Hi Cave dwellers!
My caveman hath just returned from a very successful hunt. Why he leaves Alaska every fall to chase the elusive "big buck" in the woods of northern Minnesota beats me? Actually, it's a traditional guy thing with his brother and friends.
Alan managed to "bag" 2 this year so our freezer is stocked with venison again. I really like that he processes and packages all the meat before bringing it home.
He was looking very proud and studley while grilling steaks for us last night. They were delicious!
Love,
Joanna
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Congratulations!!! And I really loved your description of the whole thing. 
I'm jealous 
Joanna
Now that is really the hunter gatherer life stile. My oldest brother and nephews that live in Nebraska occasionally bring me wild game meat as they are big hunters. My oldest nephew exclusively with bow and arrow or black powder. It is good but I am afraid I would never in my life be able to kill such beautiful animals.
I know, I know I eat them every day but I guess I am separated enough from it that I can deal with it.
I can smell the meat cooking on the grill all the way here and I am drooling even now.
Matthew
Now that is really the hunter gatherer life stile. My oldest brother and nephews that live in Nebraska occasionally bring me wild game meat as they are big hunters. My oldest nephew exclusively with bow and arrow or black powder. It is good but I am afraid I would never in my life be able to kill such beautiful animals.
I know, I know I eat them every day but I guess I am separated enough from it that I can deal with it.
I can smell the meat cooking on the grill all the way here and I am drooling even now.
Matthew
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Hey friends!
Pleezzz, don't be jealous of me! I actually prefer the taste of a fat juicy, luscious beef steak to venison but since I was born into a hunter/gatherer family and married a hunter/gatherer I feel fortunate - especially now with my MC problems. Re-discovering wild game and fish has helped me in my recovery, secondary to the advice from you all.
It's great to have fresh fish, birds and wild game in our freezers- I don't have to buy much from the store or deal with " butchers" like Jean and I'm thankful for that but each year I'm reminded of something.
Our ansestors were not paying for 4-wheelers, airplane tickets, hunting liscenses (out of state is awful) fishing charters, or expensive guns and gear to bring home the food. When you add up the cost of all this the notion flies out the window that my family is somehow saving money by fishing, hunting and living off the land. My vegetable garden saves me more in a single season than our fishing and hunting trips.
Matthew, I understand where your coming from on killing beautiful animals. It's a tough one to talk about. Can only say I caught my first fish very young, shot birds with my father at maybe 12 and got my first deer, alone in the woods at about 20 and it was very liberating. Keep in mind, we eat everything.
I have such a hard time with out of state hunters purchasing packages for big game trips into Alaska. They pay unbelievable prices for guided trips and many only want to leave with a big moose, caribou or sheep horn rack to put on their living room wall. Many of these hunters leave the meat behind which the guides don't let go to waste and thank goodness it distributed to to folks that need it.
Love,
Joanna
Pleezzz, don't be jealous of me! I actually prefer the taste of a fat juicy, luscious beef steak to venison but since I was born into a hunter/gatherer family and married a hunter/gatherer I feel fortunate - especially now with my MC problems. Re-discovering wild game and fish has helped me in my recovery, secondary to the advice from you all.
It's great to have fresh fish, birds and wild game in our freezers- I don't have to buy much from the store or deal with " butchers" like Jean and I'm thankful for that but each year I'm reminded of something.
Our ansestors were not paying for 4-wheelers, airplane tickets, hunting liscenses (out of state is awful) fishing charters, or expensive guns and gear to bring home the food. When you add up the cost of all this the notion flies out the window that my family is somehow saving money by fishing, hunting and living off the land. My vegetable garden saves me more in a single season than our fishing and hunting trips.
Matthew, I understand where your coming from on killing beautiful animals. It's a tough one to talk about. Can only say I caught my first fish very young, shot birds with my father at maybe 12 and got my first deer, alone in the woods at about 20 and it was very liberating. Keep in mind, we eat everything.
I have such a hard time with out of state hunters purchasing packages for big game trips into Alaska. They pay unbelievable prices for guided trips and many only want to leave with a big moose, caribou or sheep horn rack to put on their living room wall. Many of these hunters leave the meat behind which the guides don't let go to waste and thank goodness it distributed to to folks that need it.
Love,
Joanna
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Well, hubby would look rather odd at the airport trying to transport non-processed deer home! Glad he got some for you though!
Geoff had crewl fate happen to him this year...saw nothing but doe during the season (this year rifle season required only 3 point or more bucks). Well, within an hour of close of this year's season, he was half a mile from home while driving Erin back to her mothers and what does he see? A six-pointer! Ah...next year. (If he wants to be mighty hunter he really needs to get back into bow hunting....can take doe then).
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Geoff had crewl fate happen to him this year...saw nothing but doe during the season (this year rifle season required only 3 point or more bucks). Well, within an hour of close of this year's season, he was half a mile from home while driving Erin back to her mothers and what does he see? A six-pointer! Ah...next year. (If he wants to be mighty hunter he really needs to get back into bow hunting....can take doe then).
Katy
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Hi Joanna,
If you should ever want some new ways to cook duck breast, pheasant, or moose, let me know. I used to cook a lot of wild game, and sort of miss it! Love, Marsha
If you should ever want some new ways to cook duck breast, pheasant, or moose, let me know. I used to cook a lot of wild game, and sort of miss it! Love, Marsha
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Katy,
I agree that the Mighty-est Hunter hunts with a bow. Sorry to hear about Geoff's hunting this fall. It's fate to get the almighty "doe permit" and Alan was just lucky this year.
He has returned home a number of years with just hunks of meat- hind quarters, ground burger and such in coolers and we have had to process and package it here. That happens if he get's it close to when he's coming home.
Marsha, please post any game recipes you would like to share in the recipe forum here. I would love to see them. Thank you.
Love,
Joanna
I agree that the Mighty-est Hunter hunts with a bow. Sorry to hear about Geoff's hunting this fall. It's fate to get the almighty "doe permit" and Alan was just lucky this year.
He has returned home a number of years with just hunks of meat- hind quarters, ground burger and such in coolers and we have had to process and package it here. That happens if he get's it close to when he's coming home.
Marsha, please post any game recipes you would like to share in the recipe forum here. I would love to see them. Thank you.
Love,
Joanna
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