My hunting season thus far

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I will be going for the first time in the AM. I hope to bag several doe by the weekend and next week I feel maybe some sausage being made, or something depending on the weather. I may just have to freeze the deer meat and wait for cooler weather.
 
Pheasant season in my state starts Saturday, I took Monday off. Deer rifle season is in 2 1/2 weeks, the wife and I cut back from 8 tags to 5 for this year; my sons are not around as much to eat (both have thier drivers license and the girls are looking better to them !!!). Hope to have hunting pic's to follow.....
 
Right now I have three snowshow hares, four partridge and a big empty spot in my freezer. Still playing tag with a good sized Boar Black Bear..

Rifle deer season starts a month from now and I have high hopes. Wish I had a moose permit. They're crawling all over the place!

Cheers!
 
Mossy Mo
our season in MT starts about the same time as yours and I already have a nice juicy cow elk tied up and waiting to be shot and put in my freezer
 
Your season looks good so far! Bow season for whitetail deer opens this Saturday for me. I hope to get a few fat ones in the freezer this year. The temperature will be dropping by then....should be a good day to hunt.
 
Hello Sir, I must have missed you on the roll call. Welcome from another Montana boy.
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I got two questions for ya. I could tie a cow elk to the hitchin rack, but how did you halter break her?
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#2, you need to get a big bull, just for the hat rack. (yea I know, the cow tastes better)


have fun and good luck on your hunt. Terry
 
Nice lookin' buck there... not too big, decent rack! Given the fletching pictured, a fine shot too. The reason I don't do bow is I am afraid of not dropping a deer. To me, as a hunter- you owe the game a quick, humane kill. I just don't trust myself on game with the bow. Funny tho, as a kid I shot in competition and did OK. "Buck fever"? Heh... ah well, shotgun/rifle in a month!
 
Nice pictures!
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I'm waiting for rifle season, starts in about a month.
Which reminds me, I still have some venison to use up.
 
Yeah I did.....

I had a venison ham and shoulder given to me.... can't beat that price nor trip
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and I think that makes it free ! ! !

Can't wait till I next month when I load up the 2 CG's and I will throw them on as well.
 
Just this morning I bagged one of those big black mice that start coming in this time of year. Sneaky little thing took the bait twice without getting caught! Showed him who was boss!
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Good luck to you all, I don't hunt by my 13 year old got a button buck last year, hopefully something bigger this year. My bro put in a bid on a 250 year old farm house on 37+ acres, duck, buck, & doe hunting!!
 
HAHAH nice. Anyone here ever smoked a venison ham? I want to try it but im real afraid of ruining it. does dark lean meat like deer take to a brine very well? Or would i be better off using something with more flavor like an italian dressing or something. I havent smoked anything lately so im gettin antzy. any ideas?
 
I think that you would get along well with Italian Dressing and perhaps wrap it in bacon as venison is very lean meat.
 
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