Deer Ham

ncdiver46

I am doing my first Deer Ham this weekend and would like suggestions. I am assuming that it will be like a brisket or shoulder. My thinking is about 17 hrs around 215-220? Thanks for any suggestions.

SmokeyPitt

I did one of these for my neighbor a while back and asked for some tips.  There are a few ideas in here:

http://eggheadforum.com/discussion/comment/1009101/#Comment_1009101

I believe I basically followed this method

http://eggheadforum.com/discussion/832412/x/p1

...except I covered in bacon.  It was pretty good!  I had a ham from an Axis, which is pretty lean.  I haven't cooked or eaten much venison so I didn't really have much to compare it with, but my neighbor loved it. 

jrog74

Thank you for posting that link. Cant wait to try that

ncdiver46

Thanks for the suggestion. I will post how it turns out.

ncdiver46

Thanks Smokey Pit. I will let everyone know how it turns out.

GLW

I agree with SmokeyPitt...cover with some bacon or better yet, layer with some prosciutto.

ncdiver46

Deer Ham was excellent!!! Marinated it all day, put it on 9PM Sat in the height of Hurricane Sandy (live on the East coast of NC). Threw about 6 Hickory chunks on it, puts 6 pcs of bacon on top Set Guru  Pit temp to 215 and meat temp to 150. Turned it over @ 530am and put 6 pcs of bacon on top. Took it off the EGG @1PM very tastyntender. Some people that had never eaten deer before thought it was a Beef roast of some sort, it had no gamey taste at all. My father in law shot the deer and as an added bonus, one of my guests found the bullet in their piece.

SmokeyPitt

Awesome!   :-bd   

Gives new meaning to the phraase "bite the bullet".