What to Smoke Wednesday (Twas the night before the night before edition)

Good morning and a very merry Christmas and happy holidays to everyone!

Obviously, we as Texans fans don't have a lot to celebrate right now… but whatever, I'm still firing up the smoker on Sunday! Even though it very well might be below freezing all day here in the midwest.

Going to smoke some venison on Sunday, first time I've done venison so this will be an interesting experiment. My brother-in-law shot a good sized deer and gave me a Walmart bag full of meat (which I was very grateful for) and my father-in-law is giving me a s**t load of hickory, oak and cherry wood (I'm telling y'all, marrying a farmer's daughter is the way to go).

Recipe edit: I figured I should let y'all know HOW I'm going to smoke the venison lol. So I've pulled it from the freezer now and its thawing in the fridge. On Friday night or Saturday morning I'll toss it in the simple brine I do (1 cup brown sugar, 1 1/2 cup kosher salt and a splash of maple syrup per 2 quarts of water) and let that soak until Sunday morning when I pull it. Then it's just smoking it around 250 for around four hours and boom.