There’s a saying that’s been around forever: “The job’s never over until the paperwork’s done.” When it comes to hunting, it translates thusly: “The hunt’s never over until the meat has been properly cared for.” Why some hunters think that meat care is an onerous chore and not a celebration of the gift from nature baffles me. It’s an easy process requiring nothing more than a few basic tools and some simple skills. Here’s how to go about it.
REMEMBER: DEER TASTES LIKE … VENISON
Never forget this simple fact: deer meat tastes a bit gamey because it’s game, not a grain-fed cow. No matter how badly you want a free-range deer – even one that eats a lot of agriculture or munches on a carefully-tended food plot --to taste like a fat beef cow, it never will. However, just like how the flavor quality
