Hunting Guide
Understanding Wild Game Meat: Store Bought vs. Hunted
When considering wild game from a meat market, it’s important to recognize what you are actually purchasing. Unlike common livestock, truly wild game, like the pronghorn antelope we hunt at The Santa Fe Guiding Company, cannot be sold commercially due to regulations. This ensures that any “wild game” available in stores is likely farm-raised and might not be what it appears.
The Truth About Market “Wild Game”
If you encounter “antelope” meat in a grocery store, it’s crucial to understand that it is not pronghorn antelope like those found roaming the wild landscapes of New Mexico. What is often labeled as antelope in markets is likely to be a species such as eland or another type of domesticated African antelope, raised on game ranches, typically in Texas. These animals, while exotic, are farmed under controlled conditions and fed a diet that differs significantly from the natural foraging diet of a truly wild antelope.
The Difference in Taste and Quality
The pronghorn antelope you hunt and harvest in the wild offers a unique taste and quality that cannot be replicated in a domesticated setting. Wild pronghorn’s diet consists of local vegetation which contributes to the lean, flavorful meat that is highly prized by gourmet chefs and connoisseurs. In contrast, farm-raised animals are often given a standard, controlled diet that affects the meat’s flavor and texture, making it quite different from what our hunters experience directly from the field.
Why Choose Hunting Over Buying?
Hunting provides a connection to your food that buying from a store simply cannot match. Harvesting your own pronghorn antelope ensures you know exactly where your food comes from, under what conditions it was harvested, and that it’s truly wild. This connection fosters a deeper appreciation for the meat and the hunting experience itself.
Join Us for an Authentic Hunting Experience
At Santa Fe Guiding Company, we offer hunters the opportunity to pursue genuine pronghorn antelope in their natural habitat, ensuring an authentic and sustainable hunting experience. By choosing to hunt rather than buy, you engage in a tradition that respects the animal and the environment, and you take home meat that is as nutritious as it is delicious.
Why Choose Hunting Over Buying?
Hunting provides a connection to your food that buying from a store simply cannot match. Harvesting your own pronghorn antelope ensures you know exactly where your food comes from, under what conditions it was harvested, and that it’s truly wild. This connection fosters a deeper appreciation for the meat and the hunting experience itself.
Join Us for an Authentic Hunting Experience
At Santa Fe Guiding Company, we offer hunters the opportunity to pursue genuine pronghorn antelope in their natural habitat, ensuring an authentic and sustainable hunting experience. By choosing to hunt rather than buy, you engage in a tradition that respects the animal and the environment, and you take home meat that is as nutritious as it is delicious.