Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[GrizG]

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Just like looking out mom's back picture windows...

 

[snobdds]

@snobdds that’s hunting there, the farm…

Well we sit in blinds or stands and just wait for the deer to walk out at dawn or dusk

Get steady and take your shot

We don't use stands or blinds out here.

I use to drive a 1988 Toyota 4x4 at the ranch and just hop out when I saw something. The last time we took an animal off the ranch was about 15 years ago when the old lady was bugging me to take her hunting. She took both of these standing in the back of the old truck while I drove. The wyoming way...



The other thing that just baffles me is this notion of "hunting camps". We don't do camps out here. My dad and I built a cabin about 10 years ago in the middle of national forest on some land we own. My dad likes to hunt in the forest so we go every year. It's just him and I and the dogs. We don't have a bunch of people come up. I wouldn't know what to do if a bunch of people wanted to come up, but everyone just does their own thing here. There is enough national forest where everyone has enough space for their own camps. It's just totally different out here...

 

[GrizzlyAdams86]

Yeah, they're a pretty neat bird to have around and at the same time can be a pain in the ass. Especially when they start banging on your aluminum gutters.

One time cutting wood near a tree stand a woodpecker was banging away on the ladder of the tree stand. Surprised it didn't knock itself out with how it was pecking away at that ladder. Sometimes it fun to just sit and watch stuff like that.

 

[Lee192233]

You guys hunt funny back east.

My mom forbid any wild game in the house and we had to donate all wildgame to the salvation army.

I just never developed a taste for wild game.

Now I let the neighbor run cattle on the meadows to keep the grass in good shape. I just go out and pick the cow I want every year.

However, we do some waterfowl hunting on the lake...I will shoot a geese or two each year.

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I'd take well cooked(not well done) venison over beef any day. I know who's handled it from the day it was killed. Now if I could go pick a steer from the pasture that'd be different.

We don't use stands or blinds out here.

Try sitting all day in a stand in 20° weather with a 20 mph wind blowing in your face. That'll test your ability to handle suffering.

She took both of these standing in the back of the old truck while I drove. The wyoming way...

You could lose your gun/bow, your truck and the animal if you did that here in WI. You need to be 50 feet off the centerline of the right of way.

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Nice animals!

The other thing that just baffles me is this notion of "hunting camps". We don't do camps out here. My dad and I built a cabin about 10 years ago in the middle of national forest on some land we own. My dad likes to hunt in the forest so we go every year. It's just him and I and the dogs. We don't have a bunch of people come up. I wouldn't know what to do if a bunch of people wanted to come up, but everyone just does their own thing here. There is enough national forest where everyone has enough space for their own camps. It's just totally different out here...


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Hunting camps here in WI are a result of the short 9 day rifle season. People had their 40 or 80 and went up for the whole season.

This book is a great read if you're interested...The deer season used to be a religion here. Schools and businesses shut down, churches had special deer hunting services before the season and communities had big opening day meals for all the hunters in the area.
Unfortunately that's mostly gone by the wayside with the long seasons and the fact that everyone is so busy. There's also lots less deer since wolves were reintroduced in the 90s.

 

[MechanicMatt]

We don't use stands or blinds out here.

I use to drive a 1988 Toyota 4x4 at the ranch and just hop out when I saw something. The last time we took an animal off the ranch was about 15 years ago when the old lady was bugging me to take her hunting. She took both of these standing in the back of the old truck while I drove. The wyoming way...

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The other thing that just baffles me is this notion of "hunting camps". We don't do camps out here. My dad and I built a cabin about 10 years ago in the middle of national forest on some land we own. My dad likes to hunt in the forest so we go every year. It's just him and I and the dogs. We don't have a bunch of people come up. I wouldn't know what to do if a bunch of people wanted to come up, but everyone just does their own thing here. There is enough national forest where everyone has enough space for their own camps. It's just totally different out here...

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If we weren’t the same age, I’d ask you to adopt me

Was in Wyoming once, 1997 summertime, lived out of my pack for a week backpacking

Have wanted to go back since!

Beautiful country and GREAT fishing!!

 

[MechanicMatt]

Daughter wanted some protein to go with the Stuffed Shells my wife made. More back strap in a cast iron….

 

[MechanicMatt]

Those onions are from the farm she was harvested from…

Farmers hook me up with a couple bags every year for helping keep the pest population in check

 

[JimR]

Turkeys deer or apples ?

Edit : chipper1 beat me to it

Turkeys

On another note my dump cart got an overhaul this week. I replaced all the rotted plywood with new solid Redwood stained exterior plywood. It sure looks great now compared to before.

 

[MustangMike]

I hunt for deer every year, and hopefully get one or two, but not always.

I butcher it myself, make as many steaks from it as possible, and make chunks out of the rest.

My wife's parents were very good friends with a couple that owned a well-known local steakhouse. (for those who are local, Parise Steakhouse in Thornwood). They gave my wife a marinate recipe for the venison. My venison is never tough or gamy.

Venison is leaner than chicken or beef and has more B vitamins and Omega 3. I'll take it any day of the week. Cook it rare and it is delicious and very healthy.

I usually like grilling it over some Black Cherry but also have some Black Birch in this fire.

 

[MustangMike]

When my dad and I go out hunting, it's too easy. We don't even shoot anything anymore. We just enjoy the wildlife now.

If the game is that plentiful, why would you bother to raise cattle??? Sounds like Mother Nature would do it for you!

 

[Lee192233]

Yeah, I have 75,000 acres and that is considered small in Wyoming.

When my dad and I go out hunting, it's too easy. We don't even shoot anything anymore. We just enjoy the wildlife now.

It's a huge departure from when I was young and took my little 4wheeler out with my .22 and shot anything that moved. I joke with my dad that I had my hunting bug out of me by the age of 18.

Do you need an accountant, mechanic and 3 day laborers? My family could fill all those roles!