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<blockquote data-quote="Ucsdryder" data-source="post: 2619718" data-attributes="member: 94543"><p>I've killed 10 elk in the last seven years plus a couple of others that I've helped Butcher. I've had one tough animal. It was a cow that was gut shot by somebody else before I killed it. </p><p>Every other animal I've shot including a couple of mature 6 x 6 bulls have been tender. </p><p></p><p>I don't think aging them necessarily is the only way to have a tender animal. If they are cut before rigor mortise is over can cause an animal to be tough. I think a stressed animal also can tend to be tough. </p><p></p><p>Obviously age has a lot to do with it as well and with a cow elk you don't know if she's four years old or 20 years old. </p><p></p><p>I killed a bull a couple of weeks ago and did the ice aging method. I haven't had steaks from it yet but if you have a big ice chest and access to ice it is about as easy as anything I've done. I didn't worry about the meat getting wet. Time will tell if it was worth the effort but besides about $20 worth of ice it was **** easy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ucsdryder, post: 2619718, member: 94543"] I’ve killed 10 elk in the last seven years plus a couple of others that I’ve helped Butcher. I’ve had one tough animal. It was a cow that was gut shot by somebody else before I killed it. Every other animal I’ve shot including a couple of mature 6 x 6 bulls have been tender. I don’t think aging them necessarily is the only way to have a tender animal. If they are cut before rigor mortise is over can cause an animal to be tough. I think a stressed animal also can tend to be tough. Obviously age has a lot to do with it as well and with a cow elk you don’t know if she’s four years old or 20 years old. I killed a bull a couple of weeks ago and did the ice aging method. I haven’t had steaks from it yet but if you have a big ice chest and access to ice it is about as easy as anything I’ve done. I didn’t worry about the meat getting wet. Time will tell if it was worth the effort but besides about $20 worth of ice it was **** easy. [/QUOTE]
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