Tried something yesterday that turned out quite good. Some time ago I was in a butcher shop and saw some smoke beef. Beef was cut in 10 inch long strips and a couple of inches thick. Was quite tasty so thought I might try it with some deer meat. Talked to the butcher and the cure was quite simple. Rub the meat generously with curing salt and some pepper and let stand for 6 days. Rinse off and soak in water for an hour or so to draw out excess salt and smoke. Had it in my little mickey mouse smoker for 10 hours. This was a comercially bought smoker that doesn't work very well. :x . Turned out quite well.