Well all this advice is great!!! But, and however......................you can do all this stuff and it wont help out one bit, if you didnt take care of your game in the field, and how you feild dressed it. Get this done first and then this other advice will come in handy Learn how to properly feild dress the deer without busting the urine and the fesces all over the deer. I like to age my deer and soak some meat in milk, others i just marinade with brown sugar and soy sauce. I remove all silver skin and most fat before marinade of course. When i cook steaks, i like to sear them on really hot heat in the pan or grill, then turn it to med and let it cook for about 8 minutes each side, leaving a perfectly pink color in the middle. just like a virgin on prom night!!!