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A bountiful season...



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What I have learned on AR, since 2001:
1. The proper answer to: Where is the best place in town to get a steak dinner? is…You should go to Mel's Diner and get the fried chicken.
2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps.
3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges.
4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down.
5. While a floor plate and detachable box magazine both use a mechanical latch, only the floor plate latch is reliable. Disregard the fact that every modern military rifle uses a detachable box magazine.
6. The Remington 700 is unreliable regardless of the fact it is the basis of the USMC M40 sniper rifle for 40+ years with no changes to the receiver or extractor and is the choice of more military and law enforcement sniper units than any other rifle.
7. PF actions are not suitable for a DGR and it is irrelevant that the M1, M14, M16, & AK47 which were designed for hunting men that can shoot back are all PF actions.
8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA.
9. The size of a ding in a gun's finish doesn't matter, what matters is whether it’s a safe ding or not.
10. 1 in a row is a trend, 2 in a row is statistically significant, and 3 in a row is an irrefutable fact.
11. Never buy a WSM or RCM cartridge for a safari rifle or your go to rifle in the USA because if they lose your ammo you can't find replacement ammo but don't worry 280 Rem, 338-06, 35 Whelen, and all Weatherby cartridges abound in Africa and back country stores.
12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence.
13. A 300 Win Mag is a 500 yard elk cartridge but a 308 Win is not a 300 yard elk cartridge even though the same bullet is travelling at the same velocity at those respective distances.
 
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Great job! Elk?


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Yep, 4 cow elk opening day.


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What I have learned on AR, since 2001:
1. The proper answer to: Where is the best place in town to get a steak dinner? is…You should go to Mel's Diner and get the fried chicken.
2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps.
3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges.
4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down.
5. While a floor plate and detachable box magazine both use a mechanical latch, only the floor plate latch is reliable. Disregard the fact that every modern military rifle uses a detachable box magazine.
6. The Remington 700 is unreliable regardless of the fact it is the basis of the USMC M40 sniper rifle for 40+ years with no changes to the receiver or extractor and is the choice of more military and law enforcement sniper units than any other rifle.
7. PF actions are not suitable for a DGR and it is irrelevant that the M1, M14, M16, & AK47 which were designed for hunting men that can shoot back are all PF actions.
8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA.
9. The size of a ding in a gun's finish doesn't matter, what matters is whether it’s a safe ding or not.
10. 1 in a row is a trend, 2 in a row is statistically significant, and 3 in a row is an irrefutable fact.
11. Never buy a WSM or RCM cartridge for a safari rifle or your go to rifle in the USA because if they lose your ammo you can't find replacement ammo but don't worry 280 Rem, 338-06, 35 Whelen, and all Weatherby cartridges abound in Africa and back country stores.
12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence.
13. A 300 Win Mag is a 500 yard elk cartridge but a 308 Win is not a 300 yard elk cartridge even though the same bullet is travelling at the same velocity at those respective distances.
 
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Great job Mike!
 
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Great result Mike. Good to see plenty of meat properly utilised and going around.
Is that a winch on top of the frame ?


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Yep, it's a winch. Some folks have lot's of toys.


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What I have learned on AR, since 2001:
1. The proper answer to: Where is the best place in town to get a steak dinner? is…You should go to Mel's Diner and get the fried chicken.
2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps.
3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges.
4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down.
5. While a floor plate and detachable box magazine both use a mechanical latch, only the floor plate latch is reliable. Disregard the fact that every modern military rifle uses a detachable box magazine.
6. The Remington 700 is unreliable regardless of the fact it is the basis of the USMC M40 sniper rifle for 40+ years with no changes to the receiver or extractor and is the choice of more military and law enforcement sniper units than any other rifle.
7. PF actions are not suitable for a DGR and it is irrelevant that the M1, M14, M16, & AK47 which were designed for hunting men that can shoot back are all PF actions.
8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA.
9. The size of a ding in a gun's finish doesn't matter, what matters is whether it’s a safe ding or not.
10. 1 in a row is a trend, 2 in a row is statistically significant, and 3 in a row is an irrefutable fact.
11. Never buy a WSM or RCM cartridge for a safari rifle or your go to rifle in the USA because if they lose your ammo you can't find replacement ammo but don't worry 280 Rem, 338-06, 35 Whelen, and all Weatherby cartridges abound in Africa and back country stores.
12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence.
13. A 300 Win Mag is a 500 yard elk cartridge but a 308 Win is not a 300 yard elk cartridge even though the same bullet is travelling at the same velocity at those respective distances.
 
