So Adam here's some pictures for your archive...
Kevin and I went in to Athens, saw this crazy shit.....
Kevin and I went in to Athens, saw this crazy shit.....
Strouds 2023: Week of 10/15 - 10/22
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A dog and his ribbie bones
The big log, on fire beneath and on top too.....
Picture I sent my coworker. Usually I send her the gutpile pics but didn't have one available this go-around
So this year's buck was a less-than-perfect, non-textbook, kinda ugly episode.
But it was a glorious learning experience for me, and a grand example of what's great about hunting with other guys.
My shot was not a good one, I gut shot this guy. Now l did the right thing - I called JohnROhio to let him know what was up - I'd located the arrow and did NOT go tramping up the area. He showed up with Jesse and Joe and we all commenced to tracking the blood. While the rest of us worked the blood, Joe swung out ahead of us to try and cut the blood trail and was actually successful a couple of times, cutting down the time needed. On one of his sweeps he shone his light out ahead of him and picked up eyes reflecting in the light - it was the deer bedded down. He called us all up and after conferring it was dedided that the best thing to do was back out and come back in the morning. When I did, he was right where I expected him to be - but the yotes had gotten to him first. So I lost the hindquarters. But here's the cool part - I'd never tracked a bedded deer before, so that was a learning experience. And, I was planning on gutting/cutting in the traditional manner to bring out part of the deer, but the boys brought some plastic bags and we just cut out the backstraps and front quarters, and the head. John also showed me how to cut out the tenderloins from the outside - I'd never done that before, and I gotta say I like it.
I'd have never recovered that deer by myself.
When I first started hunting, i was "ate-up" with it. And I learned a lot the hard way, trial and error.
and I hunted a lot. A LOT.
But I gotta say, I'm finding that I enjoy hunting best now when I'm in camp with other guys, sharing the experience, sharing the good times, sharing the work, and learning from other guys and their experience. In the book of Proverbs, God says that "As iron sharpens iron, so does a man sharpen a man." Ben invited me to his camp, and I'm glad I took him up on it, now I'm part of that group. Rich put out a general invitation about bear hunting in NJ - I mean who goes to NJ to bear hunt? Glad I did, along with Big Jon - what a great week! I got a muzzy hunt invite for this year, gonna take that up too. My suggestion is that if you're invited to go to an outing, to someone's camp, or to do something outside your normal zone - don't hesitate to take it up!
Sitting at the campfire at the end of the week at Strouds, I looked around at all the faces and noted that every single person there had either helped me out or offered to help me that week, whether it was unloading/loading, cooking, something I needed, tracking, dragging, whatever...every single person there was a blessing.
Here's that ugly deer, as he lay..
But it was a glorious learning experience for me, and a grand example of what's great about hunting with other guys.
My shot was not a good one, I gut shot this guy. Now l did the right thing - I called JohnROhio to let him know what was up - I'd located the arrow and did NOT go tramping up the area. He showed up with Jesse and Joe and we all commenced to tracking the blood. While the rest of us worked the blood, Joe swung out ahead of us to try and cut the blood trail and was actually successful a couple of times, cutting down the time needed. On one of his sweeps he shone his light out ahead of him and picked up eyes reflecting in the light - it was the deer bedded down. He called us all up and after conferring it was dedided that the best thing to do was back out and come back in the morning. When I did, he was right where I expected him to be - but the yotes had gotten to him first. So I lost the hindquarters. But here's the cool part - I'd never tracked a bedded deer before, so that was a learning experience. And, I was planning on gutting/cutting in the traditional manner to bring out part of the deer, but the boys brought some plastic bags and we just cut out the backstraps and front quarters, and the head. John also showed me how to cut out the tenderloins from the outside - I'd never done that before, and I gotta say I like it.
I'd have never recovered that deer by myself.
When I first started hunting, i was "ate-up" with it. And I learned a lot the hard way, trial and error.
and I hunted a lot. A LOT.
But I gotta say, I'm finding that I enjoy hunting best now when I'm in camp with other guys, sharing the experience, sharing the good times, sharing the work, and learning from other guys and their experience. In the book of Proverbs, God says that "As iron sharpens iron, so does a man sharpen a man." Ben invited me to his camp, and I'm glad I took him up on it, now I'm part of that group. Rich put out a general invitation about bear hunting in NJ - I mean who goes to NJ to bear hunt? Glad I did, along with Big Jon - what a great week! I got a muzzy hunt invite for this year, gonna take that up too. My suggestion is that if you're invited to go to an outing, to someone's camp, or to do something outside your normal zone - don't hesitate to take it up!
Sitting at the campfire at the end of the week at Strouds, I looked around at all the faces and noted that every single person there had either helped me out or offered to help me that week, whether it was unloading/loading, cooking, something I needed, tracking, dragging, whatever...every single person there was a blessing.
Here's that ugly deer, as he lay..
Here's that ugly deer's t-loins and backstraps, along with Joe's donated heart and one of his backstraps
And talking about learning tricks from other guys - @Buckmaster Ben taught me that making your own ice by freezing it in plastic jugs makes for blocks that last a long time and you don't have to spend as much money on bag ice that melts faster. (I use bag ice to supplement, but these blocks will last a week in your cooler) took this picture last nite after 8 days, you can see still half frozen
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Here's another tip - if you've got a chest freezer, segregate your frozen packages by type (straps, steaks, roasts, ground, etc) and put them in those reusable cloth-type grocery bags - it's an easy way to grab what you want without doing so much digging/stacking
Works for me -
Works for me -
You basically nailed down a couple of things I do. I am the whore here because I try and take advantage of doing things with others. The memories is what last and what we leave behind. Keep on keeping on, you are doing a fine job!
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First Squirrel!
Fire Nest!
Fire Cannon!
Fire Can!
Fire Bottle!
Fire Doughnut Box!
Fire Pizza Box!
Fire Beer Box!
Fire Pizza!
Fire Sandwich
And lastly
FIRE Deer Carcass!
Fire Nest!
Fire Cannon!
Fire Can!
Fire Bottle!
Fire Doughnut Box!
Fire Pizza Box!
Fire Beer Box!
Fire Pizza!
Fire Sandwich
And lastly
FIRE Deer Carcass!
Dumbasses...and I don't say that very often. I hear it ALOT! Lol
No no no, it went..
Fire pumpkin
Fire squirrel
Fire nest
Fire pizza n box
Fire doughnuts n box
Fire ants
Fire stump
Fire bottle
Fire cannon
Fire sandwich
Fire deer
Fire pumpkin
Fire squirrel
Fire nest
Fire pizza n box
Fire doughnuts n box
Fire ants
Fire stump
Fire bottle
Fire cannon
Fire sandwich
Fire deer
I had my windows down a bit and all I could smell was burning deer hair.
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