WHX?? 48,815 #176 Posted November 20, 2022 (edited) On 11/18/2022 at 4:51 AM, Pullstart said: This is what I sent Uncle Jim. not the best service here… Worse here vids will have to wait. On 11/18/2022 at 10:15 AM, Darb1964 said: the venison is what I'm after. I hear ya Darbs not that I would thumb my nose at a bruiser. Cindy got a nice little 6 this AM. I gutted it out where we can see the pile from the cabin and by the time we got it hung ther were crows & 3 eagles snacking on it. I threw a trail cam on it so might be some pics. Edited November 20, 2022 by WHX?? 3 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 48,815 #177 Posted November 20, 2022 On 11/19/2022 at 5:42 AM, Pullstart said: I’ve got my deer head prepped for travel, not being able to transport the brain over state lines. Never thought of that... did you have to cape it out there? Guessing your going to do an Uncle Ed's mount? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 38,170 #178 Posted November 20, 2022 15 minutes ago, WHX?? said: Guessing your going to do an Uncle Ed's mount? Should I enroll him in the Edog Home School of Taxidermy Jim? On second thought, that would require using sharp knives, scalpels, and large needles. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,854 #179 Posted November 20, 2022 30 minutes ago, WHX?? said: Never thought of that... did you have to cape it out there? Guessing your going to do an Uncle Ed's mount? I just bury my heads out back for a year, then wash ‘em off and toss ‘em on the shelf. 8 minutes ago, Ed Kennell said: Should I enroll him in the Edog Home School of Taxidermy Jim? On second thought, that would require using sharp knives, scalpels, and large needles. I’m a whole deer in and haven’t drawn any blood yet. Oh no I jinxed myself! I grabbed 20 lbs of pork butt to grind up with the doe. I’m fighting with myself to go out and cut it up now, or go take a nap There are a bunch of guys in another building here on the property and one guy from VA said if he gets a buck he wants the backstraps and I can have the rest. Woo hoo! I love free meat! Today, Swamp Man Ronnie got his 7’ gator out. We injected it with Tony Chatcherie’s Garlic and Herb, piled 5 lbs of bacon on it and stuffed it on the Traeger for dinner! Yum. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 48,815 #180 Posted November 20, 2022 Pics of that gator! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,854 #181 Posted November 20, 2022 2 hours ago, WHX?? said: Pics of that gator! I mentioned it in the recipes thread, but since you asked… Also, these are two deer that Mark Pierce, who leases/owns the farms, shot last year. I believe they were both with a crossbow. The 10 point scored 181” and the 8 point scored 160”. So massive! 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHGuy413 2,683 #182 Posted November 21, 2022 Went out yesterday afternoon. The wind was blowing pretty steady. Didn’t see anything but when it stopped blowing for a few minutes I had a buck grunt out in front of me in the hemlocks. Heard it twice but never saw the deer. So still another boy kicking around my stand. Still archery for another week here in Mass. I work only a day and a half this week and plan on hunting every day after that starting on Tuesday afternoon. The orange army hits the woods next Monday. Hoping like years in the past my section of woods stays quiet and doesn’t see much pressure. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,854 #183 Posted November 22, 2022 Last day of hunting with guns tomorrow in MO. Mark is letting me hunt for doe in the morning, one more time! He just wants a backstrap this time. I better get him some! Yum. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,854 #184 Posted November 22, 2022 I got another doe to clean! I love this place! Last night Ronnie invited us to come hunt gators with him for a day! 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,854 #186 Posted November 22, 2022 Waiting for my ride… 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,854 #187 Posted November 22, 2022 This is a pretty sweet “buck pole” with two electric winches. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,557 #188 Posted November 22, 2022 1 hour ago, Pullstart said: This is a pretty sweet “buck pole” with two electric winches. Uhm... That ain't a buck... Mrs. P gonna need to have "the chat" with you... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darb1964 1,042 #189 Posted November 22, 2022 On 11/20/2022 at 1:45 PM, WHX?? said: Worse here vids will have to wait. I hear ya Darbs not that I would thumb my nose at a bruiser. Cindy got a nice little 6 this AM. I gutted it out where we can see the pile from the cabin and by the time we got it hung ther were crows & 3 eagles snacking on it. I threw a trail cam on it so might be some pics. I'd take that one any day of the season, congratulations!!! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,854 #190 Posted November 22, 2022 3 hours ago, SylvanLakeWH said: Uhm... That ain't a buck... Mrs. P gonna need to have "the chat" with you... yeah, yeah… but my buck is already in the freezer! Speaking of freezer, I got my groceries done for the month or three! There’s a handful of guys here hoping to catch a keeper on their last day… but only want the rack and the backstraps. If so, I’ll be doing more work tonight! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 38,170 #191 Posted November 22, 2022 Looks like you ground some pok fat in the burger. I never added any fat to my loose groung meat, but I started grinding one lb of frozen bacon in with every five lbs of meat. It makes tasty burgers that pat well and grill up nice. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 48,815 #192 Posted November 22, 2022 (edited) 12 hours ago, Pullstart said: Ronnie invited us to come hunt gators with him for a day! You need to move south ... be with the rest of the hillbillies & rednecks! Worst part is it may suit a certain one of my girls too! Looks like pockets in there Ed dog but I like the bacon thing... may have to try that. Edited November 23, 2022 by WHX?? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 38,170 #193 Posted November 22, 2022 21 minutes ago, WHX?? said: be with the rest of the hillbillies & rednecks! Hey now, I take expectorant to that. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,854 #194 Posted November 23, 2022 The picture do show some air pockets, but one deer I got some pork butt and ground it all up with it. Then we smoked the rest last night for dinner and I had no more pig to toss in today 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 48,815 #195 Posted November 23, 2022 Must be one heck of lodge where he has a grinder and all that stuff to let you grind it all right away? I might remember wrong but one fella I used to help butcher had us putting lard with it?? Can you taste the bacon in it Ed? Imagine it would be great for bacon cheese burgers or meat loaf. Gonna try it fer sure now. I never put anything with it but used olive oil when browning for a dish like lasagna or spaghetti meat sauce. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,854 #196 Posted November 23, 2022 15 minutes ago, WHX?? said: Must be one heck of lodge where he has a grinder and all that stuff to let you grind it all right away? I might remember wrong but one fella I used to help butcher had us putting lard with it?? Can you taste the bacon in it Ed? Imagine it would be great for bacon cheese burgers or meat loaf. Gonna try it fer sure now. I never put anything with it but used olive oil when browning for a dish like lasagna or spaghetti meat sauce. I brought the grinder, vacuum packer, etc. hoping to process our 5 big ole’ bucks! I’m the only one who shot anything. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 38,170 #197 Posted November 23, 2022 1 hour ago, WHX?? said: Can you taste the bacon in it Ed? I never added anything to my ground venison for years. We never liked it for burgers and just used it for sauces, lasagna, etc. Then a couple years back I ground in the bacon and pressed out some burgers. The 1/5 ratio isn't too strong, but it gives it a nice smokey flavor and they grill nice. I usually buy the bacon and freeze it till I'm ready to make the burgers. It grinds better when frozen so I just chop a pound of frozen bacon into ~ 1" pieces with a clever and grind it in with the 5 lb of meat. I am careful to remove all fat and silver skin from all the venison I process. All the tough (lower leg) and fatty (rib meat) goes to the butcher that makes my bologna. He also cures a couple back legs for chipped beef gravy. 1 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,854 #198 Posted November 23, 2022 I’ll have to update the weight, but we more than filled a large cooler. 65 packages, and I’m guessing an average of 2.5 lbs per package. Good haul! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHGuy413 2,683 #199 Posted November 24, 2022 On 11/22/2022 at 5:07 PM, Ed Kennell said: Looks like you ground some pok fat in the burger. I never added any fat to my loose groung meat, but I started grinding one lb of frozen bacon in with every five lbs of meat. It makes tasty burgers that pat well and grill up nice. I did the pork fat one year and didn’t like the flavor of the burgers. When I got to be buddies with the guy who helps me cut deer now he said to get the bacon ends from our local smoke house. That was a game changer. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHGuy413 2,683 #200 Posted November 24, 2022 On 11/22/2022 at 4:50 PM, Pullstart said: There’s a handful of guys here hoping to catch a keeper on their last day… but only want the rack and the backstraps. If so, I’ll be doing more work tonight! See I was brought up different. Hunting for racks isn’t important to me. I’m a meat hunter and if I shoot a deer every available piece of meat is getting cut up and used. Unfortunately there are way to many people that just hunt for the antlers and take the back straps and leave the rest for waste. I blame it on those hunting shows where they only shoot the monsters to hang on the wall. Hope you are able to get that meat if they do connect on something there. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
