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Might be a little explosive on small game like rabbits/squirrel, but with the shortage of .22 rimfires I would stick with what you have. The stingers are pretty nice, almost too nice for shooting little critters.

The leg bones (shank) will have marrow in them.

I'm pretty sure you can be criminally charged for purchasing wild game/meat. Sale of Deer or Bear Meat ProhibitedIt is unlawful to sell deer or bear flesh. Other than flesh, the parts from legally taken and reported deer and bear may be sold only if tagged prior to sale. Tag shall be provided by the hunter or the buyer and include the hunter's license number, date of birth, signature, printed name and the town and county location of kill.

Welcome to the forum. It sounds about right. The backstrap is part of the chops. The (inner) loins are on the inside of the body cavity and aren't very big. The front legs and neck probably went to the chopped meat due to the amount of silverskin that they need to trim off.

Looks like someone hit the auto-clean button on the oven instead of bake!

nice ones!

Just quit manscaping! You do realize it's still no-shave November right? Do we gotta teach you kids everything?

dchunt- I understand your reasoning for disliking coyotes. I too used to despise them for killing our family dog. I wasn't really aiming my response towards your comment, but more towards all the hatred of coyotes. As a hunter, I see any animal harvested as a trophy. All too often I hear of the relentless killing of coyotes that are left to rot in the field then the hunter receives praise for ridding the world of another "scourge of the woods". If I were to guess, I'd say that more deer get wounded by hunters and go unrecovered to waste away in some thicket than are killed by coyotes whose diet consists of 40% plant/vegetable. Were talking healthy deer here not the sick, wounded, or fawns because most deer hunters won't shoot those. The sick or wounded ones probably wouldn't make it through to next deer season anyways. My point here is that humans are the primary killers of healthy adult deer, whether it be through hunting or deer/vehicle collisions. Controlling the coyote population is unlikely. In this article that was put out 8 days ago by the Lehigh Valley(PA) news that is titled Climbing Pennsylvania coyote complaints trigger call for bounty. Lawmaker wants $25-a-head bounty on the cagey critters. a biologist with the northern branch of the game commission says, "To have an effect, hunters would have to wipe out 70 percent of the coyote population, Wenner said. Otherwise, faced with a blow to their population, the animal would simply start reproducing at a faster rate to keep up with the food supply. In other words, more coyote hunting creates more coyote love. And that means more little coyotes. That is in Pennsylvania and they have a 365 day hunting season for coyotes. Here's the link to the article. http://www.mcall.com/news/nationworld/pennsylvania/mc-pa-coyote-complaints-bounty-20131122,0,3188086.story

Not looking to stir the pot on this but, piece of ??? How can we blame a coyote for being a coyote? Coyotes have a natural way of balancing populations. If overpopulation occurs, then disease will take it's toll. Then when too many coyotes have perished the remaining ones will rear larger litters which will thrive due to having less competition. I hunt coyotes and I love it. Sure we can't eat them, but the challenge that comes from hunting the hunters is what it's all about.

Now it is preserved for future outings. Just freeze it and take it out when the craving hits. How many other guys can say they can sit in a treestand, in a boat, on a rollercoaster, on a date, at the bowling alley, Etc. eating backstrap?

I'd be more focused on slipping a broadhead between his 4th and 5th rib!

What breech plug do you need? .50 cal?

I knew it! Good detective work burmjohn

In the daylight pic, doesn't it look like the buck is bleeding from the brisket?

lol. yeah probably. I was just pointing out that NY law would frown upon it

Actually, let me rephrase my comment. On multiple occasions the buck has taken a liking to something behind that log. I don't want to make accusations of baiting because although there is no licking branch present, maybe he made a mock scrape or set off a buck bomb. I'm sure the OP will chime in on the reasoning behind this buck favoring that particular spot, which just happens to be right in front of the cam.

Not trying to nit-pick, but this tactic might be considered a bit unlawful.

Well done! This is another example of how we need to be in it to win it! Please be sure to post pics of the mount.

You notice how his front legs are spaced apart? This means he's eating something off the patch of bare earth behind the log. Just sayin'

For the most part, this step is determined by you. It's all how you prefer it. I will give you a general guideline of 7-10 hours, but it also depends on the thickness of the meat and how warm your dehydrator gets. I have actually tried making a little backstrap jerky. It was good, but no better than any other cut.

Sounds good. I'm getting ready to start my second batch. I like to use http://www.himtnjerky.com/ and I can usually find it at AGWAY.

Quite a common misconception. Coyotes are a keystone species. Killing them off is impossible because they will rear more pups to replace the ones killed. There are a host of critters in NY that can also help in the decimation of your small game . Opossum, skunks, bears, fox, weasels, mink, fisher, bobcats, martens, raccoons, and dozens of species of raptors. As a hunter/trapper, I personally rather enjoy coyotes. They're way more challenging to hunt than deer.

I see quite a few during hunting season. That's because I hunt yotes til March 31st. While deer hunting I usually see a few.

Lol. I thought that's what you may have been referring to.

Muskrat may only be hunted on Lake Champlain during the open trapping season with a firearm not larger than .22 caliber.