Responding to Tom's question concerning the "cart". The cart is an old Club Car 48 volt golf cart. It has a bit of a lift to accommodate the bigger tires on the front and also longer spring shackles on the rear for the same reason. It was a beautiful burgundy red when we bought it but ended up olive drab color. Two different gun racks and some big time bright lights make this an ideal ride around the place. Most of the time it does pretty well in the woods and fields, most of the time: We have a trailer that I use to haul the lawn mower that the cart will fit on when we take it to the lease property. Tom the both dogs love to ride:
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Great pictures Philip! Thanks for posting!
Now that's a really cool ride my friend! And I bet the grads & those dogs enjoy it as much as you & Miss Joy!
Wouldn't mind having one of those bad boys!
Now that's a really cool ride my friend! And I bet the grads & those dogs enjoy it as much as you & Miss Joy!
Wouldn't mind having one of those bad boys!
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Nice, purpose built rig you’ve got there Phil - looks like it will get ‘er done! OH
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Congrats on the deer harvest Phillip ,lots of good eats there -- I had some venison andouiile sausage made this year and have really enjoyed it. I also ate my first ""wild hog sausage"" a few weeks back and it was outstanding ( don't know what the guy seasoned with,but sho' was good**)
That cart looks like just the thing to ramble around the property and help keep you hunting, as the birthdays keep adding on -- my 4-wheeler is what gets me in & out of the woods,now days, so I can still enjoy the hunts & outdoors with minimum wear & tear on this ol' body** --- have a great day, my friends,Monk
PS____ Phillip, I know you process your own and wanted to pass along a seasoning mix company, that a friend told me about, You may have already found or used the folks ??? I was just surprised at the selection they have ( wish I could try them all !!! )
https://www.conyeagerspice.com/fresh-sa ... easonings/
That cart looks like just the thing to ramble around the property and help keep you hunting, as the birthdays keep adding on -- my 4-wheeler is what gets me in & out of the woods,now days, so I can still enjoy the hunts & outdoors with minimum wear & tear on this ol' body** --- have a great day, my friends,Monk
PS____ Phillip, I know you process your own and wanted to pass along a seasoning mix company, that a friend told me about, You may have already found or used the folks ??? I was just surprised at the selection they have ( wish I could try them all !!! )
https://www.conyeagerspice.com/fresh-sa ... easonings/
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big monk, I'm not familiar with that company. We've been using A.C. Leggs Old Plantation Sausage seasoning. Miss Joy's dad used it at his meat processing plant when we were first married back in 1966, been using it ever since. Leggs has a large variety of seasonings for processed meats, we use the #10 blend which is available at the local Piggly Wiggly.
Today was the last day of M/L season. Went over to the lease around 5pm and sat till dark, the wind was wrong but sometimes you can get away with it, not tonight. As my old buddy Wendell Hodges used to say, "At least we don't have to clean one tonight!" Wendell R.I.P.
As I locked the gate tonight I wondered how many more times I would get to open and close this gate? Been going into the lease on this road for way over 20 years.
Had a pretty good season, killed a doe and a 5 point on the lease and two 8 points on our farm. Thank you, Lord.
Here is my best friend with his 1st deer (he started late in life): Here's the gate on the road we've used for a long time: Treefarmer
Today was the last day of M/L season. Went over to the lease around 5pm and sat till dark, the wind was wrong but sometimes you can get away with it, not tonight. As my old buddy Wendell Hodges used to say, "At least we don't have to clean one tonight!" Wendell R.I.P.
As I locked the gate tonight I wondered how many more times I would get to open and close this gate? Been going into the lease on this road for way over 20 years.
Had a pretty good season, killed a doe and a 5 point on the lease and two 8 points on our farm. Thank you, Lord.
Here is my best friend with his 1st deer (he started late in life): Here's the gate on the road we've used for a long time: Treefarmer
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For folks that don't quite understand all the hoopla about deer huntin', this is part of what it's all about:
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Lookin' good!treefarmer wrote: ↑Tue Mar 03, 2020 2:55 am For folks that don't quite understand all the hoopla about deer huntin', this is part of what it's all about:001.JPG
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How do you cook 'em up?
Would they grill well, not having very much fat at all?
Or better in a stew?
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Steve, there is only one piece better than these and it is the tenderloin which is the filet mignon on a deer. These are boneless loin chops, the big muscle of the T-bone on a beef. They can be grilled, they can be seared in a very hot skillet of peanut oil for a very short time, they can be wrapped in bacon and broiled, etc.....but they can't be cooked very long! Definitely not stew meat and concerning the fat issue, we find that venison fat for some unknown reason just doesn't please our palate, it seems to become rancid if left on the meat.
The picture is of 4 back straps, from two deer, trimmed of anything that would tend to be tough, etc.
As we work up some other pieces I'll try and show a picture or two of how we process the deer.
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The picture is of 4 back straps, from two deer, trimmed of anything that would tend to be tough, etc.
As we work up some other pieces I'll try and show a picture or two of how we process the deer.
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Man, fire up the grill, toss on a few chunks of oak...
I'm there!
Gettin' hungry and it's still three hours 'til lunch!
I'm there!
Gettin' hungry and it's still three hours 'til lunch!
