Quote Originally Posted by Chris View Post
True jerky is never cooked. The drying & curing process alone is enough to make it safe to eat. And by cooking it you change the flavor profile, permanently.

Though, I wouldn't start with feces smeared deer.
Yeah, I never tried to dehydrate feces, maybe Bear Grylls has... lol...
Never had a problem with feces on my deer meat, ever. So I don't know what the heck he's talking about. Only hit the bladder once when I was greenhorn buckskinner and then I washed it off right away and no problems.