Caribou, a member of the deer family, ranges throughout the north from Newfoundland to Alaska in North America. Their food of choice is lichen, but they also eat mosses, grass and other grazing materials.

Caribou is considered by many to be a superior meat, much like venison and elk. It has a fine texture, is low in fat, high in iron and an excellent source of protein. Caribou are often harvested in their wild state and their care and feeding have been entirely free from human interference.

Herds are monitored by wildlife management boards, who determine when it is advantageous to conduct a large hunt, thus making caribou available for commercial markets. In Canada every individual caribou and piece of meat is inspected on site, by a Canadian Government veterinarian and processed at a federal plant before being released for commercial sale. No additives, preservatives, coloring or chemicals are added.