What if I am not a meat hunter? What do I do with the deer?

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John Y Cannuck said:
Ten pages, and I still get no venison, how fair is that?
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I haven't gone hunting yet. Sorry


joe-nwt said:
Hey Cereal,

Try this. The day you go hunting for the deer, make sure you have some fresh crusty rolls at home. After you shot your deer and hang/dress it, remove the backstraps. Get your hunting buddy to help if need be. Slice the backstraps into pieces about a 1/2" thick. Dip in flour and brown them in a pan with some oil. Salt and pepper and a bit of garlic powder, don't overdo it! Remove the 1/2 cooked, browned meat from the pan and set aside. Take 1 or 2 large onions, cut into 1/2" slabs also, and break the rings apart in the same pan you browned the meat in. Saute'/brown the onions a bit, then throw the meat back on top in the pan. Pour about a1/4 cup of water over the whole works, turn the heat down to a simmer and put the lid on. Let it simmer for about 1/2 an hour.

When it is ready, open up one of the crusty rolls and throw some meat/onions inside and enjoy with a beer. If that don't convert you, you might be hopeless!;)
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Wow, I have printed this out and will remember to bring it with me when I go hunting for the first time. It does sound good and hopefully I will just like the taste of deer because I don't want to shoot something I am not going to eat.
 
joe-nwt said:
Hey Cereal,

Try this. The day you go hunting for the deer, make sure you have some fresh crusty rolls at home. After you shot your deer and hang/dress it, remove the backstraps. Get your hunting buddy to help if need be. Slice the backstraps into pieces about a 1/2" thick. Dip in flour and brown them in a pan with some oil. Salt and pepper and a bit of garlic powder, don't overdo it! Remove the 1/2 cooked, browned meat from the pan and set aside. Take 1 or 2 large onions, cut into 1/2" slabs also, and break the rings apart in the same pan you browned the meat in. Saute'/brown the onions a bit, then throw the meat back on top in the pan. Pour about a1/4 cup of water over the whole works, turn the heat down to a simmer and put the lid on. Let it simmer for about 1/2 an hour.

When it is ready, open up one of the crusty rolls and throw some meat/onions inside and enjoy with a beer. If that don't convert you, you might be hopeless!;)
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thanks alot now i'm hungry and its almost bed time
 
walksalot said:
I suspect you guys who are ripping at Cereal83 would be ripping at a person for hunting Grizzly Bears because they are shot just for the trophy and not for the meat. At least Cereal83 is trying to line up a person who will take the meat. The meat from a Grizzly Bear, most of the time, is left in the bush.;)
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Nope, I would hunt a griz, give my left nut to do it. Talking king of the preds. Trophy hunting by all means but with a positive effect on the prey animal population. ie Elk, moose, deer.
Cereal, I understand exactly where you are coming from, you want to hunt without wasting the killed animal, you have said that 100 times, I comend you for not being a poacher or hunting under the rules and looking for alternatives for the harvest BUT I can not understand the thought process behind it. I personally could not display a deer mount in my house if it had been shot for no other purpose.
 
open-sights said:
Nope, I would hunt a griz, give my left nut to do it. Talking king of the preds. Trophy hunting by all means but with a positive effect on the prey animal population. ie Elk, moose, deer.
Cereal, I understand exactly where you are coming from, you want to hunt without wasting the killed animal, you have said that 100 times, I comend you for not being a poacher or hunting under the rules and looking for alternatives for the harvest BUT I can not understand the thought process behind it. I personally could not display a deer mount in my house if it had been shot for no other purpose.
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I know you cannot understand why I am like this but thats who I am. I have no idea how peeople hunt wolf, yotes, mountain goat, wild cats or bear but I don't mind if they do and have no problem with them.
 
cereal, i hope you get to go huntin and have someone cook a nice meal outta that deer. Look up the recipe section ... might give you some ideas. I love deer, too bad I'm in England at the moment or I woulda gone with you!

yah, different people go hunting for different reasons. As long as its legal, and meat is not wasted (whoever eats it, friend, neighbour, donated, etc) it should be fine.

As for hunting predators (wolf, coyote, big cats, etc) ... I see the attraction. My great uncle taught me how to stalk critters back in malaysia (I grew up there) and I went travelling in south africa for a few weeks few years back, the ex-ranger I was hooked up with showed me some of his techniques.

its a wonderful feeling to get close up to them and yes, sometimes, I found the urge to shoot irresistable. However, I took up photography as well, so it was a real good way of "practicing" hunting skills of the preds, birds of prey, big cats, without actually harming them...
 
cereal83 said:
Hello all,

I haven't been out hunting yet but I am wondering. When I do go deer hunting, I am not going for the meat my first time. What will I do with the deer? One of my friends said he would take it if he doesn't get a deer but in the case that he gets a deer, what do I do with it? I have no idea how I would move the deer either since I drive a Sunfire.

Anybody know something on this, please let me know.

