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Ok thanks. I actually don't mind a little fat in the burger though. ??? Don't know how healthy that is lol!!!

I made some to and it tasted quite awfull to say the least . I later heard that you have to take off all the fat and silver skin. Is this true or do you just grind it up anyway?

Yea he knows but he's hung a tag on two so far and he just gives it right back LOL!!!

I know this is off topic but is a .22 powerfull enough to take down a coyote. I suppose if you hit it in the head you would be alright but what about a body shot?

Alright thanks for the replies guys. NY Antler I sent you a story on your site about it. Hope you like it!!!

Ive seen guys on tv do it LOL : ...

That is pretty funny LOL!!! Glad you guys made it out safe though!!!!

Awesome sounds like it will be good. I'm going to do a little research online but I think its gonna be fine. Thanks for the replies!!

LOL not a bad idea!!!

Ok I shot a deer Sunday afternoon. Almost 100% positive it was the one my buddy wounded on opening day of bow. This is the southern zone so it was Oct 16 when the wound occured. It was in the front right shoulder. Some nasty green/tan liquid came out of the wound. We trashed that whole shoulder. The rest of the deer smelled fine. Does anyone think this was gangrene or just an infection? Is the rest of the deer good to eat? I wish I had pictures of the wound it would probably make an answer a lot easier. Any facts or opinions on what you guys would do would be great!!!! Also if the deer is infected will the bacteria die when the meat is cooked?

Here's another for the night time poachers LOL!!!

Yesterday was a great day!!!! It all started out when I woke up at 5am with a fever and sore throat. I called my dad to tell him I wouldn't be out for the morning but would try to make it for the afternoon. I made to our hunting area at about 1 30pm. It took all the energy I had just to drive a half hour and get in a stand. My dad hadn't seen anything all morning but with a little bit of snow he could see some fresh track and had a feeling a few came through at night. I think my dad felt bad for me because I came out still feeling pretty sick. He decided to put on a slow push of one section of pines mixed with goldenrod. The area is probably about 50 yards wide and about 250ish yards long with a stand at the end of it. My dad made it about 50 yards through the area and a buck came running out right in front of me and stopped at about 50 yards out. I had a decent shot but the goldenrod was so thick it was tough to tell where I was even aiming. He went about another 10 or 15 yards and stopped again. I pulled the trigger when he was about 40 yards out. I knew I hit him but felt like the shot might have been a little to far back. My dad came out of the area he was pushing and came up to my stand. We waited about 30 minutes to look for the first blood. When we came up to it we realized it was a good shot. The blood trail was about a foot wide. We followed it for about 30 yards and there lay my very non typical 5 pointer. Now lets go back to the opening day of bow season where my buddy shot what he thought was a 4 pointer right at last light. We never found blood that night and went back the next day. That next morning we found blood that only went about 10 yards and we found the arrow with the broadhead broken off. The arrow had no blood on it. We searched everywhere and found no more blood. We figured it was a shoulder shot and that with any luck the deer didn't die and we would get another crack at him later in the year. Well sure enough this deer had a rage broadhead right in the front shoulder where we thought my buddy had hit him. Pretty sure it is the same deer because I don't know of anyone around us that bow hunts and my buddy does shoot rage broadheads. This deer has awesome characteristics with his rack that makes it a cool deer. But it was also nice to take him out because who knows what would have happened to him this winter. We lost the whole front right shoulder though. That thing was nasty and had the worst smell you could ever imagine. O well though it is still a great deer IMO. On the shot I blew apart one lung and nicked the other so the shot wasn't to bad after all.

Not real sure on how to make it. I tried some one time and it was delicious. Anyone have a recipe?

You could always grind it up into burger!!!

Sounds like a great recipe. I would love to try that. However the one I got this year is already cut up. Hopefully will bag another one. Does it matter doe or buck or is either just as good?

I've never had any luck with any calls or rattling. I guess when you least expect it, it seems to work. Great job and nice buck!!!

Here's another!!!!

Lets see if this works!!!

Yesterday was a great day!!!! It all started out when I woke up at 5am with a fever and sore throat. I called my dad to tell him I wouldn't be out for the morning but would try to make it for the afternoon. I made to our hunting area at about 1 30pm. It took all the energy I had just to drive a half hour and get in a stand. My dad hadn't seen anything all morning but with a little bit of snow he could see some fresh track and had a feeling a few came through at night. I think my dad felt bad for me because I came out still feeling pretty sick. He decided to put on a slow push of one section of pines mixed with goldenrod. The area is probably about 50 yards wide and about 250ish yards long with a stand at the end of it. My dad made it about 50 yards through the area and a buck came running out right in front of me and stopped at about 50 yards out. I had a decent shot but the goldenrod was so thick it was tough to tell where I was even aiming. He went about another 10 or 15 yards and stopped again. I pulled the trigger when he was about 40 yards out. I knew I hit him but felt like the shot might have been a little to far back. My dad came out of the area he was pushing and came up to my stand. We waited about 30 minutes to look for the first blood. When we came up to it we realized it was a good shot. The blood trail was about a foot wide. We followed it for about 30 yards and there lay my very non typical 5 pointer. Now lets go back to the opening day of bow season where my buddy shot what he thought was a 4 pointer right at last light. We never found blood that night and went back the next day. That next morning we found blood that only went about 10 yards and we found the arrow with the broadhead broken off. The arrow had no blood on it. We searched everywhere and found no more blood. We figured it was a shoulder shot and that with any luck the deer didn't die and we would get another crack at him later in the year. Well sure enough this deer had a rage broadhead right in the front shoulder where we though my buddy had hit him. Pretty sure it is the same deer because I don't know of anyone around us that bow hunts and my buddy does shoot rage broadheads. This deer has awesome characteristics with his rack that makes it a cool deer. But it was also nice to take him out because who knows what would have happened to him this winter. We lost the whole front right shoulder though. That thing was nasty and had the worst smell you could ever imagine. O well though it is still a great deer IMO. On the shot I blew apart one lung and nicked the other so the shot wasn't to bad after all. And after all this typing I can't figure out how to load a picture > . Any help would be great LOL. The picture keeps coming out blank when I load it up.

Very nice and wow the rages really do some crazy damage!!!!

Doc, You really nailed that one. These "experts" should really have a lot of information that they could share to the average hunter. I think a blood trail type show would be great. Especially if there was a non lethal hit put on a deer. They could show you what to do in such a situation. I actually just got done watching a show and all they showed was the shot and then the next scene was the guy holding the deer. If they showed all the things you mentioned I really think that a lot of average type hunters would be more interested. There would be a lot of things to learn and actually see instead of just reading about.

I got a really sweet non typical 5 point today. I will post pictures and a story either tomorow or the next day. This deer has a heck of a story behind it to .

Nice deer!!! Hope your season turns around for the best!!!

Putting in the time is the best way to up your odds. If your not there you will not shoot one. Gaining more hunting property is another way to up your odds. One way to gain property to hunt is by letting others hunt your land. Not saying you need to let everyone hunt but if you let a buddy come down and hunt then you can hunt his land most likely or anyone he knows.

One time out turkey hunting I had a hawk fly down and land right next to my decoys. I though it was a turkey coming out of the roost at first. Good thing I realized what it was and didn't shoot. ??? ??? ???