I don't have any jerky secrets but i had to tell you about using bacon and strips of deer meat. We marinated the meat for about 8 hours in some teriyaki juice. I cut the meat into 1/4" strips and rolled this with some raw bacon (like pinwheels)and placed them on some skewers. They stayed on the grill for about 45 mins turning as needed and it was the best ever!!I made about 20 of these we all ate so much it hurt. I can't wait to do it again. Awesome stuff.