I've pretty much eaten my share of venison, and the absolute best venison I've ever eaten was several years ago.....a nice 4 point, nearly identical to CD's second pic, accidently ran into the power pole cable in our front yard, and broke his neck, when he was spooked by the mail man's passing truck.
I immediately skinned him out, and hung him in my cooler for about 5 days.....even compared to the young does I've harvested, this young buck's venison was absolutely awesome.