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Eat that fresh heart/ Drink the blood??

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Do you eat the fresh heart of a deer???

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#1 ·
So who on here actually eats a bite from the freshly killed deer they harvest?? Maybe drink some of the blood?? I was told i'm just a killer unless i eat/drink some of the blood.
 
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A long time ago I heard or read somewhere the American Indian would taste or drink the blood of a deer to obtain some of the spirit of the animal.
I don't know if that's a fact, but when I killed my first deer almost 30 yrs ago with the bow, i took a taste and thanked it for the sacrifice.
 
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A long time ago I heard or read somewhere the American Indian would taste or drink the blood of a deer to obtain some of the spirit of the animal.
I don't know if that's a fact, but when I killed my first deer almost 30 yrs ago with the bow, i took a taste and thanked it for the sacrifice.
A long time ago I heard or read somewhere the American Indian would taste or drink the blood of a deer to obtain some of the spirit of the animal.
I don't know if that's a fact, but when I killed my first deer almost 30 yrs ago with the bow, i took a taste and thanked it for the sacrifice.
A long time ago I heard or read somewhere the American Indian would taste or drink the blood of a deer to obtain some of the spirit of the animal.
I don't know if that's a fact, but when I killed my first deer almost 30 yrs ago with the bow, i took a taste and thanked it for the sacrifice.
A long time ago I heard or read somewhere the American Indian would taste or drink the blood of a deer to obtain some of the spirit of the animal.
I don't know if that's a fact, but when I killed my first deer almost 30 yrs ago with the bow, i took a taste and thanked it for the sacrifice.
not i said the fly
A long time ago I heard or read somewhere the American Indian would taste or drink the blood of a deer to obtain some of the spirit of the animal.
I don't know if that's a fact, but when I killed my first deer almost 30 yrs ago with the bow, i took a taste and thanked it for the sacrifice.
When I was young (early 70's) we would boil all hearts slice them up and make sandwiches, pretty good with mustard. That was then this is now so the answer is no. These days we don't open the guts unless it's your first.
You “don’t open the guts?” what do you do with the rest of the body? Are you not harvesting the meat at all? If you’re not that’s a horrible waste! If you’re not going to harvest a deer you shouldn’t be killing it! Just to kill an animal and leave it to rot in the force is criminal! If you’re not harvesting the meat Then you’re not harvesting the animal you’re just destroying part of the wilderness for no reason!
 
#7 ·
A guy I knew took a bite out of a raw Mule Deer heart. The deer was still kickin' when started guting it. He reached up in pulled out the heart (which was still quivering by the way) then took huge bite out of it just like an apple as blood gushed down his chin. I was 16 at the time and my brother and I just stood there stunned.
 
#8 ·
I have ate part of a raw heart...totally grossed my dad out hahaha...it was super chewy!
 
#17 ·
Bloody finger across the cheeck?.....yes. Eating the hear out of the gut pile?.....no! My girl's Grandfather always wants the liver though. He loves it.
 
#19 ·
I bite off and eat the tip of the heart as soon as I pull it out. Several times I have been alone in the middle of a woods or swamp, in the dark or with moonlight and have done this, try it, and take the time to savor the sweet meat. What happens next is between you and the deer....... rest goes home and gets grilled with butter and garlic brushed on.....
 
#22 ·
each one is its own i guess
 
#25 ·
I eat fresh cooked deer heart. Every one I can get. Love it.

I slice it long ways into steak fingers about the size of your thumb. Batter it up and cook it in bacon grease right along with the tenderloins as soon as possible.

Good eats.
 
#30 ·
I have eaten a piece of 2 different hearts raw straight from the deer. It's really a little chewy and bland. Not disgusting at all. It's awesome cooked in butter with a few seasonings. Don't knock it!!