Yes. When in Tahoe we visited a Jerky store that sold jerky from all kinds of exotic meats. Some were tough and hard to chew, dry and overall made my jaw muscles ache as we drove down to Palm desert on 395. Well, about halfway we came across another Jerky store in the middle of nowhere in the desert, bikers all over the place, we later found out that it was a popular stop. You know you can't pass up a something like that. Bought some more and this was easier to chew. They all had the common denominator of preservatives so to make a long story short....you can do it at home