Smoking Venison (Deer Shoulders)
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Packmanjim
Full Fledged Farker
Not a lot of fat in venison. Put them in foil or foil pans with some Worcestershire and your favorite seasonings. I leave the foil off the top and flip them to get smoke in then cover and finish. I cook them until they are done. They cook fast so be careful of over cooking.
Smokinwright
Knows what a fatty is.
Same here besides for the first 30-40 minutes I smoke at around 225 just on the rack, then pan it with some liquid for an hour, then cover for the last hour. If your cooking at higher temps, you will need to adjust.
oifmarine2003
Babbling Farker
Marinade is a definite. Very lean meat.
Fishin4bass723
Full Fledged Farker
Wrap that sucker in a bacon weave like a fattie boy that sound yummy I may have to take up hunting again.
Curtc
Knows what a fatty is.
I defintely like your idea, what IT temp do usally pull them??
ShencoSmoke
is Blowin Smoke!
I like smoked whole deer shoulder and hams so much that I leave all 4 quarters whole and only cut up the tenderloin these days. Depending on the size the times will differ but what I do is very simple. Rub it (brisket rub), lay a pound of bacon across it (no need to be neat), smoke it until the color is good at +/- 275 (similar to how you would judge a brisket prior to wrapping), place in a large foil pan- pour your favorite BBQ sauce over it (not too sweet) and wrap the top of the pan tightly, braise the remainder of the cook until you can reach in an pull the bone out easily. Pull all the tendons out,hand shred the meat and mix back with the sauce. I have turned vegetarians back into meat eaters with this method- NO JOKE. If I have too many leftovers I can the rest in beef broth- goes perfect over egg noodles. Good luck.
legendaryhog
is Blowin Smoke!
Instead of covering in bacon, I have had greater success rolling the venison in a coating of bacon grease and reapplying once or twice. That way the bacon is not inhibiting the meat from taking on the smoke flavor.
82's BBQ
Full Fledged Farker
So rough guess, how long would a venison quarter take at 250*?
popeye
is one Smokin' Farker
i do the same . BUT i go with 225 . And yes do wrar it in bacon
Grain Belt
is one Smokin' Farker
This gentleman knows what he speaks! It can be very good pulled. An alternative to the bacon method is to smoke until the meat is 150 internal. Then foil with beef broth seasoned with pepper and garlic. Then cook until the meat is about 200 internal and pulls easy from the bone. Shred and then mix the meat with some of the broth. It is wonderful. I have hunted deer for over 25 years and really enjoy the meat when properly prepared.
jgbmgb
is one Smokin' Farker
We smoke ours in foil pans with a layer of bacon on top. Also make some slits in the meat and put garlic in the slits. Couple of hours uncovered then seal up with foil the rest of the time. Depending if you want sliced or pulled, 165 to 200 internal. We like ours to 200 and as said in earlier post, mixed back in with the juices usually turns out great.
