Venison Steak
Venison Steak is a meat food item in DayZ obtained by killing a deer such as a Doe, Roebuck, Hind, or Stag and skinning it with a Knife. Raw Venison Steak takes 2 inventory slots, weighs 500 g, provides 125 kcal and 100 mL of water, and should be cooked before eating because raw, burned, or rotten meat can make you sick.
Quick item summary
Quick answer
Venison Steak is a deer meat food item in DayZ. It can be obtained by killing a Deer and skinning it with a Knife, including deer types such as Doe, Roebuck, Hind, and Stag. Venison Steak can be baked over a Fireplace using a Long Wooden Stick, boiled in a Cooking Pot, dried, burned, or become rotten. Baked Venison Steak gives the highest energy value, while boiled Venison Steak gives the best hydration value.
In-game description
“A chunk of meat from a deer. Tougher, darker meat, it can be quite tasty, once prepared.”
Main Uses
- Cook for a strong deer meat food source
- Bake for the highest energy value
- Boil for the best hydration value
- Dry for travel food with less water
- Use after hunting deer
- Avoid eating raw, burned, or rotten Venison Steak
How to use this item
Eat Venison Steak safely
Venison Steak should be cooked before eating because raw, burned, or rotten meat can make you sick.
- Obtain Venison Steak from a deer.
- Do not eat it raw unless you are desperate.
- Cook it before eating.
- Prefer baked, boiled, or dried Venison Steak.
- Avoid burned or rotten Venison Steak because it can make you sick.
Cook Venison Steak
Venison Steak can be baked over a Fireplace with a Long Wooden Stick or boiled in a Cooking Pot.
- Prepare a Fireplace, stove, or cooking setup.
- Use a Long Wooden Stick to bake it over a fire, or place it in a Cooking Pot to boil it.
- Cook the Venison Steak into a baked, boiled, or dried version.
- Remove it before it burns.
- Eat the cooked Venison Steak or save it as travel food.
How to get Venison Steak
- Kill a deer such as a Doe, Roebuck, Hind, or Stag.
- Skin the deer with a Knife.
- Collect Venison Steak from the animal.
- Loot players carrying hunted meat.
Spawn info
- • Venison Steak is obtained from deer.
- • A Knife is used to skin the animal.
- • It can be obtained from Doe, Roebuck, Hind, and Stag.
- • It is a Food and Drink item under Meats.
- • Raw Venison Steak provides 125 kcal.
- • Raw Venison Steak provides 100 mL of water.
- • Raw Venison Steak has 1250 mL stomach volume.
- • It takes 2 inventory slots.
- • It weighs 500 g.
- • It has raw, baked, boiled, dried, burned, and rotten variants.
Food and nutrition notes
Energy
125 kcal
Water
100 mL
Stomach
1250 mL
Quantity
250
Max wetness
Damp (24.9%)
Freeze time
66 minutes
Freezing point
-0.5 °C / 31.1 °F
Max temperature
105 °C / 221 °F
Notes
- • Raw Venison Steak provides 125 kcal and 100 mL of water.
- • Baked Venison Steak provides 875 kcal and 60 mL of water.
- • Boiled Venison Steak provides 750 kcal and 160 mL of water.
- • Dried Venison Steak provides 750 kcal and 20 mL of water.
- • Burned Venison Steak provides 125 kcal and 0 mL of water.
- • Rotten Venison Steak provides 62.5 kcal and 40 mL of water.
- • Raw, burned, or rotten meat can make you sick.
- • Venison Steak is obtained from deer such as Doe, Roebuck, Hind, and Stag.
Important notes
- Venison Steak is obtained from deer.
- It can be obtained from Doe, Roebuck, Hind, and Stag.
- You need a Knife to skin the animal.
- Raw Venison Steak provides 125 kcal.
- Raw Venison Steak provides 100 mL of water.
- Raw Venison Steak has 1250 mL stomach volume.
- It takes 2 inventory slots.
- It weighs 500 g.
- It is categorized as Food and Drink > Meats.
- Raw, burned, or rotten meat can make you sick.
- Baked Venison Steak provides the highest energy value.
- Boiled Venison Steak provides the best hydration value.
- Dried Venison Steak keeps strong energy value with low water value.