Dumb or numb -- I lean towards numb judging by the way they react or don't react to shots!

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Originally posted by OLBIKER:

You must of never eatin Moose meat.No way I would turn that into sausage.I reserve that for speed goats and old boar bear!!!

In truth, I haven't had the pleasure. My mainstay is DIY hunts in Texas on trespass leases. Venison (whitetail, axis, sika), pork, sheep, antelope, turkey, dove, quail and fish, with occasional rabbit and squirrel. Some elk. Hope to take a black bear this fall and maybe a cow elk in December. I plan to drive to each hunt and take a couple 200 qt. ice chests. I plan to bone it out myself if I'm lucky enough to kill. I like to have plenty of pan sausage, smoked links, salami, buck sticks, roasts, cutlets, steaks and meat for jerky to eat on and give away all year.

Best

GWB

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They butcher in the field there and carry the bits out on cut saplings.

A fairly common practice. There is even an instructional video on you tube on how to do it, made by the Alskan F&G dept.IIRC

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Originally posted by Jools:

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Originally posted by Geedubya:
A wise man years past, postulated that "It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools." Ecclesiastes 7:5 I don't claim to be wise, maybe a wise-ass........
but you get my drift.........

Nope!I hear you flapping your gums, but thats about it.

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When I read your sig line I think of certain Brit, Winston Churchill IIRC, rather than Ms. Mier. Seems he made a statement about a certain fellow of his acquaintence. It goes something like this "A modest man, who has much to be modest about"
Yet from your posts I would say that the term hupselokardia" would apply much more than "meekness" or modesty.

I wouldn't know its all "greek " to me.

What I do know is only a fool takes himself or anyone else for that mater seriously.

I concur.

Gothcha!


GWB

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Originally posted by Whitworth:
Dumb or numb -- I lean towards numb judging by the way they react or don't react to shots!

I think their size has a lot to do with it. When you wander around most of your life only having to watch out for brown bears and the occassional wolf pack you're sure to get rather blasé about most other things. Even getting shot! Even a 200gr bullet is not going to rock a 800lb+ moose off its feet.

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Originally posted by Geedubya:

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Originally posted by Jools:

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Originally posted by Geedubya:
A wise man years past, postulated that "It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools." Ecclesiastes 7:5 I don't claim to be wise, maybe a wise-ass........
but you get my drift.........

Nope!I hear you flapping your gums, but thats about it.

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When I read your sig line I think of certain Brit, Winston Churchill IIRC, rather than Ms. Mier. Seems he made a statement about a certain fellow of his acquaintence. It goes something like this "A modest man, who has much to be modest about"
Yet from your posts I would say that the term hupselokardia" would apply much more than "meekness" or modesty.

I wouldn't know its all "greek " to me.

What I do know is only a fool takes himself or anyone else for that mater seriously.

I concur.

Gothcha!


GWB

you betcha!

I suspect this Jools character is a self-loathing tosspot. He has soiled this forum long enough as far as I'm concerned.

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Originally posted by Whitworth:

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Originally posted by Ghubert:

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Originally posted by Whitworth:
There was about 350-lbs of meat, Glenn! Not enough freezer space in my house!

Check your PMs.

The moose in Russia were similarly vast, I have some video of me skinning one somewhere wherein I could have actually crawled in the rib cage to cut the fillets out.

They butcher in the field there and carry the bits out on cut saplings.

Nice moose there Marko, despite the "ordinary" picture.

The Russians love liver by the way and there's a hell of a lot of it in a moose...

Thanks, Amir! What strikes me the most about their size is how tall they are.

They're not like deer are they?

The first time I saw one it 200 yards away and looked like a Fallow deer at 50!

It being a driven shoot and the beaters just behind it I could not shoot as I would have been holding the rifle if not at a slight upward angle, as close as makes no difference. I raised the rifle and noted that the moose appeared to have six legs you see...

He was apparently quite petite for a male for bug enough for me in any event, hid back straps were as thick as a man's thigh.

