET
squarerootofone
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06/15/26 09:17 PM ET