Wild Boar taken in Maine

Many hunters like myself, who cook, understand that frozen vacuum sealed game meat improves in flavor and tenderness over time. I call it “freezer aging” under vacuum. 

Animal hormones and blood in the meat hold stronger wild tastes we know as gaminess. I have used buttermilk to aid in drawing hormone laden blood from meat and aid in tenderizing. It helped!

Enter Freezer Aged Meat.

Freezer aged meat (more than 3 months) loses much of this gamey flavor. Further, that vacuum sealed venison and moose meat become increasingly tender and flavorful past several months in the freezer.  My wife and I love the meat from my 2023 Newfoundland cow moose but we noticed that it got even better after months in the freezer.

So If you have game meat vacuum sealed in the freezer, take heart, you can say you are “freezer aging” your game meat. 

Soon, I will write more about my new found very pleasant experiences with my black bear meat.

Good Eating!