I've been wanting to try this for a while now. Here in the UK we have 6 species of deer and the only ones on the land I hunt are red deer which are the biggest. For my fist attempt I didn't want to use such a large leg for fear of wasting it and also I'd like some relatively quick results. I was lucky enough to get hold of a roe deer which is a much smaller beast so I thought it would be perfect for me to have a little experiment with. Once it comes out of the cure i'm going to paint the outside (apart from the 'cut end') with beeswax to slow down the drying process. I've read that you can use lard, but I have a buddy who keeps bees so it seems like the logical way to go.
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