Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Foreword - Man's Connection with Venison from Past to Present -- 1 - The Selective Deer Hunter -- Judging Tender Deer -- Avoid Stressed Animals -- 2 - Practical Tips on Shooting Your Deer -- Shooting Ethics -- Aiming Points -- 3 - Field Dressing Your Deer -- Equipment -- Field Dressing Myths -- By the Numbers -- Final Chores -- 4 - Bringing Your Deer Out -- Sensible Methods That Work -- Still Better Ideas -- Making Hard Work Easy -- Horse-Packing Your Deer -- Get a Faux Horse or Mule -- Backpacking Your Deer -- 5 - Camp Care of Deer Meat -- Hanging Your Deer -- Initial Meat-Care Procedures -- Protecting Your Deer Carcass -- 6 - Getting Your Deer Home -- Transporting Deer Short Distances -- Camp Butchering the Primal Cuts -- Full Butchering in Camp -- Other Transportation Methods -- 7 - Home Care of Deer and Aging Your Venison -- Hanging Your Deer, Again -- Aging Venison -- Removing the Hide -- 8 - Preparing to Butcher Your Deer -- Getting Your Work Area Ready -- Cutting Tools that Get the Job Done -- Tricks of the Trade -- 9 - Butchering the Front Legs -- Some Words About Fat -- Let's Cut Meat -- Blade and Arm Roasts -- Rolled Shoulder Roasts -- Final Words -- 10 - Butchering the Hind Legs -- Back at the Cutting Table, Again -- Cutting the Steaks and Roasts -- Larding and Barding -- 11 - Butchering Loins and Ribs -- Final Meatcutting Tasks -- 12 - How to Grind Burger -- Meat-Grinding Equipment for You -- Let's Grind -- 13 - How to Grind Bulk Sausage and Make Links -- Needed Equipment -- Bulk Sausage -- Stuffing Sausage Links and Rings -- A Few Words on Smoking -- 14 - Freezing and Defrosting Venison -- Refrigerator Storage of Venison -- Refrigerator Storage -- Best Freezer Wrapping Materials -- Freezing Your Venison -- Freezer Storage Time -- Vacuum Packing -- How to Defrost Venison.

15 - Meat-Tenderizing Techniques -- Characteristics of Venison -- The Wonderful World of Marinades -- Meat-Tenderizing Salts -- 16 - Steaks, Chops, and Roasts to Brag About -- Sauteed Steaks or Chops -- Spicy Deer Steaks Marinade -- Georgia-Style Steaks -- Venison Teriyaki -- High-Country Buttermilk Venison -- Pepper Steak -- Kate's Venison Cutlets -- Cracker-Fried Steaks -- Sirloin Tip Roast -- Iron Range Venison Roast -- Steak Sandwiches -- 17 - Terrific Pot Roasts and Braised Venison -- Five-Minute Pot Roast -- German Pot Roast -- Pot Roast Elegante -- Pot Roast Italiano -- Hungarian Pot Roast -- All-in-One Pot Roast -- Creamed Sirloin Tips -- Venison Scaloppini -- Venison Swiss Steak -- Barbecued Round Steak -- 18 - Sumptuous Soups, Stews, and Casseroles -- Stormy Weather Soup -- Venison Minestrone -- Savory Bean Soup -- Venison Cider Stew -- Venison-Mushroom Stew -- Winter Day Stew -- Deer-Me Casserole -- Venison Stroganoff -- West Texas Venison Casserole -- Cheddar-Noodle Casserole -- Hunter's Favorite Pie -- 19 - What To Do With All That Burger and Sausage -- Venison Burgers Al Fresco -- Venison Meatloaf -- Deerburger Chili -- Venison Meatballs, Noodles, and Gravy -- Venison Goulash -- Chicago! -- Favorite Ways to Cook Sausage -- Sausage Supreme -- Country Casserole -- Espagnole -- Venison Ragout.