A good 80% venison to 20% pork butt or similar fatty cut is about the right mix. A major key to making venison sausage that stays moist during smoking is to mix in a good amount of water before stuffing into casings. As the sausage smokes/grills it releases this excess water keeping the sausage nice and moist. One of my favorite venison sausage recipes has: chopped green onion, sage, crushed red pepper, course ground black pepper, touch of cumin (just enought to let you know it's there), touch of chili powder, course kosher salt (lots), chopped garlic, and file..yep, gumbo file is my secret ingredient. You read it here first!
“Towie Barclay of the Glen, Happy to the maids, But never to the men.”
Saw 7 on the 6th. 8 point, 6 point, spike, 2 does and 2 yearlings. Shot the 8 point and one doe. Bucks are starting to scrape pretty heavy. Have a few bucks following does on a couple of stands. About another week and they will be all out rutting at our place. Bienville Parish
I have some deer sausage that will be delivered to me next week - will let you know how the smoking goes........I like marketdawg's recipe for deer sausage - thinking about taking the meat out of the casing and building my own based on his recipe...
also getting some wild ducks - not sure how to tackle those on the smoker - will give it a try but I imagine I will have to grill it after smoking to crisp up the skin......
Yesterday was my boy first "real" duck hunt. I think he's hooked. the count was 9 wood ducks, 2 greys and a teal between the 3 adults. I have never, and i mean NEVER seen as many wood ducks in one hole as what i saw yesterday.
OOPS, this was for the duck hunting section.
Killed a big 8 pt in Downsville last Wednesday after work when that nasty, cold, wet weather was getting over with. I will post a pic later, but he had 10 in G-2s, 15 wide, with great mass
if any of you guys get one of those bucks that isnt quite big enough to do a shoulder mount on, but, is big enough you want it on the wall, you might try this. This is a friend of mine's site. Had one done last year and it looks SHARP.
http://www.camoskull.com/