I can't eat deer. I grew up on wild game, and now I can't eat it. It's more of a visual thing for me though. I don't have that problem with beef, but I'm not raising beef. If I was, I'd be a vegetarian for sure!
My husband used to deer and elk hunt, but now he just bird hunts. The last deer he got was 250 pounds, and the entire thing was made into jerky! After dragging it out of the woods, he said it was much easier to carry birds out, so he quit the large game hunting. I don't eat the birds that he gets either. They are too pretty!
Mona, I know from eating a lot of deer that a lot of the taste can also depend on what they have eaten. One deer that my Dad got tasted just like sage. It was fine at first, but then we couldn't stand the taste! My Mom started cooking it for the dogs, and they wouldn't touch it after a couple of meals! Dressing them out properly is just as important though.
Dad has a 5 foot tall fence around his property, and solar powered electric wire at the very top. His gate to the BLM land behind him is where they jump over, from what he's seen. It's only 4 feet tall, and they clear it easily. I don't know why he doesn't just get a taller gate, but he hasn't done that. We'll put 5 foot tall fencing around our property in Idaho, and a gate that is just as tall!
