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Title: Wood Chuck Stew
Post by: Buffalogobbler on July 11, 2009, 07:34:49 pm
The following is my recipe for Wood Chuck stew.

Plant 6 celery, 3 broccoli,3 pepper, 6 dill plants,1 row of peas and 1 row of green beans in the garden.

When these have all dissapeared(usually only one or two days), your Wood Chuck should be fat enough.

Then take your bow and arrows and go shoot that Wood Chuck!
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Skin and quarter your Wood Chuck and par boil him in salted water for 20-30 min.

chop and render 4 slices of Bacon.
add quartered wood Chuck.
1 Lg. Onion, chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
1 Lg. carrot, chopped
2 Bay Leaves

When Onion is translucent add,
1 can of BEER
1 cup of chicken stock
water if needed
Bring to a boil,cover, reduce heat, simmer 2-2.5 hrs.

Remove from heat, let cool, pull meat from bones and return pot to stove,
Add meat,
1 cup frozen or fresh peas
6 Lg. Mushrooms, sliced.
S+P to taste
Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 15 min. until done.


Garnish with shredded Cheddar and Chives.

Title: Re: Wood Chuck Stew
Post by: nugget on July 11, 2009, 07:45:03 pm
Sounds very tasty. Now I want to go find me a groundhog to skewer.
Title: Re: Wood Chuck Stew
Post by: cowboy on July 11, 2009, 08:00:03 pm
No woodchucks around here but I like the first part of your recipe ;D. Don't know if I could muster that kind of humor if some critter ait my garden down hehehe :D.
Title: Re: Wood Chuck Stew
Post by: mullet on July 11, 2009, 11:24:13 pm
  That recipie will work with Armadillo.
Title: Re: Wood Chuck Stew
Post by: billy on July 12, 2009, 01:06:23 am
How does woodchuck taste?  I've never eaten it....
Title: Re: Wood Chuck Stew
Post by: JackCrafty on July 12, 2009, 01:23:11 am
Man!  I'm gonna bookmark that recipe.   :)
Title: Re: Wood Chuck Stew
Post by: chasing crow on July 12, 2009, 09:43:47 am
Tastes very good. One of my famiily's favorites. I usually slow roast it with carrots, onions, celery and potatoes. Even the old ones come out tender and tasty. Haven't gotten one with a bow yet though. Nice shooting!
Chasing Crow
Title: Re: Wood Chuck Stew
Post by: Buffalogobbler on July 12, 2009, 10:56:31 pm
Wood Chucks are TASTY little critters! :P
Title: Re: Wood Chuck Stew
Post by: hedgeapple on July 13, 2009, 12:44:43 am
When dressing a groundhog, I would suggest removing the glands/fatty tissue from under it's armpits.  Groundhog is quite yummy.  I pretty much lived on it during the economically challenging spring semester in college.  But, I  would not suggest BBQ-ing one.  I tried it once, it was nasty.  Stay with the pot roast, stew recipes.
Dave
Title: Re: Wood Chuck Stew
Post by: Sparrow on July 13, 2009, 12:57:41 am
I reckon that a fella could throw most any meat into that recipe and it would be good vittles.  '  Frank
Title: Re: Wood Chuck Stew
Post by: Hillbilly on July 13, 2009, 07:35:39 am
I like me some groundhog, it's good fixed a lot of different ways (almost identical to deer meat). Hedgeapple, I disagree-barbecued groundhog is really good-I've fed it to people who thought it was pork and went back for seconds and thirds. :) Like anything else, it's all in how you handle, clean, and treat it-plus, there's a big difference between an old rank boar and a nice young fat'un.
Title: Re: Wood Chuck Stew
Post by: Buffalogobbler on July 13, 2009, 09:22:55 am
Hillbilly,
I see that fat old boar every now and then, he lives by my neighbor, Billie's old barn.
So far I've gotten two of the three young ones.

I told Billie (she's 87 years old) that I got two of them with my bow, and I guess she could not understand why I was using a bow,
because she asked me if I owned a gun?
I told her, oh yea I had a gun to hunt with,
and she said,
"well I got a shotgun and that old Wood Chuck better watch out" :D

In this town Billie is a legandary cook, I'm sure she'd know how to cook a Wood Chuck.

Kevin
Title: Re: Wood Chuck Stew
Post by: Buffalogobbler on July 27, 2009, 11:04:44 pm
Guy's,
I don't know if I should be flattered or insulted.
I posted my "Woodchuck stew" recipe on a callmakers website and those jokers over there suggested,
 that with glasses we could be TWINS!!!

I don't know about you guy's,
But I fail to see any resemblance!
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Title: Re: Wood Chuck Stew
Post by: Postman on July 27, 2009, 11:10:57 pm
Chop off his tail, staple it to his left ear, give him a camo hat..... ;D

Nice shootin'
Title: Re: Wood Chuck Stew
Post by: hedgeapple on July 28, 2009, 12:32:22 am
Nope, I don't see the resemblance

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Title: Re: Wood Chuck Stew
Post by: El Destructo on July 28, 2009, 12:39:35 am
                                    LMAOFOTFF..........Yep....you could be kissin cousins......... ::)
Title: Re: Wood Chuck Stew
Post by: Postman on July 30, 2009, 11:15:22 pm
I just spilled my beer ;D Nice!
Title: Re: Wood Chuck Stew
Post by: knightd on July 31, 2009, 08:29:20 am
 :o ;D ;D  You aint right!!
Title: Re: Wood Chuck Stew
Post by: denny on August 17, 2009, 08:30:03 pm
Its the nose kevin.. Did ya get your package yet? I got mine, thanks.  Denny I plan to be at hawkie, see you there with some feathers. okay..
Title: Re: Wood Chuck Stew
Post by: denny on August 17, 2009, 08:36:34 pm
Hey I just thought of something,If the chuck ate the garden and you eat him you really didn't loose the garden. Sounds like a great recipe though. Den
Title: Re: Wood Chuck Stew
Post by: Buffalogobbler on August 18, 2009, 06:43:58 pm
Denny,
My Mom always said "Eat your vegetables", and I was going to eat my vegetables one way or the other!

Yes, I got the package! Thank You Very Much!!!!
I wanted to call you the other night to thank you for the generous trade!
I am just finnishing up last years Traditional shoot video, for the shoot at Hawkeye this weekend,
it's taking longer to finnish than I anticipated and time is running short, and when I remembered to call it was kinda late in the evening.

Glad to hear you are comming to Hawkeye for the traditional shoot this weekend!
Looking forward to meeting you!
It's gonna be GREAT!!!


Kevin
Title: Re: Wood Chuck Stew
Post by: bushytail on August 20, 2009, 08:30:13 pm
Last year i had a young and a old one.They both tast the same and both came out nice and tender.I cooked them in the slow cooker.I think they tast alot like squirrels.I tell others about it and they think i`m nuts.They don`t know what there missing.But make sure you get ALL the glands off before you cook em.
Title: Re: Wood Chuck Stew
Post by: sweeney3 on August 30, 2009, 10:36:20 am
Freakin' great!  I have people looking oddly at me as I fall out of my seat laughing.  At least I'm used to it...