Post by: DoubleJ on September 02, 2015, 11:50:46 AM
Anyone else popping the first legal deer they see?
Post by: elkboy on September 02, 2015, 11:56:59 AM
Post by: vandeman17 on September 02, 2015, 11:57:40 AM
Post by: Dhoey07 on September 02, 2015, 12:01:27 PM
Post by: WSU on September 02, 2015, 12:23:58 PM
Funny you mention this as I am opposite this season for once. I was going through some gear in my garage this weekend and noticed that my mom had unplugged my chest freezer... :yike: Luckily only a few packages of steaks on top were thawed but were still plenty cold so I just brought them in to cook them up. I decided it would be as good as time as ever to defrost and clean that freezer so I transferred what was in there over to my upright freezer. I had no idea that I had as much left as I did. I am going to Wyoming and Montana for deer this year so I can be super picky as I have close to enough meat as is right now. I am lucky though in that its just me in my house so a deer lasts me a long time.
I have the same issue. I've got a beef, a pig, an elk, and them some random deer left from a few years ago. Add about a dozen salmon and dozen bottom fish and I don't really need to harvest anything this year. It's a good problem to have!
Post by: Elkrunner on September 02, 2015, 12:25:30 PM
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Post by: 92xj on September 02, 2015, 12:43:18 PM
Post by: Revwrangler on September 02, 2015, 12:50:31 PM
Post by: vandeman17 on September 02, 2015, 01:09:23 PM
Empty it is.
Don't shoot a doe yet!
Post by: WSU on September 02, 2015, 01:16:38 PM
Good luck to everyone filling their freezer! This early wet weather keeps tricking me into thinking it is later in the year than it really is.
Post by: nickrj11 on September 02, 2015, 01:22:28 PM
Post by: Bean Counter on September 02, 2015, 07:01:27 PM
Post by: WildBear on September 02, 2015, 09:20:58 PM
Post by: lokidog on September 02, 2015, 09:23:56 PM
Post by: bobcat on September 02, 2015, 09:25:39 PM
Post by: scottfrick on September 02, 2015, 09:44:36 PM
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Post by: Jarhead Chase on September 02, 2015, 10:13:53 PM
Post by: Romulus1297 on September 02, 2015, 10:18:14 PM
Post by: Jarhead Chase on September 02, 2015, 10:35:27 PM
Nope.... 8) I'll probably give most of my elk away, if I get one.Note to self: Become good friends with lokidog before elk season.
Post by: lokidog on September 02, 2015, 10:45:13 PM
Nope.... 8) I'll probably give most of my elk away, if I get one.Note to self: Become good friends with lokidog before elk season.
;)
Post by: PolarBear on September 02, 2015, 11:46:09 PM
Post by: huntingbaldguy on September 03, 2015, 01:13:48 AM
Post by: chester on September 03, 2015, 01:19:51 AM
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Post by: zackmioli on September 03, 2015, 04:29:38 AM
With some luck I'll put an elk in the freezer in a week and a half.
Post by: Taco280AI on September 03, 2015, 05:34:21 AM
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Post by: Jonathan_S on September 03, 2015, 07:16:54 AM
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Post by: shadowless_nite on September 03, 2015, 08:43:37 PM
Post by: Becky on September 03, 2015, 11:47:03 PM
Post by: RadSav on September 04, 2015, 04:23:28 AM
Anyone who finds themselves with a problem this season of not enough room in their freezer .... :hello: :hello: ours is empty, I'd gladly take that burden off your hands!
How much can you take?! I've been cranking out the meatballs for neighbors, making jerky until the dehydrator burned up, made some more pheasant dog food...and am still concerned that if we get two elk this year I won't have room in our three freezers for everything. With only two of us we can't usually get it all eaten in one year. Main reason I don't kill an elk every year anymore.
Was great for a few years when we had some Russian Mennonites with eight kids living next door. They were always happy to take what we didn't use by the time next season came around. But they moved last year. So we will be looking for a new family to share with. Maybe with one dog gone and another soon to be we can start having guests again. (stinky old dogs with medical problems really keep the friend visits down) Then you and Smoochy can come down for some BBQ and take some goodies back home with you. Think we would enjoy that!
When/If I hammer a big bull in Utah I'll probably take 100# of old round steak to the butcher for Summer sausage. That usually is welcome goodies by all of our local vendors. Though that has gotten expensive :o I will give you and Double J a call when/if we have that done! Maybe we can make the Angry One happy by having a fluffy elk stroganoff party! According to her that's my specialty. Though it could be that she just likes to see me slave in the kitchen for five straight hours. :chuckle:
Post by: Bean Counter on September 04, 2015, 04:34:37 AM
Anyone who finds themselves with a problem this season of not enough room in their freezer .... :hello: :hello: ours is empty, I'd gladly take that burden off your hands!
I should probably purge and thaw my non-frost free freezer in preparation for the Wyoming bloodbath that will soon commence. Though you might have a bit of a drive to take me up on the giveaway. :chuckle:
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Post by: predatorG on September 04, 2015, 07:22:48 AM
Post by: toyman2 on September 04, 2015, 09:38:57 AM
Got a late buck tag and a second deer tag this year. I am hoping to fill a freezer this year.
Post by: Becky on September 04, 2015, 03:34:38 PM
Anyone who finds themselves with a problem this season of not enough room in their freezer .... :hello: :hello: ours is empty, I'd gladly take that burden off your hands!
