Whitetails unlimited

[Tarp2]

I know this will probably upset some people because it concerns hunting and killing your own food.

I just returned from a 4 day deer hunt at a friends property, and I sat for 4 days without seeing a deer. Other friends faired better, but I go hungry. I came home, and to my suprise, my wife was upset because she had just hit a deer with her truck, and had spent a couple hours dealing with police and insurance people.

She was shaken up, but donated it to a food bank.

Now we have to wait for the insurance deductible bill. and rental car bill.

Oh, well. Paybacks are Jerky.

Tarp

[Gomer]

I know this will probably upset some people because it concerns hunting and killing your own food.

I dunno of too many people here who would be upset about you hunting and killing your own food.

Why didn't your wife just bring the deer home?

[John Prophet]

sometimes you get the deer, smetimes the deer gets u.

I live in Virginia...plenty of deer here...easily bagged with rifle or bumper!

[shahani]

I myself like venison a lot. Done on a wood flame.

But sometimes the meat is crappy and fibrous like rabbit.

Mostly good though.

[Tarp2]

Well, Gomer, my wife was a bit shaken up because it was a dark and rainy night. She called me and I advised her to let it go. Let the police handle it. If you centerpunch a deer in the middle of the night, I would not want it. What is she gonna do, toss it in the back seat? The local police took care of it, and someone gets helped.

John Prophet, bumper venison is Virginia cuisine!!

shahani, if you do not cook venison slow, you have to cook it fast. There is no compromise.



Update.

I have a deer hanging outside right now. Lucky me. Wow adrenilane.......

Tarp

YOu just shot it?? or it was running though the yard and got caught in the closeline?

BTW, for anyone wondering about eating a Deer you hit?
Fingers told me, you can't really do it, the meat is just pulverized on impact... (he doesn't admit it, but I think he tried it )

[Target]

Got close to 3 weeks before deer season opens here. So, for anyone who was planning to take a walk in the Iowa woods in mid december, wear bright orange so I can see ya!

Seriously, eating deer meet after its been struck by a vehicle can be unpleasant and even dangerous. It all depends on a variety of factors.

Fingers is right, often times the impact damages a deer to the point where the taste is either going to be severly effected, or its unsafe to eat. Broken bones, exposing the marrow to the meat can cause a more game-y taste. Same thing happens when you butcher a deer and saw through the bones rather than filleting it.

Often times as well, the impact causes internal organs of the deer to rupture. These include the stomach, intestines, bladder, etc.... all of which can taint the meat making it unsafe for consumption. In addition, if the deer doesn't expire on impact, and lives for a short while, its bloodstream is filled with adrenaline, which also greatly effects the quality of the meat and its taste.

I'm sorry if this is too graphic for some, I just wanted to make sure that if anyone out there does in fact consider using a deer for food after its been killed in an accident with an auto, that they know what they are getting into, and they are aware there are certain precautions which should be taken when dressing it for human consumption.

[Atomic Rooster]

And that was our biology lesson for today as presented by Prof. Target.

[tony_j15]

Glad you got a deer Tarp2! I'm not going out this year. One of the toughest choices i had to make.

[Target]

And that was our biology lesson for today as presented by Prof. Target.

<3stooges> Oh, a wise guy eh Rooster? Whoop whoop whoop </3stooges>