Skunk for gun season this year for me and the oldest. I passed on a few deer at my home stand because I'm waiting for this guy. I'll shoot some does on the farm or other properties hopefully.
Last week, I checked off a bucket list item: taking a deer and catching a large fall rockfish in a single weekend. The fishing, or rather catching, was last Wednesday, and the successful hunt was on Saturday; close enough.
On Wednesday, I caught a 29-inch striper, which was close to, if not my personal best on a jig. The fishing was nothing short of epic, and several times, we saw gannets crashing into the water one after the other. The second to the last image below is of one of the "gannet storms".
On Saturday, I was hunting in Frederick in a rifle-allowed area where a six-point buck walked out into meadow right at sunrise and 15 minutes after I was settled into the stand. The deer fell right where it stood after a clean shot with a Remington 700 and was checked in before noon. I will not be hurting for rockfish fillets or deer bologna anytime soon.
Quick question: why did you hang it by the front legs? I've read several sites where most people recommend hanging them from the hind legs. Something about draining to the head is better for how the meat will taste.
Good question. I've only taken two deer in my life, but I'll discuss this and look into it with my brother in law, who is a seasoned hunter as well as a veterinarian. We may learn something.
Skunk for gun season this year for me and the oldest. I passed on a few deer at my home stand because I'm waiting for this guy. I'll shoot some does on the farm or other properties hopefully.
Good question. I've only taken two deer in my life, but I'll discuss this and look into it with my brother in law, who is a seasoned hunter as well as a veterinarian. We may learn something.
One problem with hanging from the rear legs is the drainage gets caught up in the chest cavity under the ribs instead of dripping to the ground. Hanging from the front legs allows better drainage.
Usually it drains out the mouth assuming you removed the esophogus. But there is a bit of pooling down there initially.
To much Ram and not enough Dodge.
That sucks. Looks like you caught a little one or caught it low, just the bumper caved in?
I hang them from the rear legs so the hind quarters don’t collect pooled up blood. Everything just runs out the throat and into the blood bucket.
Plus you can pull the hide down over the head to separate it and then have the sides ready to cut in half with a meat saw after you remove the loins from the bottom up in case you have let them go for a little bit.
We also keep a little bucket of rock salt on hand to rub on your palms for a no slip grip.
All the waste just gets dropped in the blood bucket or sled which goes right into the tractor bucket before it hits the manure shed.
That sucks. Looks like you caught a little one or caught it low, just the bumper caved in?
It was an adult doe. I was doing about 60mph. So far looks like bumper, brackets, fog lights, airbag, and the bumper might be into the trans cooler.
Rock salt? Interesting. I go through a lot of paper towels; especially use them when gripping the hide when skinning.
I almost nailed a large doe with my 'Taco a couple of nights ago not 50 yards away from my house. Then I almost got rear ended a split second later by someone following me too closely.
Would've been a double whammy.
Rock salt? Interesting. I go through a lot of paper towels; especially use them when gripping the hide when skinning.
I almost nailed a large doe with my 'Taco a couple of nights ago not 50 yards away from my house. Then I almost got rear ended a split second later by someone following me too closely.
Would've been a double whammy.
It was an adult doe. I was doing about 60mph. So far looks like bumper, brackets, fog lights, airbag, and the bumper might be into the trans cooler.