What to do with Venison?

[Twitchin Kitten]

I'm just as clueless as you on cooking venison!

I've had it before and it was tough.

I also know that 'gamey' flavor depends on if you're eating a buck or a doe. That gamey flavor is buck. Beef and other animals that are male and bred for the table are usually castrated to eliminate that flavor and to help the animal gain more weight. Frankly I fail to see the weight loss factor and I would rather say it's more to keep down the incidence of how many preganant animals are made and other fights among them.

I would just marinate the meat and season it as you normally would. I've heard different conflicting reports where some would say you have to marinate it and others saying it's good right off the hoof.

OK took a break from the reply and asked the other half here - He's cooked it right off the hoof without any special treatment. He said to cook it as you would any other meat.