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WhistlingBadger:
I'm putting up elk meat. Ground about 16 lb of Italian sausage today, after about 40lb of burger yesterday, and probably over a hundred pounds of steaks and roasts the day before that. Tomorrow, around 20 lb of bratwurst, and a couple gallons or so of bone broth to finish, and a big bag of dog scraps, then I'm done processing this beast.
Unfortunately the hide is ruined. There wasn't room for it in our freezer, and with the unseasonably warm temperatures, it spoiled--I mean really, really rotten--before I could get it scraped. :( It would have been fun to have a bark tanned elk hide to make stuff out of, but there just wasn't time. Hopefully I'll do better with the antelope I plan to harvest next weekend.
Did a euro mount with the skull, just need to finish bleaching it. But I think we're going to need a bigger house to hang it in! It isn't a record book bull, but this critter is BIG.
WhistlingBadger:
Bangers and smash for supper tonight, made with homegrown taters, tomatoes, and green onions, and homemade elk bratwurst. Yum
Less appetizing but still useful: Boiling elk legs and jawbones. The hooves will eventually become bow tip overlays; the jawbones will be knife handles.
Pappy:
Looking good WB, lots of good meat and supplies on them critters. :)
Pappy
WhistlingBadger:
--- Quote from: Pappy on October 11, 2024, 09:03:29 am ---Looking good WB, lots of good meat and supplies on them critters. :)
Pappy
--- End quote ---
My previous elk were both cows, and I'm amazed at how much more meat is on a big bull like this. I'm going to have to wait until the end of the month to hunt antelope, just because the freezer is packed and there's nowhere to put one! Nice problem to have.
Eric Krewson:
I had a great time yesterday; I went to a little get-together near my home with a bunch of other black powder enthusiasts. We do a little shooting and a lot of talking; I even gave a bow building instruction to those who were interested. Some of us were rifle builders, some just like to shoot.
This gathering is twice a year and open to anyone who likes traditional muzzleloading or would like to learn about it. This gathering is small, there were 6 of us there yesterday, cap and ball pistols were shot more than anything else.
My best friend Joe gave me one of his hand crafted "Bogle Rifles", I put it through its paces yesterday, what a shooter! I was working up a squirrel hunting load for it, I think I got it right.
Joe's 5th great grandfather was a famous gun builder around 1810, only a very few of his original guns have survived, I think there are three. These are considered very special because of the unique style that transitions between gun building eras of the time.
The picture is of Joe holding one of the last surviving guns that his granddad made, Joe took pictures and measurements and replicated this rifle perfectly.
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