--- In [email protected], Vaj <vajradh...@...> wrote: > > I'm curious since my own dislike of venison is it's gamey taste > (although I do like male deer bologna or sausage). It's common > in cow meat to castrate the males used for meat. Could it be the > un-castrated male "buck meat" that I'm reacting to? Is doe meat > "sweeter" and more palatable?
Buck meat does have a much stronger taste than doe meat, but doe meat has a strong taste compared to beef. I use a lot of seasoning on venison to balance out the flavor. One reason buck meat may taste so strong is that hunting season takes place during mating season, when the bucks have hormones up the wazoo flowing through their systems. Also, proper butchering makes a big difference. I watched the guy butcher several of my deer, and there are a few places between large muscle groups where there are small glands about the size of a pea that need to be removed. If they are not removed, they ramp up the gamey taste considerably.
