I ate a lot of venison when I was a kid. Any recipe that could be made with beef, my mother made with deer meat — hamburgers, spaghetti sauce, pot roast, and more. However, she didn’t ever get too ...

This quick and elegant pan sauce is the perfect foil to backstrap’s deep flavor. Don’t let the venison cook past 140 degrees, as it will become unpleasantly tough and dry. Instructions: Season the ...

Though I come from a family of hunters, my experience of venison was for a long time limited to those rusty-red, rock-hard rings of dry-cured meat we called simply “deer sausage.” I never did take a ...

Florida’s deer hunting season has already kicked off in some areas of the state, but the bulk of deer season is yet to come. There are still months of deer jerky, venison burgers, grilled backstrap ...

A “Frenched” rack of venison is basically a bone-in backstrap prepared like a rack of lamb. It is butchered in such a way that the loin is still attached to the ribs, providing a dramatic presentation ...

As much as we love the look of a shoulder mount or deer skull on the wall—the real trophy of a successful deer hunt is the wild game we bring home. And if you were to poll 1,000 whitetail deer hunters ...

When it comes to lean, ethical meat, simply put, you can’t beat venison. And newcomers are catching on: trendy diets — think paleo and keto — have put a fresh spotlight on deer, elk, antelope and ...

Most of that vension — usually from white-tailed deer — goes straight into sausage or is ground up for burgers or chili. That’s a shame, said chef and author Hank Shaw, who argues that venison and ...