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in reply to: Caught with my pants down! #52444
Been there, done that. Not with elk, but with whitetails a couple times. A little buck once, and a couple does another time.
Michael.
in reply to: Homemade Cresting Tool #48120Steve.
Have you given it a whirl yet? How does it work? Let us know how things proceed.
Michael.
in reply to: Storing meat? #47351My folks used to wrap their stuff in paper. I haven’t used paper much. My uncle killed an elk about 4 or 5 years ago, and they ate off of that meat for almost 2 1/2 years. My aunt vacume packed everything, and the last meat they ate off that elk was as good as the first stuff she cut off of the carcass. Never freezer burned and never went bad. I have a Food Saver, and my wife and I vacume pack a lot of stuff. Yes, Clay is right, the packages do slide around a lot. If that’s an issue, small boxes that are labeled solve that problem. This meat in this box, that meat in that box, this hear, that there, etc.
Michael.
in reply to: carbon arrow building/cut offs #47337My uncle and I have had good luck with the 5-minute epoxy (2-part stuff), for gluing our inserts in our arrows. Fletch-tite for the feathers, of course. My uncle bought an arrow cut-off saw, so we use that, or I go down to the bow shop and have them cut my arrows…doesn’t cost anything. Nocks, I think my uncle usually uses Fletch-tite there, too. I had the bow shop put some inserts in for me this year, and they use hot melt, and I had an insert pop part way out after I hit a rock with that arrow. However, the insert won’t go in or out any farther than where it is now, so I don’t know what to do about that. I suppose just shoot it till the arrow breaks, then get another one.
Michael.
in reply to: Crawling with a bow #46620sscoyote,
I know what you mean about crawling for antelope. Another problems I thought of with strapping the bow to your back is that it will be that much taller than you are, and as antelope have very good eyesight, they could pick up on movement of either limb tips or fletching. Good luck figuring out a method to carry your bow for crawling.
Michael.
in reply to: 2009 Utah MuleDeer #46616conner,
nice buck. he’s tall for a forked horn, and he’s got pretty deep forks. he’ll look good on the wall. are you going to keep him in velvet? congratulations.
Michael.
in reply to: Donating meat? #453582-Big,
That is a very touching story, and most likely, a well-learned lesson. Sadly enough, too many people in the modern time do not have the funds to keep themselves properly fed or clothed. Most people in a position to do so don’t realize that their own neighbor might be that person. It’s sad to know that so many people are hungry or under-clothed, especially with winter coming on and the economy not showing much in the way of a quick come-back. I won’t go into who’s fault our current economic state is, as that’s a can of worms I’m not prepared to open. However, it’s there none-the-less. Take care, all. Good hunting and God Bless.
Michael.
in reply to: Donating meat? #43790Myself, I agree with donating/giving away meet to friends or family that need the meat. A couple years ago, I shot a whitetail doe on an extra tag I bought, and had just previously visited with a lady friend with a daughter about just such a thing. She had a friend and her friend’s daughter living with them, so four in a house-hold. I didn’t really need the meat because I was single at the time, but I went out, bought the tag and within a week or so, was able to provide for them a mature doe for the freezer. They simply didn’t have the means to go out and get a deer, so I provided the deer for them. It didn’t bother me to shoot that doe, because I knew the meat would be used and appreciated.
However, now that I am married and have a full-fledged family, all of the meat that I take, will go toward filling my own freezer. I work seasonally, so in the winter, money gets pretty tight, and if I can offset the lack of funds with venison, I’ll do so. Besides, venison is far healthier than most beef on the market. No hormones, antibiotics or other human-created additives to worry about.
Michael.
in reply to: Crawling with a bow #43772If you’re crawling, wouldn’t that mean that you’re sneaking up on something with the intention of shooting it? And if so, wouldn’t you want your bow at hand just in case said shot opportunity made itself available?
Michael.
in reply to: Oh so close – yet so far! #43769I can’t top that, but I did get the bejeezes scared out of me by multiple grouse on Monday afternoon. No arrows left the string, but I did figure out how to get into a new hunting area.
Michael
in reply to: hunting hawaii #43759they also have pigs and, i believe, axis or fallow deer, as well…
Michael
in reply to: Like Blind Man Chop Wood! Field Dressing Advise #39831I have a machete, but haven’t used it yet other than cuttin a couple hot dog sticks once…Now I have a use for it, too. I carry a hatchet with me typically, in my pack, now the machete can go in, too.
Michael.
in reply to: Missed a grouse today #38199I don’t think the critters I chase need a warning shot. Me tromping around the brush and woods should be warning enough. Every arrow I let fly has the intention of putting meat on the table. However, smaller game seems to be the ones that end up on the table more than larger game. How does that work? Can hit a small target fairly easily, but can miss an entire larger target just as easily. Odd.
Michael
p.s. Today is our opener and I still have nothing prepared for the hunt.
in reply to: a familiar cooling breeze #28696As of this moment as I type, the temperature is about 43 degrees, with an expected high of about 92 degrees later today.
Michael
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