Me and my dad ate the heart for the first time this year. I suggested it after reading the good reviews off of this site, and then we had some big ole hearts from a couple deer that were 3 1/2 - 4 1/2 years old and around 180 field dressed each. It was a REAL strong flavor though. Didnt mind it too much, we just put it in the crock pot with some onions, baby carrots, and the like.....just as if we were doing a roast.