Which State Animals Are Edible?

The following State Symbol List from ClassBrain lists the official State Animals from each state that are edible. Each of these domestic and wild animals have been designated as Official State Symbols by their respective states.

You can find recipes for how to cook each of these animals in Coast2Coast Recipes main section.

For a complete list of Official State Animals please visit ClassBrain’s State Reports.

 

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List of Official State Animals That Are Edible

State	Category	Symbol	Year established
Alabam	State Mammal	Black Bear	2006
Alaska	State Land Mammal	Moose	1998
Arkansas	State Mammal	White-tail Deer	1993
Colorado	State Animal	Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep	1961
Illinois	State Animal	White-tailed Deer	1980
Kansas	State Animal	American Buffalo	1955
Maine	State Animal	Moose	1979
Michigan	State Game Animal	White-tailed dear	1997
Mississippi	State Land Mammal	White-Tailed Deer	1974
Montana	State Animal	Grizzly Bear (protected)	1983
Nebraska	State Mammal	White-Tailed Deer	1981
Nevada	State Animal	Desert Bighorn sheep	1973
New Hampshire	State Animal	White Tail Deer	1983
New Mexico	State Mammal	Black Bear	1963
New York	State Animal	Beaver	1975
North Carolina	State Mammal	Eastern Gray Squirrel	1969
Ohio	State Animal	White-tailed Deer	1988
Oklahoma	State Animal	American Buffalo or Bison	1972
Oklahoma	State Game Animal	White-tail Deer	1989
Oklahoma	State Fur Bearer	Raccoon	1990
Oregon	State Animal	Beaver	1969
Pennsylvania	State Animal	Whitetailed Deer	1959
South Carolina	State Animal	Whitetail Deer	1972
Tennessee	State Wild Animal	Raccoon	1972
Texas	State Mammal	Large Longhorn Cattle	1995
Texas	State Mammal	Small Armadillo	1995
Texas	State Farm Animal	Boer Goat	**SMI-1**
Utah	State Animal	Rocky Mountain Elk	1971
West Virginia	State Animal	Black Bear	1973
West Virginia	State Wildlife Animal	Virginia Opossum	**SMI-2**
Wisconsin	State Animal	Badger	1957
Wisconsin	State Wildlife Animal	White-tailed Deer	1957
Wisconsin	State Domesticated Animal	Dairy Cow	1971
Wyoming	State Mammal	Bison	1985

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**SMI** Symbols of Mistaken Identity

• **SMI-1** – Wikipedia has this incorrectly listed as the State Farm Animal (03-29-11). ClassBrain has not been able to find any reference to a State Farm Animal being officially passed as a state symbol in Texas. See Texas State Library.
• **SMI-2** – This Symbol of Mistaken Identity was listed by Wikipedia as the State Wildlife Animal of West Virginia (03-29-11). The Black Bear is the only animal currently recognized in the state of West Virginia as a State Symbol. See West Virginia State Legislature: State Symbols
  

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