NC4X4 Hunting and Fishing

Just checked on our dove field, zero doves, but seen 5 turkeys. so probably just get drunk and grill some chicken or something lol. Either way, I will have a good time.
 
Friday afternoon. Cold beer on ice. Playing Kansas - "Born on wings of steel" and catching some beautiful cats.
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Wes said:
I’ve got so much meat leftover from last year that I’m straight trophy hunting this year. I say that, but we all know, if it’s brown it’s down.
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We just had this conversation on the way home from the ballgame. Wife said freezer was still full of deer sausage and burger. She wants to put up 80 or so lbs of chicken but said we good on the deer. Horn hunting it shall be!!! (Well unless I get a hankerin for some fresh backstrap).
 
Loganwayne said:
Yall need to eat more deer meat. I'm down to 10 packs of burger out of 4 deer from last year. Had a doe walk field at 50 yards and a smaller 5 point in full velvet at 15 yards this am. Should have brought coyote call they are yapping up on the high ridge above me
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I put up 150lbs of burger and a dozen packs of backstrap. There is only three of us!!
 
Really debating how much hunting I'm gonna do this year. We are right in the middle of the CWD stuff.
 
Last weekend it was just still too dry and the weather wasn’t right to try and plant this throw and mow method. I wanted a little more moisture in the soil to give seed to soil contact a better chance. Turns out a hay bale pancaked my pull behind spreader so I got some extra exercise.

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After this was done I reloaded a couple of mineral sites, checked all the stands and life lines then scouted one last spot to hang a last minute stand next to weekend on the way back from the Ranch.
 
Atla said:
I gotta admit, I like hunting, but I'm just not a fan of venison.

I think it's cause I wasn't raised on it. Or maybe I just need someone to cook me some really good stuff.
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You just haven't had it cooked good. We eat venison for almost everything that is red meat except steaks and burgers. It also helps I process it all my self and can pick the best fat to mix with my grind meat and control my mixtures

Also time of year and what they been eating and how fast they die.

I didn't start eating deer until I was 20
 
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Loganwayne said:
You just haven't had it cooked good. We eat venison for almost everything that is red meat except steaks and burgers. It also helps I process it all my self and can pick the best fat to mix with my grind meat and control my mixtures

Also time of year and what they been eating and how fast they die.

I didn't start eating deer until I was 20
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Same, we didn’t eat deer meat growing up but I’m all about it now. You can’t be as lazy with it as beef, it certainly takes more care and attention and if you are just eating steaks and burgers it’s never going to be the same.

Ground venison in pretty much anything except burgers is really good. It can make a good burger but you need some extra fat. Stuff like roast, osso bucco etc is really really good with venison.

Got my first archery deer ever this morning

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Double lung shot. Like Rut says “she didn’t go twenty”
 

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Metto said:
Same, we didn’t eat deer meat growing up but I’m all about it now. You can’t be as lazy with it as beef, it certainly takes more care and attention and if you are just eating steaks and burgers it’s never going to be the same.

Ground venison in pretty much anything except burgers is really good. It can make a good burger but you need some extra fat. Stuff like roast, osso bucco etc is really really good with venison.

Got my first archery deer ever this morning

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Double lung shot. Like Rut says “she didn’t go twenty”
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I cut everything I can Into roast honestly not that hard as you just follow seams in thr muscles and grind all the left over bits.
I usually do 20% beef fat added to my ground meat. I cut up a roast last night and made cockpot beef tips and gravey and you wouldn't know it was deer if I didn't tell you
 
Atla said:
I gotta admit, I like hunting, but I'm just not a fan of venison.

I think it's cause I wasn't raised on it. Or maybe I just need someone to cook me some really good stuff.
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I don't know where you live, but if you want to shoot them I'll put them in my freezer! Joking aside, here's 2 recipes that haven't let me down.
Burgers (I add fatty bacon to my burger blends about 75/25):
1lb meat
1 egg
1/2 Tbsp minced Garlic
Dehydrated onion flakes (or onion powder)
Butt Rub or other seasoning
Mrs. Dash
Six pepper seasoning
Shot of Worcestershire sauce

Stuffed Tenderloin/Backstrap:
Butterfly the tenderloin to about ½” thick
Bake 10-12 strips of bacon (6-8 need to be lightly cooked & can have brown sugar added if you want it sweet, 4-6 strips need to be crunchy)
Chop up the crunchy bacon and mix with cream cheese, minced garlic, green onions, onion powder and minced carrots
Spread cream cheese mixture on tenderloin and roll up
Wrap tenderloin with the lightly cooked bacon (helps to put the seam down)
Bake at 350* for ~15 minutes


Loganwayne said:
You just haven't had it cooked good. We eat venison for almost everything that is red meat except steaks and burgers. It also helps I process it all my self and can pick the best fat to mix with my grind meat and control my mixtures

Also time of year and what they been eating and how fast they die.
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x2...doesn't help if you drive it around to show all your buddies...that what texting is for!

Metto said:
Same, we didn’t eat deer meat growing up but I’m all about it now. You can’t be as lazy with it as beef, it certainly takes more care and attention and if you are just eating steaks and burgers it’s never going to be the same.

Ground venison in pretty much anything except burgers is really good. It can make a good burger but you need some extra fat. Stuff like roast, osso bucco etc is really really good with venison.

Got my first archery deer ever this morning

Double lung shot. Like Rut says “she didn’t go twenty”
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x2 & congrats!
 
StretchASU said:
Last weekend it was just still too dry and the weather wasn’t right to try and plant this throw and mow method. I wanted a little more moisture in the soil to give seed to soil contact a better chance. Turns out a hay bale pancaked my pull behind spreader so I got some extra exercise.
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I've got a PTO spreader if you want to borrow it in the future
 
Lurch830 said:
x2...doesn't help if you drive it around to show all your buddies...that what texting is for!
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why you showing your friends all your does??? all joking aside handling is everything. most our deer are quartered and in a fridge to age and cool with in a couple hours and stay there 4-10 days.

I have friends that think the best way to get the gamey taste out of a deer is to soak it in ice water coolers for a week or when the meat looks like grey. no thanks i wouldnt do it to a steak not doing it to my deer meat.
 
Loganwayne said:
all joking aside handling is everything. most our deer are quartered and in a fridge to age and cool with in a couple hours and stay there 4-10 days.

I have friends that think the best way to get the gamey taste out of a deer is to soak it in ice water coolers for a week or when the meat looks like grey. no thanks i wouldnt do it to a steak not doing it to my deer meat.
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this...I typically have mine quartered & hung in the fridge in under 2hrs with the backstraps & tenderloins in a bowl of salted water. I generally dry age the quarters in a dedicated 'game fridge' at my grandpa's for 5-10 days. If it is full I'll leave them in a cooler full of ice, but propped up and with the drain open.

Loganwayne said:
why you showing your friends all your does???
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Gotta show off my ladies!
I only send pics of doubles, anything impressive or weird, but I grew up with people that would ride them around for hours showing all their friends & family and then complain that the meat was gamey...never understood that.
 
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