Informative column in the Door County Advocate this weekend. Outdoor writer Kevin Naze nails it in How many deer are 'enough' in Door County?
Some will disagree but I think there are too many deer. The browsing this winter has been horrific. And with the 'starving time' for deer upon us I sure hope we don't find more dead deer in the woods who have outgrown the carrying capacity of their habitat.
For any of you deer camp guys that might be reading - take a moment to complete the DNR's Survey Monkey questionnaire here.
Hunt safe - shoot straight.
Monday, March 31, 2014
Sunday, March 30, 2014
Tom Turkey
Turkey season is drawing closer still and I'm beginning to get all tingly and itchy thinking about it. No, I don't have a rash. I'm getting pumped about seeing birds regularly on the trail camera and their tracks in the snow...
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Saturday, March 29, 2014
The Big Jump
Poetry in motion.
The beauty and grace of a whitetail deer.
What a spectacular series of burst photos taken with a trail camera. Too bad it wasn't the camera set to take video shorts.
The beauty and grace of a whitetail deer.
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What a spectacular series of burst photos taken with a trail camera. Too bad it wasn't the camera set to take video shorts.
Friday, March 28, 2014
The Gravy Train
How many of you have ever dined on gravy bread?
You know what I'm talking about. Bread with leftover meat and gravy poured over it. I grew up on the stuff. I had it a church camp. I ate it at scout camp. I had it at home. My dad acquired a taste for it when he was in the army. Of course, the military referred to it as SOS (shit on a shingle) I know any number of ex-military types that have a fondness for SOS.
Back in the day families ate this stuff because it was a great way to make use of leftovers and stretch you food budget. If you had a large family is was an economical way to feed the growing tribe. Countless Thanksgiving turkeys and Sunday pot roasts found their way back to the dinner table reincarnated as gravy bread.
The other day I got to thinking about utilizing some chicken leftovers to make some gravy bread. As a matter of fact this is pretty healthy stuff. The gravel was made from simmering the neck and giblets to make a rich chicken stock. Low fat as there were no pan dripping in it. I added some leftover pieces of leg and thigh meat - low fat as there was no skin in it. And I thickened it with a slurry of corn starch.
Ladled it over whole grain, oat-nut, Brownberry bread making it healthier yet. This is like health food. And it tasted so good that I'm thinking of making this with fresh baked biscuits for deer camp this year.
You know what I'm talking about. Bread with leftover meat and gravy poured over it. I grew up on the stuff. I had it a church camp. I ate it at scout camp. I had it at home. My dad acquired a taste for it when he was in the army. Of course, the military referred to it as SOS (shit on a shingle) I know any number of ex-military types that have a fondness for SOS.
Back in the day families ate this stuff because it was a great way to make use of leftovers and stretch you food budget. If you had a large family is was an economical way to feed the growing tribe. Countless Thanksgiving turkeys and Sunday pot roasts found their way back to the dinner table reincarnated as gravy bread.
The other day I got to thinking about utilizing some chicken leftovers to make some gravy bread. As a matter of fact this is pretty healthy stuff. The gravel was made from simmering the neck and giblets to make a rich chicken stock. Low fat as there were no pan dripping in it. I added some leftover pieces of leg and thigh meat - low fat as there was no skin in it. And I thickened it with a slurry of corn starch.
Ladled it over whole grain, oat-nut, Brownberry bread making it healthier yet. This is like health food. And it tasted so good that I'm thinking of making this with fresh baked biscuits for deer camp this year.
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Thursday, March 27, 2014
How Many?
If you hang around with deer hunters long enough you'll get all sorts of unsolicited feedback about deer numbers. Some hunters (like me) think there are too many deer. and would prefer to see a smaller deer population Other hunters (like Governor Walker) complain that they don't see enough deer and they prefer a deer behind every tree.
And most hunters agree that the DNR's deer estimates are either too high or too low.
Seriously, unless you were to walk around with a clipboard actually conducting a census of the whitetail population the best you can do is make an educated guess. Yup. A guesstimate.
How many deer do you count in this picture?
And most hunters agree that the DNR's deer estimates are either too high or too low.
Seriously, unless you were to walk around with a clipboard actually conducting a census of the whitetail population the best you can do is make an educated guess. Yup. A guesstimate.
How many deer do you count in this picture?
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Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Antler Hunting
My girls are exceptionally astute at locating and fetching shed antlers. Just the other day I was out trudging about in the snow performing corrective pruning on my oak trees and the Labs got an opportunity to 'hunt' for shed deer antlers.
Some results:
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