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Congratulations.

How many states have you killed cow elk now?
 
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5 hopefully 6 come December


Mike

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What I have learned on AR, since 2001:
1. The proper answer to: Where is the best place in town to get a steak dinner? is…You should go to Mel's Diner and get the fried chicken.
2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps.
3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges.
4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down.
5. While a floor plate and detachable box magazine both use a mechanical latch, only the floor plate latch is reliable. Disregard the fact that every modern military rifle uses a detachable box magazine.
6. The Remington 700 is unreliable regardless of the fact it is the basis of the USMC M40 sniper rifle for 40+ years with no changes to the receiver or extractor and is the choice of more military and law enforcement sniper units than any other rifle.
7. PF actions are not suitable for a DGR and it is irrelevant that the M1, M14, M16, & AK47 which were designed for hunting men that can shoot back are all PF actions.
8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA.
9. The size of a ding in a gun's finish doesn't matter, what matters is whether it’s a safe ding or not.
10. 1 in a row is a trend, 2 in a row is statistically significant, and 3 in a row is an irrefutable fact.
11. Never buy a WSM or RCM cartridge for a safari rifle or your go to rifle in the USA because if they lose your ammo you can't find replacement ammo but don't worry 280 Rem, 338-06, 35 Whelen, and all Weatherby cartridges abound in Africa and back country stores.
12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence.
13. A 300 Win Mag is a 500 yard elk cartridge but a 308 Win is not a 300 yard elk cartridge even though the same bullet is travelling at the same velocity at those respective distances.
 
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MIke's hoping to complete his antlerless super slam, otherwise known as the A.S.S.

Good luck mike!
 
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I get a lot of satisfaction eating what I kill and catch. Having trout for dinner tonight when I get back from chasing elk (assuming the snow/clouds lift - can't see 100 yards right now).


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I am a hunter, period. Meat is secondary as is the social aspect that has become so popular. Economically I cannot justify the cost of most hunts compared to the value of the "meat". I suppose if you hunt farm raised "wild" game close to where you live and you do not have to pay, then maybe. But is that hunting for you? I am not going sheep hunting in 2 weeks for food.
 
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I am a hunter, period. Meat is secondary as is the social aspect that has become so popular. Economically I cannot justify the cost of most hunts compared to the value of the "meat". I suppose if you hunt farm raised "wild" game close to where you live and you do not have to pay, then maybe. But is that hunting for you? I am not going sheep hunting in 2 weeks for food.


This^^^



Super nice Mike! Congrats man!

I'm also just a hunter, period, who enjoys the meat and occasional horn or antler for the wall.

It's a different mindset when I have a cow tag vs a bull tag in my pocket. I don't "leave it all out there" on a cow hunt but I will still do what needs to be done to fill a tag.

Technically we are all trophy hunters since if a 3 point and a small 4 walked out of the trees, 99.937651% of hunters would shoot the 4 point meat buck.

My 2 cents, for free.
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I have never tried to justify the "price per pound" of wild game meat. It takes about 37 seconds to determine it is not economically justified.

The satisfaction comes from eating something healthy that I can't get otherwise and treating friends to the same.

I get more pleasure from the dozens of meals and the memories than looking at horns and the memories.


