Oh deer! Arby's to sell venison sandwiches in six hunting states this fall

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[Enduro Guy]

Nothing better than a deer-burger with mustard and horseradish on it, mmm-mmm-mmm...

[waterhill]

Farm raised venison? No thanks, I’ll kill the wild ones in the backyard.

[Daffynition]

Arby’s quality is crap fast food. Can’t imagine what their venison will taste like.

Hunt your own venison. Does a body good.

[Dusty Road]

I would suspect it’s Axis deer since you correctly stated it is illegal to sell the meat of a state recognized game animal. Axis deer and Elk are now running feral in several parts of Texas, they can be hunted at any time and the meat sold to restaurants or private individuals. These are Hi-Fence escapees, usually the result of a water gap failure. Exotic game ranches sometimes sell off excess animals to keep the populations in check, those also can end up in restaurants.

[LambSlave]

Pennsylvania, Michigan and Georgia were my first three guesses.

[Arlis]

I have a good friend, well - known author - from SoCal who was shocked when I told him I was taking him to Arby’s for dinner......insulted.

He told me how terrible they were. I think I read somewhere that nationally they are rated #8 out of the 10 fast-food shops. I assured him he’d love it - he couldn’t believe I was treating him like that.

He was shocked. Said the roast chicken was equal to the best he’d ever had at a place in SoCal. He loved it - and was shocked.

You cannot comprehend the quality - the “Ruth’s Chris” of fast food. The stores are elegant, 1st class in every way. Bathrooms are granite. On Sundays classical music is in the background. You have to experience one to believe it......

[House Atreides]

Dude, I did read the article. My comment was a joke — which you didn’t get apparently.

[COBOL2Java]

We have a great local butcher nearby us in Springfield VA (http://www.springfieldbutcher.com/). They offer terrific game meats in season. In addition to venison steaks and brats, we get their wild boar sausages. Yum!

[T-Bone Texan]

"...These are Hi-Fence escapees, usually the result of a water gap failure..."

How high can axis deer jump?

I was in rural Texas last week riding my mtn bike on private property, and they had a game fence topped with a string or barb wire. I got lost and ended up on the wrong side of the fence. For one second I considered scaling the fence, before I thought better.

[t4texas]

What’s next road kill?

[Georgia Girl 2]

We will definitely try one. We have an Arby’s down the street.

[GSWarrior]

Venison sandwiches? I’m game...

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Hopefully all year. Don't east fast food much but will stop to see what they're like. Glad deer ranching is strong enough to support supplying chains.

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[Fresh Wind]

I hope it’s not road kill like some Chinese restaurants use.

[DCBryan1]

Hope they don’t get meat anywhere near NW AR, SW MO, NE OK, SE KS. CWD is really getting widespread in that area. We are 200 miles south and we are already worried that our deer may have CWD in the Ouachita Mountain area.

[Uversabound]

OMG those Arby’s ads are killer since we are both dieting.

Who is the voice in those ads?

Its really funny!

Mouth watering........

[left that other site]

mmm mmm mmm

[pnz1]

I’d be concerned about where they’re getting the deer meat.

[Viking2002]

I’m only an hour from Roswell Road. Might need to make a little commute. Hoo-ah!