We didn't have freezers and stuff when I was growing up. We(my mother) cannned EVERYTHING. Canned venison in my opinion is one of the true delicacies of the world. I agree, it can't be beat. My brothers wife cans about 100 quarts a year for gifts and they take tons of it to the hunting camp for spring turkeys and the next fall. My brother and his gang usually shoot a lot of deer and my brother is in charge of the processing. He does with it what he wants. I think he did 26 this year.