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What I have learned on AR, since 2001:
1. The proper answer to: Where is the best place in town to get a steak dinner? is…You should go to Mel's Diner and get the fried chicken.
2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps.
3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges.
4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down.
5. While a floor plate and detachable box magazine both use a mechanical latch, only the floor plate latch is reliable. Disregard the fact that every modern military rifle uses a detachable box magazine.
6. The Remington 700 is unreliable regardless of the fact it is the basis of the USMC M40 sniper rifle for 40+ years with no changes to the receiver or extractor and is the choice of more military and law enforcement sniper units than any other rifle.
7. PF actions are not suitable for a DGR and it is irrelevant that the M1, M14, M16, & AK47 which were designed for hunting men that can shoot back are all PF actions.
8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA.
9. The size of a ding in a gun's finish doesn't matter, what matters is whether it’s a safe ding or not.
10. 1 in a row is a trend, 2 in a row is statistically significant, and 3 in a row is an irrefutable fact.
11. Never buy a WSM or RCM cartridge for a safari rifle or your go to rifle in the USA because if they lose your ammo you can't find replacement ammo but don't worry 280 Rem, 338-06, 35 Whelen, and all Weatherby cartridges abound in Africa and back country stores.
12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence.
13. A 300 Win Mag is a 500 yard elk cartridge but a 308 Win is not a 300 yard elk cartridge even though the same bullet is travelling at the same velocity at those respective distances.
 
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Mike,

I remember the deep satisfaction that a hanging moose, caribou etc used to bring when I did a lot of DIY hunting.

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Very nice. Congrats !!


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Congratulations, to me, a full meat pole is a lot more satisfying than an unpunched tag and a week at work, dreaming of a day off.
If I recall, you accumulated a number of Whitworths a while back. Were they accessories to this trip?
Again, congrats on your trip.
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Black Fly,

You have me confused with somebody else - never owned a whitworth.


Mike

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What I have learned on AR, since 2001:
1. The proper answer to: Where is the best place in town to get a steak dinner? is…You should go to Mel's Diner and get the fried chicken.
2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps.
3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges.
4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down.
5. While a floor plate and detachable box magazine both use a mechanical latch, only the floor plate latch is reliable. Disregard the fact that every modern military rifle uses a detachable box magazine.
6. The Remington 700 is unreliable regardless of the fact it is the basis of the USMC M40 sniper rifle for 40+ years with no changes to the receiver or extractor and is the choice of more military and law enforcement sniper units than any other rifle.
7. PF actions are not suitable for a DGR and it is irrelevant that the M1, M14, M16, & AK47 which were designed for hunting men that can shoot back are all PF actions.
8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA.
9. The size of a ding in a gun's finish doesn't matter, what matters is whether it’s a safe ding or not.
10. 1 in a row is a trend, 2 in a row is statistically significant, and 3 in a row is an irrefutable fact.
11. Never buy a WSM or RCM cartridge for a safari rifle or your go to rifle in the USA because if they lose your ammo you can't find replacement ammo but don't worry 280 Rem, 338-06, 35 Whelen, and all Weatherby cartridges abound in Africa and back country stores.
12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence.
13. A 300 Win Mag is a 500 yard elk cartridge but a 308 Win is not a 300 yard elk cartridge even though the same bullet is travelling at the same velocity at those respective distances.
 
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5 hopefully 6 come December


What state will you be in in December.

I will be chasing cow elk in WY again in December.

I am all for slamming the Antlers.Super.Slam.
 
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Mike,
Well done. Only had elk a few times but it was excellent. Wife and I eat every deer we kill on our property. Usually 3-4 a year will last till next season. We haven’t bought ground meat in 40 years as we grind our own. Our only store bought red meat treats is an occasional NY strip or ribeye from Costco.
It is very satisfying to eat what we know is healthy and not full of chemicals and fillers.
We love the fact we only have to walk 100 yards to get to our closest deer blind.


My biggest fear is when I die my wife will sell my guns for what I told her they cost.
 
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Yep, 4 cow elk opening day.


