Smoke 1 1 2 2 hours at 150 160 f.
Smoking snack sticks temp.
I would go with 2 hours of smoke.
2 you are not using smoked meat stabilizer with wild game.
Then bump up the temp to 140 and add what ever smoke you like.
Stop at 152 f internal temperature for fresh snack stick style.
I have a recipe on the recipe site for snack sticks if you do not want to purchase it from somewhere.
You need to be using smoked meat.
I opened the dampers a bit and smoked at 150 f for another hour.
Thought i maybe could start them in the oven but the low temp for it is also 170.
Keep the vent wide open.
Stuff into sheep casings or small stick size casings 17 19mm.
I continued opening them and smoking for an hour at 160 f and 170 f.
Snack sticks can be made out of almost any meat block but you can t treat an all beef or pork snack stick the same as the one you are making out of a deer you got last weekend.
I plunged the sticks into ice water to stop the cooking process.
I like apple oak or hickory with venison.
Cooking the sticks can be accomplished in the oven on a smoker or in a temperature controlled dehydrator that can be set to at least 160 degrees.
Continue until desired dryness or dehydrate further for slim jim like dryness.
Then i bump up the temp to 180 until the sausage reaches and it of 152.
I start out low around 145 to 150 degrees for an hour then turn the temperature up to 170 degrees and continue to cook until the snack sticks reach an internal temperature of 150 degrees.
If you are using any type of wild game like venison elk moose etc.
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Then bump temp up to 175 f till internal temperature measures 152 f.