johnplav
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Just now, moog5050 said:
Oh you discriminate against 1 antlered bucks. Thats not right.
That is not historically accurate
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5 minutes ago, moog5050 said:
Congrats John
Not mine… but I did pass on this one a few times!
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One antlered buck taken yesterday… his skull shows weird calcified bone growth above his eye and a fractured skull where he lost his antler. Always amazing how tough they are.
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This little guy hung out for a while.
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I’m exhausted but what a day of hunting without actually shooting anything. Took a rookie bowhunter hunting in the morning and he made a great shot on a poor man’s spike. Then as soon as I finished taking care of his deer I get a text from a buddy that he hit a good buck. Helped him track and luckily he didn’t go far. It was a nice broken off 8 point. Got him all cut up and in coolers now I’m relaxing. No PM hunt tonight, back at it in the morning.
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Screw it. Heading out for a quick hunt.
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1 hour ago, wolc123 said:
You must have a modern, frost-free deer fridge. They don’t dry out too much, after even slightly over a week, in this old non frost-free, 1950’s GE model:
There was an awful lot fat trimming to do though, on this corn-fed, 3.5 yr old doe. She must have lost this year’s fawn to the coyotes. She didn’t have any milk in her, but was really loaded up with fat. I trimmed as much of that as I could from the outside right after I skinned her, and before I put her in the fridge.
She was only in there for 4 days though, but I have left others in there as long as (10) days, and they didn’t dry out too much. If it’s cold enough outside over the stretch, so that I can hang them whole in our insulated garage, I always leave the hide on until the day before I process. That keep them from drying out too much:
This 3.5 yr old buck hung out in our garage for 9 days, last November-December, and that meat was just about perfect as far as moisture and tenderness.
It’s a lot tougher getting that hide off, after hanging that long, but it works great for insulating against daily temperature swings and for keeping the meat moist. Except for the tenderloins, which I always pull, right after I get them into the garage.
Not sure how old mine is… certainly not from the 50s. I won’t complain about it tho, it’s great having a dependable third freezer solely for venison.
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Venison Reuben’s and a Guinness. Plus hash with the leftovers. Good way to start a 3 day weekend.
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2 minutes ago, SWEDE said:
Osobuco?? Shanks? Never thought there was a use. For those. things.
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Very cool!
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38 minutes ago, mowin said:
Good lord.. I looked quick and thought it was something else in a toilet bowl.
Did you brine/cure?
Yum
Yea... brined for 10 days in a mixture of Tender Quick (1 tbsp/lb), brown sugar and pickling spice.
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Good luck out there everyone! I’m stuck at work for a long day so I won’t be hunting until tomorrow AM. But on a good note… venison Reubens for dinner tonight!!
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4 hours ago, BizCT said:
talk about bad luck......I have scored 33 more points than @cachemoney but he's 6-2 while i'm 1-7?
@mlammerhirt has played against 702pts this year, while I have played against 1,017!
@mlammerhirt is projected to join the exclusive club of the teams that beat me!
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8 minutes ago, crappyice said:
You do clean work sir!
Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkThanks, there was a lot more trimming needed for this one (7 days in the deer fridge) vs the other side. I think 3-4 days is the sweet spot. This meat sure looked delicious tho!
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Deer fridge is empty and ready for another deer.
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12 minutes ago, The_Real_TCIII said:
Mind sharing your method? Adding anything?
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ProFor this batch I added a pound of 80/20 to 2lbs of venison. Lightly salted the outside and grilled to 130. I usually like a more venison-heavy ratio, but these were nice and juicy plus wife and son loved them. 4 year old princess got a mini venison steak since she’s the only weirdo kid who doesn’t like hamburgers (or pizza!?!)
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Bambi burgers! Well technically Bambi’s mom.
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30 minutes ago, Moho81 said:
My early hunting knowledge was sit here, don't move and shoot the first deer that comes along.
That's still pretty much the extent of my hunting knowledge.
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2 fawns then a lone doe wandered through. No bucks trailing them. I raked the trails on Sunday, so at least it was quiet getting in.
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Happy November! In for a quick scouting/buck-only sit before work.
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We did see some neighborhood deer!
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Happy Halloween!!! The kids scored some good loot tonight!
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1 hour ago, crappyice said:
Top row I would chunk for stews. Bottom right gets sliced and pounded for cheesesteaks. Football roast gets corned. Shanks for Osso Bucca. And the center pile ground (smoked meatloaf!)
Great looking week or two of meals!!!
Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkTop 4 steaks got cubed, marinated and grilled for tonight. Bottom right got cut into steaks. Center pile was ground and mixed with 80/20 for burgers this week. The rest, good call.
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At the neighbors for the Bills game… why wouldn’t I bring some grilled venison.
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Live From The Woods 2022 - 2023 Edition!
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Helped track a small buck tonight. Hunter had minimal blood and thought he hit high, so he called for help. Me and my neighbor helped him track. Shot was a little high but still got both lungs. We found him within 100 yards. I was rewarded with the heart and enough backstrap trimmings for a sandwich tomorrow. Pumped to get out there in the AM, forecast says 27 degrees.