I just re-read my last coupla posts, mainly to see if there was any comment on MY extreme position on goat meat. But, as I read them, it kinda sounded like I intentionally mis-handled caring for the critter. This is NOT the case, I always properly care for ANY critter from trigger pull to the dinner plate.

Hmmmm...I've shot more than 40 antelope over the years up here in Montana, and have never had a bad one. They do stink if you run the beegeezus out of them. Proper field dressing, and a good rinsing when you hang them is paramount. And yes, I'd rather eat antelope than TN whitetails any day...and I've shot a fair amount of them.

I've heard two things when it comes to Goats-
1) IF you shoot them when they're running, they have a bad taste.
2) If you shoot one that's bedded down, not scared, and take care of the meat properly that it can be cooked just fine and has good flavor.

I've never personally had experience. That is from my dad and grandpa who used to hunt wyoming all the time. Good luck!
-Jake

I have shot and eaten many Antelope. If they are from Wyoming they eat sage. I only had 1 serving of Antelope I was sorry I ate. My Wife prefers it to deer meat. I believe the important thing is to keep the hair off the meat. The hair is what has a foul taste. We use rubber gloves when we skin them. If you get hair on the meat the gloves make it easy to get off.

I grew right smack in the middle of Antelope country and can see them everyday if I choose to. There is a huge difference, not that someone from NY would ever know, between antelope that grew up chased about the sage country and antelope that are grain fed and eat primarily farm crops with little disturbance.

We generally try to hunt and ultimately shoot our antelope early. Like they wake up, we find them in the winter wheat and kill them. No running, no chasing, no hot weather. They make decent table fare if taken care of properly.

Chase one around after opening morning in the middle of sage country and they will taste like ass.

The old adage "you are what you eat" applies to antelope.

Ole SKB, your assumption that "a fella from NY" doesn't know about Goat is just WRONG. FYI, I've lived (and hunted) in MOST of the Western states. AND IMO, I still stand by my original statements. I agree with other comments on chased animals, neat/quick kill, proper cleaning and cooling, etc but I'd rather eat the fire ashes after burning a motor oil marinated critter in his funeral pyre. It's MY story and I'm sticking to it !!!!!