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The Art of Homemade Venison Sausage

If you’re a hunter, or you know one, chances are you have the good fortune to have access to deer meat each year. There are many ways to prepare deer, but one of my favorites is to make venison sausage. It may seem intimidating to make sausage at home, but with the right equipment and knowledge, it’s actually one of the simplest and most sustainable things you can do in your kitchen.

Sausage is simply ground meat mixed with salt, fat, and seasonings. Although you can make sausage with beef, veal, lamb, chicken, or

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