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Uncle Nicky

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  1. We've had AR here in PA for about 15 years. I hated the idea at first...I can't say I've ever come to fully embrace the idea, but I can live with it. I will say we have bigger bucks walking the woods than we did 20 years ago, and the chance on killing a deer you'd mount has definitely increased. The biggest mistake they made here was giving out a lot more doe tags at the same time...the herd never really bounced back, but I think that was the intention. Overall, I like deer hunting in NY better, I've killed just as many mature deer there without AR as I have in PA.
  2. I think you are correct, sounds like too much smoke, too high of a temperature, cooked too long. I usually go 160 degrees with just a few wood chips. Also, I have to rotate the racks in my smoker after a few hours, the sausages closest to the heat source will be finished long before the sausage on the top racks if I don't.
  3. If anyone is really serious, I might be able to work a trade out. Always looking for new turkey hunting spots.
  4. I usually let it cure a couple days in the refrigerator before smoking, but I don't try to dry it any.
  5. I got burned on the "X-ray Specs"...I never was able to see what was under Mary Lou's training bra....and the principal confiscated my "spud gun"...memories....
  6. They are tough critters, I'd rather shoot them with a shotgun.
  7. I use a keilbasi recipe, the only difference being I use 32-35mm /Italian sausage style casings. It can be either heated up or eaten cold, it's already cured, cooked, & smoked. Recipe: 4 lbs venison 1lb pork backfat 5 lbs pork butt (neck/shoulder) Grind 1 time through the fine plate on your grinder. Mix with: 1/2 cup cold water 4 oz non-iodized salt 1/2 cup soy protein powder 2 teaspoons Prague Powder #1/ sodium nitrate Pinch of sugar Good shot of garlic powder, cracked black pepper, and marjoram (I never measure, just eyeball) Mix well, Stuff as tightly as possible into casings as possible, and tie into a ring. Pop any air pockets with a pin or knife tip. Cook in smoker with light smoke at 160 degrees until desired color is acheived and internal temperature is over 150, usually 12-15 hours.
  8. Lawdwaz- glad to see you're problem is solved, hope the Mrs. enjoys your efforts. I can honestly say mine is thrilled with cash or gift cards, yeah, I know, lazy on my part, but it is what it is. I never ask for anything at Christmas, I'm happy with a Bass pro Card or 2 and some salted almonds. I always thought of Christmas as a kiddy's holiday, we save the gift-giving for birthdays & anniversaries. As far as the manscaping, body waxes, pedicures, and whatever else the younger guys are into ....all I know is if I were to start leaving hair all over the bathroom and shaving that part of my anatomy to look like the day I was born, after her initial shock, Mrs. Uncle Nicky would immediately start thinking I was up to no good, having a late-life crisis, and searching for greener pastures. I like to keep the peace around the home front.
  9. I believe it was an implied commitment...if the landowner wanted a deer for meat and didn't get one, he may think twice about renewing the lease. I don't have a problem with the ethics or morals part of killing a doe, a deer is a deer to me. I just hate the thought of killing next year's crop (3, including the Mama). I just see what's happened in PA when they give out too many doe tags, I want to be part of the solution, not the problem. But again, if the landowner felt they were a nuisance and wanted one killed, I'd have gladly pulled the trigger.
  10. In the interest of NOT derailing the thread, and keep this a family sight, last comment was deleted.
  11. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ht09fEGgPLM
  12. Camp rules. No hipsters. No pumkin ale. No wives. No rap on the radio. No murses. Act girly or gay, and be prepared for the heckling.
  13. Sausage is cured, smoked & cooked. I made this all in a Smokin-Tex electric smoker.
  14. I don't believe I mentioned what species the jerky came from....... Just kidding
  15. Every year about this time, I give some of the neighbors & co-workers jerky & smoked sausage; this time I took pictures. My good deed for the year.
  16. I'm sorry, but I just can't picture any of the fat, crude, bearded, beer drinking weekend warriors that I call hunting buddies getting their nails done, or having a mudcake on their faces at the salon. If they admitted something like this, I promise you they'd either be sleeping in their truck or out in the snow at deer camp. And the last time I got a massage, it was from a pretty little Korean woman, I think the name of the spa was "XXX Oriental"?. Back to the topic at hand...Mrs likes to shop, I either give her cash or gift cards.
  17. There won't be any surprises here. I don't fall into any of the top income categories, any stocks I have are tied into IRAs or 401k, and nobody died & left me anything this year (so far).
  18. I can honestly say I have everything I could need or want, I've been blessed I guess. I guess an extra couple weeks off with pay during turkey season would be nice.
  19. Nothing different, the only change is I plan to put 3 locks on my stand instead of 2, that makes 3 stolen in the last 4 years.
  20. I'm proud to say I belong to the NRA. No, I don't send them anything beyond the $35, and I always make sure to get a $25 Bass Pro gift card when I re-up. I don't put their sticker in my car window. I do consider their opinion when I vote, but in the end, I vote for who I believe best serves my interest. Ted Nugent is amusing and a great entertainer, but way over the top. I usually hang up when they call to sell me life insurance. My point is, I don't buy everything they are selling. But I want to preserve the Second Amendment, and right now they are the best team for the job.
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