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    11 BAD WAYS TO RUIN GOOD VENISON

    Jul 16, 2021 5 minutes
    TOM CARPENTER

    Rare indeed is the whitetailed deer that just tastes bad.

    You’ve heard the myths, misconceptions and misinformation before. Oh, that buck was rutting hard and his meat sure did stink. Ya, those big-woods deer, they just eat twigs and leaves so that’s what they taste like. You want a big doe, but not too old: They get mighty tough as they age.

    Poppycock! All of it. And those three old wives’ tales are just the start. Independent of cooking mistakes, which is a whole different topic, the truth is that most bad venison gets that way because of human error somewhere along the way from field to freezer.

    Let’s take a deep-dive look at what not to do on that meat processing path: outlining common mistakes that home butchers make, recognizing problems they experience and identifying

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