Originally Posted by
finnbear
Why go and spend all the time money and effort to get a deer if ya don't like the taste??? Kinda silly sounding to me....I did learn that if ya shoot a deer in the rut it tastes like CRAP!!!!!!!
lol...I shot a couple bucks around that time...their glands stunk pretty bad...but they still made good chili...I heard to cut out the tarsal glands asap but I tried it and cant tell you if it did or didn't help...
I do think a quick kill, proper cleaning and good bleed/drain helps immensely...