Wasn't a great shot as he was quartering hard toward me but it caught heart and lungs. Still managed to run 60 yards. Not a wall hanger but it will eat good. About 160.
Woot! Meat is meat....bones taste like chit. I love a good shoulder shot-I actually take 'em that way on purpose. Pick the bone frags out, and smoke that front quarter whole. I missed the snow hunting-which I LOVE!!! I had to come back and drive the salt truck Do you do jerky? I usually do whole muscle jerky, but this year I want to try ground jerky since my meat slicer sucks. Looking for a good recipe if you have one.
A place by me does honey cured dear hams. Little pricy but very good. Would like to try to do it myself. I can't tell you the last time I paid to have a deer processed. I like to know that it's all my meat.
My favorite is pretty simple. Enough soy sauce to cover most of the meat, 3/4 bottle of liquid smoke, garlic powder and pepper. Marinate for 24 hrs.
Got two deer in the freezer in about 3 hours last night. Had tenderloins for dinner. Good stuff. I was expecting that front shoulder to be shredded but it didn't catch any bone. Very little wasted.