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Originally posted by Geedubya:

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Originally posted by Ghubert:

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Originally posted by Whitworth:
There was about 350-lbs of meat, Glenn! Not enough freezer space in my house!

Check your PMs.

The moose in Russia were similarly vast, I have some video of me skinning one somewhere wherein I could have actually crawled in the rib cage to cut the fillets out.

They butcher in the field there and carry the bits out on cut saplings.

Nice moose there Marko, despite the "ordinary" picture.

The Russians love liver by the way and there's a hell of a lot of it in a moose...

Amir,
did I miss your story also. Guess I need to start reading more and posting less.

Best
GWB

I'll pm you Geedub, much that went on is not fit for publication!

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Originally posted by Jools:

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They butcher in the field there and carry the bits out on cut saplings.

A fairly common practice. There is even an instructional video on you tube on how to do it, made by the Alskan F&G dept.IIRC

Nothing like actually being there and doing it before wittering on about it though.

Video's are a gift for the armchair hunter, I quite agree.

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Originally posted by Norton:
I suspect this Jools character is a self-loathing tosspot. He has soiled this forum long enough as far as I'm concerned.

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Originally posted by Geedubya:

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Originally posted by Jools:

quote:

Originally posted by Geedubya:
A wise man years past, postulated that "It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools." Ecclesiastes 7:5 I don't claim to be wise, maybe a wise-ass........
but you get my drift.........

Nope!I hear you flapping your gums, but thats about it.

quote:

When I read your sig line I think of certain Brit, Winston Churchill IIRC, rather than Ms. Mier. Seems he made a statement about a certain fellow of his acquaintence. It goes something like this "A modest man, who has much to be modest about"
Yet from your posts I would say that the term hupselokardia" would apply much more than "meekness" or modesty.

I wouldn't know its all "greek " to me.

What I do know is only a fool takes himself or anyone else for that mater seriously.

I concur.

Gothcha!


GWB

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Originally posted by Ghubert:

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Originally posted by Jools:

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They butcher in the field there and carry the bits out on cut saplings.

A fairly common practice. There is even an instructional video on you tube on how to do it, made by the Alskan F&G dept.IIRC

Nothing like actually being there and doing it before wittering on about it though.

Video's are a gift for the armchair hunter, I quite agree.

Maybe one day I will. But shooting a carthorse sized beast that simply trots in front of you, stands there, looks at you as if you don't account for squat (he'd obviously met you(Goober) previously) and then shrugs whilst you put another shot into it. Some how doesn't appeal a great deal. Each to his own!

Everybody's got to be somewhere. Lots worse places than one where you are "making meat"



Best

GWB

Nutting wrong with a bit of hog shuutting . IMO

good haul of pigs you have there Pawpaw

Me and my friend Bob did a fair bit when I was staying with him. Never could face eating chitlins though

my daughter makes some of the best strawberry pulled pork you ever tasted, well, I ever tasted. Take that and some cole slaw, miracle whip on a onion roll. Yum

GWB

I'm having slow cooked pork cheeks and spiced apple with a home made apple brandy sauce tonight. With a large helping of Champ.

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Originally posted by Jools:

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Originally posted by Ghubert:

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Originally posted by Jools:

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They butcher in the field there and carry the bits out on cut saplings.

A fairly common practice. There is even an instructional video on you tube on how to do it, made by the Alskan F&G dept.IIRC

Nothing like actually being there and doing it before wittering on about it though.

Video's are a gift for the armchair hunter, I quite agree.

Maybe one day I will. But shooting a carthorse sized beast that simply trots in front of you, stands there, looks at you as if you don't account for squat (he'd obviously met you(Goober) previously) and then shrugs whilst you put another shot into it. Some how doesn't appeal a great deal. Each to his own!

You betcha!



Come back when you know what you're talking about, until then how about belting up and not embarrassing the euro contingent anymore eh?

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Originally posted by Geedubya:
my daughter makes some of the best strawberry pulled pork you ever tasted, well, I ever tasted. Take that and some cole slaw, miracle whip on a onion roll. Yum

GWB

Yummy, when are you coming over so that I can impose on you and your lovely daughter's wonderful sounding sandwiches?

