Buckmaster7600 Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 Some years, my venison has come in at under $ 1.00 per pound, after subtracting all input expenses. I got pretty close to that last season. This year is going to be tough. The fertilizer that I used today cost more than double what I paid last year. Hopefully, the 2 acres of RR corn that I put in today will be enough to hold some deer around till New Year’s Day. Diesel is really crazy this year. I am thankful that I still have an old gas tractor. I know that when we raised beef, pork, and chicken, it cost more than if you bought it at the store, and I didn’t like any of that as much as I do the dollar a pound venison. I don’t include travel expenses in my venison cost calculations, because I only get it at home, at my parents, or at my in-laws places. We have to visit them regularly anyhow. I can’t help it that they have decent hunting. I’ve never figured out my $ per pound for my angus or venison, Honestly I don’t care. I enjoy killing deer and I enjoy knowing where my beef comes from. Those values cannot be calculated.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolc123 Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 2 minutes ago, Buckmaster7600 said: I’ve never figured out my $ per pound for my angus or venison, Honestly I don’t care. I enjoy killing deer and I enjoy knowing where my beef comes from. Those values cannot be calculated. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk If you really want them angus to taste good, you should finish them on Holstein milk. That’s what Ike (my favorite President) did and he won lots of beef championships with his herd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmartinson Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 41 minutes ago, wolc123 said: If you really want them angus to taste good, you should finish them on Holstein milk. That’s what Ike (my favorite President) did and he won lots of beef championships with his herd. Stanch feed them beer and fine finish grains! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpStateRedNeck Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 (edited) Struck those same 3 Jakes deep in the hardwood. They didn't gobble until I was within 100 yards of them. One of them caught me glassing him and they went deeper down the hill. I swear they are the only 3 gobblers up here this year. Edit:. You know it's time for a fresh ThermaCELL blue mat when:. You watch a mosquito land on the one you're using. Edited May 22, 2022 by UpStateRedNeck 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattypotpie8S Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 Wasn't going to hunt but one was going outback the house. got out there and he shut up.... Stinker! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpStateRedNeck Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 I bailed to a piece of public the next hill over. Not a soul has been in here, just drove 2 miles in on an access road that's pretty sketchy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattypotpie8S Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 12 minutes ago, UpStateRedNeck said: I bailed to a piece of public the next hill over. Not a soul has been in here, just drove 2 miles in on an access road that's pretty sketchy. If you hear banjos run! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turkeyfeathers Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 25 minutes ago, mattypotpie8S said: If you hear banjos run! And if you hear "squeal like a pig" run faster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpStateRedNeck Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 6 minutes ago, turkeyfeathers said: And if you hear "squeal like a pig" run faster What if I'm the one saying it? 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Five Seasons Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 Had this visitor by the blind yesterday and on the way to pick up our new pup in Germantown passed quite a few dead doe on the side of the 90. Fawns must be dropping Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Five Seasons Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 I understand everyone’s disposable income is different but the second you start putting $$’s to pounds of meat, hunting will never make financial sense!Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkThere’s maybe 2% of people who can hunt to save money at the grocery store. For everyone else it’s a hobby and passion where the reward is usually something else with the bonus of meat. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turkeyfeathers Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 25 minutes ago, Belo said: Had this visitor by the blind yesterday and on the way to pick up our new pup in Germantown passed quite a few dead doe on the side of the 90. Fawns must be dropping Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Way to mislabel the cam name of "Pines" to throw us off on location. Not a "pine" in sight Next up algorithm on dates and times like growalot used to do? And yes i know a few people seeing newborn fawns around 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airedale Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 Retardo Montalban was out in back of my house on the shooting range this morning gobbling up a storm, I put my Howard Leight hearing amplifier muffs on and listened for any distant return gobbles. Other than his harem of Hens yelping on occasion no other Toms were heard. Al 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lomax Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 Just pulled cards and this is from Friday morning about 11 30. When I was driving around to the cameras pulling cards he was hammering away must have gobbled a dozen times. Think I’m going to have to try the nine to noon hunt this week see if I can get him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lomax Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 Here is a better pic not sure why but lately when I download pics they just turn out black out 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtTime Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 4 hours ago, UpStateRedNeck said: What if I'm the one saying it? I think I might need to start carrying a bigger knife when I have to go to Ravena for quick stop shopping, and maybe carry a backup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmartinson Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 4 hours ago, Belo said: There’s maybe 2% of people who can hunt to save money at the grocery store. For everyone else it’s a hobby and passion where the reward is usually something else with the bonus of meat. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I will survive if I don't harvest meat, but I pride myself in feeding my family almost entirely from the outdoors. We buy some dairy, fruits, vegetables and drinks, but grow as much as we can and fill our freezer with game and fish. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nomad Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 5 hours ago, mattypotpie8S said: If you hear banjos run! Which way ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmartinson Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 1 hour ago, Nomad said: Which way ? Not downstream. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpStateRedNeck Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 7 hours ago, DirtTime said: I think I might need to start carrying a bigger knife when I have to go to Ravena for quick stop shopping, and maybe carry a backup. That store is interesting. Beemers next rust buckets. Audis next to tri-colors. It's a good little store to have under 10 minutes away though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JALA RUT Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 Friday was like a ghost town in the turkey woods, no birds seen or heard. Dedicated Sat and Sun to fishing and now back out in the woods this morning. All quiet in the roost sight so far. Hopefully some gobblers will end up in the area at some point. Good luck to any out there today. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpStateRedNeck Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 More and more showing up for breakfast now. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbeltbill Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 Down in New Jersey this morning. I climbed 2 steep grades and am just listening. Nothing yet. They have been pressured-- not Calling until,I hear a Gobble. Might be my last morning in New Jersey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Real_TCIII Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 Not a peep today. Thats three hunts in a row without a gobble or sighting near home. I think that bird is in someones freezerSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Versatile_Hunter Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 I’m hoping to get out one last time this week before our trip. What’s the thinking on where we are along the breeding timeline? Are folks reporting no gobbling because all the hens are bred and the breeding season is coming to an end? Are Toms henned up towards the end of May? When does the 2nd turkey rut begin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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