Has anyone ever eaten bobcat? I hear mountain lion is good? Why not ?
Brant
i cant say as though ive ever tried bobcat brant. i am the proud owner of quite the collection of hunting and fishing books, as are most outdoorsmen, and in none have i ever read a recipe for bobcat or heard of eating it. Did you shoot a cat that would like to eat, or just planning for a future occasion?
-cory
Never had the occasion to eat a bobcat...but I have mountain lion twice and both convinced me it's the finest meat on the planet. I don't care one bit for hunting big game with dogs, but might just to get some mountain lion back on the table.
I'd eat it.
I had it at a game supper in a casserole type dish. Reminded me of some of the chicken I've had in some Asian restaurants.
I've never been squeamish about eating wild game but somehow I can't seem to bring myself to the idea of eating the wild cats. I'm not a cat person either - I hate cats.
No, I don't have one. I am not scared to try it though. Saw one next to where I was parked at work that had been shot with a gun and had a huge hole ruining the cape. I thought what a waste.
I have had many opportunities to shoot at bobcats with both gun and bow and always passed them up. Felt funny obout killing for the pelt and not eating it. Maybe next time I will drop the string and hopefully post a recipe. Heck, anything is palitable fried with biscuits and gravy!
Read a book as a kid, which name eludes me now, written by a modern trapper. He said that after eating a tasteof all the different types of animal he came across in the mountains, coyote made him sick and was the only thing him found unfit to eat.
Brant
Brant
How was the lion prepaired?
Had a guy cutting a tree at my house once. His wife sold some of the best Hot tomalies I had ever had, so he brought a couple of dozen over. He saw my big bloodhound and I jocked that it would make a lot of tomolies. He cooly said,"It takes too much pepper to get dog to taste good, cat is much better!"
Note to self,count the cats when he leaves!
Brant
I had the tenderloin grilled and some ham meat done in an italian dish kinda like veal parmesean. Dadgum I'm hungry now...gotta go find some lunch.
I would eat one.
Just remembered a joke for your favorite cat person. When they go on about their cats just say "I like cats. But I can't eat a whole one." :bigsmyl:
if i remember corectly in one of howard hills books he cooked some at camp and fed it to the hunters, could have been something els though
Mountain Lion the other white meat!
Marinade steaks in Italian dressing for a couple hours the throw 'em on the grill.
I'm drolling on the key board.
Put in tamales, no one will ever know. :D
It's considered a catsarole dish.....
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...a catsarole dish.....
:biglaugh: :biglaugh: :biglaugh:
All the starving comedians in the world! HA!
I've never had it but wouldn't hesitate at trying it.
I know old trappers use to eat it (bobcat), and I imagine it wouldn't be bad as most of the cat species aren't savagers unless they have to be. Coyotes on the other will eat anything and everything.
I have a old trapper friend from Russia, and he will eat anything I trap except coyote.
It's like anything, prep it good and prepare it in a good way and your fine.
QuoteOriginally posted by S. Brant Osborn:
All the starving comedians in the world! HA!
I resemble that remark. :smileystooges:
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Never had the occasion to eat a bobcat...but I have mountain lion twice and both convinced me it's the finest meat on the planet. I don't care one bit for hunting big game with dogs, but might just to get some mountain lion back on the table.
Have you ever lion hunted behind dogs? You might change your mind after you try it. They don't live next to the road.. :rolleyes: :campfire:
Mountain lion is the finest meat I ever ate.I wouldn't hesitate to eat a bobcat. :campfire:
Does it taste like, oh never mind.............
I like lynx sausage! :p
Too funny! Lynx sausage or catsarole. LOL! I'm always amazed at the talent here on tradgang - sittin around on Friday afternoon...
Brant- I think there's a dish in Louisiana called Posscatria - it's a deboned possum stuffed in a deboned bobcat stuffed in a big ole nutria.
TJ - I'm gonna put some feelers out for some cat and I'll bring it to the Trad Expo in St. Clairsville - I'll save the first bite for you.
Chisler, that would be awesome! Definatly would be cool to try some :D
Oh, we have dishes like you have never seen. And if I can talk her into it, my little Cajun Bride could make anything fit to eat!
B.
I loathe cats.Yeah I would eat one.Read the book The Yearling.A boy eats some.It is also a good book.
Hey tradusker, I believe that was fox from "Hunting the Hard Way" He didn't tell the guys until they ate up, then they didn't believe him until they noticed the fox he shot was missin. Joe
Brant I just noticed your location. My father and I used to go to a sale down there back in the 80's to sell horses. I'm originally from Zwolle home of the Tamale Festival. Joe
I think I may have eaten some at a bow shoot one time...the guy said it was chicken on a stick, but it didn't look like any chicken I ever saw...it was pretty good though :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
David
Mountain lion....tasty. Just a big cat. Bobcat is a medium cat.
"Tabby" is a small cat.
A cat is a cat....except in America. :eek:
cat is good table fare. several chinese restraunts 'round here use to serve it. as for bobkittys we are not allowed to keep em here in IL so i have to release them all-what a shame! i do know several other trappers who have prepared them and they say they are good. they told me that they prepared it like a pork tenderloin. with a lil italian dressing and a grill.
Ate some when I was a youngun' and as I remeber it was really good. Have no idea how it was cooked?
I love cats, they taste great!
Would eat anything that used to s...
thanks Joe
your right it was a fox! :thumbsup:
Well, we ate some "Sylvester stew" in Korea (house cat) and as I remember it was good. However, We were well lubed with Mokali at the time...
Has anyone tried badger?
My Native friends love bob cat they say it is the best they could not think some one would skin bob cat and not eat it :thumbsup:
When I was trapping in northern Ontario, my quota was 5 lynx, I can tell you with all certainty that they are all white meat and very very tasty.....believe it or not, somewhat similar to frogs legs. we would debone it and cut it in 1"-1-1/2" cubes the roll it in bread crumbs and fry in butter. Hard to beat in the taste category.
Sergio, you've tried them at the wildlife suppers at the club, Louise and I would always bring a bunch and it was always the first to go.
Trapper
I have a book with 5 recipes for Lynx and one for Cougar. Lynx or Bobcat, I wouldn't think there would be much difference in taste. He describes Lynx as a lily white meat entirely non gamy, delicately delicious. The book is, Cooing venison and other natural meats, by Bradford Angier, 1975.
I like cat...sliced real thin...with some stir fry veggies...cooked in a Wok.
I ani't even from La.!
Hi there Joe!
Sad the say th old Mansfield auction barn s closed. I don't live too far from Zwolle in a small comunity called Hunter, not far from Cicle drive and Public landing on Toledo Bend.
Thanks for everyones input! I wo'nt pass another chance.
Hey Brant I have family that lives on Toledo Bend. I'll check what there address is I also have some aunts that live out in Ebarb.
Have never eaten Bobcat, but I ate all of my mt. lion. Was really good - the wife would not eat it- that much more for me. A light meat, like pork. My lion (tom) missed the book by 1/8".
I fried up some dall sheep and mountain lion back straps at deer camp this year for the guys. It was a close call but the lion won out in the taste test over the sheep.
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