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2023 Deer Contest

Calling all gun season hunters! This year, we will be giving away free Carnival Deer Processing hoodies to the biggest deer brought into Carnival for processing. Here are the details:

  1. Deer must be dropped off for processing during the gun hunt season, November 18-26, 2023
  2. The biggest does will be based on the field dressed weight. The top two will be winners!
  3. The biggest bucks will be ranked first by number of points (at least 1″), and in the event of a tie, the larger field dressed weight will rank higher. We aren’t Boone & Crocket, and aren’t getting in-depth with scores. The top 3 bucks will be winners!
  4. After Sunday, November 26, 2023, we will tabulate the results and notify the winners. Winners will be able to pick up their free orange hoodies at our location.

Save those photos of you and your deer. If the winners want, we’ll post their pictures on our Facebook page. Good luck!

Venison Tacos

Are you as busy as we are? Between work, family, and volunteering, it can be a challenge to have dinner ready for everyone, especially when we only have a short time to eat. I stumbled upon a recipe for slow cooker tacos, and modified it for a package of ground venison. It turned out delicious, and quick at meal time! It was a last minute plan, so I’ll admit I defrosted my frozen ground venison a few minutes in the microwave so I could cut it into 2″ chunks. I wasn’t home to stir it during the day, but it blended together perfectly.

  • 1 package ground venison (about 1.25 pounds)
  • 1 package taco seasoning
  • 1 cup salsa
  • 1 tsp garlic powder, or onion powder, or hot sauce, or all three!
  • 1/2 cup water

Dump it all into a slow cooker (crock pot). Stir it together. Cook on low for at 6-8 hours. Even if the venison is still partially frozen, it will break down as it cooks. Slow cookers can vary on their definition of “low temp.” The temperature of your meat should be at least 160 degrees before serving. Venison is so lean that it doesn’t require draining. Just load a taco shell, add your favorite toppings, and enjoy!