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Can I borrow your kids?

I have to do it all.

Looks like you got it made, wish I was that lucky. I have to do it all.

Thank GOD first then thank you for bringing them up right. Any male can father a child, but it takes a real man to be a dad.

You sure seem to have done a thing or two right in you life Chet. But those youngsters have got to top the list.

That is good that they learn that. Later in life if there is still hunting or even just butchering on the farm, it will come in handy. Way to go!!

How many tray's do you have for that dehydrator? I only have four. You can put out a lot of jerky with that many trays!

I wonder if any of them will become a butcher. I wish my dad had tought me how to butcher when I was a kid because we never took deer to a processor. It would have shortened the learning curve as an adult.

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Have you ever tried making jerky with ground venison? I can get about 1 lb. of meat on a tray.It's not as long lasting, chew and flavor wise, as sliced jerky but it's a whole lot easier. You can season and cure cubes of meat and run it through the grinder, then refrigerate in a zip lock baggie for 24 hours and dehydrate. Or just take out some grinds that are already made up for hamburgers or whatever, thaw them, then cure and season and put it in a zip lock baggie for 24 hours. When I do it this way I use an electric blender to mix the grinds, spices and jerky cure together really well. You will need a Jerky Shooter, a modified caulking gun, and just squeeze it onto the trays. I just seasoned and cured 4 lbs. and will dehydrate it tomorrow. Here's where I got my setup from.
http://www.shop.himtnjerky.com/onlin...cat=254&page=1