Thread: What to do with this sika

Originally Posted by Stocky

I'd guess it wasn't pissed up yet. Was it an average shot or anything like that? Ask if he cut the glands with the same knife before he cut up the meat as those I find are usually the culprits to really gamey meat. Although I had one Fallow that had the most horrible gamey heart I've eaten in my entire life.

And yes buttermilk works fairly well uncle does it in Montana on Muleys that have been eating Sage brush.

Not pissed up at all, was still in velvet and had absolutely no stink at all, I didn’t shoot it but if I remember correctly shot through the chest and out behind the shoulder. Was gutted and hung for around 4-5 days and butchered at home with clean knives.
* just adding for those who will be offended at a young stag in velvet being taken, he had a buggered front leg which was the reason for taking him for the freezer.