If you live near where the deer are, this is an excellent prep to do with deer, I made about a 100lbs of this stuff a year ago after a good hunt, cured it for 10 days then vac sealed the rest. If you feel like killing a couple deer in a day and don't have the space in the freezer for it all, just make a ton of this stuff, it's an excellent option if the SHTF and will keep indefinitely when vac sealed. thanks for sharing @lndesta120282