Prairie Fare: Prepare and store wild game safely

“Watch out for deer!” my parents would say when I left after a weekend at home during college.

I knew to drive slowly and be observant, especially at dawn or dusk.

I looked for glowing eyes in the ditches along wooded areas on my drive back to college. If you see one deer, most likely that deer has some companions.

Sometimes I would see a herd of 100 or more deer looking at me from a corn f...