Hirshey's Washington Hunts 2017

[hirshey]

Great photos and excellent stories hirshey!   

Thanks kindly sir! 

[ebusa]

Congrats! Great Story and Pictures! The picture where you two were hugging with the buck in the back says it all IMO.

Love, friendship, memories for a lifetime!  It's why I hunt...I only wish I could have hugged my dad after I got mine! But I know he sent me my buck from above...

[hirshey]

Always a joy to read about your adventures! Thanks for taking us along

Thank you humbly. I always look forward to sharing here.. it gives me motivation to write it down before the fine details start to wain.

[hirshey]

Congrats! Great Story and Pictures! The picture where you two were hugging with the buck in the back says it all IMO.

Love, friendship, memories for a lifetime!  It's why I hunt...I only wish I could have hugged my dad after I got mine! But I know he sent me my buck from above...

Wow! That is so touching! I'm sure he did as well.

Thank you for appreciating the finer points of hunting; the harvest itself is a minimal part of what makes being a hunter so special, in my opinion.

[hirshey]

Always look forward to reading about your hunts.  You're truly special.  I have a son that shares your passion.  He's been a firefighter for years.  Hotshot and helicopter crews.  Now he works for DNR and spends a lot of time in Eastern Wa.  during fire season.  Spends a lot of time with helicopters.  I wonder at times if your paths have crossed.

It's a fairly high likelihood; I have worked with plenty of DNR employees... pilots, engines, crews, and helitack alike.

[hirshey]

Great Read as usual.. congratulations

Thank you kindly! I'm truly lucky to have such great hunting friends that will push the limits with me!

[hirshey]

Looks like another hell of a season hirshey!

Thanks for doing your part in saving one of my cameras. The fire was within a half mile of it. The ridge may have nuked off if you didn't help supress the fires up there.

That was a good fire; I'm glad to have helped.

[hirshey]

Great story and way to go on some nice high country bucks! Those packs looked heavy!!

Thanks so much! Yeah, we definitely didn't waste any meat... that meant some heavy loads! It was kind of funny; a guy commented on one of my Instagram photos saying I needed to be honest about my hunts; that I said I found the buck all by my lonesome yet my "two guides" were in the next photo.  I guess I can just be grateful my fella and best friend both look like professional guides, otherwise we would have been forced to make multiple trips!

[hirshey]

Nice work kari and team! Great write up as usual!

Thanks Heath! My parents have missed you during muzzleloader season the past few years!

[lokidog]

Congratulations on another awesome year! And thank you so much for taking the time to write up the whole adventure, I feel like I was there! I look forward to your success posts every year and learn something every time.

If you have time, can you post your osso bucco recipe? I saved the shanks out this year  thanks and congrats again! 

https://www.chefsteps.com/activities/the-world-s-best-osso-buco

https://www.google.com/amp/www.themeateater.com/2013/venison-osso-bucco-recipe/amp/

Those were the two recipes I referenced to make/adapt my own recipe... I rarely follow recipes to the letter, let alone write them down... but I figured Steve Ranella was a decent place to start. I'm looking forward to preparing that dish here soon!

Awesome, I was just putting the shanks from my wife's deer in the fridge and took a break to check HW.  I knew I had seen something about using them for other than burger, but couldn't remember where or what it was called... great timing!

 

[hirshey]

Great job ALL of you !!! You sure know how to get it done. Really nice looking bucks ! Did you happen to get a group buck pic ?

Sadly we didn't... Paul left early so the group photo kind of escaped us...

[hirshey]

Congratulations on another awesome year! And thank you so much for taking the time to write up the whole adventure, I feel like I was there! I look forward to your success posts every year and learn something every time.

If you have time, can you post your osso bucco recipe? I saved the shanks out this year  thanks and congrats again! 

https://www.chefsteps.com/activities/the-world-s-best-osso-buco

https://www.google.com/amp/www.themeateater.com/2013/venison-osso-bucco-recipe/amp/

Those were the two recipes I referenced to make/adapt my own recipe... I rarely follow recipes to the letter, let alone write them down... but I figured Steve Ranella was a decent place to start. I'm looking forward to preparing that dish here soon!

Awesome, I was just putting the shanks from my wife's deer in the fridge and took a break to check HW.  I new I had seen something about using them for other than burger, but couldn't remember where or what it was called... great timing!

 

YES!    it is definitely better than putting them towards burger or process; my view on shanks has entirely changed... they are little treasures now!

[hirshey]

Get your guy to get a couple more buddies, that pack looks nasty for a long haul

That's part of the adventure though.. nobody ever says "you remember when everything was easy and went off without incident? Best time of my life!"... the best times truly are those that allow perseverance... at least in my opinion.

[hirshey]

And thank you all... I am truly fortunate to have crafted the friendships I have that allow such a fabulous life of hunting and adventuring.

[lokidog]

Did you cut through the bone, or just remove the muscle group from the bone and use that?  I have someone that really wants the bones for bone broth (health issue) so will probably try it w/o cutting bone.  I also worry about the tallow/fat tooth and tongue coating issue, my wife did not like the feel of the ribs I did on the Traeger even though the flavor was good.