Throwing back a trophy buck doesn't work very well. We live in farm country so the big bucks taste just fine here if properly shot. We don't blend our venison. The trick to good venison is to remove all connective tissue leaving just red meat, which is quite tasty and not "gamey" but a lot of work. Mature deer are fine to eat and present a much greater challenge than shooting yearlings or fawns. One can fill the freezer just fine with mature deer once one gets good at hunting. I shot a lot of young deer years ago, but now I enjoy the greater challenge of hunting mature animals. Most hunters could buy meat much cheaper than hunting it, even if they spent the same amount of time working for minimum wage.
Last edited by RAH; 08/27/17 06:11 AM.
