Aint too many things better than fresh backstrap. Although that’s a little too rare for my taste, I do respect everybody’s opinions and preferences. One of the best meals I’ve ever had was when I was out camping one year with my dad and his 4 brothers (my uncles). We cooked some backstrap on an open campfire with Montreal steak seasoning. That’s all we used. That’s all it needed. That and some cold beer … we ate like kings that night. Just us in the woods. No one else around for 50 miles probably. Not a care in the world. One of my favorite memories with my dad.

I have watched you guys for almost 18 years. I was homebound for the first 6 years after my on-the-job accident. Watching shows on the outdoor channel gave me the feeling of being out there with all of you guys on Realtree with Jim Jordan, Jackie Bushman, T bone, you, Nick, and I could go on and on. You guys made my life so much better focused. Thank you for 18 years of being outdoors even when I could not be. God Bless

I could sit and listen to u….WADDY….. talk all day long. Everything u say comes from straight from the heart. The truth and pure spiritual meanings. Ive watched u since i was a kid and u are a true wise feller. Awesome brother.

Blake and Waddy what a pair !! GOD bless you both

I appreciate how genuine you are Michael. It’s one of the main reason I’ve followed you since your early days at Realtree.

I love that you always incorporate the word of God into everything. I can tell you have the Holy Spirit in you. Thank you Micheal. Happy hunting.

Appreciate you just being straight forward and real. Im a Indiana red neck to the bone 60 yrs old, you make it fun. Thank you!!

Hard to beat a fresh backstrap! That’s the way I’ve been cooking them for a long time! Love the content 🤘🏼 keep it coming!

My 7 year old son just shot his first deer yesterday on youth day in NC. I am so proud of him and I’m going to cook some of the back strap just like this so he can get the real flavor and feeling of what it’s like to harvest your own deer and reap the rewards. Thank y’all for this video

Love seeing all the videos! Keeping it real is refreshing to see! No BS! Keep em coming!

Indeed! I find that most "Finer things" in life are the most simplistic things this life has to offer! Backstraps are awesome 👌

Love this video!!! I just sat down with a plate of fresh grilled venison and decided to watch a hunting video this was the first video that I saw. I've been following you for years and you all just keep getting better. Love your humor and your love of the outdoors and the simple life. I just processed my 67th deer and have eaten my share of every one of them. It doesn't get any better than hunting it, taking it, processing it and enjoying it at the dinner table. I think I have a little Montreal Seasoning left in the cabinet, it's good stuff. Also agree with you on the ExMark mowers, we've got 2 of them and they've been going strong for a long time. We love them. Keep up the great videos, we'll be watching here in Kentucky.

My boy Travis (RIP) was the best deer meat cook i’ve ever seen. regardless of if we shot it 2 hours ago or out of the freezer

Salt pepper garlic simple

Cool to see Waddel and Blake together again, seems like it’s been awhile. Bet that was a fun camp.

Thanks for giving God the glory.

LOOKS AMAZING MIKE. I'm a old soul and wish we could go back to good old days. I remember growing up watching you and Bill Jordan and Jackie bushman

This is exactly the way I cook 'em too! Wonderful!

Love the shows like this. Behind the scenes less structure and just having a good time! Keep em comin Waddy 👊

Hell yes that's life.. I'm going in 65 just had a big ole backstrap off a nice KY doe last night.. God is good we just have to open our eyes and look at what he put here for us to enjoy.. DEER IT'S WHATS FOR SUPPER.

Love this video, I just found your channel today, for years I have been looking for a "got to" way to cook my back strap it seems like every other recipe I tried was just so over complicated and my backstrap still came just "ok", this is so simple and delicious! This is now my "go to" for cooking backstrap.

my favorite is to cut that back strap in half and throw it in a crock pot with an onion and salt and pepper and a little Worcestershire sauce. leave it in there for 6 hours. Then remove it and then cut it down into your half inch slices. sooo tender and mmmmmmm

I love it! Blake Shelton hunting with Mike Waddell and Blake looks like he wandered out of a Wal-mart camo aisle! 😀😀😀😀 Real down-to-earth people.

