Grouse

Tesla roadside assistance. Ironic, isn't it?

Now this is very interesting. Ruffed grouse are widely considered one of the more delectable upland game birds. But did you know they might also be poisonous? Odd as it seems, there is a fairly extensive—and largely forgotten—body of medical literature detailing unfortunate souls who have been poisoned by eating ruffed grouse. https://www.themeateater.com/hunt/upland-birds/are-ruffed-grouse-toxic-maybe-sometimes?fbclid=IwAR2JwMZ-MfahwckbcZf3go6tBvBaG5DrSi3jaKYXBBaYcj3b8PWmuZKckN0

We were warned.

If they had followed through on the prosecution instead of dropping it, he wouldn't even be able to run.

Suddenly the pine grove next to my house has red squirrels in it again. Sat for 1/2 an hour yesterday and popped two of them. My nephew wants the tails for fly tying. I've been using my CZ Ringneck 28 gauge on them. Sweet little sub gauge SxS makes hunting them fun.

Haters gonna hate.

Once a week I enjoy a venison steak dinner now. This is how I'm cooking them. It's simple, fast and delicious. Take those steaks from the freezer and allow them to thaw in a fridge prior to cooking. Remove the steaks from their packaging and allow any liquid to drain by setting meat in a colander placed in a bowl. Steaks should be at room temperature before grilling or frying. Any meat that is not at room temperature could have a cold center when cooked to medium-rare or even medium. A perfect steak should be warmed right through. Steaks cut about 1 inch thick are ideal, but this six-minute technique works well on smaller and larger cuts, too. Olive oil is excellent for coating meat and holding spices and herbs. Garlic, pepper, rosemary, thyme, sage and other bold spices like smoked paprika are great in a marinade to bolster taste. And while I know some will balk, I recommend staying away from salt in your marinades as it can draw moisture from the steak when cooking. Salt can be added for individual taste when serving. A barbecue grill or cast-iron frying pan is ideal for cooking steaks to perfection. Preheat the grill to a minimum 500 degrees Fahrenheit or as high as 600 degrees Fahrenheit if you can do so safely. If using cast-iron, heat on high until a droplet of water dances and evaporates. With steaks at room temperature, seasoned and covered in olive oil, place them in the pan and cover, or on the grill and close the lid. Use a timer and turn the steak at precisely three minutes. Add a dollop of butter to the seared side of the steak and cover the pan or close the grill lid. Cook the second side of the steak for three minutes and remove from the pan or grill an place on a warmed plate. Place a dollop of unsalted butter on the second side of the steak and cover the plate with foil. Allow the steaks to rest for three minutes before serving. The steak will continue to cook during the resting period, and keeping it covered allows it to maintain moisture. Pour a glass of red wine and prepare to enjoy the reward you have been hunting for.

So, nobody is planning on buying an electric vehicle to use for hunting?

The truth is that high gas prices are part of Biden's plan to force America into his administration's "green economy" dream. In fact, there are even calls to advance the Green New Deal through an executive action declaring a "climate emergency." Joe Biden's anti-fossil fuel policies are the primary cause of high energy prices. He reversed Donald Trump's effective actions that had the U.S. becoming a net exporter of oil to once again making the nation a net importer. The number of approved drilling permits, for example, has fallen 85% since last spring. If Putin were entirely responsible for the skyrocketing prices at the pump, then how in the world would making America even more dependent on the Russian dictator solve the problem? This is exactly where Biden's EV "solution" is exposed as a classic bait-and-switch. We'd be shifting dependence on foreign oil to dependence on foreign material sources for EV batteries. The essential component of every electric vehicle is its battery. And these batteries don't make energy; they simply store it (which is another story). A look at the materials required to make these batteries quickly dispels the erroneous claim that EVs are environmentally friendly or that they would help make the U.S. more energy independent. A typical EV battery weighs more than 1,000 pounds. On average it contains 25 pounds of lithium, 60 pounds of nickel, 44 pounds of manganese, 30 pounds of cobalt, and 400 pounds of aluminum. Inside are over 6,000 individual lithium-ion cells. And Russia just happens to be a key provider of nickel — some 7% of the globe supply comes from Russia. Biden's drive toward an EV economy would actually make America even more beholden to our geopolitical foes, China and Russia. Biden's energy policy has the U.S. over the proverbial barrel, and switching to EVs will only make it worse.

How many will be limiting their hunting travel due to the price of fuel now?

Or try to get downwind of what it hears.

It is said a deer will need to verify with another sense what it sees or what it hears, but the nose KNOWS! One whiff of human scent and no other confirmation is needed.

Let me bring you up to speed Dirt. I put that up after a post insulted me. I find people who insult me to be insignificant. You just posted an insult because you didn't understand my post and were too self absorbed to question it first. That makes you insignificant. No further response will occur.