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What I have learned on AR, since 2001:
1. The proper answer to: Where is the best place in town to get a steak dinner? is…You should go to Mel's Diner and get the fried chicken.
2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps.
3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges.
4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down.
5. While a floor plate and detachable box magazine both use a mechanical latch, only the floor plate latch is reliable. Disregard the fact that every modern military rifle uses a detachable box magazine.
6. The Remington 700 is unreliable regardless of the fact it is the basis of the USMC M40 sniper rifle for 40+ years with no changes to the receiver or extractor and is the choice of more military and law enforcement sniper units than any other rifle.
7. PF actions are not suitable for a DGR and it is irrelevant that the M1, M14, M16, & AK47 which were designed for hunting men that can shoot back are all PF actions.
8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA.
9. The size of a ding in a gun's finish doesn't matter, what matters is whether it’s a safe ding or not.
10. 1 in a row is a trend, 2 in a row is statistically significant, and 3 in a row is an irrefutable fact.
11. Never buy a WSM or RCM cartridge for a safari rifle or your go to rifle in the USA because if they lose your ammo you can't find replacement ammo but don't worry 280 Rem, 338-06, 35 Whelen, and all Weatherby cartridges abound in Africa and back country stores.
12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence.
13. A 300 Win Mag is a 500 yard elk cartridge but a 308 Win is not a 300 yard elk cartridge even though the same bullet is travelling at the same velocity at those respective distances.
 
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Sorry for the confusion on my part.
I have a mind like a steel trap. It's rusty and doesn't work worth a darn, but it's the only trap I've got.
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Some of thee best meat hanging there. Congats.



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being ranch raised, we ate a lot of wild game, mostly deer and elk..I like to hunt the big bucks and I eat them as well..all but the hooves, horns and hide..I recall the day dad came in and told me no more shooting our deer, the city folks are paying $50 a deer to hunt on our ranch!! we ate beef from there on, took forever to develop a taste for that greasy stuff! but it got better in time! rotflmo

Back in those days coming out of the great depression, nobody had any money, we ate deer goat and lamb, a calf that broke a leg or whatever. as a result of heavy hunting deer were scarce..when times got better and deer were worth money lot of changes and attitudes changed
Today in that same area and $5000 deer, you will see 15 to 25 bucks a day on a well managed ranch. Most folks don't eat a lot of game and/or make sausage etc. out of it..My family still eats a good deal of elk and deer, they prefer elk, I still prefer whitetail deer over elk and Mule deer..The little coues deer is my favorite


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I started hunting big game 55 years ago and we eat them all. Elk, deer, moose, bison, sheep, mountain lion, mountain goat, caribou, bear, antelope have all graced our table. Not to mention the small game and birds.

We harvest our own, age and butcher our own and also grind copious amounts every other year (in the hundreds of lbs). I have 4 daughters and 3 sons-in-law who all hunt so we buy precious little protein from the store (none really).

I still have a cow elk tag to fill but I'm mentoring a couple grandsons on the hunt so I'll most likely not be the shooter. We had a chance a couple weeks ago but the 1st up to bat grandson was a bit slow getting on them.

Headed back out tomorrow with a different grandson so wish us luck!

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In one more Hell of a week, I will be in WY looking for a meat cow too.

Do bulls eat as poorly as some say?

Folks hate geese, but they are delicious. I just put 2 geese back on the menu.
 
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If you can choke down geese or ducks and call it delicious, you will drop dead when you try a cow or even a late season bull. Good luck on the hunt.
 
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I have killed and cooked cow elk before.

Trust me if I cooked you duck and geese, you would wolf it up.

I have never had Bull Elk.

I have had Stag, Red Stag. It was very good, leaner than elk I have killed and cooked.
 
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In one more Hell of a week, I will be in WY looking for a meat cow too.

Do bulls eat as poorly as some say?

Folks hate geese, but they are delicious. I just put 2 geese back on the menu.


Heym:

No, they do not. The 2 best elk I have ever eaten were 5 and 6 point bulls. They were not old bulls, however.

A few years back, my son had a cow tag. I told him to shoot one of the young cows. Surprisingly, it was good but not great. Go figure….

On a side note, Elk jerky is as good as it gets. I grind the elk, and mix it with a jerky seasoning and use a jerky gun. I put it on my traiger (I think around 240 degrees) and smoke it for about 3 hours. My wife, who will not eat game, loves it. It beats beef (I’ve done both).

Regardless, elk is great to eat, my favorite.
 
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I'm also just a hunter, period, who enjoys the meat and occasional horn or antler for the wall.