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The backstrap, shown...is the equivalent of a ribeye steak. It is the large muscle that runs along either side of the spine. Like TF and you have said...it is very lean. In addition to TF methods, I enjoy chicken fried with cream gravy. It keeps it moist. I posted a picture, on the 14th of February, in this thread.Steve Warden wrote: ↑Tue Mar 03, 2020 12:47 pmLookin' good!treefarmer wrote: ↑Tue Mar 03, 2020 2:55 am For folks that don't quite understand all the hoopla about deer huntin', this is part of what it's all about:001.JPG
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How do you cook 'em up?
Would they grill well, not having very much fat at all?
Or better in a stew?
Stew meat would usually come from the lesser cuts and miscellaneous smaller muscles or cubed pieces from shoulder / rump cuts.
A lot of good meat there, TF!!!
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Doc, being up here in the North, I read your post as, "I enjoy chicken, fried, with cream gravy." I'm thinkin', "What the heck does chicken have to do with deer steaks?"
Then my West Virginia blood (Dad's side), along with in-laws from Kentucky and points South, kicked in, and I realized/remembered what "chicken fried" means!
Then my West Virginia blood (Dad's side), along with in-laws from Kentucky and points South, kicked in, and I realized/remembered what "chicken fried" means!
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Of course you can chicken-fry a tennis shoe, cover it in cream gravy...and it will taste good.Steve Warden wrote: ↑Wed Mar 04, 2020 12:12 am Doc, being up here in the North, I read your post as, "I enjoy chicken, fried, with cream gravy." I'm thinkin', "What the heck does chicken have to do with deer steaks?"
Then my West Virginia blood (Dad's side), along with in-laws from Kentucky and points South, kicked in, and I realized/remembered what "chicken fried" means!
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That's a fine buck!
Not by any means an expert but I'd say that is a young deer. See how his body in the last picture looks like a race horse, an old buck will have more of a pronounced gut, heavier deeper body than this one. With that much of a rack now he should be a humdinger in another year or two. He'd be a shooter around here, nobody lets 'em walk around here. If I feed him, food plot and corn, etc. all year and wait for him to grow into a big boy someone else would shoot him if he crosses on to another property. Unless a person or group can control a large tract of land it usually doesn't do much good to let a legal buck walk. We tried an 8 point rule on the lease years ago and it didn't do anything but frustrate a few members and give others next to the lease a chance at a well fed buck. Our lease is rather small, 340 acres, surrounded by other smaller farms and people with different ideas than growing antlers. Our farm is only 80 acres and a buck ain't going to stay on such a small piece of dirt all the time.
Just a ramblin' comment on your fine young buck, bighomer. Thanks for sharing the pictures!
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Farmer I think you are on the money about him being a youngster. I was a little surprised that he still had his antlers as several weeks ago one had already shed or maybe just lost one. . Anyway as you noted he'll be a hoss in a few years if he lives. Glad you enjoyed the photos.
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During our late M/L season I chose to hunt of the lease property for now what was a pretty lame reason. I have a decent Knight muzzledloader that is capable of 200 yard shots, according to the paperwork and online reports. I'm probably not going to shoot that far anymore even with my .243! All that said, the lease has very limited visibility, the longest shot would be about 85 yards at this stag of timber growth and storm damage. So earlier I posted about my episode at the clay pit when I killed a small buck on the lease on Tuesday the 25th. Wednesday evening we usually go to church and Thursday I processed a deer taken a week or so earlier, I was too tired to go to the woods that afternoon. So here is what walked by my stand that Thursday afternoon. This is about 150 yards from our house, he is about 50 yards from my stand. I should have been there. Maybe he'll be there next season.
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treefarmer wrote: ↑Thu Mar 12, 2020 9:30 pm During our late M/L season I chose to hunt of the lease property for now what was a pretty lame reason. I have a decent Knight muzzledloader that is capable of 200 yard shots, according to the paperwork and online reports. I'm probably not going to shoot that far anymore even with my .243! All that said, the lease has very limited visibility, the longest shot would be about 85 yards at this stag of timber growth and storm damage. So earlier I posted about my episode at the clay pit when I killed a small buck on the lease on Tuesday the 25th. Wednesday evening we usually go to church and Thursday I processed a deer taken a week or so earlier, I was too tired to go to the woods that afternoon. So here is what walked by my stand that Thursday afternoon. This is about 150 yards from our house, he is about 50 yards from my stand. I should have been there. Maybe he'll be there next season.WGI_0001.JPG
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That was close to the end of season right? Next year you'll know he is around TF.
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Almost turkey season here in South Carolina -- I don't hunt em', but have some stop by my deer feeder for lunch,some days -- have a great day,my friends,Monk**
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Oh boy Monk!!! Very cool.
Had the boys out for Spring Break. Spent 2 days/nights in a cabin!
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I'm sure they had a blast, Scott. Nothing like a camp fire!!!
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A nice article that brings back many memories:
https://sportingclassicsdaily.com/every ... -a-bb-gun/
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Went to the woods, (after a game of fetch), and found the Dutchman's Breeches in bloom.
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Those are cool, Ike.
I don't recall ever seeing those. I'll have to keep an eye out next time I'm out on a nature walk.
A little research https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/plant ... aria.shtml shows I'll have to get out soon, as they bloom in March and April.
I don't recall ever seeing those. I'll have to keep an eye out next time I'm out on a nature walk.
A little research https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/plant ... aria.shtml shows I'll have to get out soon, as they bloom in March and April.
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