Elk...pound to tenderize
cast iron skillet very hot
salt and pepper to taste
quickly cook to rare or medium rare
Deer...ditto
Antelope...ditto

bill
you cook like me
using the k.i.s.s method!!
hunted down by your area a couple of years ago
hope to get drawn again soon after all that rigamarole with that tallman siut!
good day to ya!

Add feral hog steaks and chops to my recipe above.

and for a little variety you could try replacing the regular salt with celery salt and add just a touch of garlic powder at the same time. I like mine with fried sweet onions as well.

Excellent. I never thought of celery salt. At times, I will saute some onions and a clove or four of garlic in a liitle olive oil before putting the steaks in.

I just got off the phone with my bud in Iowa. He just put two 1" venison steak on a backyard hickory and oak fire. He cooks on an old sewer grate arounbd a rock and fire brick circle. It is good meat, you bet.

To add to the above i'd just say that I pan fry mine with onion and a little garlic and give the antelope to to the dog.
Stepchild

A new variation, still using a skillet (cast iron works great) and olive oil.

Using a mortar and pestle (or small grinder) grind up a mix of rosemary, garlic powder (or a few garlic cloves), a dash of crushed red pepper, salt and black pepper. Rub onto steaks and sautee till medium rare.