What kind of knives do you have for breaking down your deer at camp or home? Good ones? Dull ones? Something crappy you hack with because it was Great Uncle Petey’s he lost in the dirt at the barn, and you feel compelled to continue using it? C’mon, now, we all know better. With...
What do you get when you combine the greatness of venison, the fantasticness (is that a word?) of tequila-spice marinade, and the awesomeness of hot fajitas? Fantastically awesome Tequila Marinated Venison Fajitas of greatness, of course. Whether your processor preps your deer meat or you take the time to do your own at home,...
OK, all you DIY deer hunters out there, don’t blow a gasket when you read the next sentence. I’ve paid more than $250 this year for venison processing, which doesn’t include the gas purchased to drive to my hunting spots and any other costs associated with the seasons. The latter costs have been minimal...
One of the easiest things you can make with your venison is jerky, and with the season wide open it’s a good bet you’ve had more than one snack stick or two this year. Jerky has been around for many, many years. Various forms of it have been recorded through Native American history, of...
While doing a little venison prep the other night on a deer I killed last week, I started thinking about the post-trim routines I’ve heard of over the years. “Soak your venison in …” and then it’ll often be followed by water, milk, buttermilk or maybe something else. Not a marinade. These “soaks” are...
by Daniel E. Schmidt When it comes to deer hunting gear, there are three things I can’t get enough of: knives, flashlights and coolers. It seems as though someone is always coming up with a new wrinkle to an old idea, but the folks at AO Coolers have really pushed the “cool” threshold to...
