Outdoorsman Thread

[treefarmer]

As I hunt and peck.

That deer looks like he is starting a new set. There are some amazing time lapse photos on the internet of farm raised deer showing antler growth.
Scott, you should have grabbed one of them little fellers and made him squeal.
Treefarmer

[big monk]

bighomer,
Is that buck already beginning to grow his new antlers?
We're still seeing antlers on bucks. They should be shedding them soon.WGI_0017.JPG
Treefarmer

Hey Phillip -- they have started growing back antlers, around our neck of the woods* caught a close up of the one below

added a few more pictures,while I'm here ___ the deer really get after the mineral blocks,this time of year too.__ and the ""Corn Bandit"" got into a little trouble trying to steal a meal** ____ have a great day my friends,Monk**

[treefarmer]

10-4, bigmonk!
May I ask what minerals are y'all using to supplement the deer? I see the block but notice they are workin' on the dirt.
Treefarmer

[royal0014]

Nice heard 'ya got there Monk.
You gonna fix that bandit up with some taters ?

[TPK]

It's baby gator season!!
We saw a total of 18 (Including adults) on Thu.

Wow Scott! Those are cool! Me & a friend went looking for baby gators once in a Orange plantation in Oak Hill, Fl. Ended up getting chased by two or three dogs and a farmer with a shot gun yelling that we were stealing his Oranges.
You'd be surprised how fast teenagers can run. Road Runner Style! Beep! Beep!

[big monk]

10-4, bigmonk!
May I ask what minerals are y'all using to supplement the deer? I see the block but notice they are workin' on the dirt.
Treefarmer

I use the Trace Mineral Salt Block from Tractor Supply -- they eat the dirt after the block melts,more than they lick em -- I also scatter a 50lb. bag of the same trace mineral salt around the stump

Nice heard 'ya got there Monk.
You gonna fix that bandit up with some taters ?

Fed him a ""Lead Sandwich"" since I was out of taters

[garddogg56]

First L.L. Salmon of the year at 20" great day

[Old Hunter]

Nice Dogg, congratulations!

[Steve Warden]

You just won't find anything man-made that is this vibrant.

[Waukonda]

You just won't find anything man-made that is this vibrant.
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[treefarmer]

First L.L. Salmon of the year at 20" great day

Gdogg, how do y'all prepare and cook a Salmon? We don't have land locked Salmon in this part of the world. I see you caught him on a fly rod.
Treefarmer

[TPK]

First L.L. Salmon of the year at 20" great day

Oh, it's a Salmon! I was wondering what that was.

[garddogg56]

Tf bake it in the oven in foil to hold the juices,,stuff with crackers in butter with a little garlic.Ya have to doctor them up..with brook trout all ya do is cook'em over an open fire.Thanx OH

[Tony_Wood]

First L.L. Salmon of the year at 20" great day

Great catch. Bet that was a fight on a fly rod!

You just won't find anything man-made that is this vibrant.

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Beautiful pic Steve.

[TPK]

Here's a fun little project idea for putting small antlers to good use. All ya need is an antler, a small stainless steel rod about one to two foot in length, a drill, maybe a grinder or a file will do & some stronge universal glue.

1) If possible, use a grinder or file to make a somewhat pointy tip on one end of the SS rod.(second picture)
2) Measure the thickness of the rod and find a drill bit just slightly thicker than the SS rod.
3) Drill a hole in your antler. A vise comes in handy.
4) Apply glue to the antler hole & the rod. You can use a grinder or file to give the inserted part of the rod a rougher surface.
5) Insert the rod, wipe off any excess glue & wait to dry.(One or two more points holds more poles.)
6) Go Fishin!
(And..., these would also make nice gifts. Or..., you could sell them. )
Thanks for looking! And If ya make any..., we all like pictures.

[Steve Warden]

Cool little DIY project, Tom.

[Colonel26]

Working from home for both school and church I’ve been glued to the computer 24/7 for weeks now, so last week I took a break from as much online stuff as I could, except the church videos. Me and my oldest (14) took a few walks through the back part of our place. Here are some pics. And yes, I realize the prematurely white beard does look rather handsome!

[Quick Steel]

Thank you very much for the pleasant photos, Colonel. Just the other day I cut off my beard because it did not come in looking like yours which I was hoping to achieve.

[Paladin]

Working from home for both school and church I’ve been glued to the computer 24/7 for weeks now, so last week I took a break from as much online stuff as I could, except the church videos. Me and my oldest (14) took a few walks through the back part of our place. Here are some pics. And yes, I realize the prematurely white beard does look rather handsome!

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A handsome pair of galoots indeed!

Ray

[Doc B]

Looked like a great day and a great time, Col!!!

[TPK]

Cool little DIY project, Tom.

Thanks Steve!

Great pictures Colonel!

[Colonel26]

Thanks guys.

[Colonel26]

Thank you very much for the pleasant photos, Colonel. Just the other day I cut off my beard because it did not come in looking like yours which I was hoping to achieve.

I can’t decide whether to let mine grow and go for the Old Testament prophet look or trim it a bit.

She who must be obeyed declared a long time ago that I MUST have facial hair of some sort, either a beard or goatee. She said I’m too baby faced and look too young with out it and that I HAVE to look older than her. Lol.

[Colonel26]

Cool little DIY project, Tom.

Thanks Steve!

Great pictures Colonel!

Thanks Tom! And I like that idea. I have some 4ft long 3/8” round fiberglass fence posts I bet that would work with.

[treefarmer]

Great pictures Wade! Thought I could join in and kill two birds with one stone. 1st your facial hair looks good. I have let my beard go untrimed since we started having church on Facebook. Every Saturday night I would trim my whiskers and shave my neck and a little bit on the cheek bones so I wouldn't look too raggedy on Sunday morning. This along with a high tight hair cut every 3 or 4 weeks kept me in the good graces of most folks.

Well the 2 bird deal is this, we ground and vacuum packed 50 pounds of pure red venison this afternoon for burger. Sharing this in the Outdoorsman thread you can see my unkempt look and also a few pictures of our little project. We still have a large amount of venison trimmings to make sausage in a week or so.
Treefarmer

Grinding venison with no fresh haircut and an untrimmed beard.

Miss Joy measuring about 2 pounds per package, Should have been 25 packages, ended up with 27 packages, pretty close.

Vacuum packed pure venison burger ready for the freezer.
Used in chili, pasta dishes, taco salad, not for patties.