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Old 11-14-2019, 01:40 PM
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Default “You can’t eat the horn's” they say...

Yea, well I’ve always found horn volume generally equates to meat volume. And I’ve never been disappointed in the meat quality

Mature Mule Deer buck backstrap hung six days and butchered on the kitchen table. The flavour is exceptional and it’s fork tender.

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Old 11-14-2019, 01:48 PM
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Agree. Take a big fat doe, ok. Take a big fat buck. Oh ya. Lots of good eats on some of those big bodied mature bucks. And get a decent rack too.


That plate looks yummy Chuck.
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Old 11-14-2019, 01:54 PM
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I could founder on the stuff. :-)
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Old 11-14-2019, 02:17 PM
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Yeah...but I'd starve waiting for enough priority to enter the draw for an antlered MD.

I've been distracted enough lately with other animals and fowl...maybe I can find a horned white boy to come home with me?
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Old 11-14-2019, 02:47 PM
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Bigger deer equal more meat...........whodathunkit.
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Old 11-14-2019, 04:08 PM
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I've always lived by the same logic: Big antlers, big meat. I've also killed all my bucks in peak rut and never had a single issue with the meat tasting bad as so many old timers profess. Everyone's palate is different I guess.
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I've always lived by the same logic: Big antlers, big meat. I've also killed all my bucks in peak rut and never had a single issue with the meat tasting bad as so many old timers profess. Everyone's palate is different I guess.
I’ve shot a ton of big deer in the rut, old deer and young ones, but make no mistake , if I have two deer together, one with a big body and small rack and one with a huge rack and small body , the big bodied buck will die by my rifle not the “book” deer!
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Darn fine lookin eats right there I say. Montreal Steak Spice, Olive Oil, and flames. Bon appetit.
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Old 11-14-2019, 06:26 PM
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Oh ya...that right there is one of the main reasons I hunt....bon appetite!
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Old 11-14-2019, 06:39 PM
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Darn fine lookin eats right there I say. Montreal Steak Spice, Olive Oil, and flames. Bon appetit.
I was thinking Montreal Steak Spice also...
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Old 11-14-2019, 06:53 PM
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Isn’t it the only spice? :-)
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Old 11-14-2019, 07:55 PM
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Isn’t it the only spice? :-)
Let's rebrand it...…………………..Freedom Spice
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I love the “meat buck” term...er um excuse. They are all made of meat last time I checked.

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Feeling hungry all of a sudden
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Does not look like horns on your plate. Just saying.
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Old 11-14-2019, 09:11 PM
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Love MD. Wait I love moose & elk & WT also. Good eats, Chuck!
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Old 11-14-2019, 09:31 PM
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I love the “meat buck” term...er um excuse. They are all made of meat last time I checked.

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I’ve a black lab that would disagree with the “can’t eat the horns” notion. He may even consider it a challenge!
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Old 11-14-2019, 09:40 PM
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Yea, well I’ve always found horn volume generally equates to meat volume. And I’ve never been disappointed in the meat quality

Mature Mule Deer buck backstrap hung six days and butchered on the kitchen table. The flavour is exceptional and it’s fork tender.

Since when do Mule deer grow horns ?
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Old 11-15-2019, 05:56 AM
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I was thinking Montreal Steak Spice also...
Kansas city steak seasoning is also right up there!
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Old 11-15-2019, 06:27 AM
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Don't shoot big deer, they are too tough. Don't shoot the dominant buck or any buck in the rut. I'm just after a meat buck. He wasn't my target deer but this one will taste way better. I'm just managing the local herd, shoot the little ones so the big ones can breed.

I've taken 'book' deer and spikers, rutting deer and Sept deer. No difference in taste or texture that I could notice. Any deer is world class table fair if you treat the meat right after the kill and don't overcook it.
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Old 11-15-2019, 06:44 AM
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Oh I understand big bucks also mean more meat and often try to hold out but there are those days when I forget to pack a lunch. Next thing you know I am really hungry and BOOM it’s all over

It’s like going to the grocery store hungry you just might come home with something you did not plan on getting
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Oh I understand big bucks also mean more meat and often try to hold out but there are those days when I forget to pack a lunch. Next thing you know I am really hungry and BOOM it’s all over

It’s like going to the grocery store hungry you just might come home with something you did not plan on getting
Story of my life too
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Old 11-15-2019, 08:11 AM
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I've always lived by the same logic: Big antlers, big meat. I've also killed all my bucks in peak rut and never had a single issue with the meat tasting bad as so many old timers profess. Everyone's palate is different I guess.
Yep all depending how you processed the meat , I usually field dressed ,gutted and cleaned I don’t care what other said about getting the meat wet, I rinse out the insides with water Then skinned , all done with in a couple of hours after the shot. I don’t aged it , I usually deboned and warp package it and goes into the freezer . Keep a couple of straps in the fridge
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Old 11-15-2019, 08:29 AM
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Darn fine lookin eats right there I say. Montreal Steak Spice, Olive Oil, and flames. Bon appetit.
Don’t forget a side of grilled asparagus onions and other veggies .. got to have your veggies with the protein

Back strap burger

Cuts back strap into 1/4 medallion 3-4 piece per burger, high heat on cast iron pan about 45 second on each side( medium rare) + Montreal steak spice , on the same pan add a big slice onion 1/2 thick cut ,browned and add butter caramelized .. goes into A toasted bun
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Old 11-15-2019, 08:50 AM
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I’ve a black lab that would disagree with the “can’t eat the horns” notion. He may even consider it a challenge!
I opened the thread honestly expecting a picture of chuck on a prairie hillside, with that steely thousand yard stare and a 100 inch muley antler sticking out the side of his mouth saying “Don’t have to bring lunch, just kill it and eat the tougher parts first”
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Old 11-15-2019, 09:26 AM
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I opened the thread honestly expecting a picture of chuck on a prairie hillside, with that steely thousand yard stare and a 100 inch muley antler sticking out the side of his mouth saying “Don’t have to bring lunch, just kill it and eat the tougher parts first”


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Old 11-15-2019, 12:27 PM
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Mule deer bucks can be great eating and poor eating. Just like anything else I suppose.... but the worst eating deer I have ever ate was a rutted out mule buck shot the last day of November. It was well looked after too but maybe a teaspoon of fat left on the the whole body. I love wild game but my palate was forever scared after eating that.
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Old 11-15-2019, 01:50 PM
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Only problem with mule deer meat is it will be freezer burnt before you get your cwd results back.
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