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@regberadaisy: I definitely buy some groceries too, but every year there's more and more stuff that we're doing for ourselves. We're totally not homesteading preppers (although, I won't deny that there's not some sense of security that comes from becoming more self-sustainable), more DIYers trying to give our kids the wholesome foods we can't really afford to buy.
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There: that's my excuse to come and visit you-- Mr. T can go pheasant hunting. That's pretty much the only hunting that gets done around here, but I keep trying to convince him to get a deer. I do enjoy eating wild-caught game as opposed to store-bought stuff.
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@Mrs. Twine: Haha, well, we have 15 acres that aren't too bad for pheasant and access to a half section of pasture that's pretty good too!
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@Mrs. Twine: The guys and kids can go out hunting for pheasant and we can have a prenatal lactation consult, m'kay? Sounds great!
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@BamBLM: my husband wants me to go turkey hunting, too! I did a turkey scouting trip with him once, and it was fun. I felt like a kid. He lives for hunting and fishing. Just deer and turkey right now. He's been wanting to shoot a bear, but I told him that would upset me (I'm not sure really why...maybe b/c they seem more human-like w/their families and all).
For the venison eaters, can you help me out with recipes? We have a freezer full of it, but I don't love it. My husband takes it personally. Help!
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@Happygal: Slow cooker. Onions, garlic, salt and pepper, maybe some rosemary. I'm not very creative with my venison either, but we like that. Also, back straps sliced and fried in butter- NOM, NOM, NOM.
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Sounds excellent to me! Does your season run about the same as ours (Oct-Jan)?
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@Mrs. Twine: Ummmmm, I think so? I can't remember though- for some reason I thought we open in September, but maybe it is October.
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@Happygal: ooohhh I love certain cuts on the grill, in a stew, we make jerky and snack sticks as well! And sausage too!
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I am not a hunter, I have a thing about eating animals that I have previously seen alive. However, DH is and we are planning to let DD hunt if she shows interest. DH has already bought her her own rifle but she won't be allowed to use it for several years seeing that she is only 3yo.
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@FarmWifeGina: I come from a family of hunters, although I have never been on a hunt myself. I am happy to know that you *stalk* as opposed to *squat* (in a stand) . . . that's not hunting in my opinion, that's ambushing!
@MrsBrewer: I agree. All hunters I know use every part of the animal possible.
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Let me know... it'd be fun to take a little trip. Though probably not IN Oct.
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I enjoy shooting at targets, but I'm way too loud for a deer stand or turkey blind! haha my husband made the mistake one time of taking me, he said I was worse than his 7 year old cousin, I get bored. I enjoy fishing though!
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@Mrs. Pen: Baha! I'm not a great shot either. I'm ok though. And I have pulled a 70 lb. bow before, but I don't think I could do it on a consistent basis, lol. I think I'll need something down in the 50 lb. range if I ever make it out to go bow hunting.
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@MsLipGloss: I'm pretty sure the deer still feel rather ambushed, lol.
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@Happygal: I made this last Fall, and it was delicious. It's time consuming, for a sunday supper or the like, but it was worth it.
http://tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/braised-venison-shoulder/
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@FarmWifeGina: I love eating pheasant, so I wish it was an easier hunt from Florida, but then I'd miss out on gator, so I guess there's always a trade off somewhere.
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What does pheasant taste like? Is it like a poultry/chicken family?
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I'm a city girl and I've never been hunting and never wanted to until I read the Hunger Games and figured I would need to add hunting to my skills in case of a zombie apocalypse or some kind of other major destruction.
I've been fishing before. And I have friends who hunt. I like meat but I'm too much of a chicken to actually kill an animal. I remember driving up to college during hunting season and seeing all these dead deer strapped to the back of people's cars/trucks and being grossed out. But I have eaten some tasty venison from one of my hunter friends.
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@Happygal: ditto @FarmWifeGina with the slow cooker. We do slow cooker venison chili, McCormicks taco seasoning for enchiladas/tacos meat. My husband gets stuff from here: http://www.eldonsausage.com/ And one of my favorite marinades for steaks is the McCormick's brown sugar & bourbon marinade packet.
Most of the stuff we make guests can't even tell it is deer. We'll also do burgers, but for those the meat is really lean so that one is definitely an acquired taste. People are much more used to fattier meat in their burgers.
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I don't but my DH does. I pretty much never see him once October hits. I have gone a couple of times with him but he gets mad because I get bored sitting there and want to chit chat, but he loves it and thinks its peaceful!
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@FarmWifeGina: In September dove hunting starts here, then in October you can use your bow to hunt deer, we live in Oklahoma.
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For deer, I mainly use it as ground burger for things like lasagna, meatloaf, hamburger, etc. DH loves steak and roasts from it as well. Now Elk on the other hand is AMAZING. Tastes just like beef but way leaner.
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@regberadaisy: I think it's more dark meat to it than chicken, but other than that, yeah, it's poultry.
@bamblm: We butcher ourselves, but we don't have a meat grinder yet, so that pretty much means we cut the meat off and freeze it in slabs, so we don't do anything real fancy with ours yet. But we also butcher immediately, no hanging time for us- getting it cold ASAP seems to keep any gamey flavor to basically nothing and I'd prefer no gaminess to the tenderness of meat that's been left to hang. -
@FarmWifeGina: mmm sounds yummy! I love dark meat!
We got a electric meat grinder saturday after Black Friday at Gander Mountain a few years back for $50! Most awesome investment, ever. -
I hunt! I wasn't raised hunting, its something I got into when I met DH. I've gotten drawn for deer (buck only out here) and elk a couple of times but haven't taken anything yet. My hunts haven't been under the greatest circumstances (bad weather, small areas w/ too many other hunters...yeah). And we haven't been able to put in for anything for a couple of years. We both got drawn in 2008 for cow Elk and we weren't able to go on the hunt because of money issues. And those tags are expensive!
DH has gotten a couple of deer since we've been together. My dad got an elk in '07 (I was drawn at the same time in the same area, it was HORRIBLE weather and very few people came out of that hunt successful). My sister also got an elk a few years ago (I can't remember when...). So, we're pretty much a family that hunts now, except for mom
Sorry for the long ramble....
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