Venison or any lean meat
Salt & pepper

Salt and pepper the lean strips of meat thoroughly to discourage insects, then hang over peeled willow poles to dry in the sun. You might build a small chip fire far below the hanging meat and leave it 1 or 2 days. The sun and fire, both, will dry out the strips. The meat will have a slightly smokey taste. You don't want to cook the meat but to simply dehydrate it thoroughly. This made a good food for traveling.