my dad was born and raised in ironwood michigan an retired down here to ga. in 1969. he grew up hunting and taught me how as well. He said the venison tasted better down here. He thought it was probably from what the deet ate in the U.P. to get them through the winter....twigs...pine needles....whatever they could find to eat to keep from starving. We don't have bad winters down here. I have had gamey venison that someone else shot and gave away. With the warm...sometimes hot....temps we hunt in, it is esential to gut the deer almost immediately and then quickly get it into a cooler. Do that and you won't have gamey deer
I live and hunt in Oregon. Yes, all had a light gamey, iron flavor. However, this year, I got myself a 4x4 blacktail. It has absolutely no gamey flavor, no iron taste to it. Friends and co-workers think I'm playing a joke. So tender and beefy. I'm not sure why, but it's amazing. 119 lbs dressed.
@JoeTruck-PNW Wow. This was my first encounter with venison that has very little gamey taste. I love it. I've never tried venison from the West or East Coast. Wisconsin venison has always had gamey taste...it was normal.
Doesnt matter how far north or south. What do they eat. I am from upstate NY. The best deer to eat is a young one. The best rack my husband got was so inedible as to be used mostly for sausage and jerky. That deer came from north of us and ate things like pine cones when things were rough. I lived in a farming community. Our deer were corn fed and tasted mild. It depends on their diet and age but mostly diet. We never bother with deer away frim home after that. Chops were the best.
I think the age, sex, time of the year makes a bigger difference in the taste of the deer. I live in South Carolina and I can attest, I have harvested some big old bucks that had a very strong flavor and were pretty nasty. And just about any buck killed during the rut will have a gamier taste to it. There’s nothing better tasting than a 2-3 year old doe. They almost taste like a completely different animal. Luckily we have an abundance of them here and we fill the freezers every year with mainly doe. Any big bucks get used for jerky and the other bucks get used strictly for burger.
I'm gonna say depending on area yea. Some taste like sage brush and I can tell u Michigan deer taste amazing. They eat fruits, nuts, corn and soybeans here. That's why they get bigger also. Southern deer are like dogs in size
Well, I have hunted in the North, and I have hunted in the South, and the only thing I used to get was cold and disappointed, so I don't know which is better. 😂
my dad was born and raised in ironwood michigan an retired down here to ga. in 1969. he grew up hunting and taught me how as well. He said the venison tasted better down here. He thought it was probably from what the deet ate in the U.P. to get them through the winter....twigs...pine needles....whatever they could find to eat to keep from starving. We don't have bad winters down here. I have had gamey venison that someone else shot and gave away. With the warm...sometimes hot....temps we hunt in, it is esential to gut the deer almost immediately and then quickly get it into a cooler. Do that and you won't have gamey deer
I’ve eaten deer from the west coast, mid west and south… and I love the south.
I have not attempted from the west or east. I'd like to try it!
What happened to you? You don't fish anymore? NC not as good as Cali?
@@VDXOutdoors I’m in SC and still fish a lot. I cut down on posting because people keep asking me where I fish and I don’t want to tell them lol.
I live and hunt in Oregon. Yes, all had a light gamey, iron flavor. However, this year, I got myself a 4x4 blacktail.
It has absolutely no gamey flavor, no iron taste to it. Friends and co-workers think I'm playing a joke. So tender and beefy. I'm not sure why, but it's amazing.
119 lbs dressed.
@JoeTruck-PNW Wow. This was my first encounter with venison that has very little gamey taste. I love it. I've never tried venison from the West or East Coast. Wisconsin venison has always had gamey taste...it was normal.
Planning to get a asome cross bow this coming year
Did you get any deer this year?
It also depends on how you dress the meat
Doesnt matter how far north or south. What do they eat. I am from upstate NY. The best deer to eat is a young one. The best rack my husband got was so inedible as to be used mostly for sausage and jerky. That deer came from north of us and ate things like pine cones when things were rough. I lived in a farming community. Our deer were corn fed and tasted mild. It depends on their diet and age but mostly diet. We never bother with deer away frim home after that. Chops were the best.
never thought about that, pretty interesting!
I felt the same before I tried it!
I think the age, sex, time of the year makes a bigger difference in the taste of the deer. I live in South Carolina and I can attest, I have harvested some big old bucks that had a very strong flavor and were pretty nasty. And just about any buck killed during the rut will have a gamier taste to it. There’s nothing better tasting than a 2-3 year old doe. They almost taste like a completely different animal. Luckily we have an abundance of them here and we fill the freezers every year with mainly doe. Any big bucks get used for jerky and the other bucks get used strictly for burger.
I'm gonna say depending on area yea. Some taste like sage brush and I can tell u Michigan deer taste amazing. They eat fruits, nuts, corn and soybeans here. That's why they get bigger also. Southern deer are like dogs in size
Well, I have hunted in the North, and I have hunted in the South, and the only thing I used to get was cold and disappointed, so I don't know which is better. 😂
I've had very gammy meat down south cause the person dressing it didn't know what they were doing
Yes, south is better.