Not trying to stir controversy ..but..
#21
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Posts: 239
RE: Not trying to stir controversy ..but..
ORIGINAL: TURKEY FAN
Why kill it if your not going to grill it!?? You can say i do this i do that but what do u do when you cant give anymore away? If u kill it you should eat it! [:@]
Why kill it if your not going to grill it!?? You can say i do this i do that but what do u do when you cant give anymore away? If u kill it you should eat it! [:@]
The over ethical among us somehow were educated differently? I don't get it personally but thats how it goes. I'll kill hundreds of ground squirrels for infested ranch operations and every single one of them will be gone by next day, ravens, crows, magpies, hawks, eagles and the rest get cleaned up by coyotes and badgers overnight. Not even a blood stain will remain. Its nice they don't go to waste in that instance, but so what if they did...pest control. Just how things are....that is what humans are. The city you live and the roads you drive down, the lights you turn on(including your computer) kill animals you don't eat every single day. I see no difference in one justification over another.
And i don't see why people can not enjoy it either. All the other animals do too. And even the greenies driving their honda civics or typing away on their computers etc. enjoy killing animals too. You see them smiling and having a good time....they just don't realize they have about the same impact on the environment as those of us who can still kill them face to face, the more natural way. They are simply ignorant of what it means to be a human being is all. But make no mistake, if they enjoy life as a human, then they enjoy killing animals....its what we do.
B
#22
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Mid-Missouri
Posts: 426
RE: Not trying to stir controversy ..but..
I agree with Jeramy If I get a rack its a bonus. I process my own deer, most of it gets ground. The meat in the freezer really helps me justify all the money I spend hunting to the wife. With a family of four we spend plenty at the supermarket so every little bit helps. The other thing venison is pure,all the store bought beef, pork, and chicken is so full of hormones and steroids it sickening. I drive a 18 wheeler for a living and have seen the conditions at stockyards and slaughterhouses. I ll eat the venison I kill and butcher myself.
#23
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Littleton Colorado USA
Posts: 88
RE: Not trying to stir controversy ..but..
I agree with the others regarding how critical the butchering and care of the meat is. Also, if you're trophy hunting, don't expect that old buck to taste nearly as good as a younger animal. I don't care for venison that has a gamey taste, but there are some excellent marinade recipes for venison that help alot in tenderizing the meat and eliminating the gamey taste. My wife cooks deer roast or steaks after marinating them overnight. The meat comes out delicious, juicy and tender. It's every good as a good beef pot roast. I don't have the exact recipe, but I know it contains some red wine, worchesteshire sauce, garlic, onions and I don't know what else. Yum Yum.
#24
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 3,236
RE: Not trying to stir controversy ..but..
The other thing venison is pure,all the store bought beef, pork, and chicken is so full of hormones and steroids it sickening. I drive a 18 wheeler for a living and have seen the conditions at stockyards and slaughterhouses.
#25
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location:
Posts: 65
RE: Not trying to stir controversy ..but..
I do not do this, but if at some point the animal is eaten by something then it is not waste. If you kill it, it will get eaten by something else. Every single part of it. From the bacteria to the coyote's, it gets eaten. There really is no waste.
That being said, I believe in bringing home what I harvest and eating it. It has been said many times on this board, "it is not the kill, but rather the quest to maket the kill that I enjoy".
That being said, I believe in bringing home what I harvest and eating it. It has been said many times on this board, "it is not the kill, but rather the quest to maket the kill that I enjoy".
#26
RE: Not trying to stir controversy ..but..
I don't care to eat deer anymore. I just don't have the time to deal with it. However, if you want to improove your meat quality start baiting with corn. Steers before going to slaughter get feed corn to sweeten and fatten up the animal. Before that, they just graze in the fields.
#28
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: baltimore,md
Posts: 547
RE: Not trying to stir controversy ..but..
I usally will keep a few backstraps,couple of roasts,and some steaks,the rest I give to my employees and the soup kitchens.Of course,the landowners allways get a professionally processed deer (or two) at no charge for allowing me to hunt...Bob
#29
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Harford Co Maryland USA
Posts: 4,966
RE: Not trying to stir controversy ..but..
Here in MD, we can take a whole lotta deer legally. My family eats deer meat in various forms about 4 - 5 days per week and we go through 5 or more deer each year. However, I have been asked by some farmers to take as many does as I can off their properties and I have the crop damage permits to allow it PLUS plenty of tags that come with my license. The problem is, we can't eat that much deer! I have been actively attempting to contact people in advance who will agree to take a deer so that I know it is being used. If I don't have the space in my freezer, or someone to take the deer, I won't take the shot. I'm sitting out the second day right now since I know I don't have anyone to take a deer and I don't have the time available to process one.
#30
RE: Not trying to stir controversy ..but..
ORIGINAL: rybohunter
Places I hunt are badly in need of herd thinning.
Places I hunt are badly in need of herd thinning.