Rank Your Favourite Tasting Deer Species

[Tazz]

We have 6 species of deer in the U.K. (DSC 1&2not wasted) what do people think are the best eating IMHO

Best First

1 CWD
2 Muntys
3 Fallow

 

[Magnificent 7]

Tbh I love them all just depends when there all good

 

[Woodsmoke]

For me? (Bearing in mind we don't have muntjac or cwd)

Roe
Red yearling stag
Sika

 

[Essex stalker]

Its definitely Muntjac for me, however the taste of Fallow and Red does seem to vary so much depending on the age of the beast and time of year shot

 

[Lateral]

Like all meats, it can vary from fantastic, to "bin worthy".

But the two that stick out as "WOW", are CWD, and Sika. Next time, they may not impress !

 

[Tazz]

Sika is the only one I have not tried, shot one but not eaten any

 

[deerstalker.308]

Red all day long.

 

[slider]

Sika,
Roe
don't know

 

[dunwater]

Sika yearling hind .
Medium rare backstrap.

Guaranteed to cure the sick and raise the dead.

 

[Fabnosh]

Muntjac
Young fallow doe
CWD
Roe doe

The boys of any species are so variable and, as mentioned, vary between dribblesome and bin worthy

FN

 

[hendrix's rifle]

Red easily, yearling preferable but you can get a proper sized steak off one,

Muntjac but you need an entire back leg to yourself,

Roe third cooked in pork fat @Kjf

 

[Steve88]

Tough one ,1.CWD has the edge over Muntjac and Fallow in my opinion . all are nice , one is a real ass ache to skin !! Have not tasted ( yet ) Roe, Sika or Red .

 

[johndeere]

cwd
sika
munty
roe
red/farmed
red/wild
fallow, fat to floury in texture for me.
if I had to choose between chicken (unless homegrown) and venison io would eat any rutting male deer first

 

[terrier1]

Muntjac
CWD
Roe

 

[Kjf]

Red easily, yearling preferable but you can get a proper sized steak off one,

Muntjac but you need an entire back leg to yourself,

Roe third cooked in pork fat @Kjf

Ey up big man , giz a buzz ,

Camp fire meat is THE best , that yearling red though mmmmmmmmnnnnn,

Been busy as feck bro ,

Not venison but 2kg of rib eye, ready for the caravan.

Keep in touch

 

[TundB]

I’ve tasted all apart from sika and

Cwd
Muntjack
Roe

for me.

 

[foxhunter]

Cwd , muntjac then roe

 

[Overlay]

Roe and Muntie
joints, sausages and burgers. Delicious

 

[Tikka 260]

1. Sika doe
2. Yearling Fallow Doe
3. Roe ( for a change of flavour)

 

[takbok]

Lean Roe loin/fillet fried in butter, fatty sika ribs or chump roasted, red rump steak with a nice layer of fat, burgers, sausages, simple slow cooked neck/bone stews with bread...can't really go wrong with any of it.