At the deer camp I used to frequent near Crystal Springs, Mississippi, we called it "the autopsy": In an open-sided shed, the deer would be hoisted up by their hind legs on a gambrel and inspected by our camp butcher and amateur forensic expert, Bill Peavey. An irascible man, tough as a camp skillet, Peavey always took meticulous care in showing us precisely where and how our bullets had penetrated the deer and, more importantly, where we should have aimed those bullets to avoid damaging the meat.
This isn't strange (like duck tongues--yech!), but I almost always eat the heart and liver of the deer I kill. Heart is really delicious and deserves special treatment at a special meal, but the best way to eat a liver is grilled over the coals of a fire, high on the mountain next to the buck you just killed. A little iron to stiffen your legs for the drag back to camp.
The old man waited for me at the end of the dock, where he'd been pulling sac-au-lait—crappies—from the brown waters of Bayou Lafourche. My hunched shoulders tipped him off. "No écureuil?" he asked, in the clipped tones of old Cajun French. He was incredulous. This 89-year-old Louisiana papa, with white hair and eyes the color of Spanish moss, had never heard of such a thing. "No écureuil," I said, hanging my head. No squirrel.
This sounds like so much fun. I think I'm going to finally go on a big hunt, and I think a caribou is the way to go. Seems like a real adventure, but not too expensive.
That was really pretty bull this guy shot. Not real huge, but a killer-looking rack.
This reminds me of camps I've been to in Northcentral PA and New York's Adirondacks. Wild places and true hunts. I love deer camp. I try to explain to people who don't hunt that it's a holiday, better than christmas.
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How to Cook Your Gut Pile21
At the deer camp I used to frequent near Crystal Springs, Mississippi, we called it "the autopsy": In an open-sided shed, the deer would be hoisted up by their hind legs on a gambrel and inspected by our camp butcher and amateur forensic expert, Bill Peavey. An irascible man, tough as a camp skillet, Peavey always took meticulous care in showing us precisely where and how our bullets had penetrated the deer and, more importantly, where we should have aimed those bullets to avoid damaging the meat.
This isn't strange (like duck tongues--yech!), but I almost always eat the heart and liver of the deer I kill. Heart is really delicious and deserves special treatment at a special meal, but the best way to eat a liver is grilled over the coals of a fire, high on the mountain next to the buck you just killed. A little iron to stiffen your legs for the drag back to camp.
Deep in the Heart of Roosterland5
Awesome photos.
Squirrel Town, USA: Hunting the Cajun Passover12
The old man waited for me at the end of the dock, where he'd been pulling sac-au-lait—crappies—from the brown waters of Bayou Lafourche. My hunched shoulders tipped him off. "No écureuil?" he asked, in the clipped tones of old Cajun French. He was incredulous. This 89-year-old Louisiana papa, with white hair and eyes the color of Spanish moss, had never heard of such a thing. "No écureuil," I said, hanging my head. No squirrel.
This sounds like so much fun. Who knew cajuns got so excited for squirrels.
Going Deep in the Name of Bass Research10
This story is cool. Good info too. You guys should do this for walleye.
Caribou: The Deer That Never Stops4
This sounds like so much fun. I think I'm going to finally go on a big hunt, and I think a caribou is the way to go. Seems like a real adventure, but not too expensive. That was really pretty bull this guy shot. Not real huge, but a killer-looking rack.
The 11 Most Accurate Factory Rifles of 2007 and 200824
This is awesome. It's crazy how good rifles have gotten lately. Especially the triggers.
Deer Camp Report: Kings of Drummond Island5
This reminds me of camps I've been to in Northcentral PA and New York's Adirondacks. Wild places and true hunts. I love deer camp. I try to explain to people who don't hunt that it's a holiday, better than christmas.
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