tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63954461738447145712024-03-20T10:12:13.367-05:00Wild Ed's Texas OutdoorsTexas Outdoors, Hunting, Shotgunning, Wildlife, Hair Sheep, Livestock, Recipes, Flint Knapping,Photography, Falconry, Texas Barbecue, Fishing, Trapping, Predator Calling, Shooting and other AdventuresWild Edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04616707944931436546noreply@blogger.comBlogger562125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395446173844714571.post-11648614895179406142022-10-18T07:14:00.000-05:002022-10-18T07:14:12.327-05:00OLD FASHION LUNCH MEAT<p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoD5sUQD070aJU85WT64ug4286lEBrILRbRkHHqN2UNGh8KEoKyVfQOyz-M9_Q6Sy__qjg8WsnytClV2jd9GqOqQpORA8QlqVdFcWNesIUuQmtaXuJi8SOeytBCP4ka5XzTP9chueE8aZnK92_so5hMnKOo0b8tZEeXkOLGm8JoIrlg3vbBFSbj77AoQ/s4032/spiced%20salami.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2664" data-original-width="4032" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoD5sUQD070aJU85WT64ug4286lEBrILRbRkHHqN2UNGh8KEoKyVfQOyz-M9_Q6Sy__qjg8WsnytClV2jd9GqOqQpORA8QlqVdFcWNesIUuQmtaXuJi8SOeytBCP4ka5XzTP9chueE8aZnK92_so5hMnKOo0b8tZEeXkOLGm8JoIrlg3vbBFSbj77AoQ/w400-h264/spiced%20salami.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;">When I was just a youngster back in the 1960s I used to
spend a couple of weeks each summer with my grandparents that lived in
Jollyville, Texas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jollyville was a hole
in the wall between Leander and Austin, at that time it was the only thing
between Leander and Austin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It has long
since been swallowed up by Austin and few remember what it was like back
then.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a small community with only
one store and gas pump called Hill’s Store.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I can remember going to the little store which had a small meat case and
getting lunch meat sliced. Sometimes my grandparents bought Olive loaf which I
hated or bologna which was ok.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Other
times they would get Salami or Spiced Luncheon meat. They always had it sliced
thin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I liked the Salami the best, the
Spiced Luncheon meat had a good flavor but was greasy which I assume was
because it was made from fatty meat trimmings. I came up with a recipe that
reminds me of the old time lunch meats we had sliced at Hill’s Store but I know
what goes in this one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also can slice
this as thick as I like for a sandwich.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I think you would enjoy this version and it is not that hard to make.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Spiced Salami Lunchmeat<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;">10 pounds of ground meat about 20 to 30 percent fat <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;">2 level teaspoons pink cure salt<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;">4 tablespoons kosher salt<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;">2 tablespoons black pepper<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;">1 tablespoon crushed red pepper flakes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;">1 tablespoon garlic powder<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;">1 teaspoon paprika<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;">1 teaspoon ground allspice<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;">¼ teaspoon ground cloves<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;">1 teaspoon mustard powder<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;">1 teaspoon onion powder<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;">2 teaspoons brown sugar<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;">½ cup powdered milk<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;">1/4 teaspoon liquid smoke<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;">2 cups cold water</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Mix all dry ingredients together very well. Add the liquid
smoke to the 2 cups of cold water and mix all of the dry ingredients into the
water until dissolved and mixed well. Once well mixed pour water with spices
over the meat and mix until the ingredients are equally distributed though the
ground meat. Place meat mixture in the refrigerator, cover and let cool for 12
to 24 hours to let the cure work and the spices blend together. After at least
of 12 hours in refrigerator stuff into casings. (I used the jumbo red casings
for bologna and lunch meat available online and some sausage supply companies.
I bought mine from Lem Supply Co. online. These casings are about 4.5 inches in
diameter and perfect for sandwiches.) Soak the casing in warm water for about
30 minutes before stuffing. Add more cold water if needed to the meat blend to
help with stuffing the casings. If you use the large fibrous casings you do not
even need a sausage stuffer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just spoon
in the meat and squeeze down the casing until tight and plump then ring or tie
off the end. Once the casings are stuffed you can cook them in a smoker or
oven, I like somewhere between 225 to 275 degrees. Slowly cook to 155 degrees
internal temperature. When internal temperature is up to 155 degrees place in
ice water bath for about 15 minutes to prevent shrinkage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Slice and enjoy.<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ1obzwW6iihxTA8Qi_-fNjjqv21obECTbuhqwtSdoRCkAAJNAhpdLuVER_rTbLXkGaPv_Cwj7gBp1W3vZFnsmwslY6jIm_iLHdqzblGgSzJvNJpznYSPsb24d9seLi8-IMl1sKfF7INwHamgLifuM_Ykh4-dJndtoeLnTOavXoDzJRNEmmQGq_9Qn7g/s2946/spiced%20salami%20sliced.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2802" data-original-width="2946" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ1obzwW6iihxTA8Qi_-fNjjqv21obECTbuhqwtSdoRCkAAJNAhpdLuVER_rTbLXkGaPv_Cwj7gBp1W3vZFnsmwslY6jIm_iLHdqzblGgSzJvNJpznYSPsb24d9seLi8-IMl1sKfF7INwHamgLifuM_Ykh4-dJndtoeLnTOavXoDzJRNEmmQGq_9Qn7g/w400-h380/spiced%20salami%20sliced.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Wild Edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04616707944931436546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395446173844714571.post-28276923977917522602022-07-30T16:41:00.000-05:002022-07-30T16:41:42.127-05:00Wild Ed’s Meat Snack Sticks and Summer Sausage<p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3eRWmmXx4GA9OPC8SG87W0FNU7qF6-ZiPVMJXGFWZFFNySPpNl_UaWsJZ1w2wTFwBdPyXHd_MiNkr8TCwLLZXTPG8txgJZojKBJnQiY5ZsO53FKfNcbPVCXZzVKMmwVeFDZ7Ymyri6IiidsJnWcG1eWDeyLkBgBV6Ep6OBwz09THNH0BM-kJKiAa7Hw/s2937/snack%20sticks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2757" data-original-width="2937" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3eRWmmXx4GA9OPC8SG87W0FNU7qF6-ZiPVMJXGFWZFFNySPpNl_UaWsJZ1w2wTFwBdPyXHd_MiNkr8TCwLLZXTPG8txgJZojKBJnQiY5ZsO53FKfNcbPVCXZzVKMmwVeFDZ7Ymyri6IiidsJnWcG1eWDeyLkBgBV6Ep6OBwz09THNH0BM-kJKiAa7Hw/w400-h375/snack%20sticks.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Summer Sausage and Snack Sticks ready to go in the oven</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I love meat snack sticks but don’t eat them very often
because of the price. If you figure out
the price you pay per ounce for decent ones it comes in around $20.00 per
pound. Many of those I have bought taste greasy and there is no way of knowing
what is really in them. Therefore I have
been working to come up with one I can make at home for a reasonable price and
with quality meat and ingredients. The following is my best so far and can be
made with your choice of meats. You can leave out or add spices as you
please. I sometimes add cheese and Jalapenos
to the recipe. Come up with your own favorite but until you do I think you will
enjoy this one. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;">10 pounds of ground meat about 20 to 25 percent fat<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;">2 level teaspoons pink cure salt<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;">4 tablespoons kosher salt<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;">2 tablespoons black pepper<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;">1 tablespoon crushed red pepper flakes<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;">1 tablespoon garlic powder<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;">1 teaspoon paprika<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;">1 teaspoon mustard powder<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;">1 teaspoon onion powder<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;">2 teaspoons brown sugar<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;">½ cup powdered milk<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;">1 teaspoon liquid smoke<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;">2 cups cold water<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;">17 to 21 mm edible collagen snack stick casings, available
at many butcher shops, online sausage supply companies, Amazon and many Academy
Sports stores. I use the mahogany colored ones.</span><span style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Mix all dry ingredients together very well. Add the liquid smoke to the 2 cups of cold
water and mix dry ingredients into the water until dissolved and mixed
well. You can leave out the liquid smoke
if you are going to actually smoke the snack sticks. Since I am doing these in the oven I added
the liquid smoke. Once well mixed pour water with spices over the meat and mix
until the ingredients are equally distributed though the ground meat. Place
meat mixture in the refrigerator, cover and let cool for 12 to 24 hours to let
the cure work and the spices blend together. After at least of 12 hours in
refrigerator stuff into casings. Add
more cold water if needed to help with stuffing the casings. Once the casings are stuffed you can dry them
in a smoker, oven or dehydrator. Slowly
dry to around 155 degrees internal temperature or to the dryness and hardness
you prefer. If using poultry in your meat mix bring to 165 degree internal