How much can you take?! I've been cranking out the meatballs for neighbors, making jerky until the dehydrator burned up, made some more pheasant dog food...and am still concerned that if we get two elk this year I won't have room in our three freezers for everything. With only two of us we can't usually get it all eaten in one year. Main reason I don't kill an elk every year anymore.
Was great for a few years when we had some Russian Mennonites with eight kids living next door. They were always happy to take what we didn't use by the time next season came around. But they moved last year. So we will be looking for a new family to share with. Maybe with one dog gone and another soon to be we can start having guests again. (stinky old dogs with medical problems really keep the friend visits down) Then you and Smoochy can come down for some BBQ and take some goodies back home with you. Think we would enjoy that!
When/If I hammer a big bull in Utah I'll probably take 100# of old round steak to the butcher for Summer sausage. That usually is welcome goodies by all of our local vendors. Though that has gotten expensive :o I will give you and Double J a call when/if we have that done! Maybe we can make the Angry One happy by having a fluffy elk stroganoff party! According to her that's my specialty. Though it could be that she just likes to see me slave in the kitchen for five straight hours. :chuckle:
Oh gosh our freezer is so empty lol.. we have random hides and dead heads from trapping :chuckle:, nothing edible. We would LOVE to make a trip down to see you guys (regardless of a stinky dog haha or promise of goodies.. just would be nice to visit). Something we've wanted to do for a while! :) -btw what's "fluffy elk" stroganoff??
Post by: nastybynature on September 04, 2015, 03:48:32 PM
Post by: DoubleJ on September 04, 2015, 09:20:24 PM
Anyone who finds themselves with a problem this season of not enough room in their freezer .... :hello: :hello: ours is empty, I'd gladly take that burden off your hands!
How much can you take?! I've been cranking out the meatballs for neighbors, making jerky until the dehydrator burned up, made some more pheasant dog food...and am still concerned that if we get two elk this year I won't have room in our three freezers for everything. With only two of us we can't usually get it all eaten in one year. Main reason I don't kill an elk every year anymore.
Was great for a few years when we had some Russian Mennonites with eight kids living next door. They were always happy to take what we didn't use by the time next season came around. But they moved last year. So we will be looking for a new family to share with. Maybe with one dog gone and another soon to be we can start having guests again. (stinky old dogs with medical problems really keep the friend visits down) Then you and Smoochy can come down for some BBQ and take some goodies back home with you. Think we would enjoy that!
When/If I hammer a big bull in Utah I'll probably take 100# of old round steak to the butcher for Summer sausage. That usually is welcome goodies by all of our local vendors. Though that has gotten expensive :o I will give you and Double J a call when/if we have that done! Maybe we can make the Angry One happy by having a fluffy elk stroganoff party! According to her that's my specialty. Though it could be that she just likes to see me slave in the kitchen for five straight hours. :chuckle:
:)
Never had elk before
Post by: Big6bull on September 04, 2015, 09:33:01 PM
Have opertunities at cows. We will see if I can pass on them for chance at a bull... So excited it's ridiculous :IBCOOL:
Post by: USMC86 on September 04, 2015, 10:20:06 PM
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Post by: DoubleJ on September 06, 2015, 08:36:37 PM
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Post by: Jarhead Chase on September 17, 2015, 10:49:58 AM
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Post by: tgomez on September 17, 2015, 12:24:39 PM
Post by: Jarhead Chase on September 17, 2015, 05:43:02 PM
I have about 12 pounds of ground deer left, and I just got a nice bear. My son will shoot his first deer this October and me a buck as well. I'll have a few hundred pounds of meat to get us through till next year. :tup:Sounds like a good problem to have.
Post by: Buckmark on September 17, 2015, 06:07:38 PM
Post by: DoubleJ on September 17, 2015, 08:35:43 PM
Nope ;)
Saw your thread. Good on ya! Your looks bigger than mine though :(
Good news is though, I got mine from field to freezer with only one non-bleeding nick in my ring finger!
Post by: JJB11B on September 17, 2015, 08:36:49 PM
After not hunting last year, my freezer has one steak and 3lbs of burger left. First deer I see this year that I think I can get 50lbs of meat off of is hitting the dirt. One of these years, between my boys and I, we'll have enough meat in the freezer the following season where I'll feel like I can be a bit more selective.I want to shoot a buck this year but if I start running out of time and see a nice white tailed doe (which I doubt where I will be hunting) I will shoot one. I also have late season to hunt so we will see what happens. I have never killed an elk and that is one thing that needs to change.
Anyone else popping the first legal deer they see?
Post by: DoubleJ on September 17, 2015, 09:19:23 PM
I've only ever seen 2 elk in my life, a cow and a calf, in June. I also want to shoot one. I was going to go out this weekend but I'm not sure if I'll actually make it out or not.After not hunting last year, my freezer has one steak and 3lbs of burger left. First deer I see this year that I think I can get 50lbs of meat off of is hitting the dirt. One of these years, between my boys and I, we'll have enough meat in the freezer the following season where I'll feel like I can be a bit more selective.I want to shoot a buck this year but if I start running out of time and see a nice white tailed doe (which I doubt where I will be hunting) I will shoot one. I also have late season to hunt so we will see what happens. I have never killed an elk and that is one thing that needs to change.
Anyone else popping the first legal deer they see?
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