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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Chef Sam Carroll of Sac-a-lait joined Kit Wohl in the WWL-TV kitchen to demonstrate a venison dish: cast Iron seared backstrap with garden chimichurri. Carroll and her husband Cody own and operate Sac ...

Discover why venison backstrap might just become your new favorite steak. This tender, lean cut of wild game cooks beautifully on the Blackstone griddle or cast iron, developing a rich crust while ...

You got your deer. Congratulations. Now what? If you don’t process it on your own, check out the News Tribune’s list of Northland venison processors. Then check out this list of venison recipes ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...