temperature for safety. Cut to preferred length, package and enjoy.</span></span></p>Wild Edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04616707944931436546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395446173844714571.post-10781130662925696802022-06-02T10:37:00.001-05:002022-06-02T10:37:52.891-05:00Observe Fawns From a Distance<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAaCApxZ7BjMtaqR9O8vnRvZMPJDGKIO4ttxoPQMXMHQp9xkx5tmUvnomn_noJU2zZSCLHRP6_rwEz2LiqPXxpOYaeQ0WyYkOahNudc5q022WR9PJXWpNLQNlOlALNycXfmwHHwAhjyG_G7jRGGAthIdf_6lyVM0r7JsRQpaoqv-cqwnf8zxpgoFU6GA/s275/Fawn.jpe" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAaCApxZ7BjMtaqR9O8vnRvZMPJDGKIO4ttxoPQMXMHQp9xkx5tmUvnomn_noJU2zZSCLHRP6_rwEz2LiqPXxpOYaeQ0WyYkOahNudc5q022WR9PJXWpNLQNlOlALNycXfmwHHwAhjyG_G7jRGGAthIdf_6lyVM0r7JsRQpaoqv-cqwnf8zxpgoFU6GA/w400-h266/Fawn.jpe" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">I was out checking livestock water troughs yesterday when I
spotted a newborn fawn right by the ranch road.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It did not even raise its head as I watched it for a moment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The camouflage spotted pattern was almost
perfect except it lay on a patch of green making it visible to me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The sighting reminded me that I needed to
post a warning about touching these little fawns. This is the time of year that
people come across these beautiful little creatures and want to pick them up or
feel they are abandoned and think they are saving them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do not touch it, if you get your scent on it
the doe may not take it back when she returns.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Deer bond based on smell and if that smell is strange she may not accept
the young deer as her own.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Not only are fawns found out in the countryside but also in
city neighborhoods, parks and back yards as we encroach into their habitat with
housing developments. In Suburbia the deer are quite at home with living on the
forage found in large yards and greenbelts. Several generations have been
raised among the houses and traffic and thus it is normal for them. What is not
normal are the numbers of fawns that are picked up by well-meaning souls that
find them laying in the yard or on the edge of a walking trail.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A doe
will place her fawn somewhere she feels it is secure and go off to feed. She
will later return to check the fawn and nurse it as needed. So many city folks
that run across these fawns think they are abandoned or the mother is dead and
take them. Not being equipped nor trained in raising deer they either have to
get help or try to raise it themselves. Many cannot get the little fawn to
nurse or give it the wrong kind of milk and start it towards a cruel death even
though they had good intentions. Rehabbers in our area have an overabundance of
whitetail fawns they are raising because of the well-intentioned people that
have picked them up. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Remember that if you find a fawn leave it where it is unless
it is covered by fire ants or is actually in real danger. Do not get your scent
on it. The doe will return and retrieve her fawn later. In my almost seven
decades of being in the outdoors I have only removed two fawns from the
wild.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One was completely covered in fire
ants including in the nose and eyes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
other I took away from a dog carrying it down the side of the highway. If you
really think it is abandoned come back and check on it later or watch for the
mother in the area. Ninety-nine percent of the time the doe will come back
unless injured or killed. It is illegal for you to possess a white-tailed fawn
in Texas so if it truly needs help you should go to the Texas Parks and
Wildlife website and locate a licensed rehabber in your area or call the local
game warden. They will take the fawn and give it a chance to survive. Feel free
to observe the beautiful wildlife of Texas, but do it from a distance.</span><o:p></o:p></p>Wild Edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04616707944931436546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395446173844714571.post-44356622635786271222021-12-15T15:14:00.000-06:002021-12-15T15:14:33.081-06:00The Stranger at the Campfire<p><span style="font-size: large;"> It seems that most every hunting season someone asks me about this story and if it really happened. Below is what really happened and written down as best as I could remember. I believe every word I wrote till this day.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Ea-UM1Pm3aUNZmApnCGnmPKtizVUfTYo-GCsb0CI1rU4cLcNGIhN5wZA2NYN32aKRfJXOXi2i85fUVA0VIp3YbV8wWGFfHRjry3pI9jSKN_8w3juzbOdovI3Ex12__MaO5G5obVGNuMu/s1600/thCA38ML7O.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Ea-UM1Pm3aUNZmApnCGnmPKtizVUfTYo-GCsb0CI1rU4cLcNGIhN5wZA2NYN32aKRfJXOXi2i85fUVA0VIp3YbV8wWGFfHRjry3pI9jSKN_8w3juzbOdovI3Ex12__MaO5G5obVGNuMu/s1600/thCA38ML7O.jpg" width="400" /></a></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">This is a true story, as I believe it, that I have related to only a few people. It happened in 2009 on a remote ranch in the Caprock Canyon country of Texas, home of the Comanche and West Texas cowboy history. It is of a strange and haunting event that comes drifting into my consciousness and memory every once in a while, so I guess I will never forget that night. Last night I had a dream and saw the visitor in my dreams again. By telling the story I am hoping the stranger will quit sneaking into my dreams. I will tell you that I did not believe in ghosts that walk the earth but know that strange things occur. I also am aware that the Bible speaks of spirits and demons. As I age and now have a had some things happen that I can not explain I am no longer sure what I believe. The following is my story as best I can relate it to you.<br /><br />Several years back my brother by choice, Ken, called and told me his family company was purchasing a ranch to hold as an investment. The ranch was located in far North Texas in the remote <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Caprock</span> Canyon Brush Country. The place was supposed to have deer and hogs on it and he wanted to know if I would like to go up and spend the weekend. He planned to explore the ranch and possibly do some hunting. I was told it had an old cabin we could stay in while we were there. I always do the cooking on these trips so I began to get the supplies together that we would need for a weekend. I picked up some nice steaks along with some baking potatoes for the first night. There is nothing quite like a good steak grilled over mesquite coals when you are out on a hunting trip.<br /><br />I drove from Austin up to Abilene to meet Ken. We loaded his four wheel drive truck and started the long drive north. It was almost dark when we arrived at the gate of the ranch and we saw no game as we drove to the cabin. We quickly unloaded the truck and each of us threw our sleeping bags on a bunk in separate rooms of the cabin. I then gathered some dry mesquite and started a fire in a stone fire ring out back of the cabin. I placed the grill I had brought over the fire and wrapped the potatoes in foil to bake while the fire burned down to coals. We decide to make a short drive and check out what we could of the place before dark, besides it would take the potatoes at least and hour to cook. We made a couple of miles on the ranch roads and saw no game except for a couple of jackrabbits which did not interest us. As we pulled up to the house we decided to check out the old barn close by. As I opened the barn door there was a shriek and two white forms flew right over my head giving my heart a jump. It was two almost solid white barn owls and I should have taken it as an omen. We headed to the camp house and supper. After a great steak we enjoyed the warmth of the fire, a good drink and the company of a good friend until we decided to turn in for the night.<br /><br />It had been a long day and the warmth of a sleeping bag to ward off the North Texas chill was welcomed. The moaning and creaking of a windmill just outside my window made it difficult to go to sleep but exhaustion got the better of me and I finally nodded off. I awoke to notice the flickering of the fire reflecting off the walls of my room. I set up on the edge of my bunk and looked out the window and noticed that someone had put more wood on the fire and the flames were swirling in the wind. Smoke was rising against the cold filling my view with eerie white clouds in the freezing night air. At the edge of the illumination but close enough to take in the warmth of the fire stood a figure dressed in a western duster with the collar pulled up to block the cold wind. A familiar silver belly hat was pulled down over his face so that I could not make out the eyes. His hands encased in golden buckskin gloves and held a steaming cup of coffee against his chest as if he was savoring the smell as much as the taste. My first thought was to get dressed and go have a cup of coffee with my bud, but thinking that my snoring might have driven him out into the cold I decided to let him enjoy the fire and his thoughts without my company. Besides the coffee would keep me up the rest of the night. As I climbed back into the warm sleeping bag it felt to be the right choice.</span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4AcgG0BpY8w/SwHgN8sfo0I/AAAAAAAABsQ/LmqNfyBfAoc/s1600/cabin085.jpg"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="" border="0" height="300" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404847558056977218" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4AcgG0BpY8w/SwHgN8sfo0I/AAAAAAAABsQ/LmqNfyBfAoc/s400/cabin085.jpg" style="display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" width="400" /></span></a><br /><span style="font-size: large;">When I again woke there was a pinkish golden glow in the sky to the east. I walked to the front door and went out on the porch to relieve myself. The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">pre</span>-dawn sky revealed an unbelievable scene with stars visible that I had not seen in a long time. Frost covered the ground and brush while my bare skin tingled with shock as I stood against the cold wind and looked at the sky. It never ceases to amaze me how visible the stars are when you get out in a remote area where the sky is dark with no lights from the city. I returned to the cabin to get dressed for the day. I lit the propane stove to make coffee and prepare breakfast.