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in reply to: Whole deer vs. boning #16757
I think by check-in Dave means that you take the deer to a designated place where they inspect the deer for age, health, sex, etc. Phoning in for a number doesn’t do much.
Although in NC, the Wildlife officers have been inspecting all the local butchers and confiscating any deer not identified with a WRC number. Which is good.
I should have added in my last post that the main reason I go to all this trouble, besides liking to, is that using as much of the whole deer is a way for me to honor the deer and participate in a sustainable life cycle. And to teach my kids that to only use what you have to, and waste nothing, can be fun and a source of pride.
I am a proud member of the oak tree – deer – man -oak tree cycle that Mr. Leopold praised.
Killdeer – forgot to mention…. Nice deer!
in reply to: Starting Some New Ones #15632I would like to see detail on how you cut out the shelf.. Can’t wait!
On the last couple of bows I have done, I have marked the cut lines on the tape before laying the bow up. That way I get to mark everything on a flat surface. I found that I get it exactly right that way.
in reply to: Whole deer vs. boning #15620I can’t answer your question for everybody here back east. But I can tell you why I take the deer out of the woods whole. These reasons are in no particular order…
Because I can. South Eastern deer don’t often range over 200lb. So once they are field dressed, it is no big deal to drag one out.
Because it is easier. I take the deer home, skin it using my super duper deer gambrel/hoist system. Then I take the entire carcass to the local butcher who does a great job of retrieving all the meat from the bones, making great cuts and sausage, and vacuum bagging it for me. Cheap. I used to do all my own processing (and for others). So I know wherefrom I speak on this point.
Because I get a lot more meat. Reference previous point.
Because I get the bones. Great for soup stock. Then toss them in the wood stove. Then spread ashes on garden. This is an ancient trick for making great fertilizer. Learned from the Amazon Native Peoples.
Because I would look silly deboning the meat. there are few places in the south east where you can’t find a logging road or something within a half mile at most.
Because I don’t carry a backpack. Reference previous point.
Because I use every part of the deer but the gutpile. I take the liver and heart (haven’t worked up to the lungs yet..) I tan the hide (still haven’t found a use for the hair) and I started making soap from the tallow 2 years ago. Still improving recipe on that one.
FYI – NC and VA and SC and FL are states back east that don’t require checkin. I am sure there are others. I kind of wish they would require checkin. We have a lot of poaching here. People brag openly about how many deer they have killed…way over the limit. And there is really no enforcement of game laws. Deer have become vermin.
in reply to: Starting Some New Ones #14473What’s the gap about at the handle in the top of the form…
You can’t tell me that the hose keeps the riser section together there. Must be a wedge you put in…
Thanks for the show!
in reply to: Repairing older bear recurve #13400If the fiberglass is going to go, it’s going to go. No reason to risk life and limb (and eye) over it.
Every bow, like every good horse, deserves to be retired at some time. If this is an old friend, then my advice is to hang it on the wall so that it can keep its dignity, and share in the glory of hunts past and future.
in reply to: Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Chart for N. America #13394They found a deer in VA last year, so I am sure it will be found here soon.
1 thing to remember – CWD is a spontaneously occurring disease as well as a communicable disease. This means that if you test enough deer, you WILL find it. Which, to me, shows that the Wildlife departments don’t really understand the disease. If they kill a 1000 deer and fine 1 infected, they freak out. There should be a minimum (like 20 out of 1000) freak out limit.
I do a bit of hunting in CO where the disease has been established for a long time. The good news is that it doesn’t mean the end of deer and elk. In fact, none of the deer or elk I have taken have tested positive. And I haven’t seen a sick deer in the woods.
So take heart. It may not be so bad. And on the bright side, once they find a single deer that is infected, then you can stop worrying about what meat you bring home from where…
I grew up in VA and like to hunt with friends there every year. But now, I can’t bring my deer home to butcher. A mere 125 mile drive. I will be happy when they just quit worrying about it.
This whole thing should be a non issue in my humble opinion.
in reply to: Neck knife conversion… #13381I look forward to hearing how it works. But listen, when you are elbow deep in the chest cavity of that big old bull moose next fall, take it off first. I know you don’t want that sheath all gooped up! 😀
in reply to: Photos from a winter hunt in the Ogeechee Swamp #13378The swamp looks a wee bit dry. Good luck hunting those pigs. I sure would like to harvest one, one day.
Thanks for sharing!
in reply to: Neck knife conversion… #12221Nice artwork on the front! I wonder if the lanyard was thicker if it would hold up better and not irritate your neck so much…
I was always told in safety class never to wear anything around my neck that could take more than 10 pounds before breaking. Our ID badges had a breakaway lanyard which was a piece of cord with the 2 ends affixed with one of those slip-tight spring things that hold a bag’s drawstring closed. Looks like the knot might slip pretty easy.
I do a lot of tree stand hunting, so that’s why I am wondering.
in reply to: OJAM VI Video #55278Very nice! Not just a bow and 2 arrows, but a quiver as well. I don’t know if the kids (or parents) appreciated all that effort, but I sure do.
in reply to: Persimmon long bows #51856Try the picture link thing again…. can’t see the picture.
in reply to: NCBA Rabbit Hunt #51852Duncan,
It’s always in January. The date is listed in the magazine. We also sent a notice in the ebulletin that went out the week before the hunt.
If you want the ebulletin, go to http://www.ncbowhunter.com and sign up for it. I think the button is on the right side…
Next year I’ll pm you a reminder… 😀
in reply to: Lets Do a Build-along #51842Thanks for the link. I think I have those bits! My son is drooling over turkeys, so I may see if he wants to make his own call…
I don’t care much for “land carp” 😯 but if it gets him interested in hunting, I’ll gladly go out with him and try to call one in…
in reply to: Lets Do a Build-along #51297Very nice! But I thought you were going to do it with a drill press only!!
Oh well, now I have to get a lathe…
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