I've heard that bear meat can be tough and grisly, but I was told it depends on how you butcher it.
Old bucks don't taste as good, but younger deer have amazingly tender meat.
Most so-called "gamey" meat is down to poor handling of the meat. Hogs are an exception... uncastrated males do taste bad to many people.
An animal's diet affects its flavour. Eating all manner of random foods, makes partially the gamey flavour.
I've heard that bear meat can be tough and grisly, but I was told it depends on how you butcher it.