:sunny: Being a midwest gal I have eaten lots of venison. There is big difference in the meat depending on the area that the deer comes from. In lower Michigan the venison is more like beef as they eat alot of corn and grasses. The venison from northern Michigan is alot more gamey due to a more acid diet from pine. When cooking the northern venison I would soak the meat overnight in milk. That gets rid of alot of the gamey taste.
In Louisiana they actually buy corn and put it out for the deer to eat. Then they sit in the deer stands and wala deer meat. I do agree about the soaking though because we used to do that before they started putting out corn for them to eat. One of my brothers even has a camera out to take pictures of the deer.