Smoking wild game

[Damn True]

I don't want to get too far ahead of myself as deer season in the areas I hunt is still a way off but......

Has anyone ever smoked venison ribs? A shoulder?

[2000milesofsmoke]

My brother has done it a couple of times with whitetail, if I remember correctly there wasn't a lot of meat on the bones (ribs) to make the cook worth while. I will ask him.

[Smokin' D]

A friend gave me a couple of the hind quarters to do up. came out pretty good too. I marinated them in a store bought product for wild meats, forget the name though. Salt and pepper rub and cooked indirect at 325°or so on the kettle. Once the internal temp was 125°, seared both sides for a couple minutes. Oh yeah, while it was indirect, there was some bacon draped over the top.

Here are a couple pics.

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o101/RabNab/PB060365.jpg (http://s118.photobucket.com/user/RabNab/media/PB060365.jpg.html)

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o101/RabNab/PB060370.jpg (http://s118.photobucket.com/user/RabNab/media/PB060370.jpg.html)

The wife even liked it!

[Dholt]

I smoke deer loins just like Heavy D does his hind quarters and there Awsome too

[Team DD]

Check out the recipe Big Bob Gibson has on Vension with White BBQ Sauce. It is very good.

[tpope]

Smoking those spare ribs from a deer is simpler than butchering the meat off to grind. I always foil after I have added a bit of smoke. They are lean and will dry out instead of turning tender. Although I remember making jerky once many moons ago. It was unintentional..

[bkleinsmid]

I smoke the ribs but use them in soup or beans after.....very little meat. I grind my shoulders for sausage and smoke the hind quarters or cut into steaks. Sometimes there will be some jerky get run through the smoker also. Bambi is always a welcome sight around here.....

Brad