[IrishCop]

My oldest grandson, who turned 13 the day after Christmas, has been going deer hunting with a family friend for the last two years. No luck. His dad got him a Savage Axis in .243 Win this year (he had been borrowing a suitable rifle since none of the ones I have or gave him were really a beginners deer rifle). I took him to local outdoor range to sight it in just before this season started.

Again this year, no joy. We all kept telling him to be patient. It'll come. Patience is hard for a newly minted 13 year old.

But yesterday, the next to last day of the season...

Not a trophy buck, but i don't think I have EVER seen him so excited about anything since he was four and I dressed up as Santa and let him see me run out of his house on Christmas morning.

 

[csmkersh]

Good for him. That will be great eating.

 

[IrishCop]

Yessir, that's what I told him. A nice young doe equals good eating.

Although after being talked through the field dressing, I am not so sure he believes that...:wink:

 

[bearcat6]

Good one Terry, that's a really good start for him. By the way I would have paid money to see you running around in your Santa suit.

 

[TommyGunn]

Awwwwwwwww, Bambi's dead!!!!

Hey WAIT! I'm JUST KIDDING!!!!

Jeeesh I hope these guys can take a joke -- especially a bad one!
:boohoo: Bambi's dead. There. :neer:

Give your grandson my congratulations! :grin:

 

[IrishCop]

Bearcat, I was told he was in bed bewteen Mom and Dad. I snuck in the back door and Yelled "Ho, Ho, Ho Merry Christmas!" and turned to duck out the door. He sat straight up, did a head roll flip off the bed and ran into the living room, just catching a glimpse of me running out the door.

Did a repeat performance at my younger grandsons house about 15 minutes later.

All I heard the rest of the day was about how they actually saw Santa in their houses.

I miss the magic of Christmas and little kids.

 

[IrishCop]

Awwwwwwwww, Bambi's dead!!!!

Hey WAIT! I'm JUST KIDDING!!!!

Jeeesh I hope these guys can take a joke -- especially a bad one!
:boohoo: Bambi's dead. There. :neer:

Give your grandson my congratulations! :grin:

Not a problem Tommy! Believe it or not, I said the same thing to my wife (Who, while excited for her grandson, had a real "aww, poor thing" going for the doe. And she eats veal. )

 

[WaltGraham]

Believe it or not, I said the same thing to my wife (Who, while excited for her grandson, and a real "aww, poor thing" going for the doe.

Yep, Kathy used to feel the same way until I talked her into some tenderloin done on the grill.

We've both dined in some pretty nice restaurants in our travels but I don't know that I've had a better piece of meat.

 

[csmkersh]

Back in the 1960s money was short and the winter long. I asked the local game warden what he would do if he knew I shot deer out of season. He said it would depend on how he learned. Just running across me and a fresh kill was not a big deal as the deer feed off our place year round. But if he got a call from a neighbor he'd have to treat it differently.

 

[phantom4570]

Has anyone made Venison Wellington? Venison Colorado or Venison Verde come to mind. Hmmm Szechwan Venison ...

 

[bearcat6]

Venison stroganoff is pretty good. My favorite though is venison stew.

 

[stand watie]

To All,

SOLYANKA (A Ukrainian/Russian meat stew with cabbage & other fresh vegetables) was first made with venison & it's GREAT.

Google the recipes. - You will find LOTS of them & the worst bowl that I've ever had was good.
(BEWARE: SOME of the Russian recipes have more salt than most Americans like in food & more than is good for our bodies blood pressure as well.)

yours, sw

 

[IrishCop]

Hmmm...meat, cabbage and a lot of salt. Sounds like it's tailor made for me! Thanks SW! :thumbsup:

 

[stand watie]

IrishCop,

You are WELCOME. - Solyanka is GOOD, nourishing/filling as a "one pot dish" & I make mine in a crockpot turned up on the hottest setting & simmered all day. - That works great & it's very little trouble to cook for a crowd in my biggest crockpot.

In the strange event that you don't find a GREAT recipe on Google (I cannot imagine that you won't, as there are LOTS there), ask & I'll PM you the one that I use.

BON APPETIT!!

yours, sw

 

[SpecialEd]

Has anyone made Venison Wellington? Venison Colorado or Venison Verde come to mind. Hmmm Szechwan Venison ...

I've made Teriyaki Venison steak several times but my favorite is Venison Chili(is that what you mean by Colorado?), a simple roast it always good though. Any recipe for meat can be made with venison.

 

[phantom4570]

Chili Colorado is similar to a pot roast but cooked slowly in a mild chili sauce using a dutch oven or a crock pot.

 

[csmkersh]

Venison makes the best Texas style chili you can get.

Ingredients
1/4 cup rendered bacon grease or vegetable oil
3 pound venison, cubed
1 large white onion, chopped
3 large serrano peppers, stemmed, seeded and chopped
5 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
6 tablespoons Gebhardt Chili Powder
1 tablespoon ground cumin
2 teaspoons Mexican oregano
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 large tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and chopped
1 (12-ounce) bottle beer, this is optional
4 to 5 cups beef stock
1/4 cup to 6 tablespooons masa harina for thickening. also optional
Finely chopped white onions, garnish

You can use whole cumin rather than ground but you brown it in some bacon grease and crack it while pan roasting it.

 

[Diamondback]

Chili Colorado is similar to a pot roast but cooked slowly in a mild chili sauce using a dutch oven or a crock pot.

And if memory serves, chile verde is the same but usually pork, and in a tomatillo sauce.

 

[phantom4570]

And if memory serves, chile verde is the same but usually pork, and in a tomatillo sauce.

Yes and cooked slowly in a crockpot. I would need to know more about tomatillos before using a cast iron dutch oven. Acids in tomato based sauces will pit cast iron. I ruined a dutch oven making putanesca sauce about thirty years ago before I knew better. But my diet was rich in iron.

 

[SpecialEd]

Venison makes the best Texas style chili you can get.

Ingredients
1/4 cup rendered bacon grease or vegetable oil
3 pound venison, cubed
1 large white onion, chopped
3 large serrano peppers, stemmed, seeded and chopped
5 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
6 tablespoons Gebhardt Chili Powder
1 tablespoon ground cumin
2 teaspoons Mexican oregano
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 large tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and chopped
1 (12-ounce) bottle beer, this is optional
4 to 5 cups beef stock
1/4 cup to 6 tablespooons masa harina for thickening. also optional
Finely chopped white onions, garnish

You can use whole cumin rather than ground but you brown it in some bacon grease and crack it while pan roasting it.

Lose the tomatoes and beer and that's pretty close to my basic chili recipe. I order Gebhardt's "Eagle"chili powder, as well as a few other chili blends, Mexican Oregano and Masa Harina, etc., from Mild Bill's out of Ennis.