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">The coffee made, eggs and sausage cooked, I hollered at Ken to get up for breakfast as I took the biscuits from the oven. After his brief morning ritual Ken came to the table and asked how I had slept. Feeling guilty about driving him from his bunk with my snoring I immediately started apologizing for waking him up in the middle of the night. He looked at me with a strange look on his face and replied that his head never left the pillow until he woke just a few minutes before. I retaliated with the fact that I had seen him standing out by the fire in the middle of the night. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Visibly</span> seeing that I was getting upset he again assured me that he had not moved from his sleeping bag all night.<br /><br />I hurried outside to the fire pit where the fire still burned in the early dawn. No one was around and I could find no evidence of someone coming or going other than the fire not yet burned down to coals. We were miles from anywhere and would surely have heard any vehicle driving into the ranch. Anyone coming in on the road also would have had to come through a locked gate. The cowboy I had seen at the fire was dressed in period cowboy clothing but that is the usual garb for Ken or me when we are not on a hunt where camouflage clothing is needed. Both of us were wearing Silver belly old style cowboy hats on this trip and either of our duster coats would pass for the one worn by the stranger at the fire. I never found anything that pointed to who or what was standing at the fire that night. I will always wonder if he was sent to fetch me and something kept me from going out to the fire that night. I can think of a lot worse things that could come in the night. Peaceful dreams, Wild Ed</span></p>Wild Edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04616707944931436546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395446173844714571.post-36825179690756188872021-11-15T08:36:00.003-06:002021-11-15T08:36:51.653-06:00Venison Burger Done Right<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAqF1P9pPJlIodUVutJz02iQrIhhTVZUWPOYXYOZ73RsIaYS3KButbPJfM7snq6-n3i-LBcgx332uiINhZWiKjjBQj6Ny7Or2Dwdust_Zt1ORhXnRPsxfMc-yskRU2tDDZR5BCMU6OY3aj/s1600/5lb-ground-venison.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAqF1P9pPJlIodUVutJz02iQrIhhTVZUWPOYXYOZ73RsIaYS3KButbPJfM7snq6-n3i-LBcgx332uiINhZWiKjjBQj6Ny7Or2Dwdust_Zt1ORhXnRPsxfMc-yskRU2tDDZR5BCMU6OY3aj/s400/5lb-ground-venison.jpg" width="400" /></a></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">With deer season in full swing many are processing or having a deer processed. Lots of hunters I talk with have much of their venison ground into burger but are never really happy with the results. The fat on deer as a whole is not a good tasting fat and there is no marbling of the meat like on beef. Therefore unless you add a good fat to venison burger it will be dry and will not have much taste as the fat in hamburger is what makes it taste so good. Since there is no fat in the meat to bind it together it will crumble if you try and make it into a patty and cook it. The solution to this dry tasteless burger is too easy, you just add fat. You can have the processor add pork or beef fat to your venison burger and then use it just like ground pork or ground beef. If you do it at home you can mix it many ways. I try to end up with a product that is about 25 percent pork or beef fat to 75 percent venison. I sometimes buy the cheap overly fat beef hamburger at the grocery store and mix in ground venison until it has enough fat in the mixture, this makes great burgers. If my area grocery stores run the packer beef briskets on sale that have not been trimmed of the excess fat, I will buy one of those to grind and mix with my ground venison. A brisket ground up with and equal amount of venison makes very good burger. I buy pork jowls or fatback to mix with my ground venison for my breakfast or link sausage recipes. If you like the flavor of Bacon Burgers you might try my favorite way to make them. I buy the cheap bacon ends that come in a box or a big plastic bulk package. These are the end pieces of slabs of bacon that are odd sized and cannot be sliced to go in the packages as sliced bacon. It is just small and end pieces of actual cured bacon. I grind it up and mix it with the ground venison until the mix fries up like you want and then it can be made into packages of formed burger patties. The taste when done on the grill is of a great bacon burger, with a slice of your favorite cheese most will not be able to even tell that the wonderful burger they are eating is 75 percent venison. I sometimes take the bacon burger mixture and add seasonings to make breakfast patty sausage, be sure and cut back on the salt as the cured bacon is already salted. This will make a patty sausage with a cured bacon flavor. With a little experimentation you can come up with all sorts of ways to use your venison burger. I use the burger in mexican food, Italian food, meat loaf or any other way iwould use ground meat. Just remember to add at least 25 percent fat when you grind the burger and you will have a product the whole family will enjoy. Wild Ed</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>Wild Edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04616707944931436546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395446173844714571.post-24303717790071128472021-10-14T11:31:00.001-05:002021-10-14T11:31:41.056-05:00VENISON SAUSAGE<p><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><p></p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYmb-8ZXzufqaHne0J-uPwL-3dkT9WWnn5dObAj9akQJBpMU4t2zW8oCblOj6pWZma-8U5WMs5ZrL7vHbfN6lq0ydVwZTl9iuzZq69BH96Ecs4Pxtk2PhyphenhyphengVZkZAYyticfrhQtpR-ZW8O/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="267" data-original-width="400" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYmb-8ZXzufqaHne0J-uPwL-3dkT9WWnn5dObAj9akQJBpMU4t2zW8oCblOj6pWZma-8U5WMs5ZrL7vHbfN6lq0ydVwZTl9iuzZq69BH96Ecs4Pxtk2PhyphenhyphengVZkZAYyticfrhQtpR-ZW8O/w400-h268/image.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /></span><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Successful
deer hunters are often at a loss with what to do with all that meat. I always grind one of my deer just for
sausage. Except for Chicken Fried Steak and Chili this is our favorite
way to fix venison. I seem to use the sausage throughout the year and it
keeps a long time if you smoke it. I really like it dried where it is
kind of like jerky and keeps forever or until eaten which is not a very long
time around here. The following is a family recipe developed and changed
through the years. It is kind of a combination of both of my German
Grandparents recipes and then we added the cheese and jalapenos to the family
recipe. You can always leave out the jalapenos and cheese for a more
traditional Hill Country style of sausage.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">ED’s VENISON
SUMMER SAUSAGE AND HOT LINK RECIPE<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">30 pounds
deboned ground venison<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">15 pounds of
hamburger<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">10 pounds of
ground pork butt<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>The ratio
of meat can be adjusted just be sure and use at least twenty pounds of fatty
pork or beef to the venison and end up with 45-55 pounds for the amount of
seasoning in the recipe. You can cut the meat and seasoning by half to
make a smaller amount. This recipe is what I use for the amount of
deboned meat I get off of an average deer in our area. You can adjust the
spices to your taste.</i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">2-4 pounds
high temperature cheese (depending on taste)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">1 ½ cups of
Kosher Salt<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">1 ½ cups of
course ground black pepper<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">6-8 teaspoons
pink salt or meat cure<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">2 teaspoons
Cayenne <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">1 teaspoon
allspice<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">2 teaspoons
of garlic powder<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">2 teaspoons
dried red pepper flakes<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">2 teaspoons
mustard seed<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">2 teaspoons
fennel seed<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">1 tablespoon
brown sugar<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">1 cup of
ground or finely chopped pickled jalapeno peppers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">4 seeded
ground or finely chopped fresh jalapeno peppers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>I divide
the meat mix and seasonings in half and mix a half batch at a time as it is
easier for me to get it mixed well that way. If you have a big meat mixer
you are way ahead of the program.</i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Mix meats
well add cheese and jalapenos, mix throughout the meat mixture.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Mix all
spices together in a large bowl or glass and add enough water to stir them
into.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Pour spices
over the meat and mix in very well. This stage is very important so that
the spices and cure are evenly distributed throughout the sausage
mixture. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Let the
mixture stand in a refrigerator or in a cold place (Forty degrees or less) for
