Pasture fed venison

I killed my first deer a couple of weeks ago and he tasted great!

Got all excited that it was a buck although I would have prefered a doe for obvious population reasons. I'm pretty sure it was the same one I had cornered in the chicken pasture about a month ago. The little guy didn't learn and jumped right back into the pasture like it was some kind of weird rerun of a TV show, but this time I was ready and regular deer season was in full swing.

It took my wife and I a lot less time dressing this one out compared to her first kill a couple of years ago.

Wouldn't you know she killed her second deer the very next day smack dab in the middle of our main garden. Yes....her buck was bigger than mine and hers went down with an almost grace compared to my sloppy job.

We spent the next few days stewing up the bones and feasting on sweet potato fed venison.

It's a good feeling to have an extra 50 pounds of pasture fed meat in the freezer and the local population thinned out, but I'm under no illusions that we really put a dent in the huge number of deer around here. We see the tracks every day and could no doubt kill several more if we put some time into it, but why bother when they come literally to your front door.