Hey longwinters, is that a trick question? The same as anywhere else! :-D
Well, the skinners removed the entire backstraps while taking care of the animal (this was called the "Hunter's Cut" and was the part of the animal we as hunters were entitled to under our PH's contract with the "community"). They were chilled, then marinated by the camp cook/chef (I don't know what with). After a hard day hunting, we'd sit around a nice fire (burned something called leadwood), drink a few beers (hmmmm, nothing like a cold Tafel to wash down the dust), and wait for the fire to cook down to coals (it took one shower and three beers for this to happen).
Our PH had a grill made from four pieces of pipe (legs) and some expanded metal (cooking surface). He'd flop that over the coals, scrub it off a bit, and toss the whole backstrap on it. Turn if a few times so you don't have a cooked side and a raw side, then pull it off and eat. Pretty simple. And quite possibly the best eatin' I've ever had!
I can't wait to return.
