YUM!

Nothin wrong with that. I have eaten the liver too. It was like beef/calf liver but a little "grainy" but not tough. The heart has a bit of an "irony" taste too but the consistency is great. It's really good in my opinion. My wife is less than enthusiastic about it, so I buy her Chic-fil-et.
That's exactly why we don't waste our time with livers. I'm not big on beef liver either. Lol
 
My wife is less than enthusiastic about it, so I buy her Chic-fil-et. And little does she know, about what she's eating. lol
 
Got the cast iron skillet out and put this Doe's heart to good use with butter, Olive oil, garlic and a little red wine!

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Almost makes me want to harvest a deer in the back yard. I slice up the heart and liver than put in a seasoning over night. FAST FRY Cook in a Cast Skillet with butter/olive oil/wine. sizzled on the outside and rare in the center.
Most EXCELENT!!! used an appetizer. Then have a homemade BEER. We have (6) Kegs ready to start the process. Takes about 2-6 months to brew an excellent libation.
 
I'll slice one up tonight and give it a try. Growing up hunting with my dad he never liked heart or liver, so I never tried them. I did eventually try liver and I am not a fan, but will try the heat tonight.

Plan is salt, pepper and garlic, with olive oil, will see how it tastes.

Question, do you fully cook it, or medium rare? I like all cuts and meat rare, medium rare, like almost still alive and kicking LOL.

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I'll slice one up tonight and give it a try. Growing up hunting with my dad he never liked heart or liver, so I never tried them. I did eventually try liver and I am not a fan, but will try the heat tonight.

Plan is salt, pepper and garlic, with olive oil, will see how it tastes.

Question, do you fully cook it, or medium rare? I like all cuts and meat rare, medium rare, like almost still alive and kicking LOL.

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I like mine medium rare.
I will soak mine in salt water over night and rinse well before slicing 1/2 slices from the top down. I try to get most of the cartilage or whatever it is off so it's not chewy. Season it up and into a hot cast iron. I love morel mushrooms with my deer heart. Coyote shadow tracker recipe is spot on also!
 
I like mine medium rare.
I will soak mine in salt water over night and rinse well before slicing 1/2 slices from the top down. I try to get most of the cartilage or whatever it is off so it's not chewy. Season it up and into a hot cast iron. I love morel mushrooms with my deer heart. Coyote shadow tracker recipe is spot on also!

Thank you, I'll try both yours and @Coyote Shadow Tracker recipe. I will also try some with Panko breading crumbs, similar to @FEENIX recipe, but without the olives.

Thanks for sharing gentlemen.
 
I mostly bow hunt,and with bow kills I've found that animals seem to expire faster with a double lung hit than a heart shot. A double bonus is the heart is intact for a feast later. I believe this is because all the blood that goes through the heart passes through the lungs and with a double lung hit the pump remains intact, and the blood can be pumped out faster than gravity fed. Another bonus is better blood trails. Just my opinion, I can't prove it.
 
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