This pan-seared venison backstrap recipe is one of my favorite ways to cook backstrap. The meat is perfectly seared and melt-in-your-mouth tender. It's easy, delicious, and pretty much foolproof. If ...

As much as we love the look of a shoulder mount or deer skull on the wall—the real trophy of a successful deer hunt is the wild game we bring home. And if you were to poll 1,000 whitetail deer hunters ...

I went out to the freezer earlier this month, and realized I was down to my last package of venison backstrap. I decided I needed to do something special with it and I had been waiting to try out my ...

Chef Tim shows you how to cook a venison backstrap filet by grilling. The deer is harvested locally and marinaded with soy sauce and italian dressing! GOP lawmakers join Democrats to stop map change ...

When it comes to hunters’s favorite cut of venison, backstraps get a lot of the attention—and rightly so; they are delicious. But it’s hard to beat a venison tenderloin. For many hunters, the ...

Of course, the risk of overcooking your venison will depend on how you're preparing it. Braising or stewing is a little more forgiving, but if you're pan-searing some prized cuts like tenderloin or ...

Florida’s deer hunting season has already kicked off in some areas of the state, but the bulk of deer season is yet to come. There are still months of deer jerky, venison burgers, grilled backstrap ...

One of the most frequent questions hunters ask me is how to cook a certain cut of meat. The answer to that question depends not only on the cut, but also your cooking abilities and dish preferences.

Editor's note: Originally published in November 2022. Updated November 2025. From fall through the winter, roughly 1 million Pennsylvania hunters will head into the farm fields and big woods hoping ...