As Ugly Buggers go....

[Deker 3,478]

Out all night, and off again later this afternoon, freezing cold and everything is soaked....

 

But this chap turned up...as ugly buggers go this one is ok....

 

Very nice deer, well done.

 

Do you use an air line to skin them?

 

John

 

 

Nope! Not got the kit, know very little about this method

Airskinning made easy

 

 

 

Cheers...I've heard about this but not seen it done, certainly looks to have possibilities

[Deker 3,478]

Nope! Not got the kit, Skinned today and it was just so easy. Seemed a little quick but everything looked and felt good with him! He surprised me on a number of levels, excellent condition, large and unbelievably tender, beautiful colour and texture meat.

 

I haven't shot many Muntjac at all, but the ones I have had took me ages to skin. A fried told me about using an air compressor which to be honest has made things real easy on all the deer. Certainly looks like a top notch buck to me. As for taste, I'd rate muntjac right up there with roe. In fact to my mind, others might disagree and in order of preference:

Best eating would be, Roe (not unlike lamb x veal), Muntjac (sort of a cross between lamb & boar. I know a few chaps who would never sell a carcass), Red (one shot fills your freezer not unlike beef), Sika (not unlike red x fallow) , Fallow (like red x ferret smell ). Not sure about CWD as I've never shot one let alone eat one.

 

John

 

I can see the benefits of the air line in several ways!

 

Not sure how my local ESSO station would feel about that on the forecourt though

 

CWD is an unknown quantity to me as well, we are meant to have the odd one or two round this way but never seen one!

[East coast 2]

nice one do they taste as good as roe

 

 

We get down to individual taste and preferences, bottom line is ALL deer taste good to me, Fresh, Free Range and as Organic as you are going to get.

 

The flavour and texture changes throughout the year but I always rate them best around this time of year, usually from late September to about mid/late October! This year is still vey mild and lots of fresh foodstuffs about so still excellent now!

 

To answer the question, from my point of view a good Muntjac just edges a good Roe in the eating stakes!

 

 

What do they taste like? Have never tried or shot muntjac as don't have them up here. Do like fallow venison.

 

I always find questions like that really hard to answer but they are a little more flavoursome than Roe to my mind, perhaps a little richer, not sure if that helps much!

 

Thank you, need to try and get some.

[dicehorn 38]

As a general rule of thumb with regards to flavour/taste and assuming the right age, the smaller species taste better than the larger deer species.

 

But at the end of the day perhaps it all comes down to the ability of the cook

[HUnter_zero 58]

I can see the benefits of the air line in several ways!

 

Not sure how my local ESSO station would feel about that on the forecourt though

 

CWD is an unknown quantity to me as well, we are meant to have the odd one or two round this way but never seen one!

 

I tried one of the cheap car tyre compressors, blew it up! A divers bottle worked well but now I have a small compressor which works very well, but have to admit I haven't used it on the last four deer because it's more hassle to set up than skin the deer

If I had two or three here, no doubt I would set it up just to make my life easier.

 

John