Post by: KopperBuck on July 17, 2011, 07:49:32 PM
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Post by: C-Money on July 17, 2011, 08:17:38 PM
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on July 17, 2011, 08:28:00 PM
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Post by: KopperBuck on July 17, 2011, 08:50:04 PM
im gunna guess its right around one-one and a half pounds.. :drool:
Winner!
Post by: C-Money on July 17, 2011, 09:00:27 PM
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Post by: BLKBEARKLR on July 17, 2011, 09:02:33 PM
Joe
Post by: sebek556 on July 17, 2011, 09:06:16 PM
Post by: BLKBEARKLR on July 17, 2011, 09:09:37 PM
grinding back strap?!?!? sacrilege! thats the first thing gone when the deer hits the freezer, most of the time even before.
when you take two moose, 5 caribou and two bear in one year eat all the back strap. They are not that good anymore, but they taste mighty fine with some ground pork and some seasonings ;)
Joe
Post by: huntnnw on July 17, 2011, 10:44:09 PM
Post by: NWBREW on July 17, 2011, 10:57:44 PM
Don't take it the wrong way...I hold nothing against the ones that shoot younger animals. I also drew a cow tag this year and plan on filling that tag....thats good eats. I love to hunt and if it takes me a week longer out in the bush for twice the meat.....that's a bonus.
Post by: wsucowboy on July 17, 2011, 11:23:47 PM
Post by: bearpaw on July 17, 2011, 11:29:35 PM
I'll give the vacuume sealed burger a 10, looks very well packaged and good and lean. :tup:
Post by: rtspring on July 17, 2011, 11:41:47 PM
Post by: huntnnw on July 17, 2011, 11:53:22 PM
Post by: grundy53 on July 18, 2011, 05:36:17 AM
You can't eat the horns! :tup:
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Post by: Skyvalhunter on July 18, 2011, 05:38:32 AM
Post by: jackmaster on July 18, 2011, 06:54:45 AM
not what its about for me..if I wanted meat I would be at the storeOH HOW TRUE. if your a meat hunter dont waste your time in the woods, it will save you a ton of money if you just go to safeway or the butcher store and buy a side of beef
Post by: BLKBEARKLR on July 18, 2011, 07:23:36 AM
not what its about for me..if I wanted meat I would be at the storeOH HOW TRUE. if your a meat hunter dont waste your time in the woods, it will save you a ton of money if you just go to safeway or the butcher store and buy a side of beef
And see that is why there will never be a strong enough hunting community to stand up to things that are thrown our way. To some it is all about the meat, getting out there and enjoying themselves, and doing the same thing that you are doing (HUNTING) but yet told to go to the store. If you want a big RACK go to the high fence will save you a ton of walking, scouting, gas money, and everything else you consider to be hunting. It does not matter how we hunt, wether it be road, walk, biking, bow, shotgun, muzzleloader, rifle, all that should matter is we all (HUNT). If we did not have meat hunters that went out and shot does what do you think that would do to the population? Well enough ranting, one day you will understand... Hopefully.
Post by: grundy53 on July 18, 2011, 08:23:59 AM
Post by: jackmaster on July 18, 2011, 12:31:55 PM
Post by: grundy53 on July 18, 2011, 01:06:46 PM
Post by: Alan K on July 18, 2011, 01:33:48 PM
For me it is all about the hunt. I'm more in it for the meat then the horns but I love both.I would rather eat deer then beef and am willing to pay more for it. I'm not a bargain shopper.
:yeah:
I'd gladly pay a premium for wild game any day!
Post by: Alan K on July 18, 2011, 01:38:11 PM
It is about meat for me....but that is only a small part of it. The stores I go to don't carry venison. I also choose not to shoot younger deer for the fact that I can get twice as much meat from a mature animal.....and it takes me longer in the woods to find a mature one then a spike or a forked horn.
And :yeah: . . . The saying "You can't eat the horns." kills me when people talk about taking young animals at the first chance they get. . . 90% of the time the bigger the horns are, the more meat there is on the animal! You can almost always find a young and dumb one to take the last few days for meat, but I'm surprised guys don't hold out longer for older animals. :dunno:
Post by: wsucowboy on July 18, 2011, 03:06:03 PM
Growing up we only had a few days out of the year to hunt, and if we could get a deer or two it gives us more meat for the year. I have always shot the first legal buck I see, it can be a 3x3 mulie, a 180" mulie or a 150" whitetail. I could care less either way. To me it's always has been and always will be about being out in the field and being able to provide food for the table. I've shot some good bucks (6x4 mulie that we never had scored and a 5x5 whitetail that scored in the upper 130's) but to me they have the same place in my memory and on my plate as a little 3x3. Just because a animal has a larger rack than a smaller animal does it make it a better hunt? or a better trophy? To me it doesn't and I hope I never get to the point where all i care about is the antlers.It is about meat for me....but that is only a small part of it. The stores I go to don't carry venison. I also choose not to shoot younger deer for the fact that I can get twice as much meat from a mature animal.....and it takes me longer in the woods to find a mature one then a spike or a forked horn.