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Originally posted by Ghubert:

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Originally posted by Jools:

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Originally posted by Ghubert:

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Originally posted by Jools:

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They butcher in the field there and carry the bits out on cut saplings.

A fairly common practice. There is even an instructional video on you tube on how to do it, made by the Alskan F&G dept.IIRC

Nothing like actually being there and doing it before wittering on about it though.

Video's are a gift for the armchair hunter, I quite agree.

Maybe one day I will. But shooting a carthorse sized beast that simply trots in front of you, stands there, looks at you as if you don't account for squat (he'd obviously met you(Goober) previously) and then shrugs whilst you put another shot into it. Some how doesn't appeal a great deal. Each to his own!

not embarrassing the euro contingent anymore eh?

Thats something I leave entirely in your hands Goober. So far you have done a grand job. In fact I'd go as far as to say I doubt if you could be more embarrasing if you tried.

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You must of never eatin Moose meat.No way I would turn that into sausage.

Plus One on that.

I have only killed one, but Lora and I both rank moose as gopod as if not better than Axis and Axis is damn fine vittles.

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Originally posted by Crazyhorseconsulting:

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You must of never eatin Moose meat.No way I would turn that into sausage.

Plus One on that.

I have only killed one, but Lora and I both rank moose as gopod as if not better than Axis and Axis is damn fine vittles.

+2

It was like very fine beef but obviously not as marbled.

It's liver wasn't half bad and the heart I made into kebabs for the beaters were superb.

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Strange what has happened to this place

I think lots of folks have been wondering that same thing!

Especially when folks make comments like this.

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What do you two fellers call big game?[/

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I have never managed to work out quite what the appeal might be in the showing of pictures of a lotta dead non-dangerous animals! Absolutely SCREAMS 'insecurity' to me....

People cannot help but wonder why, if this is a hunting related website, and they post a picture of a kill(s) they have made and are proud of, another person on the site has to try and belittle or shame them.

Same with folks posting numbers concerning the game they have killed or questioning just exactly what do they consider a Big Game animal.

For some reason, for a group that is supposed to share a passion for the activity, in this case hunting, a lot of folks seem to just want to down play or belittle or ostracize other hunters for not living up to THEIR stadnards.

Yes Sir, I can see a long healthy prosperous life for hunting.

How 'bout a big TX muley......no high fences.

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Originally posted by Ghubert:

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Originally posted by Crazyhorseconsulting:

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You must of never eatin Moose meat.No way I would turn that into sausage.

Plus One on that.

I have only killed one, but Lora and I both rank moose as gopod as if not better than Axis and Axis is damn fine vittles.

+2

It was like very fine beef but obviously not as marbled.

It's liver wasn't half bad and the heart I made into kebabs for the beaters were superb.

I guess I'm nuts, I do chicken fried steak tenders as well as jerky and sausage from axis.

I love smoked venison an pork link sausage.

Here is a pot and a small bowl of what I call my Texas "Barking Spider" 16 Bean Soup. Made it last night and had some for breakfast.





Going to have some more tonight with grilled asparagus and corn bread.


½ package black beans, ½ package of 15 beans, ham chunks, smoked pork and venison link sausage, chipotle pepper, a can of Rotel tomatoes and green chilis, two cans tomato sauce, powdered beef bullion, cumin, black pepper, fresh chopped garlic, onion, cilantro and bell pepper Tony Chacheries Creole seasoning, chili powder and just a touch of corn masa. Blanch beans, let em set an hour or so. Pour off liquid, add ingredients in crock pot. Fill to brim with water. Cook for 9 to 12 hours on low in the crock pot. Crush up some tortilla chips or add cornbread. Add a cold Negra Modelo to wash it down.

If there ain't any spiders barkin’ at your house or deer camp within the next twenty four hours, something got left out.

Best,

GWB

Dang that looks good GW

Another W TX buck....no high fences

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Originally posted by JGRaider:
How 'bout a big TX muley......no high fences.

