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Bobcat backstrap #7463195
01/17/22 12:34 AM
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Caught a big Tom today and when I finished skinning and stretching him I got the thought that bobcat meat doesn’t look half bad. So I cut out and froze the back straps. Just wondering if anybody has cooked bobcat before and what’s a good recipe?

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Re: Bobcat backstrap [Re: KsTrapper88] #7463204
01/17/22 12:42 AM
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I've read, and heard, that it's very good!


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Re: Bobcat backstrap [Re: KsTrapper88] #7463209
01/17/22 12:53 AM
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Bobcat is good eats. Smoked is good or baked/grilled in foil with some butter and spies to your taste. About any way you would cook pork but it may need a little oil to keep it from being too dry.


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Re: Bobcat backstrap [Re: KsTrapper88] #7463211
01/17/22 12:55 AM
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I have butchered every single 'cat I have ever trapped or shot. It is excellent. Light colored and every bit like lean pork. Imagine pork loin and you can imagine bobcat meat.


Re: Bobcat backstrap [Re: KsTrapper88] #7463214
01/17/22 01:01 AM
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Thanks for the replies, I’m looking forward to trying it.


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Re: Bobcat backstrap [Re: KsTrapper88] #7463246
01/17/22 02:07 AM
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Doesnt taste like pork to me.


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Re: Bobcat backstrap [Re: KsTrapper88] #7463273
01/17/22 06:43 AM
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very good eating , not a strong-tasting meat at all, I would stay pork like

Re: Bobcat backstrap [Re: KsTrapper88] #7463277
01/17/22 06:52 AM
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I fed it to a group of 20 and everyone liked it. I keep it just for gatherings where obscure meats are ideal.


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Re: Bobcat backstrap [Re: KsTrapper88] #7463297
01/17/22 07:52 AM
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The old tom I tried tasted like tom cat wiz. Tried a young one later and it was good .


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Re: Bobcat backstrap [Re: TurkeyWrangler] #7463300
01/17/22 08:08 AM
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Originally Posted by TurkeyWrangler
The old tom I tried tasted like tom cat wiz. Tried a young one later and it was good .

That would make a guy think twice about eating one lol

Re: Bobcat backstrap [Re: KsTrapper88] #7463302
01/17/22 08:12 AM
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Even a kitten has a wiz after taste to me. especially after it cools off for a minute


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Re: Bobcat backstrap [Re: KsTrapper88] #7463314
01/17/22 08:33 AM
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Marinade it first to cover up the taste. blush

Re: Bobcat backstrap [Re: 3togo] #7463315
01/17/22 08:35 AM
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Originally Posted by 3togo
Marinade it first to cover up the taste. blush

Or more BBQ sauce Lol

Re: Bobcat backstrap [Re: TurkeyWrangler] #7463330
01/17/22 08:47 AM
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Originally Posted by TurkeyWrangler
The old tom I tried tasted like tom cat wiz. Tried a young one later and it was good .

X2!

Re: Bobcat backstrap [Re: KsTrapper88] #7463341
01/17/22 08:58 AM
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I tried some bobcat jerky someone made one time.terible.tasted just like an old Tom cat smells.

Re: Bobcat backstrap [Re: KsTrapper88] #7463344
01/17/22 09:02 AM
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Bobcat good meat


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Re: Bobcat backstrap [Re: KsTrapper88] #7463347
01/17/22 09:07 AM
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Have to p-ss,,i mean pass on that

Re: Bobcat backstrap [Re: KsTrapper88] #7463351
01/17/22 09:12 AM
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I made katze schnitzel a couple weeks ago, and I have some.bobcat n' beans in the fridge right now. Yum.

Re: Bobcat backstrap [Re: loosegoose] #7463355
01/17/22 09:17 AM
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I'd try it

Re: Bobcat backstrap [Re: KsTrapper88] #7463358
01/17/22 09:20 AM
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I was wanting to try it but getting a little gun shy now

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