Uncle Nicky

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For 10#: 6# venison 2# pork back fat 2# fresh pork butt or shoulder Grind through fine plate of grinder. Add 3 oz of salt, 1/4 cup cold water, 3T of sugar, and 4T of fresh sage. Mix well, vacuum pack or plave in freezer bags, removing as much air as possible. I know it sounds like a lot of pork, but any less and it comes out too dry & crumbly when you cook it (IMO).

I got started as a kid, my father hunted every chance he could get. He was too cheap to buy a dog, so I became his dog....he'd send me in the thickest brush he could find to try & flush birds & rabbits. Once I turned 12 I got my license. I was pretty pitiful at first, but kept at it. I have 2 boys, both have taken the safety course. The oldest completely lost interest, the youngest stopped for a year but seems to be coming back around. I make it a point not to push them, it's not for everyone. But they do enjoy eating whatever I bring back from the woods.

Just so I'm sure of the rules...is "crap in your hat" stronger than ass or piss? Interesting thread. 40 acres for 25k, mineral rights included is a steal. Too bad I don't have the extra cash, I'd just get rid of the salt block.

Savage Model 111 or Remington 770 are both good, cheap, accurate guns. I'd go with the Remington.

Thanks for the laugh Paula.

It's no joke, I was on a hunting trip in Gila Forest (New Mexico) years ago when I was in much better shape, I got my butt KICKED. I think the elevation was 7-8,000 feet. By the 3rd day I was getting used to it (sorta). My advice would be get in the best shape you can, and if you go with a guide, don't try keeping up with him, let the guide go at YOUR pace. Some of those boys that live out there are 1/2 mountain goat.

We've had it here in PA for 10 years. At first I hated it, then I started seeing lots of bigger racked bucks. PA handled it a little differently though, they started giving out a lot more doe tags at the same time they started AR, so at least you had a decent chance to fill the freezer if you're a meat hunter (which I am).

I didn't see the show...but I would have to guess it would take at minimum 2 guys to get these deer untangled. I guess my answer would have to be go find a few other guys & get them untangled. I can't see myself shooting a buck in this scenario unless the deer was truly in agony & to end it's suffering.

True, I cracked one last night with a .22 mag, the only part of him showing was his head. I aimed between his eyes, after the shot he went back under my shed. Thankfully he came back out and tried to make a run for his hole, but only got a couple feet before he flopped over, I would have thought a brain shot would be DRT.

Can't beat Leupold, and made in America to boot!!! I've never gotten a bad Bushnell scope, if you're looking to buy something lower end. No comment on eye-relief...anyone who shoots or hunts often enough is bound to get a crescent-shaped gash in the forehead sooner or later.

There's a good chance theycould carry trichnososis, same as a bear or any other animal that eats carrion would. I would DEFINITELY make sure you cook it well done when you eat it. Some people make jerky or cured hams with it, but I wouldn't take a chance, due to the lower temperatures that are used.

It's a blast, I usually fit it in while I'm visiting relatives in the area or turkey hunting. Definitely different than anything we have here in the Northeast. I've always driven down with truck full of coolers. The area around Okeechobee is loaded with them, and the meat's delicious. Okeechobee's also a great lake if you're into bass fishing.

By their very nature, eggplant WILL soak of oil when you fry them. The trick I've always found was to just use enough oil to keep them from sticking to the pan, after the flour-eggwash-breadcrumb procedure. Granted, it won't give you the complete deep-fried taste, but it will keep them from soaking up oil. I've never tried the batter method as mentioned above, that might be a solution.

I've hunted them quite a few times, in both Florida & Georgia. I;ve killed them off of a stand (incidental), with night vision equipment (hit or miss) and with dogs (my favorite way to hunt them). I've never hunted them in a high-fence area. My experience has been that once they are established, they are a major PIA to control. It also seems that in agricultural areas (Georgia), they are pretty nomadic, so patterning them in those areas can be difficult. They are mostly nocturnal, and their sense of smell is incredible. You generally won't see them out in the open at night like you will deer. If you look around and do your homework, you can probably find a guide or outfitter to take you for a lot less than it would cost to hunt them in a high-fence preserve locally (but you have to factor in the drive to get there, LOL). Hope this helps.

Tried it at a food show once, was OK. Reminded me of venison.

He's definitely entertaining, and crazy like a fox. He's also a walking, talking contradiction. Anyone with his influence & audience who publicly advocates harming a standing president (I don't care if it's Obama or Bush or Romney if he wins) has gone over the top. While I applaud his standing up for my gun rights, he doesn't represent me.

12 gauge buckshot (00 & #4) 12 gauge slug .243 .358 .30-06 .300 Win Mag .357 Mag

I bought property in western NY about 10 years ago, The first 2 years I planted food plots (with an ATV), that really didn't work out too well. The next 3 years, I paid a local farmer with a tractor....while this was better than an ATV, it still was a hit/miss endeavor. The last year I tried this, I planted too early I suppose, grass invaded the plot and all I had was a hayfield. I had some success with the plantings, and some failures. The one year that the turnips took off, I had deer hitting the plot non-stop, day & night. Unfortunately, word got out, and everyone within 5 miles was either hunting my stands when I wasn't there or hunting the edge of my property. I would guess if you had the money, time, and desire, you could make it work. Trying to manage this from 300 miles away isn't something I want to do any more. And the truth is, the deer will still be there to hunt when fall rolls around, food plots or not.

.308 is a great all around caliber. Can't go wrong with Remington rifles. I have 2 -770s, while they've gotten bad press, mine are both nail drivers. No, they aren't as stylish or smooth as the 700 BDLs or CDLs, but are 1/2 the price, and shoot just as well.

I probably would, but I would no doubt be spending a lot less weekends in a treestand than I do now.

Going to put up a new treestand if it ever cools down some, and I'm trying to get to the gun range at least every other week to either shoot trap or my rifles. That's about it, I don't believe in trail cams, can't bait, and the deer and geese are in the same place every year when hunting season starts.

This thread is more entertaining than the lame fireworks show I just watched. I don't get too jazzed about trespassers, unless they come on my property while I'm hunting.

I've seen this in a home in Allegany County, NY as well. There's gas in them thar hills.

Nothing wrong with having stands close to each other, especially for bow hunting or to deal with wind direction. I guess it comes down to how much money you have to buy stands or how much time you have to build home-made stands.