24 hours.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Stuff into
hog casings for hot links and fibrous casings for summer sausage<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Smoke until
proper brownish red color and internal temperature of 150 degrees. Summer
sausage can be smoked or just cooked in the oven until proper internal
temperature or 150 degrees is reached. Summer sausage should be given a
cold water bath until cool then put in refrigerator or frozen. Hot links
can now be packaged and frozen or left wrapped in paper in a refrigerator to
dry, smoke or until eaten. Enjoy, Wild Ed<o:p></o:p></span></p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><br /></span><p align="center" class="separator" style="text-align: center;"><o:p><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></o:p></p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><br /><br /></span><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></o:p></p>Wild Edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04616707944931436546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395446173844714571.post-4275142670749522612021-09-17T11:10:00.000-05:002021-09-17T11:10:09.303-05:00Don't Forget the .22 Rimfire<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh64fxjqpQT4jKgIyy7t6xT2it8Tc7DHFqcP3uNFFurZNaze6LnYktqSROpLu5ptBSwFipvBiEQ9ATL3uObhq9Oa5Lm1lEhpFigxatgG43oIonC0Cp-gv9nj3a6ugsACDC7AX95i7ETj2L4/s800/FP_PD22L1_22LRPunchPersonalDefenseFN_Combo_Rm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="361" data-original-width="800" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh64fxjqpQT4jKgIyy7t6xT2it8Tc7DHFqcP3uNFFurZNaze6LnYktqSROpLu5ptBSwFipvBiEQ9ATL3uObhq9Oa5Lm1lEhpFigxatgG43oIonC0Cp-gv9nj3a6ugsACDC7AX95i7ETj2L4/w400-h180/FP_PD22L1_22LRPunchPersonalDefenseFN_Combo_Rm.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In the last
year there has been an extreme shortage of ammunition on the shelves and when
you could find it prices were unbelievable in many cases.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If one wants to practice you need to go to
the bank and take out a loan to shoot most center fire rifles and handguns for
an hour or two.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many calibers can cost a
dollar or more per round at this year’s prices.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>If it was not for the lowly .22 rimfire I would have almost quit
shooting for fun and to maintain my shooting abilities.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even .22 rimfire ammunition was in short
supply at times but I found enough of it available and at prices I could still
afford in the last year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As of right now
I am finding more and more rimfire ammunition on the shelves and at reasonable
prices.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">If you want
to shoot for fun any rimfire handgun or rifle will do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can shoot several hundred rounds for less
than $20.00 at today’s prices for rimfire ammo.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>If you need to practice for self-defense most common self-defense
pistols have models that mirror the larger calibers marketed today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Glock, Kimber, Smith & Wesson, Colt and
many other brands have copies or even the same models of their larger caliber
products in .22 rimfire.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some even have
conversion kits so you can change your firearm from the larger caliber to shoot
.22 rimfire in mere moments.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rimfire
rifles are available in most configurations to match any hunting or sporting
model.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are even AR15 models in .22
rimfire and conversion kits to change your current AR15 to .22 rimfire.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Also let’s
not forget the .22 rimfire is produced in different velocities for plinking,
target shooting, hunting and even self-defense.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>With such cartridges as the new Federal Personal Defense Punch Rimfire .22
rounds the .22 rimfire becomes a viable choice for personal protection. This
could be important to those that just can’t handle the recoil and muzzle blasts
of larger calibers. Many new firearm purchasers have bought new guns and a
couple of boxes of cartridges and never fired a shot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By obtaining a copy of their new gun
chambered for .22 rimfire they could practice and become proficient with the
weapon and pay for the rimfire model in just a few shooting sessions by
shooting the cheaper .22 cartridge.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The next
time you want to go out shooting and don’t want to blow all your available
funds on ammunition or you want to shoot more than just a few rounds remember
the .22 rimfire.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It just may save the
day.<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p></p>Wild Edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04616707944931436546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395446173844714571.post-90130683020100159892021-09-08T09:59:00.000-05:002021-09-08T09:59:19.707-05:00The Fall Migration of Hawks is Worth Watching<p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihMQwz8mWxHbrc7nwvD6AeWfq9NAbBEsIDSTH2xZfhd14kU6SCErUDrHu_siJEO8WBdx2uJYRQEmaRkfFdKlRPPBYsI6IOjls5z4DjJS-Izi-_yw0bY8yzxVZCjlfmN7DXKUJmg-kyD7d1/s272/hawk+kettle.jpe" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="272" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihMQwz8mWxHbrc7nwvD6AeWfq9NAbBEsIDSTH2xZfhd14kU6SCErUDrHu_siJEO8WBdx2uJYRQEmaRkfFdKlRPPBYsI6IOjls5z4DjJS-Izi-_yw0bY8yzxVZCjlfmN7DXKUJmg-kyD7d1/w400-h272/hawk+kettle.jpe" width="400" /></a></div><br /><o:p><br /></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">The fall
migration of Broad Winged Hawks and other Raptors is underway and should
continue through mid-October. I have
started noticing groups of hawks, called Kettles of hawks, headed south where
they will go to South Texas, Mexico and on to Central and South America. Many will actually fly straight across the
Gulf of Mexico on their flight to the South.
If you start watching the skies in our area you may see kettles of hawks
that number in the hundreds and sometimes in the thousands slowly circling on
their way south. We mostly see Broad
Winged hawks and Red-tailed hawks in these groups. You may also see other hawks and falcons in
the migration. You can also watch for
the hawks and falcons on telephone poles along our roadways. They are often seen resting or feeding in
freshly plowed fields in large numbers during the migration. I carry a pair of binoculars in my vehicle
this time of year just so I can stop and watch or identify the raptors I
observe. There are many good bird and
raptor identification books you can get to help you know which are which. The most common seen in our area or the Broad
Winged hawk, Red-tailed hawk, Coopers hawk and the Sharp-shinned hawk. We also
see a lot of the small Kestrel falcons along with a few Peregrine falcons.</span><span style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /><p></p>Wild Edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04616707944931436546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395446173844714571.post-89768081274453054872020-12-12T11:36:00.004-06:002020-12-13T15:54:09.118-06:00The Texas Cowboy Style Barbecue Smoking Box<p>
</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmIYv8eVq1akMsgfyCPjD8QFEh7D8W4k8l4et1jFgcsQrKDAoHAaZTpwYFheFu6F4kM0UgZmOSQmsTygzZVTV6v8N5xCc3oA7tgczqBeQ7bvrNOtyWifhxrfO8V0zTDLjvbcelB930QWv8/s2048/20180602_072930.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmIYv8eVq1akMsgfyCPjD8QFEh7D8W4k8l4et1jFgcsQrKDAoHAaZTpwYFheFu6F4kM0UgZmOSQmsTygzZVTV6v8N5xCc3oA7tgczqBeQ7bvrNOtyWifhxrfO8V0zTDLjvbcelB930QWv8/w407-h233/20180602_072930.jpg" style="height: 148px; width: 258px;" width="407" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmIYv8eVq1akMsgfyCPjD8QFEh7D8W4k8l4et1jFgcsQrKDAoHAaZTpwYFheFu6F4kM0UgZmOSQmsTygzZVTV6v8N5xCc3oA7tgczqBeQ7bvrNOtyWifhxrfO8V0zTDLjvbcelB930QWv8/s2048/20180602_072930.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><p> </p></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"></p><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"></p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">
</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">My father
was a Texas Oilman and Rancher that traveled all over the State for his
business. Sometimes he would take me along on his road trips and my favorite
thing would be when we stopped for lunch. <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Dad
knew every good hole-in-the-wall Barbecue place in Central and West Texas. </span>We would
always get some brisket and sometimes sausage links or ribs with onion,
jalapeno and bread. No beans, potato salad or other sides were bought, I was
taught that the meat was the reason we were there. My father was quite the BBQ
Pitmaster himself and was always looking at different styles of Barbecue smoker
designs and had several different ones made. I can remember my family cooking
briskets, sausage links and ribs for church and school fundraisers along with
family barbecue get-togethers. As I grew older I was always asking the
pitmasters at each place we stopped questions about how they cooked, seasoned
the meat, what type of wood they preferred and any other things I could get
them to tell me. In those days many of the pits were made of sheet steel, brick
or stone. Most were simply a long rectangle with a lid to lift and a grill to
put meat on. Fires sometimes burned at one end and the smoke passed through the
pit around the meat to a smoke stack at the other end or smoke simply rose
through the meat and found its way out of the pit around the lid. My favorite
places to eat had long, steel pits that they shoveled coals into a door at one
end or at the back of the pit. Most barbecue places today use modern-type
offset smokers with many now using smokers that burn pellets or lump charcoal.
