This is my first time smoking Deer. I currently have a deer roast soaking in a Brine I found online at the West Virgina Trophy Hunters website (http://www.wvtrophyhunters.com/smoked_venison.htm)
1 cup non-iodized salt
1 Tbs sage
1 cup sugar
1 Tbs ground cloves
1 Tbs tarragon
1 Tbs soy sauce
4 Tbs black pepper
1 Tbs thyme
1 Tsp white pepper
2 bay leaves
The instructions on the website doesn't mention a rub. Ive never smoked anything without a rub. Is a rub necessary?
Also, their website says to shoot for an IT of 160-165. This is consistent with other info I have found on SMF. However I found a website that has a venison instructions and they say to shoot for 140 degrees. For those of you who have smoked a venison roast, what IT do you aim for? 140-165 seems like a large range. (http://www.oakridgebbq.com/2010/09/smoked-venison-roast.html)
Thanks for the input.
Jim
1 cup non-iodized salt
1 Tbs sage
1 cup sugar
1 Tbs ground cloves
1 Tbs tarragon
1 Tbs soy sauce
4 Tbs black pepper
1 Tbs thyme
1 Tsp white pepper
2 bay leaves
The instructions on the website doesn't mention a rub. Ive never smoked anything without a rub. Is a rub necessary?
Also, their website says to shoot for an IT of 160-165. This is consistent with other info I have found on SMF. However I found a website that has a venison instructions and they say to shoot for 140 degrees. For those of you who have smoked a venison roast, what IT do you aim for? 140-165 seems like a large range. (http://www.oakridgebbq.com/2010/09/smoked-venison-roast.html)
Thanks for the input.
Jim