I hate it when I tell people how much my wife and I love venison and the instant reaction is "its so gamie!". I immediately respond with "thats because you have never had it cooked properly!". Yes I am an avid hunter in a state with the longest season in the country, the great state of South Carolina! I love to cook as often as possible and have even started my twins watching since they were born. To follow is the proper way to cook venison: Medium Rare! or Very Very well done in soups, stews and curries. If it tastes livery you cooked it too long and have broken the meat down too much. The best is to take Tenderloin's whole, rub them with coarse mustard, rosemary, and a lot of coarse crushed black pepper. No salt yet. grill it whole, just untill the meat has a slight bounce back when you touch it. Remove it and let it sit for 15 minutes. Slice on a bias about 3/4" thick. Serve with coarse salt on top and a worcestire, horseradish reduction. Enjoy!

Right on - most meats should be cooked rare/medium rare for its' flavor to come through! People that "kill" their meat by cooking it well done should not bother eating meat!