A few of the best Texas style barbecue joints still use the old type pits and
cook with real wood coals. I realize that barbecue is done different all over
the country and I am sure many methods are excellent. My goal here is to simply
give you the instructions to make a simple Texas style box pit and how to use
it. I am going to show pictures of my latest pit construction along with
recipes for rubs, sauces and how to cook a Texas style brisket, ribs, sausage
and other cuts of meat. My pit is three feet wide, three feet tall and 6 feet
long.<o:p></o:p></span></p></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"></p></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwEEWxI4gdUacCZLYVcSzGwmy7imGQxLSKqFWDX2kStj8bhEnDa90Qg_tJsHWjbY9dwkXnZrI7_MZ2sEbXbcOd4QIIKn3CpFN2eqqeMcLS0LQ1e4d4eFtTl4klcBVCya1TVxeeGx6sNy1P/s2048/20190705_102840+%25282%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwEEWxI4gdUacCZLYVcSzGwmy7imGQxLSKqFWDX2kStj8bhEnDa90Qg_tJsHWjbY9dwkXnZrI7_MZ2sEbXbcOd4QIIKn3CpFN2eqqeMcLS0LQ1e4d4eFtTl4klcBVCya1TVxeeGx6sNy1P/s320/20190705_102840+%25282%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The grill of
expanded metal sits on a rail about 10 inches deep in the pit. The frame is one
inch steel tubing but I have used angle iron with equal success. The covering
is simply sheet metal I had left over from constructing a metal building. I
have seen these pits built out of stone, brick, sheet steel and other
materials. Some buddies and I even built one to use at a deer camp by stacking
concrete blocks and using a piece of scrap metal for the lid. I put a metal
counterweight on the back of my pit lid to help with opening and closing the
heavy lid or hold it open while I tend to the meat. You don’t need to worry
about a smoke stack to draw the smoke out as you will be shoveling wood coals
or lump charcoal coals into the end of the pit under the meat and the smoke
will rise through the meat and find its way out of the pit. I build a fire of
oak or mesquite in a fire ring close enough to the pit so I can put a shovel
full of coals in the pit as needed. I cut a door in the sheet metal where I
shovel in coals directly under the grill on one end of the pit. Sometimes if I
am in a hurry or just cooking a small amount of meat I use lump oak or mesquite
charcoal and shovel it in the pit when it is burning and covered with white
ash. The great thing about this type pit is you can use it to cook for just a
couple of people or it will handle enough meat for a hundred people depending
on what you cook. You can cook a half a deer, hog, lamb or goat on this pit if
you need to.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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recipes and then tell you how to I use them and some tips on how I cook meat. I
will also give you a temperature guide for cooking and wrapping your meats. I
don’t use a thermometer much anymore as I kind of know what I am looking for in
the meat bark and pretty much can tell when I want to wrap it and when I want
to take it off the pit. If you don’t have a lot of experience with barbecue, by
all means use a thermometer as good meat is too expensive to mess up. The
methods and recipes here are from my family, friends and other Texas pit masters
that have shared with me through the years. There are lots of other recipes,
methods and opinions out there. With that said here are some of mine. The meat
rub: I use a simple four part rub made of kosher salt, course ground black
pepper, garlic powder and allspice. In a quart jar use equal parts salt and
pepper with about a teaspoon of garlic powder and a teaspoon of allspice and
mix well. I wet the meat with Worcestershire sauce, olive oil or vinegar
whatever I have the most of usually. I then liberally rub the rub all over the
meat to give it a good coating and let it rest in the refrigerator for at least
an hour and sometimes even overnight. This is what will give you a good bark or
crust on your meats and enhance the flavor. The mop: I take one cup of barbecue
sauce (I will give you my recipe), three cups of water and one cup of vinegar
to which I add some sliced onion and a quartered lemon. Place a half stick of
butter in this mixture and place in a pot or pan on the grill in the pit to
heat. This is simply used to mop or dip the meat pieces as needed in order to
give the meat moisture as it is cooking. You can find a meat mop in many
grocery stores or online, it looks just like a miniature floor mop and works
great. An old cup towel or rag works just as good. The sauce: Good barbecue
does not really need sauce but lots of people like to have some on the side so
here is an easy one that most seem to like. I never baste meat on the pit with
sauce as it will caramelize and burn, which is not the flavor you or looking
for. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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and you can add different spices if you want more heat or substitute molasses,
sorghum or other syrup for the brown sugar.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This is the basic sauce feel free to
add more pepper, sugar, cumin, chili powder, paprika, your favorite hot sauce
or other spices. Experiment and come up with your own. I sometimes add leftover
strong coffee for an espresso sauce or substitute pickled jalapeno juice
instead of vinegar for a more spicy sauce. Cooking the meats: In Texas,
barbecue almost always includes brisket so I will cover how to cook a Texas
style brisket and then cover some other basics. Remember this is how I do it
and there are many more ways to cook a brisket and many more opinions. This
method has always turned out a good product for my family. I usually pick
smaller briskets with lots of meat. I buy packer trim as I want to trim the fat
myself so any of the fat that will render as it cooks is left on the brisket to
keep it moist and flavorful. Pick a brisket that is flexible. The brisket that
does not flex well when you bend it usually has more hard fat that lean meat.
Take the brisket out of the plastic and trim off only the hard fat. Wet it down
and cover with rub and set aside to rest until you are ready to place on the
pit. You will also be able to cook prime ribs, large roasts and other large
cuts of meat the same way. When you have your wood coals or lump charcoal
burning and ready shovel into the pit, add the coals and let the pit get up to
cooking heat. I try to cook somewhere between 250-350 degrees Fahrenheit. Again
the temperature is not critical it just makes the cook longer or slower. One
good thing about this kind of pit is you can place the meat directly over the
coals and if it is cooking to fast or trying to burn just move it to the part
of the pit where the meat is away from the coals it will keep cooking and
smoking. I try not to check the meat too often as it lets heat out of the pit,
but I do check the meat now and then. If it is getting dry, I mop the meat to
add moisture. I wrap my briskets and other meats when they have the desired
bark and color. If you are unsure stick a meat thermometer in the meat and take
a reading, somewhere between 150-165 degrees is about right for a brisket. I
wrap my meat in paper not aluminum foil. I believe meat steams in foil and then
tastes and has the texture of roast beef not barbecue. I like to use the pink
butcher paper as it works well for me. If you use white waxed butcher paper
place the waxed side out away from the meat. I have used plain brown wrapping
paper and even paper sacks from the grocery store and the meat comes out fine.
The paper will allow the meat to breathe, not steam, and continue cooking
without over smoking and getting dry. At around 185-195 degrees I take the
paper wrapped brisket and place in an ice chest (without the ice of course)
lined with old towels. Cover with an old towel and shut in the ice chest for at
least an hour or until you plan to slice it and serve. This allows the meat to
continue to tenderize and take a set so it will slice clean. Slice across the
grain and serve. Any large cut of meat I do very similar, ribs I simply cook
until they have the color and bark I desire. They will bend and start to break
when you try to pick them up with a meat fork from one end. When they reach this
point simply wrap in paper and place in ice chest until ready to serve. On
chicken and steaks I can tell by color and crust if they are ready or not. Use
a thermometer until you are a good judge on these. On this type of pit you can
hold most any meat for quite a while by simply wrapping in paper and placing on
the far side of the pit away from the coals. Give this style pit and these
methods a try and I believe you will find them a favorite method of yours also.
Several generations of Texans swear by it. Wild Ed <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</p><p><span style="font-size: 18pt;">After the Holiday dinner we often had turkey,
ham or other meats left over. I tend to let the dark meat of turkey or chicken
sit in the refrigerator for too long as it is not my favorite. So here is a way
to use those meats that I enjoy. Sometimes I just want to put together
something in a hurry and use a canned meat from the pantry. This recipe allows
one to be creative and add or leave out ingredients to create just the taste
you like. Hope you will enjoy it and make it your own however you like.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p>
</p><p><span style="font-size: 18pt;">About 12 ounces of meat well drained<o:p></o:p></span></p><p>
</p><p><span style="font-size: 18pt;">2-3 celery stalks chopped <o:p></o:p></span></p><p>
</p><p><span style="font-size: 18pt;">½ to 1 cup of Craisins as desired<o:p></o:p></span></p><p>
</p><p><span style="font-size: 18pt;">½ to 1 cup of seedless red grapes quartered
as desired <o:p></o:p></span></p><p>
</p><p><span style="font-size: 18pt;">½ to 1 cup of favorite grated cheese<o:p></o:p></span></p><p>
</p><p><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Salt and pepper to taste <o:p></o:p></span></p><p>
</p><p><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Pinch of garlic powder and a pinch of
allspice <o:p></o:p></span></p><p>
</p><p><span style="font-size: 18pt;">1 teaspoon lemon juice <o:p></o:p></span></p><p>
</p><p><span style="font-size: 18pt;">1 teaspoon Dijon mustard <o:p></o:p></span></p><p>
</p><p><span style="font-size: 18pt;">½ cup of mayonnaise or as needed to achieve
consistency desired<o:p></o:p></span></p><p>
</p><p><span style="font-size: 18pt;">• Optional add chopped walnuts or pecans <o:p></o:p></span></p><p>
</p><p><span style="font-size: 18pt;">• If using shrimp or crab sprinkle with old
bay seasoning to taste <o:p></o:p></span></p><p>
</p><p><span style="font-size: 18pt;">• You can serve this on a salad, crackers or
make sandwiches. The crab or shrimp is great on toasted rolls or as subs.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p>
</p><p><span style="font-size: 18pt;">• A great way to use leftover turkey and
holiday meats <o:p></o:p></span></p><p>
</p>Wild Edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04616707944931436546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395446173844714571.post-25263292314286945942020-05-19T14:51:00.000-05:002020-05-19T14:51:43.866-05:00Leave Fawns Where You Find Them<br />
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: white;">I was out checking
fences and livestock after this last storm when I noticed a doe standing in
tall grass not far from the ranch road. She just stood and watched as I
drove by just a few yards away. After checking the pasture I headed back
to the gate to the house tract and noticed the doe laying only a few yards from
where I saw her before. Thinking she might be injured I stopped and
walked towards her. Walking only a few yards I noticed something on the
ground and saw it was a newborn fawn laying perfectly still on the
ground. I turned and went back to my two seat buggy and drove on my way.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: white;">This sighting
reminded me that I needed to post a warning about touching these little fawns.
