ORIGINAL: Redclub
Venison is not beef, beef has marbling and can age,venison does not have marbling and just starts to rot. Clean it and freeze it
RC
Aging has nothing to do with the fat. It has everything to do with enzymes which break down the fiber of the meat, making it more flavorful and tender. When a deer dies rigor mortise sets in which constricts muscles and shrinks the meat. Butcher a deer at that stage (first 24 hours) and you have tough meat. The aging process happens when the enzymes start to break down the meat and it actually relaxes.