And :yeah: . . . The saying "You can't eat the horns." kills me when people talk about taking young animals at the first chance they get. . . 90% of the time the bigger the horns are, the more meat there is on the animal! You can almost always find a young and dumb one to take the last few days for meat, but I'm surprised guys don't hold out longer for older animals. :dunno:
Post by: YoterHunter on July 18, 2011, 05:50:09 PM
Post by: DBHAWTHORNE on July 18, 2011, 06:21:55 PM
It is about meat for me....but that is only a small part of it. The stores I go to don't carry venison. I also choose not to shoot younger deer for the fact that I can get twice as much meat from a mature animal.....and it takes me longer in the woods to find a mature one then a spike or a forked horn.:yeah:
Don't take it the wrong way...I hold nothing against the ones that shoot younger animals. I also drew a cow tag this year and plan on filling that tag....thats good eats. I love to hunt and if it takes me a week longer out in the bush for twice the meat.....that's a bonus.
Meat and experience... that is what a it is all about .... and a mature animal usually gives me more of both.
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on July 18, 2011, 07:25:43 PM
LMAO, it SCORES quite nicely with the family when you bring meat home. And that is what its all about. Oh and by the way I grind the backstraps also. The tenderloin usually gets a few eggs thrown in with it.joe joe JOE now take those backstraps and rub a little olive oil on them season them up with pepper garlic and salt and bake them in the oven ...do not cut them up ...place them in their whole or in halfs ...this will make you change your mind ...or season them up up with salt pepper and garlic and rub smoked paprika on them and it will tear your head off !!!! just my opinion :tup:
Joe
Post by: BLKBEARKLR on July 19, 2011, 07:58:06 PM
well since I am hunting 5 states this year, I may give it a try.LMAO, it SCORES quite nicely with the family when you bring meat home. And that is what its all about. Oh and by the way I grind the backstraps also. The tenderloin usually gets a few eggs thrown in with it.joe joe JOE now take those backstraps and rub a little olive oil on them season them up with pepper garlic and salt and bake them in the oven ...do not cut them up ...place them in their whole or in halfs ...this will make you change your mind ...or season them up up with salt pepper and garlic and rub smoked paprika on them and it will tear your head off !!!! just my opinion :tup:
Joe
Post by: Alan K on July 19, 2011, 08:16:44 PM
Just because a animal has a larger rack than a smaller animal does it make it a better hunt? or a better trophy? To me it doesn't and I hope I never get to the point where all i care about is the antlers.
Generally, yes, unless you simply luck into a big one. Dumb luck aside, it will ALWAYS take more of a hunt to bag a big buck than a small one. As far as a whats a better trophy. . . That's in the eye of the beholder. I know I'll value a nice buck I worked my ass off pursing several days out of the season than a meat spike I tipped over in a clearcut at first light opening day. To each their own. :dunno:
And I never said anything about only caring about antlers. I was saying that meat is never a problem, I could get it done in the first day or two, or I could extend my season by holding out for a bigger racked buck (which has more meat too!) and just fill the freezer the last couple days on a meat buck if needed.
Post by: DBHAWTHORNE on July 19, 2011, 08:34:36 PM
Growing up we only had a few days out of the year to hunt, and if we could get a deer or two it gives us more meat for the year. I have always shot the first legal buck I see, it can be a 3x3 mulie, a 180" mulie or a 150" whitetail. I could care less either way. To me it's always has been and always will be about being out in the field and being able to provide food for the table. I've shot some good bucks (6x4 mulie that we never had scored and a 5x5 whitetail that scored in the upper 130's) but to me they have the same place in my memory and on my plate as a little 3x3. Just because a animal has a larger rack than a smaller animal does it make it a better hunt? or a better trophy? To me it doesn't and I hope I never get to the point where all i care about is the antlers.It is about meat for me....but that is only a small part of it. The stores I go to don't carry venison. I also choose not to shoot younger deer for the fact that I can get twice as much meat from a mature animal.....and it takes me longer in the woods to find a mature one then a spike or a forked horn.
And :yeah: . . . The saying "You can't eat the horns." kills me when people talk about taking young animals at the first chance they get. . . 90% of the time the bigger the horns are, the more meat there is on the animal! You can almost always find a young and dumb one to take the last few days for meat, but I'm surprised guys don't hold out longer for older animals. :dunno:
It's not just the antler size as much as it is hunting mature animals. However mature animals often have bigger racks which is a huge bonus. Going after mature animals year after year generally gives me much more field time than if I shot the first legal buck I see. If I did that my hunt would almost always be over the first day and I can't remember a season in over 20 years when I didn't have an opportunity at a legal buck within the first two days. Many seasons it would be over within the first few hours of hunting. Mature animals also usually have larger bodies which is another bonus when it comes to putting food on the table. Some people say they are tough or gamey when they are older but I have found most mature bucks make mighty find table fare.
Post by: SemperFidelis97 on July 19, 2011, 08:38:07 PM