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I grew up eating venison (deer and elk) and I distinctly recall the day that I had beef for the first time-it tasted so foreign and nasty to me. I have been married for the last 48 1/2 years, and my wife hates venison or any wild game. But, occasionally I have, on my own, venison steaks and they literally bring tears to my eyes when I devour them!
 
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In ancient Japan, the Emperor had an annual meeting with the greatest minds of the country.

On this occasion, he asked them what are the 3 greatest pleasures of life.

The winner was MEAT!

TOUCHING meat.

EATING meat.

INSERTING meat into meat!


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I have killed and cooked cow elk before.

Trust me if I cooked you duck and geese, you would wolf it up.

I have never had Bull Elk.

I have had Stag, Red Stag. It was very good, leaner than elk I have killed and cooked.


Preparation is the key to good wild meat.

Far to many people treat there wild game horribly.

From the time it hits then ground to the time they try and eat it.

Also I have come to a firm belief.

That with many wife's, saying that they don't like wild game. Is just one of the games they play. To try and stop their husbands from doing something the husband real enjoys.

I have feed game to many so called game hating wife's and watched them enjoy it and ask for seconds.

Then at the very end tell me how horrible it was when they learned what it was.

Again just another mind game played by many wife's to try and control their husbands.
 
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A rutting bull can taste OK, but smells like burning piss when you cook, unfortunately many seasons are during the rut. I have a barn full of horns and some horns in the house on the wall, Today I only shoot a cow for meat to please my cardiologist and make the family happy..and I always have whitetail deer in my freezer as I prefer that to any other animal. Not much sport in meat hunting, shot mostly in a field and out the pickup window with a head shot. Sometimes a culling operation..but it feels good to leave those big bulls for some young or new hunters, the kids or grandkids and now it looks like some great grand kids are getting there in a few years, hope Im there to cheer them on..


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In ancient Japan, the Emperor had an annual meeting with the greatest minds of the country.

On this occasion, he asked them what are the 3 greatest pleasures of life.

The winner was MEAT!

TOUCHING meat.

EATING meat.

INSERTING meat into meat!


Saeed-----I really liked that last one!!!

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My sister was always very fussy!

One holiday my x-wife (a dinomite cook) made a layered casserole of Egg plant and venison cutlet parmesan!

Well my sister was raving about it when I told her the meat was venison!

Well she stopped eating it, put on a sour face and stayed silent for at least the next hour!

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That with many wife's, saying that they don't like wild game. Is just one of the games they play. To try and stop their husbands from doing something the husband real enjoys.

Amen! My wife, on the other hand, eats the wild game served in Africa without bitching! tu2 Big Grin
 
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I too am a hunter first and foremost and will take anything that pops up within range. I have eaten whitetail, red and fallow deer, wild pig, feral goat, chamois and tahr plus our gamebirds and small game.
I won't eat anything in the rut, we have enough numbers and free to shoot animals that I don't need the strong tasting meat from aroused and pissing animals.
Of all our game animals I think tahr is the best tasting meat of any. Obviously living in the high alpine region tahr are harder to come by but well worth it when you can bag an eater.

In a similar vein to Ray Atkinson's post I spent my younger years, starting while still in early high school, shooting deer to sell for our then burgeoning export market. We lived on a farm then so beef and sheep were the meat on the menu for my family while venison provided much needed cash that my family didn't have much of.

Similar to most other hunters in NZ at the time we had no hesitation in knocking over deer in the velvet, the bigger the head the better, as this product fetched big money which to a school boy was most welcome (the Asian market couldn't get enough deer velvet and for that matter stag pizzles either which fetched good dollars).

Nothing better for me today than the backstraps and eye fillets from any young game animal and the rest of the meat stewed in a slow cooker with potatoes, carrots and onion.
 
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That with many wife's, saying that they don't like wild game. Is just one of the games they play. To try and stop their husbands from doing something the husband real enjoys.

Amen! My wife, on the other hand, eats the wild game served in Africa without bitching! tu2 Big Grin


You both are full of it. My wife is glad to get me out of the house and to get a break.
 
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I have always been a meat hunter as well but sometimes a trophy shows up to decorate my office. My wife does not hunt but expects me to always bring home some meat for the freezer. I follow her orders. Cool
 
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