#3072050 - 12/10/12 07:45 AM
Re: Taste Test: Wisconsin vs Tennessee Venison
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Pretty cool...I've killed deer from Ky and IL but haven't noticed any major difference between the those and TN deer.
When I lived in Washington state I had mule deer from the east side of the state and absolutely inedible to me due to eating so much desert weeds. Only venison I could not stomach...
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#3072154 - 12/10/12 09:01 AM
Re: Taste Test: Wisconsin vs Tennessee Venison
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If tenn deer tatsted as good as the venison I had in South Dakota I'll hunt these Tenn. a lot harder.
Not a oak tree to be found there. Only corn, sunflowers, soybeans, winter and summer wheat and weeds. The doe my cousin killed had a fat layer over an inch thick. With the weather/snow they have the deer would need that to survive.
Today the temp at Gettysburg, SD is ZERO!!!! with gusting winds up to 30.
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#3072413 - 12/10/12 11:31 AM
Re: Taste Test: Wisconsin vs Tennessee Venison
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I have noticed a difference from my property and our lease. It sounds crazy but it is true. Obviously different diets.
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#3073650 - 12/10/12 11:12 PM
Re: Taste Test: Wisconsin vs Tennessee Venison
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Pretty cool...I've killed deer from Ky and IL but haven't noticed any major difference between the those and TN deer.
When I lived in Washington state I had mule deer from the east side of the state and absolutely inedible to me due to eating so much desert weeds. Only venison I could not stomach...
My old neighbor recently moved out to the highland plateau area just southeast of Denver. They're covered up in mule deer, and he says nobody eats them there for the exact same reason.
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#3073737 - 12/11/12 05:43 AM
Re: Taste Test: Wisconsin vs Tennessee Venison
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If it tastes great WHY on Earth would you want to wrap it in bacon?
I totally don't understand....its your venison, do whatever you want with it but I'd never think about gumming up my deer meat with pork.
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#3073892 - 12/11/12 08:00 AM
Re: Taste Test: Wisconsin vs Tennessee Venison
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If it tastes great WHY on Earth would you want to wrap it in bacon?
I totally don't understand....its your venison, do whatever you want with it but I'd never think about gumming up my deer meat with pork.
It's just for flavor and a bit of fat for moisture for the recipe. I'm using the Wisconsin ground just so I can tease the Titan fans at the party, since I'm pretty sure we'll be the only people wearing green and gold there.
I have no trouble making pure burgers from either Wisconsin or Tennessee venison. You just have to be careful since there is so little fat content that they don't dry out
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#3073902 - 12/11/12 08:08 AM
Re: Taste Test: Wisconsin vs Tennessee Venison
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Oh- I overlooked the 'ground'. It does tend to dry out.
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#3073906 - 12/11/12 08:09 AM
Re: Taste Test: Wisconsin vs Tennessee Venison
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I prefer the taste of deer that have forage diets over those that consistently hit agriculture, though they both eat just fine. One thing that I enjoy about game meat is that there is variance in tastes between individual animals. As there should be.
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#3075754 - 12/12/12 11:58 AM
Re: Taste Test: Wisconsin vs Tennessee Venison
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If it tastes great WHY on Earth would you want to wrap it in bacon?
I totally don't understand....its your venison, do whatever you want with it but I'd never think about gumming up my deer meat with pork.
I do it for variety. I have a freezer 3/4 full of ground venison and steaks of various types. After I've cooked deer steak 3 times with garlic, salt, and pepper as a "purist", I'll start looking for something different. Not that I routinely use bacon, but if I did, it would be for that reason - it's something different.
Now cooking every venison meal with a coating of bacon (like some people I know) is another matter altogether. But if you don't buy ANY red meat to speak of during the year, every once and a while you might want to change things up. Plus, the bacon wrapping does give you some forgiveness on over-cooking the meat, which I still have problems with on the grill due to the generally thinner cuts.
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