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... is now in my frig. I love venison.

Won't it go bad in the fridge instead of the freezer?

Not the way Hoose eats. (Paybacks are great-aren't they).
Tim

It hasn't been transferred to the freezer, yet. I'm aging it and then 40 lbs of it is magically going to be made into sausage.

I'd be interested in your recipe. Been a long time since I've done sausage, but back in the day we used to put a cure in, take half the mix a freeze is up in bulk for use as fresh sausage, and stuff the other half into casings, hang them in a cold smoker for a day or two, then dry them in a cold refriderator with a drip catcher to let them dry out for up to a month for the dry version. Also, we used to have to add pork fat to our venison for the right consistency.Used to be a yearly fall thing with our family back in the day, but haven't actually done it since the late 60's. Brings back a lot of good memories or Grandpa's rach.
Tim