smoking a deer ham

[smokey bryan]

Is there A certain temperture to smoke A deer ham to make it pull apart are does it just have to be sliced?

 

[cook1536]

The one I did I just sliced it like regular ham. I let mine get to around 165 and then wrapped in foil and lest it rest. I have a thread with some q-view.

How big is your ham, and is it the whole hind quarter or has it been bone and cut down?

 

[richtee]

Pulling may be a bit difficult... lack of fat. If yer dead set on trying, I'd try inserting some bacon strips into the meat. And perhaps using rendered grease in the mop.

Animal collegens and connective tissues start to break down in the180° - 190° range, most bring butts for pulling to 200°-ish.

 

[smokey bryan]

its about 8 or 9 pounds with bone in

 

[richtee]

You might try taking to 170 or so, and foiling it, then to the 200 range. If it's gonna pull, that should do it.