chas0218

I couldn't agree more! My FIL has been a butcher for 40 years he has cut up deer for 20 of the 40 and decided it was enough. My grandfather grew up butchering cows and my father until the age of 30 had done the same. Anyway with all the years of experience telling me otherwise that the meat needs to age I thought I would try not aging a deer and aging it to see which one tasted better (toughness wise, aging does nothing for taste). All you na-sayers obviously aren't doing it right or never tried it because I shot 2 deer of the same age, same property, same time of year, same sex (this is all key to my experiment). I aged one deer for 2 days in my garage at ~48* the other i cut up immediately. I packaged both in the same manner (food saver bags) and froze them for the same length. Now I know which piece of meat was aged and not aged when I cooked it. I decided to give a piece of each to my wife and she could tell the difference. Do what you want with your deer but I will continue to age my deer. Also meat will not spoil if left out at 50* if the moisture is allowed to escape the meat and the bugs can not get to it. How do you think salted meats stay good for so long when they are not frozen or refrigerated.

I too wonder how they know this...All I can picture is some cornell student chasing around a doe trying to get it pee on the strip. Sometimes that itchy finger gets the best of me.

I made some dividers for my small chest freezer out of 1/4" plywood and taped a piece of paper with what is in each section. Definitely worth doing in my opinion, my wife can go out and grab what she needs quickly and minimizes the amount of time the freezer is open.

Just upgraded today, I picked up another 15cu.ft. For $75 on craigslist to replace the 7 cu.ft. I now have room for my next deer. Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk

Ultimate steel rocket 3 blade fixed 75 gr. these little buggers just plain kill

There is always that one doe that just wants to give your position away to every deer in the county. That is the one that gets my arrow!

Your call but I agree with the above.

I don't see a problem with you taking the stands, we have done the same. The problem comes when the guy gets pissed and starts mouthing off at you because you took his stands that were on your property. I wouldn't admit to taking the stands until you tell him he isn't allowed to be on the property and then if he gets mad and starts mouthing off tell him to get off your property and keep his stands otherwise I would give them back. Give him a warning that next time you are calling the police. I had a jerk take my 20' ladder stand with bow hanger and trail cam after giving back his stands so any stands on our property we don't give back anymore.

Not sure what you consider small parcels but I consider anything less than 200 small, anything less than 20 is micro. My family owns 130 acres with access to a neighboring 20, I consider this small and we never shoot the alpha or matriarch. Once we see she is no longer producing fawns we will take her otherwise she will live on. We have a tripod (3 legged) doe that dropped 2 fawns the last 2 years so we have let her go, the herd in our area used to be much larger and with the neighboring property owners restricting access to everyone the herd grows a little every year and the bucks do too.

So are you firing the 30-06 cartridge in the gun to fire form the new case?

I'm surprised how many liberal media outlets are saying trump won. I didn't watch as I know who I am voting for before this.

Not me I like to wait until the rut before I start to shoot deer. I'm not going to jinx myself so I usually have lots of opportunities to shoot a doe throughout bow and gun season.

Wow that's obvious...At least put it a little further away from the camera in the grass! jeez

Yup different. 1.5 on the top 2.5 on the bottom

Awesome gene pool!

I currently have 2 freezers one I think is around 16 cu.ft. and the other is 7 cu. ft. We had 3 deer in the 16 cu.ft. freezer. There is no way that they could have fit in the 7cu.ft. freezer. I highly suggest getting 2 freezers instead of just one. I like having the ability to move everything into one freezer if needed because one craps out on us. Also I would recommend an upright before a chest they make better use of the space and allows for 2 uprights in the 15-20 cu/ft range in the space of 1 20cu.ft. chest freezer. Just something to think about. One advantage I have found with the chest freezer is that the lid will stay shut where our upright has a tendency to pop back open if shut hard and not paying attention. Actually I think our one is 7 cu. ft.

I won't be checking cams unless I sit at the stand they are located.

I was out on my parents property last weekend and found some promising sign. I found 2 large beds right behind one of my stands (30 yards). I don't plan on actually hunting until the 2nd week. It is just too warm for me still.

No different than her "currently winning in the polls by blah blah blah" If liberal media outlet puts out a poll I wonder who the majority of the voters will be?

Don't blame you, I wouldn't either.

That stamped concrete looks awesome!

His bait pile is behind it!

Haha I had to do the same thing, still don't know him from any movie(s).

Not sure if you looked into it but do they make a stronger aftermarket op rod or is is because of the small diameter of the rod why it bends?

I agree bone in sucks and you have to do a lot of trimming while eating. I would rather trim first then enjoy the eating without needing to spit out chunks of bone. Biggest investment would be a grinder. If your wife has one of those kitchen aid blenders they make a grinder attachment. They won't break any records in the speed department but my buddy grinds about 4 deer this way every year. If you buy a grind do not buy one of those $150 units spend a little more money for a nicer one it will make all the world of difference in quality of the ground meat. The cheaper units don't cut the meat nearly as well and require a 2nd and most times a 3rd grind where a nicer grinder will only need a once through. Knives I usually get from the "Suasage maker" out of buffalo and horseheads. The knives have worked great for me and keep an edge. I can usually get 3 deer out of the knives until I touch them up. I like a razor sharp knife. www.sausagemaker.com