Deer in rut meat question

[HoofsandWings]

Do I grind up the back strap and make chili out it? Or do I boil it for several hours?
I have not tried it, but he was taken during peak whitetail rut.
I read that one way is to put it into a crock pot with several cans of Cambell's chicken and celery soup.
Then cook it for 12 hours.

[MLBowhunting]

No don't grind it.

[buglebuster]

I killed my buck in peak whitetail rut and the meat was excellent. Treat it normal!

[fishngamereaper]

I killed my buck in peak whitetail rut and the meat was excellent. Treat it normal!

[Southpole]

you could can it. That will take any of the "gamie" taste out of it. What makes you think it's going to be strong?

[buckfvr]

If the carcass was handled properly, cleaned and trimmed, it will be as normal deer meat.  The perceived gammie taste is venison.  Take a beef thats been turned out in these hills and he tastes more like whitetail deer then  Safeway beef. 

WHere would " gammie taste " go if you can the meat   We can our meat and what you put in you get out.  Many people just plain cant get past anything that doesnt taste like grocery store beef, hence everything but store bought is " gammie ".

What tastes gammie to you, tastes like venison to me.   

A clean kill and the way you handle the carcass has more to do with the finished product than anything else....however, in some cases, an old buck may be a tad strong or musty, but alot of that can be contributed to handling.  Get the hide off and clean that critter good , and dont be afraid to use plenty of water to get excess blood off the meat, trim off anything you dont want to eat, and clean the cavity well.....you are putting this in your mouth after all.......

[The scout]

i have never had a whitetail to gammie,mulie is a different story

[jackelope]

The muley in my avatar was deep in the rut and aged at 9.5 years old and the meat is/was wonderful. I'd never ever grind up back straps... Especially not from a whitetail.

[jstone]

I have a buddy who shot a buck in the rut. He left the hide on for 24 hours maybe little more. He had to make it all into sausage. I guess the first time he cooked it up it smelled like a rutting buck. Just don't do that

[Wilderness Addict]

You get use to the flavor. After eating nothing but deer and home-grown chicken all winter, my wife bought some pork. Noboby in the house could eat it. Once our deer is gone and we switch to store bought beef, the beef tastes a lot like a dairy bar smells, but after a few meals it starts to taste fine again. You get use to the flavor.

If your deer was handled properly, it should be tasty.

[JLS]

I've shot several bucks, muley and whitetails during the peak of the rut.  They all stunk so bad I could smell them from ten feet away.  All of them tasted fine.  One was the best deer I've ever had, and he was the one who smelled the worst of the three.

Trim the connective tissue and fat from the meat and you should have no issue with gamey flavor.

[lokidog]

I killed my buck in peak whitetail rut and the meat was excellent. Treat it normal!

You were lucky.  I agree that you should cook the same way as there will be no difference in toughness of the meat for the same cut as a non-rut buck.  However, often times a rutting buck will have a bit stronger taste.  My buck from two years ago was just such an animal, he was treated no differently than my wife's buck or the doe I shot the week before, but he was deffinitely stronger tasting.

Maybe some stronger sauces?   

[HoofsandWings]

Thanks. I was thinking that since I hit it in the front and the bullet caused all the inerds to turn to jelly, I may have had a problem with it. It was a day before I could clean out the cavity. The bladder and intestines all exploded.
The heart and liver and pancreas were in pieces.
It was warm out. I did not have a chance to skin it until I got home. I used the garden hose to wash it out and then cut the carcus in half as I was unable to lift it. I cut it up and put it into the freezer.

[bobcat]

Are you kidding?

It sounds like it's not the fact that it was in the rut that is the issue.

[B.G.hunter]

Thanks. I was thinking that since I hit it in the front and the bullet caused all the inerds to turn to jelly, I may have had a problem with it. It was a day before I could clean out the cavity. The bladder and intestines all exploded.
The heart and liver and pancreas were in pieces.
It was warm out. I did not have a chance to skin it until I got home. I used the garden hose to wash it out and then cut the carcus in half as I was unable to lift it. I cut it up and put it into the freezer.

Are you kidding?

It sounds like it's not the fact that it was in the rut that is the issue.