Who has been hunting this year?

[Arabian]

I kinda wanted to, but I'd like to get more practice in at the range. That, and I have absolutely no idea how to gut an animal, nor anywhere to put a 100-pound carcass. I should probably start out with small game or something first.

And there ain't no way in hell I'm going to sit in a damned tree stand for hours on end, so I doubt a novice stalker/still-hunter needs to worry about actually killing something the first several times out.

Here you go,, step by step instructions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKm42ql7NSw

 

[mountain muscle]

I kinda wanted to, but I'd like to get more practice in at the range. That, and I have absolutely no idea how to gut an animal, nor anywhere to put a 100-pound carcass. I should probably start out with small game or something first.

And there ain't no way in hell I'm going to sit in a damned tree stand for hours on end, so I doubt a novice stalker/still-hunter needs to worry about actually killing something the first several times out.

It's easy Samoth. Just don't puncture the bladder. Or cut out the loins and discard them like I did first time lol. Some coyote had a good meal that day. The carcass goes to the butcher unless you think you can do it lol.

 

[BNG]

I shot a little meat buck the day after I broke my camera. He was decent size for around here. Tastes good, kids help with the butchering. I was rifle hunting with my 12 y.o. along. He was as excited as can be.
We have gone after quail a couple times but they didn't do to well this year on account of the drought conditions. Pheasant hunting last week end was a blast, we filled three limits by 12:30 Sat.
Only one coyote so far but only been set up four times so one out of four isn't bad really.

I just got a new camera so should have some more pics.

 

[samoth]

It's easy Samoth. Just don't puncture the bladder. Or cut out the loins and discard them like I did first time lol. Some coyote had a good meal that day. The carcass goes to the butcher unless you think you can do it lol.

I would want to do it all myself. Or at least as much as possible without risking spoilage or my health or what have you, so long as I'm capable of doing it without expensive or special equipment.

 

[mountain muscle]

I would want to do it all myself. Or at least as much as possible without risking spoilage or my health or what have you, so long as I'm capable of doing it without expensive or special equipment.

Let the butcher process it, easy and cheap. You can't make sausage,summer sausage etc. Costs about 100

 

[BNG]

Let the butcher process it, easy and cheap. You can't make sausage,summer sausage etc. Costs about 100

Yeah you can! I bought a meat grinder and it comes with a nozzle for pushing it into links. There's a ton of recipes on the net.

I mostly make steaks or burger as thats what we eat the most of.

 

[mountain muscle]

Yeah you can! I bought a meat grinder and it comes with a nozzle for pushing it into links. There's a ton of recipes on the net.

I mostly make steaks or burger as thats what we eat the most of.

Okay I am just lazy lol. I meant he would spend more getting the equipment than just paying a butcher.

More power to you if you want to butcher your own meat. I have done it enough, I'll let someone else do it.

Besides, Sammie has to buy more arrows before he has to worry about it.

 

[BNG]

Okay I am just lazy lol. I meant he would spend more getting the equipment than just paying a butcher.

More power to you if you want to butcher your own meat. I have done it enough, I'll let someone else do it.

Besides, Sammie has to buy more arrows before he has to worry about it.

Understand the lazy part but I have a hard time trusting the butchers around here. Not everyone here is used to handling the animal correctly and they bring in some questionable meat. Not every butcher is careful to keep them separate. I got some back that tasted bad and tasted nothing like the loin and back strap. I have been doing my own since.

 

[mountain muscle]

Understand the lazy part but I have a hard time trusting the butchers around here. Not everyone here is used to handling the animal correctly and they bring in some questionable meat. Not every butcher is careful to keep them separate. I got some back that tasted bad and tasted nothing like the loin and back strap. I have been doing my own since.

I hear that. A good friend of mine was a butcher and he used to process all my game. I wish he still did it, I got 15lbs, basically a garbage bag full of beef jerky for helping him move his dad back into town when his father got sick.

 

[txbondsman]

Understand the lazy part but I have a hard time trusting the butchers around here. Not everyone here is used to handling the animal correctly and they bring in some questionable meat. Not every butcher is careful to keep them separate. I got some back that tasted bad and tasted nothing like the loin and back strap. I have been doing my own since.

Last time I had one done, I had it cut into steaks ad I had already taken the backstrap off and just wanted it cut and packaged. I got the steaks and out of 2 eighteen inch straps, I got about 12 inches of backstarp total. I went back to the butcher and asked if they had misplaced one of my backstrap packages. He said they didn't and I told all the employees standing there that "somebody is planing on having backstrap tonight besides me!" I knew everyone there, nobody said a word. I was very pissed, they just stood there with dumfounded looks on their faces...