Lamb and Venison Shoulders on the Fire

Last time camping, I brought a lamb shoulder with me, to go along with my usual venison shoulder. I marinated the lamb with olive oil, rosemary, salt and garlic . The venison shoulder was from rifle season, I went with Alegro original. Bagged and tossed them in the cooler before leaving home..







Had venison, shrimp and grits for breakfast that morning.. http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=261999

Set the tractor rim up for the shoulders...







Kept the meat on the low heat side of the fire, added a log when needed, flipped and rotated the meat for even cooking.





I plan on 6 to 7 hrs on the venison shoulder, depends on the wind.





A storm moved in and plans changed... I wanted to saute onions and peppers but skipped it.







I was starving and liked the looks of the meat so I called er good.



This was self serve. lol



We stood around carving hunks of meat off of the shoulders and sipping on cold beer. lol



venison... I like mine pink or rare...
The shoulder contained varying degrees of pinkness, I sliced off what looked good to me.



I like lamb on the rare side too....





I finally heated some tortillas, filled with meat and grabbed my bottle of Fletchers...



Some venison...



and lamb...



The storm rolled in...







It was a good day! :-D
I enjoyed both the venison and the lamb. Will do it again in the future.

Thanks for looking!

Smoking Piney said:

Yes, Maam! :thumb:

I imagine it was hard to keep from digging in towards the end of this cook. Looks, awesome, Jeanie.

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Thanks John! I was pretty hungry by the time the meat was ready. :grin:

Thanks Zippy! :grin:
The lamb was a nice addition.. hope to take a shoulder with me again.

WilliamKY said:

That looks awesome. I've never done lamb so gonna have to give it a shot.
Also, since your last pics I've been obsessed over finding a big tractor rim to make a fire pit.

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Thanks William! Lamb is pretty tasty. I liked the way it turned out this cook.
Hope you have good luck finding a tractor rim. It's handy. I tip it on it's side and roll it to where ever I need it. lol

Inthewoods said:

6-7 hours? Sounds like ya were working and the others were camping! Once again Miss Lady proving it's the cook and not the cooker!

What's it take to get invited to one of these 5 star camping trips any how?

-D

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lol Thanks Dave! Depending on the size of the logs, I tossed one on the fire every 45 minutes to an hour. It wasn't too bad. I was fishing while the meat cooked. You've got an open invitation. Bring beer and your favorite campfire chair. :laugh::thumb:

wbratt1 said:

Ok - now I'm hungry. Looks great!

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Thanks! I like to cook venison shoulders whole. This was my first lamb on the campfire... it came out pretty tasty!

PnkPanther said:

looks good

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Thank you PnkPanther! Venison is one of my favorite camp meals. :grin:

Inthewoods said:

Beer I can do! Bushmills as well! Probably drag one of my dining room chairs along with me...it's rather comfortable...might raise some eyebrows though, lol

-D

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lol I've never tasted Bushmills. I'm a lightweight drinker. (coors light)
Your chair would be fine. :laugh:
Saw someone back a stock trailer into a camp site one time, had a fridge in the back end. He opened the trailer gate, ran an extension cord from the fridge to the campsite plug in and had cold beer for the weekend. :laugh:

Inthewoods said:

Never tasted Bushmills...?

-D

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Nope. Never! I drink Crown Royal every so often but have never tasted Bushmills. I should see if the liquor store carries it here! I'm pretty much a lightweight when it comes to booze. I don't know what's good and what's not. lol

charcoalwilly said:

Now that’s how its done Cowgirl! Love seeing more people smoking/grilling lamb shoulder. I am deprived of it because I can’t convince rest of family to like it!

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Thank you Charcoalwilly! Sorry to hear you don't get to enjoy it often. I'm with you... it's mighty tasty! :grin:

Inthewoods said:

It's Irish comfort.
Seems I've derailed yer thread so I'll politely bow out and let ya get back to it. I have the bad habit of bantering to and fro if given the opportunity, lol

Wonderful cook!

-D

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No problem!! I've learned something new. I'll see if I can find Bushmills, thanks for the info!