Smoked deer tenderloin

[Swamp_moss]

hello all! It’s been a while, I creep around quite a bit but haven’t smoked in a coons age. Been working like a dog and trying to hunt here and there.

Killed a small doe a few weeks ago and got around to smoking a backstrap and tenderloin today. Used a store bought rub that is garbage, used hickory pellets which over powered the meat taste to me, but cooked it to perfection (imho )

Meant to smoke at 200 for a IT of 125 but accidentally left the mes30 at 180. No issue it was a small blackstrap (half of one) so it was just right anyway! Took about an hour. It’s all trial and error but man I’m sure proud I made my equipment do what I wanted it to this go around lol happy smoking fellas

Oh...don’t grab your amaz’n whilst she’s red hot

 

[smokerjim]

Looks good, I've seen those marks on my fingers before, unfortunately more than once. I'm a slow learner.

 

[hillbillyrkstr]

Ouch! Been there myself. Not fun.

Congrats on the deer but why a small doe? We let them walk around here. I bagged a few 150+ pounders for freezer meat this season. Freezer is stocked.

Scott

 

[texomakid]

That's a nice looking tenderloin and you're not the first to get those perfect AMPS grill marks on your finger. Man that hurts. I have to remind myself constantly working around the pit this stuff is hot. :)

 

[Bearcarver]

Nice Backstrap!!
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Thanks "Swamp_moss", now I don't feel alone---I've done that twice in 8 years.
Once was actually enough, but..................

Bear

 

[Swamp_moss]

Ouch! Been there myself. Not fun.

Congrats on the deer but why a small doe? We let them walk around here. I bagged a few 150+ pounders for freezer meat this season. Freezer is stocked.

Scott

They don’t get that big in my neck of the woods. Nc woods deer. 120lb doe is the biggest I’ve ever killed. This one went about 80. But, I let plenty walk too. Im not a brown it’s down guy

Thanks gents

 

[hillbillyrkstr]

They don’t get that big in my neck of the woods. Nc woods deer. 120lb doe is the biggest I’ve ever killed. This one went about 80. But, I let plenty walk too. Im not a brown it’s down guy

Thanks gents

Backstrap looks great! And venison is venison so looks like you win! one thing I do know for a fact isn’t they taste a lot better the smaller they are!

Watch that trigger finger in the pellet tray! Could set you back a season! Lol!

Scott

 

[kelbro]

We make our hunters shoot 3 does before they take a buck. Good management practices for when your deer herd is not in balance.

 

[hillbillyrkstr]

We have a 3 1/2 year old/ 8 point or better buck limit on the 3 farms I hunt out here. This Quality deer management has produced some great bucks since it started with the locals 10 years ago.

We shoot a lot of doe just nothing small. Most of us anyway.

Right now we’re dealing with cwd. It’s been surrounding our county for a few years. It’s a bad deal.

Scott

 

[chopsaw]

We have a 4 point rule here . Buck has to have 4 points on one side to be legal . Has made a big difference in the size of the bucks . However , the does are down , or we just don't see them as much . The damn CWD ! Not as bad here as it is up north . Not in a county that has to be tested , but the next county does . I shot a big body 8 this year , and just makes me wonder about the meat . Should have just let him pass .

 

[crazymoon]

SM, Good looking strap and bad looking finger ! :) like