I have been canning venison and lots of other stuff for years. Reading this made me hungry for canned venison. I went to the pantry and ... all we had was jelly. Bummer. Ill definately can some of the next deer. I have had great luck canning ducks and geese also. Try it. Pore a can of duck over a bed of rice or one of those boxed packages of Gumbo or Jumbalya and your in for a treat. No ducks... Try chicken. Can't beat canning.