Tried it tonight with fresh back straps.. absolutely delicious 😋

That’s pretty much the exact way I ever cooked deer and elk for my wife for the first time since she was afraid to try it. Now her and the kids move it. You’re right simple sometimes is the best!!

Backstrap is it!!! Simple is the only way!!! In life and in preparing your back strap 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

That’s how we roll in the country fresh meat from the woods to the table. Thanks for sharing.

Looks fantastic! I could watch your videos everyday because you're genuine and passionate about "Gods renewable resources" . Amen brother!

That looks awesome.

I had a peice of backstrap in the freezer. Thank you for teaching me to cook it. Love your channel!

Thanks for sharing!! I’ve been a fan of yours since the early days . We eat a lot of wild game and always open to new ways of cooking it !!

your doing it right ! love your show and Blake being from our state 65 years young and cannot wait from year to year to hunt and fish with friends and family .. keep up the good work tat God as provided!!

YOU ALL ARE ALWAYS THE BEST. PRAYING FOR T-BONE.

Love your show ,I'm originally from south Africa been in America 27yrs but still miss good old African deer meat as well

Back strap, the most delicious piece of venison a person can have. Absolutely the best! That made me get in the freezer and get some out.

Great simple video Mikey Thanks for being you

I only hope and wish to sit at the same table with Michael. He make life look like it's worth living. GOD BLESS

I have been watching your videos since a little boy you spirit of the hunt is with me every hunt i go on its been a pleasure

My exmark is a 2007 and it is still mowing like a champ! Enjoyed the video, now I need to intercept some venison!

Very much appreciated on the video. Love some venison meat in everyway. Great recipe as well. Thanks for all that you and the boys do!!!

I really enjoy the content and character of your videos. Raw, real, genuine people enjoying the great outdoors. I’m a huge deer hunter and have been blessed to pass it on to my boys who are 10 & 9. They love the outdoors and beg me to cook venison weekly, we have to harvest at least 6 per year to keep them supplied. They’ve killed 3 so far this year. I’ve Been watching Waddy since his early days at Real Tree and have learned so much. Not just about deer but Turkey as well. Would be a dream to hunt with him. He’s such a cool dude, always happy/smiling/positive. Keep up the good work 💪

We feasted on my first deer ever last night on this recipe. It was amazing. Even my mother-in-law loved it and told me so.

Mouth watering!! Can’t wait to get back in the stand. Great videos Michael. Simple and very informational. Too many people make videos about cooking venison more complicated than necessary. It scares people away from processing and preparing their own meat. Keep the great content coming and I will keep watching.

Yes more food videos!!!!

My kind of people, man! Just good ol down home good folk.

Thank you Michael. Appreciate everything you do for sportsmans

Spot on perfectly prepared from the field to the table all natural.

Great video! Simple is better. I grew up eating backstrap for breakfast. Sliced a little bit thinner quick dip in flower and fried in cast iron. Hit it with some garlic salt and it's game over... will change your life!

Now that's what it's all about right there! Good eating!

I'll have to try that, sure looks good and yes simple

Agree 100% with this method/recipe. Weber Chicago Steak is good seasoning too

This is exactly how I prepare my backstraps, except I cook it whole and let it rest before cutting it - that seems to retain the moisture a little better. Cool video guys.

thank you for this simple recipe of cooking backstrap. I'm grilling some up tonight. And thanks Blake for the cameo. You guys are the best!!!!!

You are one person I've always wanted to meet and talk deer huntin about grew up watching u and Dan Fitzgerald

Its great to see you and Blake hunting again

Really enjoyed this video!

lOVE OUR oKLAHOMA Deer!! Glad you got to enjoy "Gods Country"

That's it simple Great job on the Grill

Michael that looks awesome!

Love it brother, got me some fresh doe backstrap in the fridge right now waiting for tonight.