This is the time of year that people come across these darling little creatures
and want to pick them up or feel they are abandoned and think they are saving
them. Do not touch it, if you get your scent on it the doe may not take
it back when she returns. Deer bond based on smell and if that smell is
strange she will not accept the young deer as her fawn.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: white;">Not only are
fawns found out in the countryside but also in city neighborhoods as we
encroach into their habitat with housing developments. In Suburbia the deer are
quite at home with living on the forage found in large yards and greenbelts.
Several generations have been raised among the houses and traffic and thus it
is normal for them. What is not normal are the numbers of fawns that are picked
up by well-meaning souls that find them laying in the yard or on the edge of a
hike and bike trail. A doe will place her fawn somewhere she feels is secure
and go off to feed. She will later return to check the fawn and nurse it as
needed. So many city folks that run across these fawns think they are abandoned
or the mother is dead and take them. Not being equipped nor trained in raising
deer they either have to get help or try to raise it themselves. Many cannot
get the little fawn to nurse or give it the wrong kind of milk and start it
towards a cruel death even though they had good intentions. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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raised three fawns through the years only because they were actually in
danger. One followed a horse back to the barn on a large ranch in West
Texas </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">and we had no
idea when or where the fawn had decided the horse was its mother.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">
Another I found covered in fire ants and felt it would be dead or permanently
injured in just a short time. The third was being carried down the road
by a large lab in a subdivision. When I stopped the dog dropped the
little fawn that in perfect condition. Since I did not know the where the
lab had retrieved the fawn or how long it had been carried, and it now had dog
scent all over it, I took it. All of the fawns were raised and
later released when they could make it on their own. Rehabbers in Texas
have an overabundance of whitetail fawns brought in each year that they have to
raise because of the well-intentioned people that have picked them up. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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you find a fawn leave it where it is unless it is covered by fire ants or is
actually in real danger. Do not get your scent on it. The doe will return and
retrieve her fawn later. If you really think it is abandoned come back and
check on it later just before dark. Ninety-nine percent of the time the doe
will have moved it. It is illegal for you to possess a Whitetail fawn in Texas
without proper permits. If it truly needs help you should go to the Texas
Parks and Wildlife website and locate a licensed rehabber in your area. They
will take the fawn and give it a chance to survive. Feel free to observe the
beautiful wildlife of Texas, but do it from a distance.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">If you are lucky enough to tag a turkey this year you then
need to decide how best to use the meat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I have found a wild turkey to be much less moist and juicy than a
domestic bird and it usually comes out to dry if I smoke or roast it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have found my favorite way to use up my
wild turkey around my house and it does not last long prepared this way.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Cut lean strips of turkey meat, the pieces should be no more
than ½ inch thick at the most but as large as you want them. Trim off all fat
as it will turn rancid as the meat dries. Fill a large mixing bowl with water
and stir in equal amounts of Brown Sugar and Salt until it starts to fall out,
kind of like a glass of tea with too much sugar in it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I find about ½ cup of both works well in my
largest mixing bowl.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Stir in 1 Teaspoon
of Garlic powder, 1/4 Teaspoon of Allspice ¼ Teaspoon of ground Cloves. Add
meat and soak in the brine for 4-8 hours in a refrigerator.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I find that if I leave it over eight hours it
will absorb too much salt for my taste.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Remove
meat from brine and rinse well in cold water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Roll or shake on coarse ground black pepper to taste. Do not use table
grind black pepper or it will have to strong a pepper taste. Remember course
ground pepper <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>adds flavor, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>fine ground adds heat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Arrange meat on racks in a dehydrator and dry
to desired texture.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It takes about 12
hours on my dehydrator set on meat level or around 160 degrees.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just to make sure it is safe to eat, since it
is poultry, I place the dry turkey strips on a rack in a roasting pan and place
in an oven preheated to 220 degrees for about twenty minutes. Remove from oven
and let cool before bagging in plastic bags. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Place any extra in a bag in the freezer and
take out about 2 hours before you intend to eat it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is such a
favorite that I now watch for boneless chicken breast on sale at the grocery
store just so I can make poultry jerky all year long.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Whether you use turkey or chicken I have a
feeling this will become one of your favorite kinds of jerky. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><o:p><span style="font-family: "calibri";"> </span></o:p><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">I have been shooting .22 Long Rifle revolvers and pistols
now for over fifty years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have my
favorites and have not been impressed with a lot of the new .22 caliber pistols
on the market, most are too compact, and have a safety that works backwards or
the trigger is terrible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Several of my old
favorites are made of steel and have some weight to them but are not really
comfortable to carry all day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Being a
sheep and cattle rancher, I carry a pistol most every day for snakes, predators
bent on a free lamb chop dinner and what other varmints I might have to contend
with in this day and time. I like to carry something that I forget is on my
belt and that I am not constantly having to re-adjust.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I recently got to shoot a new model from
Taurus called the TX 22. I was so impressed with the lightness; accuracy and
the round capacity of this new pistol that I decided to get one of my own.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">Taurus designed the TX 22 as a budget minded competition
rimfire pistol.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have not shot
competition since the mid-nineties so that is of little importance to me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I do find that competition firearms are often
the best for most shooting purposes as they usually have all the bells and
whistles right out of the box. The Taurus is a polymer frame constructed gun
with an aluminum slide that makes this gun very light to carry. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The barrel and most internal parts are
stainless steel. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My gun weighed in at
about 17.5 ounces unloaded and just under 20 ounces with a loaded magazine. The
pistol came with two magazines that hold sixteen rounds of .22 long rifle ammo
plus one in the barrel for a total of seventeen rounds giving this pistol an
advantage in firepower over the competitors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The pistol has ambidextrous safety levers and the magazine catch release
can be reversed for those that shoot from the left hand.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The trigger has a hidden safety that I really
like without an exposed lever to press down.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It breaks very clean with next to no creep and the trigger reset is very
short allowing accurate rapid fire.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
gun is striker fired instead of using a hammer as most other rimfire pistol
designs. My pistol trigger feels to be around 4.5 to 5 pounds but I haven’t put
a pull scale on it as of yet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The sights
are clean, white three dot sights with the rear adjustable for windage and
elevation. It also has a frame rail for adding laser or light aiming devices
for those that care to. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The feature of
this new pistol that I am most impressed with is the grip.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is a full size pistol and the grip is
very ergonomic and fits my hand very well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It has a texture that makes it easy to hold on to and also seats in your
hand so that when you point the gun the sights are pretty much lined up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Accuracy of this pistol is very good with one
inch groups from a rest at about fifteen steps are pretty much standard if I do
my part.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Offhand groups at the same
distance ran me from 2.5-3 inches, but then I am not as steady as I used to be.
For those that use a suppressor this pistol comes ready to attach one with a
simple adapter included in the box.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">I have carried this gun for the last few weeks almost every
day here on the ranch while in the truck, while shredding, on horseback and
riding around in my two seat Kawasaki.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It is very comfortable and does not pull my belt down while
working.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am now very confident in this
pistol as I have put over 500 rounds of bulk .22 ammo through it with no
malfunctions. This is simply amazing to me as .22 semi-automatic pistols are
known to be finicky.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The disassembly on
this pistol is very simple and the least complicated of any semi auto handgun I
have owned. I have found two things that bug me a bit but both may be just
me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have short fat thumbs so it is
hard for me to reach the magazine release without changing my grip unless I use
two hands.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Those with longer thumbs will
probably not have a problem.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The other
is that I prefer leather holsters but have not found one built specifically for
this gun as of yet. I have been carrying it in a nylon BB gun holster I found
in Wal-Mart that cost $6.99 and even had a pouch on it to hold the extra
magazine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It will do fine until I find a
leather one I like.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">The manufacturer’s suggested retail price on this pistol is
$349.99 but I have seen them online for as little as $259.99.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You could buy one online and have it shipped
to your favorite dealer if they receive firearms and do the paper work for
their customers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Depending on what they
charge you to receive and do the background check would determine your final
price.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I bought mine from Hilltop Gun
Shop here in Lampasas and have been very pleased with the service I get there.
