Question though, what do you do with all the ground venison? I have always found it very gamey tasting and unless it is spiced to the nines it is not good. I recently received some jerky from a friend in Texas who makes his jerky with ground venison and it was, by far, he best jerky I ever ate.
Burgers, spaghetti, chili, meatloaf, hamburger helper, Sheppard pie,black beans n rice, etc
You are right, venison does have a bit more of a gamey taste than pork. However this year I killed three deer..2 spikes and a 7 point. Usually the young bucks and does are exempt from the gamey taste. A buck that is rutting is usually the worst. My big 10 point registry buck from a few years was unedible. The 7 point I killed this year was chasing a doe when i killed him, but had no gamey smell to the meat other than his black hocks. When I grinded the meat, I had no smell to it whatsoever. My wife thought last nights spaghetti was made with beef. I think the fact I gut animals and get them cleaned and packed in ice very quickly has a lot to do with the quality of the meat
Question though, what do you do with all the ground venison? I have always found it very gamey tasting and unless it is spiced to the nines it is not good. I recently received some jerky from a friend in Texas who makes his jerky with ground venison and it was, by far, he best jerky I ever ate.
Burgers, spaghetti, chili, meatloaf, hamburger helper, Sheppard pie,black beans n rice, etc
I think the fact I gut animals and get them cleaned and packed in ice very quickly has a lot to do with the quality of the meat
I do the same, gut, clean, and package quick is the ticket to good quality meat but I still find the burger too gamey. Maybe it's appetite as we don't hunt over agricultural land or planted food plots. My hunting is in the bush where deer eat o'natural if you know what I mean. Do you think this might have something to do with it? Do you have a special spice you prefer when making burgers or other meals?
Our venison here is sweet or it taste similar ground lamb. It must be those big old Canadian deer. Mostly it probably what they eat and age. I like 2-3 year old does preferably.
Now i like mixing my venison with beef fat for taste to me beef venison is the perfect burger.
No farms no feeders here on public land
beside that what vegetation there verse here? Spice salt and pepper.
Age for two days at least.
Gut clean quarter let rest for 2 days then process.
I do know people who soak there venison like i do my hogs. They say it taste better. Quarter and soak in ice water for days.
Our venison burger is far from sweet...hahahahaha. You may be right in that Canadian Whitetails are bigger and does are definitely better eating than bucks no matter what time of the season it is. I have mixed burger with pork fat but never tried beef fat before, maybe that is the difference.
From the sounds of things we process them the same...Age for two days at least.
Gut clean quarter let rest for 2 days then process.
I have made lots of special dishes with venison burger but if it is not spiced up it is too gamey tasting. Even my buddies find the same thing. I know one thing for sure though, my buddy in Texas has the best recipy for jerky in the world and I am definitely going to try it as he makes it all out of burger.
A good friend of mine makes the ground type jerky with a jerky gun. It is fabulous, but I am old school and like sliced jerky better. Matter of fact, I got some marinating now
