before beef, there was venison
The Original Red Meat
“With the beef industry jacking up prices and putting the squeeze on ranchers, everyone at The Shawn Ryan Show have been eating a lot more Maui Nui. We love the jerky sticks, the Always Summer Sausage, and the Bone Broth. Delicious stuff. Insane protein-to-calorie ratio. No sugar. Easy enough and good enough to eat every day. And we all feel great.
Personally, I’ve been eating Maui Nui wild-harvested axis venison for months now. One of the healthiest proteins on the planet, it tastes amazing. Plus, Jake and his team have a mission that I can get behind. They’re providing balance to Maui’s ecosystem by harvesting Axis deer humanely and giving back to their community.”
—SHAWN RYAN
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I’m impressed
I’ll admit, I was a little skeptical of the value proposition of Maui Nui. It is priced at a premium and I’m generally someone who hunts for bargains. That being said, I am willing to invest in this product because of the incredible quality. It is truly one of the best-tasting jerky sticks on the market—I’ve tried many. I also support the backstory and mission. If you’re not familiar, watch the video on their website. And the macros on this product are elite. I highly recommend.
Tina F.
Delicious and powerfully beneficial!
I love venison, so to have a bone broth available is amazing, especially from Maui, as I live on a neighboring island, Oahu. Feels like I’m still supporting local & this broth has changed my lifestyle, my gut feels better after one week. I’ve also used it to replace coffee in the morning! Something warm & delicious to wake up to but not harming me the way coffee can.
Skylar
Yummy Summer Sausage + Great Energy
I love this new summer sausage. It provides me with so much energy in a high quality protein snack or light meal. I love the flavor of the pink peppercorn, and I can’t wait to receive my next order.
Connie H.
Best of the best
Incredible. From delivery speed, packaging, and story behind the product, it is as good as it gets. The taste is incredible. We eat before workouts and as a healthy snack during the day. Love Maui Nui!
Peter H.
Why Venison?
A superior source of protein
Categorically superior to beef across every meaningful metric—from protein efficiency and fat composition to vitamins and minerals—venison is naturally lean, high in bioavailable nutrients, and free of disease and stress caused by confinement.
Venison’s impressive B-vitamin profile outperforms beef by wide margins.
Helping improve mitochondrial function, metabolic health, cognition, and detoxification, B-vitamins are essential to longevity and performance, of which venison is an excellent natural source.
“A wild Axis deer has a choice to eat exactly what it wants, moving through some of the most fertile slopes on the planet.”
— JAKE MUISE
CEO & COFOUNDER, MAUI NUI
Wild-Harvested Axis Venison from Maui
Axis venison is even better
Axis deer graze open grasslands and browse native and naturalized shrubs across Maui. This diverse forage—fed by rich volcanic soils—yields meat that is dense in micronutrients.
Independent laboratory analysis confirms the remarkable link between geography and nutrition. With nearly 22 grams of protein per 100 calories and superior levels of iron, zinc, and B vitamins, Axis venison from Maui contains naturally occurring creatine and omega-3 fatty acids at levels that exceed premium grass-fed beef.
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The uniformity of industrial meat is derived from the control and manipulation of habitat and environment. Animals are bred for the sole purpose of commercial production.
Maui Nui is the antithesis of the industrial meat complex. For us, harvesting wild animals is a practice of patience shaped by variability. Weather, terrain, animal behavior. No two nights of harvest are ever the same.
Over the years of building (and rebuilding) our harvest and butcher systems, we met the same essential challenge. How do we contain this unpredictability just enough to give our customers the consistency they deserve without losing what makes this food so special? It turns out, the answer is one of the worldʻs oldest food technologies: time.
Our Reserve Aged Cuts have been naturally aged for 14 days (three days for ground) for better culinary reliability, tenderness, and flavor. Effortless to prepare, the Reserve Aged Cuts are as nutrient-dense as they’re remarkably delicious.
Our commitment to the integrity of taste and quality guides our entire product line. Sticks and sausages are fermented slowly and dried under controlled conditions to preserve flavor and nutrients. Broths are simmered at low temperature to extract collagen and amino acids without degradation. Supplements concentrate those same nutrients into a stable, accessible form.
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