Originally Posted by
hunters_life
My freezer getting empty is all the stimulation I need to start looking forward to hunting seasons. Like everyone else in my family, my twin boys are some carnivorous little wolves and easily eat their body weight of meat every week. Want to see a good magic trick? Come to my house and set a 5 pound elk roast in between them. Watch it disappear in damn near the blink of an eye. I swear I don't even think they breathe. Woosh gone then an hour later you hear mooooooommmmm I'm hungry. 2 little black holes.
How old are your boys? My boy has been a very big eater -- particularly of meat -- since he was about 15 years old. He is an athlete and burns a lot of calories. Also, protein is good for repairing stressed muscles.
I love elk meat and eat it prepared in several different ways. I made an elk meat dinner this past Saturday for my son and a college buddy of his. Two Saturdays ago I made an elk meat dinner for a couple my wife and I know. Everyone always loves the elk meat. I have never served it to anyone who did not like it very much. I definitely think it tastes better than deer. The elk meat I'm eating now is from a cow elk. The two previous elk I have eaten were both bulls. While the bull meat was good, the cow meat is noticeably better.