Raynham, MA – 11/23/2025: Maria Baker (left) sampled some of her son Fred Baker’s pulled venison hip roast during a lunch and Patriots game watch party at his home on Nov. 23, 2025. Fred joked about his mother’s reaction as she tried his home-cooking, even as she admitted that she enjoyed the dish. The venison eaten by the Bakers that afternoon was cut from the same buck Fred harvested during the parahunt.

(Ben Pennington for The Boston Globe)