>>6927
>As someone who loves fully rare steak
I have no doubt such people exist, it's just that having tried it, it doesn't feel like meat -- it feels like play-doh.
I don't want to eat play-doh.

>Gamey is a term to describe wild meat
My understanding of the cause of "gamey" tastes is exactly because of rot.
The carcass begins decomposing as a result of two things:
The cooling system stops,
and the circulation of fresh oxygen also stops.
From the time the animal is down, until you've fully field-dressed it, could be anywhere from minutes to hours, and the quicker you cool the meat down, the less gamey it tastes.
Muscle tissue is not significantly different for being a wild animal; any ungulate will taste approximately the same for a given harvesting method.

>carnivore and omnivore are classifications of animal.
I have a college degree in biology; I know what those words, used in an academic setting mean.
People don't use them that way. Usually when I hear "carnivore" it's a vegan using it as a pejorative against those who disagree with their personal choices being forced violently upon the rest of the populace. Or alternately, in a "stuck a feather in his cap & called it bling*" manner, a self espoused meat-eating-human who wants to tell the world "I didn't claw my way to the top of the food chain to choose vegetarianism"
A long time ago, during my rebellious teen years I decided I preferred the satisfaction of eating meat. So I assumed I didn't like any vegetables because I didn't like the ones I tended to find on my plate in front of me. But that was a shallow take on the whole concept of nutrition, and I backed off, calling myself an omnivore -- "I eat everything good, which means not green beans, nor spinach, no cucumbers, nor..."