Food & Cooking

Don’t get cute with your venison jerky recipes; stick with something proven like this one. Most hunters love to eat the meat they have themselves hunted, and there’s no doubt that deer jerky appears near the top of the list of their favorites. While the cuisine craze that has taken over the world of online recipes continues […]

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Have you ever tried canning venison? Here are the ups and downs of this great way to preserve your venison. There are so many ways to handle our beloved venison, enough to produce hundreds of online articles and videos on the subject just waiting for your attention. This post will help determine if the canning […]

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The process of caring for our wild game meat starts long before it ever reaches the kitchen table. The field to table movement is a great one, and inspiring sportsmen and women across the globe to procure their own protein through wild game harvests. However, caring for your wild game meat goes beyond the recipe […]

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Making deer jerky is not nearly as hard as it seems. Many hunters enjoy a good venison jerky. Here in Michigan, it’s one of the most popular things produced by commercial deer processors who cut up people’s harvests every season. The downside is commercial processors charge a lot of money for making chewy jerky and […]

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There is more than one way to cook venison backstrap. When it comes to wild game meats, venison tenderloin and backstraps may be the two most popular cuts off a whitetail deer. This often generates some confusion with hunters. The thing to remember is the tenderloins are located inside the body cavity while venison backstraps […]

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If you need help figuring what foods to pair with venison, here you go! Venison may be a staple for many families across the US, but there is more to making a meal than the main dish. If you’re like us, trying to figure out what veggies and other foods to pair with venison recipes […]

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Is this reindeer meat a gag gift or actually what you’re eating for Christmas dinner? Products featured on Wide Open Spaces are independently selected by our writers and editors. However, when you buy something through our links, we may earn a commission. Apparently some adventurous online shoppers are setting their sights for eating Rudolph’s mom, […]

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These hunting themed cocktails will have you ready to leave the stand and relax for the evening. I’m not trying to perpetuate a stereotype, but a fair amount of folks in the hunting and outdoor community like to have a few drinks, and toasting a successful hunt is a common practice across the country. Heck, […]

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