ISO wild game restaurants in Alaska

When coming to Alaska, I'd like to eat what Alaskans eat; such as
moose, bear, wild goat, musk ox, caribou, geese, arctic hare, & other
wild game. However, in all references on Alaska, in guide books and
the internet, I can't find any restaurants which serve any of these.
Why is that?

"PorkTeriyaki" wrote in message
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When coming to Alaska, I'd like to eat what Alaskans eat; such as
moose, bear, wild goat, musk ox, caribou, geese, arctic hare, & other
wild game. However, in all references on Alaska, in guide books and
the internet, I can't find any restaurants which serve any of these.
Why is that?

That isn't what Alaskans eat? KM
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"PorkTeriyaki" wrote in message
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When coming to Alaska, I'd like to eat what Alaskans eat;

I think the overwhelming majority of Alaskans eat hamburgers and hotdogs.

such as
moose, bear, wild goat, musk ox, caribou, geese, arctic hare, & other
wild game. However, in all references on Alaska, in guide books and
the internet, I can't find any restaurants which serve any of these.
Why is that?


Some of these are probably endangered species (bear and arctic hare, for
example). Wild salmon (for example, Copper River salmon), however, is
available. But it's highly priced and probably shipped off to the lower 48.
Whale is available to the native population only.

The other reason is these wild games don't taste very good. Their meat is
gamy and tough. If you live out in the wilderness 2 days walk to the
nearest town and moose is the only thing available, then you might eat it.
Otherwise it's not in high demand.

"PorkTeriyaki" wrote in message
oups.com...
When coming to Alaska, I'd like to eat what Alaskans eat;

I think the overwhelming majority of Alaskans eat hamburgers and hotdogs.

such as
moose, bear, wild goat, musk ox, caribou, geese, arctic hare, & other
wild game. However, in all references on Alaska, in guide books and
the internet, I can't find any restaurants which serve any of these.
Why is that?


Some of these are probably endangered species (bear and arctic hare, for
example). Wild salmon (for example, Copper River salmon), however, is
available. But it's highly priced and probably shipped off to the lower 48.
Whale is available to the native population only.

The other reason is these wild games don't taste very good. Their meat is
gamy and tough. If you live out in the wilderness 2 days walk to the
nearest town and moose is the only thing available, then you might eat it.
Otherwise it's not in high demand.

On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 10:20:45 -0800 in rec.travel.usa-canada,
"PeterL" spewed forth in total ignorance:

Some of these are probably endangered species (bear and arctic hare, for
example).

neither of them are endangered.

Wild salmon (for example, Copper River salmon), however, is
available. But it's highly priced and probably shipped off to the lower 48.

once again, your total ignorance is showing

Whale is available to the native population only.

not true. only certain native americans may hunt whales, but if
you are in the right place at the right time they will share more
than most folks who are not used to eating it will want. some
whale dishes are definitely and acquired taste.

The other reason is these wild games don't taste very good. Their meat is
gamy and tough. If you live out in the wilderness 2 days walk to the
nearest town and moose is the only thing available, then you might eat it.
Otherwise it's not in high demand.

you really take the cake! it it's not in high demand, why is our
idiotic governor having wolves killed from airplanes in so that
there will supposedly be more moose for hunters?

only idiots that hunt for trophies end up with tough gamy meat
from old bulls. those who hunt for meat hunt young animals, the
barely legal moose bulls and buck deer. it's more tender than
most choice beef. and unlike american feedlot cornfed overfat
beef, it actually has flavor! besides, it's organic since it
rains too much to spray the forest with pesticides.

just so you don't stay so ignorant, the reason there are no
restaurants serving alaska game is because 1) it's illegal to
sell wild game and 2) except for a little reindeer farming and a
few folks raising bison, there are *no* game farms in alaska.

I agree with Dennis: Moose is actually quite good, if field-dressed and
butchered properly. A fresh moose steak rivals a good beef steak, and
ground moose is good in any number of dishes. Caribou can be tough,
though, as they are very lean animals.

Reindeer sausage is pretty readily available in and around Anchorage,
and is a popular tourist dish (try Gwennies on Spenard out near the
airport for breakfast, for example).

Having lived several summers in Glennallen near the Copper River, I've
eaten enough Copper River Salmon to last me a lifetime. If you want
some free Copper River Salmon, just stop by the Glennallen Independence
Day (July 4th) celebration in Pinneo Park in the afternoon.
All-you-can-eat free salmon, courtesty of the townspeople who get it
using mostly fishwheels on the Copper. This salmon is obtained using
subsistence fishing permits, and legally can't be sold.

"BrianW" wrote in news:1109173209.160892.229570
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All-you-can-eat free salmon, courtesty of the townspeople who get it
using mostly fishwheels on the Copper. This salmon is obtained using
subsistence fishing permits, and legally can't be sold.

So we use those handy subsistence permits to use even less sporting methods
than gill nets to provide free food for tourists? Where is Grey Eyes when
you need him?

On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 10:03:46 -0600 in rec.travel.usa-canada,
jcoulter wrote:

So we use those handy subsistence permits to use even less sporting methods
than gill nets to provide free food for tourists?

No, you ignorant bigot, to provide free food for a community
holiday celebration. It's called sharing, something most greedy
white folks no longer understand thanks to the ideologues of self
centered "individualism".

Sport has nothing to do with it. Most Native Americans consider
"sport" fishing to be disrespectful to the animal that offers
itself for human sustenance, and find catch & release fishing
repugnant. Fishing is catching food, and using efficient methods
like fishwheels and gillnets makes the work go faster and
provides the community time for cultural activities.

They do the same with hunting and trapping. They never let
animals suffer and they respect the animal's spirit and offer
thanks after killing it.