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Very nice mulie, JGRaider!!

That looks good and probably tastes wondferful. The after effects I wlll leave to the imagination. We do grind some meat from the stuff we kill, but usually cut most of it into steaks for grilling or Sushi.

A 213" gross, 205" net B&C Sonoran buck, Dec '06

Great looking bucks. One thing I have never killed here in Texas is a Muley of any size.

My son's NM antelope from a few years back

A 30"er with a dropper.....W TX.....no high fences

From about 500 yards......

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People cannot help but wonder why, if this is a hunting related website, and they post a picture of a kill(s) they have made and are proud of, another person on the site has to try and belittle or shame them.

Randy

I don't believe people are trying to belittle or shame anyone by expressing concerns, disinterest, or disapproval in the first instance. Only when the likes of you take umbrage and climb upon your soapboxes for the umteenth time does the bantering start.

Far better for all, to simply take the posts for what they are, expressions of a POV, and either accept them or dismiss them and move swiftly on with your life. All the whinging and bleating about how unfair, unnecessary, uncharitable it might appear to yu won't change it or stop it. By and large I have found most hunters mutually supportive. Despite their differences of opinion regarding relatively minor aspect of what they do and how and when they do it.

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Originally posted by JGRaider:
A 30"er with a dropper.....W TX.....no high fences

Nice Mulie! Good to read there were no high fences.

Looks like you got him on the slant and liver and gut shot him. If that blood mark on his side is an exsit wound. JG

Mighty fine animals there guys.
I'm definitely envious.

I may have to break down and buy a hunt one of these days.

Closest I've come to a mulie is this buck I shot on our lease in Brackettville. I think he is a mule deer cross due to the lack of brow tines and the bifurcated main beam. I was watching a doe and a four point. They had been acting skittish for about 15 minutes when he came in on the run. I was sitting in an elevated blind and had my rifle out the window. He came in on a dead run with his head down. I nailed him just at the point of the spine and withers. One inch higher and I would have missed...........







They had just instituted a management program on this ranch the year we got there. Rules, 4.5 years old or older with no brown tines was a cull. They would not let me call this my cull



Best

GWB

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Originally posted by JGRaider:
Dang that looks good GW

Another W TX buck....no high fences

If ya ever need a camp cook, gofer, liar-in-chief let me know. Don't have to shoot. I enjoy being there. Don't mind bringing beer, tequila and cheap cigars, paying my own way and carrying my own water.
I've an eclectic assortment of couple hundred music cd's loaded on my I phone and a pretty good inventory of varmint calls.

On my Montana hunt in 08 it was warmer in Yellowstone in November, than in Miami florida. Seventy-one degrees F IIRC.
I cooked for the outfit the last two days as It wasn't much point chasin' elk that weren't there.

They liked my cooking so much I was invited back cook for their Hellroaring River back country camp. Planned to go, but my dad came down with Leukemia and I couldn't leave.

Anyway, enjoy the pix, both game and country.

Keep them pix coming.

Best


GWB

Jools, good eye on the shot placement. Since you brought it up, I'll tell you the story. I saw this buck through my spotter about 3/4 of a mile away. I managed to get behind another sandhill app 140 yards from the buck and he had no idea I was there. To make a long story short, From a dead rest, Tikka 695 7mag topped with a SwaroA 3-10x42, I fired and gut shot him, just as you said. The buck "slinked" awasy, I hit him again, tracked him 200 yards, and finished him off. I'm not a benchrest shooter by any stretch, but upon firing that rifle that very afternoon, the SwaroA had contracted a wandering POI problem. First shot was high right about 12", next was 9" left. Just the week before, the last time it was shot, I killed a 150" whitetail so it was on the money then. I sent it to Swaro, they reworked the broken erector assembly to like new, and I sold it immediately upon it being returned. Swaro service is fantastic, but I wouldn't trust a Swaro A or Z3 on a ground squirrel hunt. I shot the poor deer to pieces. The leupold CDS rocks!

Geedubya,

This CO buck was actually considered a cull! Note the devil horns growing from the bases.