I got a fresh back strap in my fridge right now from a doe 3 days ago. I came here for an idea, but Mr Michael is cooking it exactly how I was gonna do it lol. That Montreal is the deal man. Delicious

Salt and pepper is all venison really needs. And to agree backstrap is king for me. Although i cook it in the smoker sometimes instead of hot and fast. About 30 minutes at 225 in the offset then finish with a quick hot sear. Delicious

Thanks for sharing, looked delicious

As we talk doing some back straps myself here in the great state of OKLAHOMA . Michael I watch your show every Sunday the highlight of the week. Wishing you and Blake a Happy Thanksgiving! The most wonderful time of the year!!

That's exactly how I do mine. Yes it's awesome 👌

This is how I like to cook! Daily. So Appreciate this…

When you did the ESPN noise I lost it! 🤣🤣 "they wouldn't believe it!"

WE LOVE THE SIMPLE THINGS ROUND HERE TO BROTHER

Mmm looks good 👍

Awesome that you enjoy that Oklahoma deer 🦌 meat. I’m deer hunting and watching it & it’s my state, thanks 😊

Awesome video keep them coming 🦌

Awesome Video!!

One of the most down to earth guy out there!

Mike i love you man! "no homo" keep on keepin on brother preach the gods truth

Shot my first deer about a fortnight ago with my recurve bow. Just got the meat back from a friend who butchered her for me and I cooked the backstrap just like this (I too love the montreal steak seasonings)- it was awesome.

Oil, butter, garlic. That’s all you need! If it was shot good and processed or iced quickly! Old deer, young deer, It doesn’t make much difference. It’s all about how the deer was shot, did the guts stay away? Did it get cooled down quickly after the shot? Looks great brother! Don’t overdo it! COOK AND EAT IT!

Looks fantastic! Getting ready to work a few up today here in Missouri! You making me hungry 🤤

I love backstrap.

Whoo lawd that’s better than the grand ol opry right there

Simple enough. My favorite is soak in zesty Italian dressing overnight. Great taste without drowning out the taste of the meat. Keep it real boys!! Good stuff

Excellent keeping it simple

They are the best

Been watching you for years always enjoy your content ✨️ 💪🏽

Thank you, first time I’ll prepare deer 🦌. Meat, from Texas!!! Happy New year!!🎉

I’m definitely going to try it this way next weekend.

This was great

I look forward to fresh venison heart every year. I even got my 13 year old son into eating it this past season. For us it’s not about trophies but venison to us in various ways. Keep up the good work.

Awesome video

Nothing better than celebrating the freezer filling experience with your buddies. Back straps on the open fire.

I love it when you had that first bite and it was so good that it inspired you to belt out a song I have done that too part of it is due to the expectation of the finished product and then the actual success of cooking it just right,,, so

Outstanding! Thank you for showing us how. Save to my cooking file and subbed.

Took a small buck with my TC .50 cal Bone Collector and looking for some new recipes and this was the first video, so I figured I'd stop by and see what the Bone Collector was cooking for supper 👍🏻 I'll tell you though, it's tough to beat some backstrap fried up with some brown onion gravy and mashed taters...Son! What you talking about, make your tongue beat your brains out 😉

Enjoyed the video an I agree the more simple the better

I did my backstrap from my early muzzleloader season in a cast iron skillet. Just regular salt and pepper on each side as well. Heated up the pan and poured a few tablespoons of michelob ultra (use whatever beer/wine you want), about 2 tablespoons of butter , a tablespoon or so of coffee from that morning's pot of coffee , and a little pancake syrup. My wife asked me what for BBQ sauce I used on it , she wouldn't believe me when I told her. I said look, everything is still setting by the stove that i used.

Keep it simple and enjoy it!

Awesome cook

Will try this next deer I get. Thanks Michael!

Going to make this for lunch today

I agree a thousand percent. That is exactly how I cook backstrap. I add garlic though.

That's how we do it too brother love it delicious