Thanks

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I responses arent supposed to penetrate todays thin skin ,right?I guess I cant respond then
 
Good tips for deer:
Soak it in salt and cream, drain and repeat for a couple of days.
Use citrus marinades. Lime juice, orange, pinapple, papaya all soften the meat and draw out the funk taste. Plus, your half way to a Jamaican jerk recipe.
Never cook steaks past medium, always rare-med rare. Otherwise go slow and low. Most pot roasts I do cook for 6 hours or longer, fork tender when done.
My sister-inlaw doesn't eat game but happily took seconds from a deer and bison crockpot thinking it was good beef.

The animal would have to be handled very poorly to be unedible.
 
More proof that a Sunfire is no reason to not hunt. This is a big bodied Alberta whitetail in an 88 Toyota Tercel



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woodchopper said:
Oh and don't feal bad about not liking deer my dad has been hunting for about 40 years and is not a big fan of deer meat, but a nicely done deer tenderloin roast makes my mouth water. I think its all in the cooking.

on a side note I hate lamb, worst tasting critter on the earth, taste like wool. But I must say Gatehouse makes a mean lamb dish, very tastey.
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That's because you probably had a few beers and you WERE eating the wool and not the beautifully tasting meat on the inside:D :p

You are right Woodchopper, it's all in the cooking,that's why Haggis tastes ssssooo good:cool:

That's what i understand 'Gatehouse' is doing for this years 'Haggisfest';) :D
 
9 times out of 10 when somebody says that hate/don't like wild game meat, they've either:

1.) eaten meat that has been improperly cooked...since wild game, especially venison, caribou and moose are about 26% protein and only 6-8% fat (reverse the numbers for domestic beef) it dries out very easily and is best cooked in a manner that will seal in the juices or in stews/soups...otherwise if you fry/roast the #### out of it, it becomes tough as a beach rock.

2.) eaten meat that was improperly field dressed and that was more than likely gut shot or had the meat comtaminated during the dressing process after the hunter accidentally cut the gut or bladder and didn't properly clean the body cavity afterward.

I take pleasure in cooking meals for friends and acquaintances that vow and declare they hate moose meat, etc... they can't believe it when they taste my wild game recipes...

If you do hunt and still do not care to try venison again, take care to properly field dress the animal and simply drop it off at your local butcher...they always know of needy families who could use the extra protein. A lot of food banks/charaties won't accept such donations because of liability issues with their "clients," or they only accept non-perishable food items. Whatever you do, have enough respect for the animal you're hunting to ensure that full use is made of the animal. That's what being a responsible hunter is all about!
 
here here be respectful at the very least and i can't believe that you are having trouble with finding someone to take venison off of your hands i take two with my crossbow everyyear and one with my shotgun and i run out. there are some very good cookbooks on the market for wild game that deal specifically with the problem that wild game is so lean and can be dried out if prepared improperly have a look and give it a try and for gods sake man buy a truck or at least a trailer if you are going to hunt big game!
 
i drive a ford explorer sport suv and i keep a couple of tarps in the back so that if i take any gamer i wrap the game in the tarps after field dressing it and put it in the back of my suv the trunks on the cavaliers are pretty deep do the same
 
It is amazing conversation... This country is so spoiled, beyond belief. I come from a country, where even blood and guts get eaten (and we developed delicious recepies for those). This is addressed to those, who think they can kill an animal and not eat it.
 
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It is amazing conversation... This country is so spoiled, beyond belief. I come from a country, where even blood and guts get eaten (and we developed delicious recepies for those). This is addressed to those, who think they can kill an animal and not eat it.
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ALways leave SOMETHING for the animals - that's their food you're walking out of the woods with.

A lot of people eat the hearts and lungs - but the fat and other organs are good to leave behind. Even if there was a great recepie for 'colon', i don't think it's wise to remove the entire biomass from the woods.

Take what you can use, leave the rest. but - take what you can use.
 
Foxer said:
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It is amazing conversation... This country is so spoiled, beyond belief. I come from a country, where even blood and guts get eaten (and we developed delicious recepies for those). This is addressed to those, who think they can kill an animal and not eat it.
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ALways leave SOMETHING for the animals - that's their food you're walking out of the woods with.

A lot of people eat the hearts and lungs - but the fat and other organs are good to leave behind. Even if there was a great recepie for 'colon', i don't think it's wise to remove the entire biomass from the woods.

Take what you can use, leave the rest. but - take what you can use.
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I agree but even if there was a recipe Foxer, I just can't see Sweet & Sour Colon being a good menu item:p
 
I agree but even if there was a recipe Foxer, I just can't see Sweet & Sour Colon being a good menu item
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Well, stranger things have happened. Look at haggis :) man, how'd they come up with that one. Tell me someone didn't lose a bet there...
 
Mumptia said:
I agree but even if there was a recipe Foxer, I just can't see Sweet & Sour Colon being a good menu item:p
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The colon is the most prized part of the animal. It is not eaten but sent to Ottawa where it is turned into handgun banning Liberals.
 
Hahaha!

BBB said:
More proof that a Sunfire is no reason to not hunt. This is a big bodied Alberta whitetail in an 88 Toyota Tercel



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Well, it's a Toyota, after all. These things are built like tanks. I have 2 Jeeps but my next vehicle will be a Toyota Tacoma. Nice truck!
 
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