Hoffpauir’s Ranch and Supply had them on display at the Outdoor Expo so they
most likely have them in stock.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If your
favorite dealer does not have one in stock I would bet they can get one for you
in just a few days. The really nice thing is until September 30, 2019 Taurus is
offering a $50.00 rebate on this pistol making it one of the best bargains out
there for this quality of firearm. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am
sure I will be carrying mine for quite some time.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">On Saturday morning Rachael Flaningan was hunting with Lynch Creek Whitetails in Lampasas County when she got the chance to take a buck that most of us would consider a lifetime buck. She had seen the buck before but never had the opportunity for a shot. On her stand before daylight she got her chance around 7:45 and dropped him with her 220 Swift. The buck had 15 points with an 8 inch drop tine. The 17 inch spread scored green at 156 B&C. The field dressed buck weighed in at 155 Pounds. Way to go girl, I am so envious. Wild Ed</span>Wild Edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04616707944931436546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395446173844714571.post-31161769269982253962018-01-22T14:03:00.003-06:002018-01-22T14:03:30.991-06:00 A Beautiful Buck and A Beautiful Girl<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">My niece Kayli is one of those special people that is not only beautiful on the outside but on the inside as well. I have hunted for years with her grandfather and later her father. I like to think that I influenced her will to hunt. She has become quite the huntress and is starting to rack up an impressive list of trophies. She sent me this about her latest hunt along with the pictures and the following is as she wrote it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I shot this 16 point on December 18 at L and L Adventures. It was super foggy all morning, we drove around and corned all the roads and saw lots of animals. I had my mind set on what I wanted my buck to look like so we kept driving and hunting. Finally when the fog started to clear we saw this buck come down from a hillside. We let him come in and settle down. Then I set up my shooting sticks and took a shot at 150 yards, hit him perfect in the shoulder and he ran about 60 yards. When I found him he ended up being a lot bigger than I thought he was! My biggest buck so far! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Congrats on your magnificent buck Kayli. I am happy he was bigger than you thought as lots of mine through the years have suffered from ground shrinkage. Uncle Ed</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">A couple of months ago I wrote a review on the </span><a href="http://wildedtx.blogspot.com/2017/04/stoeger-m3k-3-gun-semiautomatic-shotgun.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Stoeger<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>M3K</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> semi-automatic shotgun built for the the
sport of 3 gun shooting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was so
impressed with the gun I handled and reviewed that I ordered one for
myself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I made one major modification
and installed the</span><a href="http://moaprecision.com/cgi-bin/imcart/display.cgi?item_id=m3k-mk&cat=3&page=1&search=&since=&status=&title=" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;"> MOA magazine extension</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> so that my firearm now holds 10 rounds or
11 with a ghost round.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After shooting
this gun for more than a month with all types of ammo I am convinced this is
one of the best tactical shotguns made.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I set mine up for predator hunting even though it would be just fine for
birds but I would have to remove the magazine extension or make up a really
long plug to bring it to the three shot capability required for dove or duck
hunting.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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without a single malfunction.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It handled
everything from light one ounce loads (even though it is recommended to break it in with heavy loads) to buckshot and maximum high speed trap
and sporting clays loads.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It fires so
fast that I had to slow down my fire rate just to recover and stay on
target.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.ammunitiontogo.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Ammo to Go</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> sent me some of the
new </span><a href="http://www.ammunitiontogo.com/product_info.php/pName/25rds-12-gauge-winchester-aa-sporting-clay-2-3-4-1-ounce-8-shot-ammo" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Winchester AA Super Sport Sporting Clays</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> rounds to run through the
gun.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This one ounce 3 ½ dram load shoots
with amazing speed with the velocity somewhere around 1350 fps.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It absolutely crushed clays when I did my
part.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It patterned very well on the
target board and the reloadable AA rounds fed through the M3k flawlessly. For
those looking for a fast one ounce load for the three gun competition this round
should be considered.</span></span><br />
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the ranch and home if ever needed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Number two was to be used on hunts for predators where I might need a
lot of shots and have to deliver them with speed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I believe loaded with buckshot this shotgun
will make the finest hog or coyote weapon available inside of 75 yards.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you get a chance to try the Stoeger M3K
give it a run, you might find in makes an impression on you just like it did
me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wild Ed</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Right off the bat I thought what a nice looking single shot shotgun. Even though this Turkish made folding shotgun sells for only $159.99 at Academy Sports it has a nice looking wood stock and silver receiver with some scroll engraving. The day I was in Academy they had them on the daily hot deal for $129.99. I am a sucker for bargain guns so one came home with me. This single shot has a 28 inch solid ribbed barrel with a brass bead and modified choke. The safety is an unmarked manual thumb safety with the forward position being the ready to fire position. The shotgun breaks open by pulling a lever in front of the trigger guard which also cocks the firearm. Let me say this gun is light, really light weight. It weighs about half of what my over under weighs. The gun weighs only 4 3/4 pounds and has a three inch chamber. I don't think I would fire a three inch shell in this gun unless I absolutely had to. Light dove loads were punishing in this firearm. I shot about half a box of the new </span><a href="http://www.ammunitiontogo.com/product_info.php/pName/25rds-12-gauge-winchester-aa-sporting-clay-2-3-4-1-ounce-8-shot-ammo" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Winchester AA Super Sport Sporting Clays</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> loads provided by </span><a href="http://www.ammunitiontogo.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Ammo to Go</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> for testing. They patterned very well and at 1350 fps they reached out and powdered clays with the one ounce load but the recoil of the 3 1/2 dram load in the 4 3/4 pound firearm with no recoil pad was punishing. I will be shooting these shells next week in a </span><a href="http://wildedtx.blogspot.com/2017/04/stoeger-m3k-3-gun-semiautomatic-shotgun.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Stoeger M3k</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> race gun and will report more on the load. As far as this folding lightweight shotgun I would recommend one of the new recoil absorbing recoil pads if you will be shooting it much. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you think by now that I don't like this lightweight gun you are very wrong. I am not going to stand and shoot a round of trap with it but I would like to carry it under the back seat for whenever I need a shotgun. It will fit into small areas and would make a great survival gun with a few of the different caliber inserts. It could be carried in a backpack or bug out bag without adding a lot of weight. All in all it seems a quality made lightweight shotgun for not a lot of money. Mine is folded and under the backseat of the truck. I will be ordering a new recoil pad for it. Wild Ed</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">PS: Some of you are going to look at this gun folded and think wouldn't it be neat if the barrel was cut off even with the stock when folded. Two things stop me from doing this, one is you would lose the modified choke and the other is I would not want to be the one to test fire it because of the weight lost with that extra barrel length. If any of you cut one down let me know how it works out.</span><br />
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I am going to brag a little, not about me my head is big enough already.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I want to tell you about my beautiful
niece, K<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>ayli and her recent hunt. Kayli has grown up around her
father, her granddad and me going on hunts, fishing trips and other adventures. She has listened to us telling the stories over and
over.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kayli has become quite the
huntress and has several bow and rifle kills under her belt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This last week she got to go on a night-time
hog hunt<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>with Greg Hein at Hill Top Ranch Exotics out
of Copeland, Texas. She was shooting an AR 10 in .308 with a Pulsar Thermal Scope. Kayli had made several hunts trying to score on a big hog with good teeth but just could not find the one she wanted to take. Finally this hog was located and she made the shot. Congrats on a great hog Kayli. Besides monster hogs Hill Top Ranch offers hunts for most of the major Texas Exotics. They are not far from Austin and offer a good hunt opportunity. You can give Greg a call at 512-844-0252 for more information on the hunts they offer. Wild Ed</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When I started this Blog around ten years ago it was mostly for my grand kids and friends. It became a way to keep records of some of our life experiences along with being a journal of special hunts and activities. I never expected it to become an award winning Blog and when it did it became difficult to keep up with the demand for writing articles. Later I received requests to publish some of my articles in newspapers and magazines and the blog became more and more like work. The only revenue from the Blog was Google AdSense which sent me a small check once in a blue moon which covered mostly cold drinks or some ammo for a hunt or two. Google changed the way they calculate earnings and I have had no revenue from the Blog for over a year, they do serve to keep this Blog going and all the articles stored for my readers so I have no gripes. This blog does not have sponsors or financial support and it gets difficult to get a hold of enough firearms and ammo to do the number of reviews I do on this Blog. I no longer crank out an article a week but this old rancher will try and keep enough going for those of you that have been loyal readers. