im sure i heard
That you're not meant to scare them before you kill em as if they die with tense muscles it can toughen the meat. Possibly apocryphal.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Fri 27 May 2011, 0:39, 3 replies)

A few years ago
Myself and a group of friends found a young deer trapped under a rock.
A vet was called and he came and prior to putting the deer down it died.
We asked if we could have it to eat, the disgusted look on his face was priceless as he informed us that as the deer had probably been trapped for a few days, toxins had built up inside making the meat inedible
(insomniac-surfer oh go on then, just this once, Fri 27 May 2011, 1:17, closed)

Yeah - he told YOU that
Then dined on fine venison for the next week, laughing to himself.
( shinyshinyscalp less a man, more a way of life, Fri 27 May 2011, 13:47, closed)

I don't think they're given time to tense up
Even if they are, the fear tastes wonderful.
( clockworkrat has nice pants, Fri 27 May 2011, 1:50, closed)

I shall weigh in here.
I used to work in a deer slaughter house. And the deer that were frightened before getting killed had a higer acidic count, therefore "yucker"

That and they were a pain in the ass to bone.
( jakedamusss I understand, and dont care., Fri 27 May 2011, 5:20, closed)

this is what i thought

( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Fri 27 May 2011, 7:40, closed)

I think it's to do with a buildup of lactic acid in the muscles after strenuous activity - ie, running away in order not to be eaten. I'm not certain simply being scared would cut the mustard. But then, I don't really know anything about it.
( Happy Phantom has been to Hastings, Brighton, and Eastbourne too, Fri 27 May 2011, 10:35, closed)

Sounds about right

( clockworkrat has nice pants, Fri 27 May 2011, 11:17, closed)