Here at home in Texas as a teen we used to have wilderness survival camp-outs, about 4 to 8 of us would go out at a time. 7 days in the woods with a knife, canteen, crude fishing gear, a small blanket and a backpack. We took food for 3 meals, so we had to catch/forage/kill whatever we ate, or go hungry. Hunger sharpens your senses, and broadens the variety of what you will eat, I ate some things I wouldnt have otherwise eaten. But it is good to be able to eat, in a bad situation.
Squirrel, or rabbit are a delicacy, I eat them at home too. All birds, are good except birds that eat only fish, they just taste like fish, and bird, it;s just so funky and too strange, but better than being hungry. Raccoon is good like chicken or rabbit, opossum tastes wild, and greasy rough to eat. Then I lived in Europe for a few years and once I ordered a steak, it tasted off, a new grassy, almost sweet taste. Not that is was bad, it was just so different. After I ate it I was told it was the freshest horse I could get. Lesson learned, I didn't like it, but it turns out to be popular over there in many places. Bear, I have had steaks, and sausage, both were world class, really really good. I love deer, and elk, I will eat it over beef. Rattle snake tough, not too much flavor, alligator is about the same. Other than seafood, pork, and beef that is about it. .
