It’s that time of year again where suddenly deer decide that they no longer are afraid of human beings. I hate winter deer. For some reason during the winter time, a deer simply is completely unafraid of things that they ought to be afraid of, like high beam lights, car horns, and verbal threats. Yesterday I was driving along North Magee Street in Southampton when a deer literaly walked out right in front of my car and would not move. I really couldn’t beleive it. This damn thing just wouldn’t get out of the way. I almost felt like it deserved to get hit by a car. Don’t these animals know that it’s deer hunting season in the Hamptons?
I guess they don’t.
Look, I love animals, they are amazing, I”m a huge supporter of nearly every local animal rights group pretty much anywhere in the world. ARF in Wainscott, The Quogue Wildlife Rescue, The Southampton Animal Rescue, they all have my full support. But so help me God, I really wanted to run this deer over.
Perhaps I should rephrase, and suggest to the readers that they send me suggestions on their favorite ways to serve venison in the winter time.
They do know it’s deer season—that’s why they’re out on the road and not in the woods!! And if you think you hate the deer, imagine how they feel about you and other people with cars and guns.
Why would you want to hit him? In a rush were you…and they just might know it is hunting season, therefore staying away from the woods….and keeping a high profile on the streets…silly deers, they probably think it’s safer…
If u don’t have a general hatred for deer when they threaten your car it just means that you aren’t a local yet
that’s the barometer that I just made up.
One day when you or a close friend destroys their car thanks to a deer, you will be happy to grab a shot gun and go on a deer hunt.
Venison Etouffee
5 lb venison roast, cut 1/2 inch cubes
onions (see below)
1 cup diced green pepper
1/2 lemon, chopped fine
2 teaspoons garlic, chopped fine
Louisiana hot sauce to taste – see additional recipe
salt and pepper
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 cup chopped fresh parsley
1 tablespoon olive oil
Sprinkle meat with salt and pepper and brown in olive oil. Add remaining ingredients.
Add salt to taste if desired.
Cook on low heat from 6 to 8 hours until venison is tender. Serve over rice. Do not add any other liquids, but stir occasionally. For onions, chop up enough so that you have equal parts onions and equal parts meat.
Louisiana Hot Sauce – Note: This recipe requires advance preparation.
For a green version of this sauce, use Serrano, jalapeño, or Thai chiles in their green stage, instead of the red varieties called for below.
1/2 cup fresh Tabasco chiles, stems removed, or substitute cayenne, piquin, or japones chiles
2/3 cup white vinegar
1 3/4 teaspoons salt
Place all the ingredients in a blender or food processor and puree until smooth. Pour into a clean, sterilized bottle and let steep in the refrigerator for a few weeks before using.
Enjoy!!!
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Oh zorry about that. We aren’t all genius’s like you clearly are.
You should have given in to the urge and gunned the accelerator! If you still haven’t gotten it out of your system- I have 2 does and a buck around my place in Sag Harbor that you are welcome to run over anytime! I’m even willing to help you with your deductible.
I got this list from Cooperative Extension about deer resistant plants- nobody taught the cheeky bastards to read the list! The Montauk Daisies are eaten down to the ground, the holly too, the spirea is continually menaced, the azaleas are nude, the yarrow and the blackeyed susans are chomped to bits. The arborvitae are ruined, the english ivy is gone altogether, the crocus leaves have been snipped right down to the dirt, the apple tree has had all the little spurs eaten right off it and the mock orange never stood a blessed chance! Landscape roses, Hah- who are these garden centers kidding! Deer repellent is nothing but seasoning- they might even just consider it ketchup! The other week there- I even found muddy cloven hoofed footprints on my porch!! It’s like they just invited themselves up for a glass of lemonade. Or perhaps it was Satan stopping by for a visit!
I was a pre-vet major! But in the case of deer I am a recovering animal lover! I am fed up with planting an expensive salad for bambi! I was so frustrated I went outside at midnight last night in my underwear and threw rocks at them! The neighbors have to think I’m out of my mind, but then again their yards are nothing but really boring low maintenance ugly plants, overgrown trees and no flowers whatsoever. So who’s the idiot now? Maybe the right to bear arms didn’t just mean wearing short sleeves after all. Know any hunters that want to use the most comfortable deer stand in town? Maybe if we ask nicely, Connecticut will loan us their mountain lion for a couple of weeks. Here kitty, kitty….