Most of the top finishers in the News Tribune's Great Venison Sausage Contest chose not to get specific about their sausage recipes. But Matt Lange, whose Venison Snack Sticks with Pepper Cheese tied ...

Deer hunting season may only come once a year, but the Great Central Minnesota Meat Stick Debate rages year-round. Every local butcher, grocer and meat market thinks their meat sticks (also called ...

The judges moved around the venison like wolves circling a buck. Once in a while, one would move in, snatch a chunk of sausage or jerky, then retreat to sample its flavor. Mike Schrage of Duluth, a ...