Which part of the deer are you smoking? I usually cook deer for about 3 minutes haha!
I love running a smoker, I use the cylinder style that you just build a fire in . Electric is awesome but who doesn’t love piddling with a fire all day??? I also chop up my own wood chips, gives me something to do while watching the fire. Smoked trout dip is awesome! My fiancé’s family has apple trees but they are in Ohio so I get some apple branches maybe once a year. There’s hickory everywhere in Tennessee so that’s what I typically use. Cherry, pear, pecan, and oak also work well and are typically laying around somewhere nearby. I’ve never tried maple? Seems like fruit/nut type wood works the best. I just remembered , smoked white bass is very tasty and keeps for a week or two. It reminds me of the smoked whitefish that I’ve bought at the markets on Lake Michigan