The comparison to goat isn’t entirely off. Kinda in between goat and cattle, imo. Obviously, taste is partially relative, as how the brain interprets signals from the nose and mouth isn’t perfectly 1:1 between people. But the kind of gaminess in goat and deer is close enough for for government work. Hell, sometimes goat is less gamy what with feed being a big factor.

I think that’s the real thing about venison in all its forms; it varies so much. Deer taken just a few miles from each other can taste different, whereas two cows from different states will taste almost the same. Goats are usually less variable than deer, but they get into a lot of shit lol. They’ll eat almost anything, and it shows in their meat.