Thanks a lot guys, lots of good ideas here. I mentioned the Slap Your Mama cajun spice to my wife and she said she has seen it at the grocery here. We are not that far from Louisiana so that sort of thing is popular around here. I made a short trip to Bass Pro the other day and picked up a few of the mixes they had on the shelf, including hickory, pepper, and jalapeno. I also picked up a bottle of their liquid smoke as well to experiment with.
I have gotten sort of pumped up over this project and decided to go shoot a doe and grind the whole thing. I'll freeze it up in one lb. packages after I grind it all up and then it will be ready to go whenever I am. It would also make for good lean meatloaf that way as well.
Unfortunately I can't hunt tomorrow, but I should be able to get a doe this week sometime, and then I'll get back to the jerky making.
I have gotten sort of pumped up over this project and decided to go shoot a doe and grind the whole thing. I'll freeze it up in one lb. packages after I grind it all up and then it will be ready to go whenever I am. It would also make for good lean meatloaf that way as well.
Unfortunately I can't hunt tomorrow, but I should be able to get a doe this week sometime, and then I'll get back to the jerky making.