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Most of my friends and relatives know that if they get a new gun they will have to let me review it. When I have visitors that come on a hunt or shoot I always ask to shoot their guns and interview them about it so I can write a review. I hit Wally World and Academy for all the ammo sales so I can shoot these guns with ammo at least bought on sale to keep the expenses down. Imagine my surprise when I got an email from Maggie at <a href="http://www.ammunitiontogo.com/?utm_campaign=Add+to+Your+Ammo+Stash&utm_content=ATG+Newsletter+05-11-17+-+Split+2&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&utm_term=" target="_blank">Ammo To Go</a> saying that she had read my latest review of the Stoeger M3K shotgun and would I like to review the new Winchester AA Super Sport Sporting Clays 12 gauge one ounce load. I told her I would be more than happy to do so as I had reviews on two 12 gauge shotguns and one .357 revolver I was working on as time permits. Two days later I had a package delivered at the front gate of the ranch by UPS. Manna from heaven as they say, there were 8 boxes of 12 gauge Winchester AA shells along with three boxes of PMC .357 cartridges. One day after delivery I got an email from Scott at the customer service department asking if my shipment had arrived and if everything was in order. If this is normal, customer service is alive and well at this Texas based company. I will be reviewing this ammo along with a follow up on my very own Stoeger M3k, the MOA shotgun magazine extension tube, the Yildiz 12 gauge folding single shot shotgun and the Uberti El Patron Cowboy Mounted Shooting model revolver in .357 magnum. I wanted you to know in advance so you can watch for the reviews and so you could check out <a href="http://www.ammunitiontogo.com/" target="_blank">Ammo To Go </a>as they have <a href="https://www.ammunitiontogo.com/specials.php?utm_campaign=Add+to+Your+Ammo+Stash&utm_content=ATG+Newsletter+05-11-17+-+Split+2&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&utm_term=" target="_blank">weekly specials</a>. They also have a good Blog page with lots of shooting information at <a href="http://www.ammunitiontogo.com/lodge/double-action-vs-single-action-pistols/?utm_campaign=Hot+Ammo+Specials+%2B+New+Blog+Post&utm_content=ATG+Newsletter+05-18-17+-+Split+2&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&utm_term=" target="_blank">The Lodge</a>. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Tell them Wild Ed sent you.</span>Wild Edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04616707944931436546noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395446173844714571.post-41306600027427315682017-04-09T20:51:00.000-05:002017-04-10T17:57:04.368-05:00Stoeger M3K 3-Gun Semiautomatic Shotgun<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">I recently got to handle and shoot a Stoeger M3K shotgun and boy was I impressed. The shotgun is based on the Benelli recoil system and is made in Turkey. Beretta owns Benelli and Stoeger thus the use of the Benelli patented recoil system. It may not be the quality of a Beretta or Benelli but it is plenty rugged and cost about half what you pay for the Italian models. The shotgun is based on the Stoeger M3000 shotgun with some major improvements. It handles both 2.75 and 3 inch shells which it fires and recycles with blazing speed. It has an oversize safety, bolt release, bolt handle and beveled loading port making it perfect for night use as well as 3 gun competition. Along with a 24 inch barrel that makes it great for swinging on a platform or in the back of a pickup. I plan on using this shotgun for night predator hunting and the oversize controls will also work great for that. Nordic and MOA both make magazine extension tubes for this gun so that you can load it with 10 plus rounds if wanted depending on tube length. It comes with shim kit to adjust the stock so the shotgun shoots right where you look which is another plus for shooting at night and low light situations. Most of the people buying this gun are planning on using it to shoot 3 gun competitions. I believe it is probably the best shotgun available for the money for predator hunting or a self defense tactical shotgun. The suggested retail is $699.00 but it can be found at most of the big sporting stores for about $100.00 less. Take a look at it and see what you think. Wild Ed</span></h3>
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<strong>Thanks to Stoeger's famous low-maintenance Inertia Driven® operating system, Stoeger's Model 3000 M3K 3-Gun Semiautomatic Shotgun outperforms every other shotgun in its class. The 24” vent-rib barrel has a red-bar fiber-optic front sight for quick and easy target acquisition, even in low-light conditions. Comes with three extended choke tubes (cylinder, improved cylinder and modified). Buttstock accommodates optional recoil reducer (not included) to tame the recoil of heavy field loads. <em>Includes shim kit to adjust the fit of the gun for drop and cast.</em> Oversized bolt release and safety with extended bolt handle and beveled loading port. Receiver is drilled and tapped for mounting a scope.</strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">I don’t want to take anything away from the revolver or
rifle but if the truth be known the gun that won the west was really the shotgun.
The double barrel double hammer shotgun was made in flintlock, percussion and later a break open for shotgun shells due to its popularity. More western lawmen and guards carried a shotgun than a revolver or rifle. Many
of the settler wagons headed west had a shotgun under the seat ready to grab in
case of Indians or a chance to bag supper. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The short double barreled shotgun became the
gun of choice for stagecoach guards and other lawmen due to the deadly cloud of
large shot it could throw at outlaws and bandits. Terry’s Texas Rangers were
feared in the War between the States due to the fact the most of them carried
short double barrel shotguns to fire as they rode across the battle field. The
shotgun is capable of gathering game or defending the homestead. Almost anyone
can hit a target that is not moving with a shotgun and with a little practice
the fox will not even get close to the hen house.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In my younger years
of riding fences and windmills in the Chinati Mountains of the Texas high
desert I carried a revolver on my belt and a short shotgun in a saddle
scabbard.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The shotgun got much more use
on the trail than the Colt. If I had to spend the night out on the trail that
shotgun often took blue quail or a cottontail to go with whatever can goods
were in my saddle bags. When I put my bedroll out for the night that short
shotgun was placed on my right hand side and gave me comfort for the night.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">The shot shell can be loaded with modern smokeless or black
powder as needed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The break open can
even be loaded with loose powder, wad and shot with a primed brass in place
making it very versatile to keep it charged for survival.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Loaded with birdshot you can gather dinner,
kill a poisonous snake or defend the poultry house from a predator. If you
choose to load the shotgun with buckshot you can drop a coyote at 65 yards,
stop intruders or add a deer to the winter food supply.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Loaded with slugs or round ball the shotgun
can drop big game at a distance or humanely dispatch large livestock to
butcher.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A twelve gauge shotgun can
vaporize a block of ice at ten feet and remove a charging grizzly’s head at the
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Lately I have grown fond of a 12 gauge coach gun with 20 inch
double barrels just like the old stagecoach guards carried.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is handy from the truck and one barrel can
be loaded with birdshot while the other can be loaded with buckshot leaving you
ready for any situation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of course
having to look at the bad end of a double barrel twelve would have a
psychological effect on two legged intruders in my opinion. The biggest
drawback to shotguns is the limited distance at which they can be used, the
weight of the shells, weight of the gun itself and the cost of ammunition.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In our two seat UTV, the ranch truck or in a
saddle scabbard on horseback the weight really doesn't matter as much.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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around the homestead.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I shoot standard 2
3/4 inch loads and save the 3 inch magnums for hunting large predators or big
game.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If shooting one of the light
weight short shotguns be sure and install a recoil pad even if just one of the
slip on types.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Recoil from a light
weight 12 gauge can be punishing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My
favorite buckshot is #4 buck as it has three times the pellets of #00 and gives
a much better pattern.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have made
coyote and bobcat kills out to about 65 yards with that load and can't imagine
27 pellets of .22 caliber ball not dropping a two legged predator anywhere inside
that range.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When working on<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the ranch I carry a twenty inch double
trigger side by side double barrel with bird shot in the left barrel and buck
shot in the right barrel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The front
trigger fires the right barrel and the back trigger fires the left barrel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This way I am prepared to solve rattlesnake
to varmint problems on the spot. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If need
be I can even fire both barrels at once, I don’t recommend it unless you really
need the power as the recoil is pretty stout.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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.22 long rifle was the first real rifle I ever fired as a child and I have
owned many different rifles in that caliber in my time on this planet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If I could have only one rifle it would be chambered
in the .22 long rifle cartridge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most
near anything can be taken with it if need be and although not advertised as a
defense round I often carry one exactly for that reason and do not feel under
gunned.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One can carry hundreds of rounds
of ammo in a pocket and the cost will not damage your wallet near as much as
the cost of center fire cartridges.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
have always wanted a .22 long rifle in an AR-15 platform but have not found one
I really like and preferred less weight than all of them I have previously
tried out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some of the others .22 rifles
look like an AR-15 but don’t really work or function like an AR-15 so are not really
a proper training rifle for the AR rifle platform.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I recently got the chance to check out the new S&W M&P 15-22 Sport.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The gun is a lightweight reinforced polymer .22
long rifle that has a 25 round magazine or an optional 10 round magazine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The sights are Magpul folding sights
adjustable for windage and elevation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
has a full top picatinny rail so that any preference of optics can be attached.
The model I was shooting was in Krypetk Highlander Camo but they come standard in
black along with Muddy Girl Camo and other options available. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It has a six position adjustable stock and
fully functional charging handle. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A ½”-28
threaded barrel with removable flash hider/muzzle brake allows one to use a
suppressor on this rifle if desired. This rifle weighs only 5 pounds which
makes it a perfect training rifle for kids and women.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once they have trained with this lightweight
rifle they will be able to operate any of the AR-15 variants in center fire
calibers as they work exactly the same just heavier and more recoil.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It has all the standard AR-15 operating
buttons, safety and disassembles basically the same. The uppers and lowers are
not interchangeable with AR-15 rifles but many of the same parts such as
triggers, stocks and accessories can be used on the 15-22. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Accuracy seems on par with my other open sight
twenty two rifles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I did not bench test
the rifle for accuracy but was able to bounce cans and rocks out to fifty yards
with the peep sights with no problem. I have put around 500 rounds through this
little rifle without any kind of hiccup.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This is pretty amazing considering I did not oil or clean this rifle as
I wanted to see how it would perform right out of the box. This would be a
great little rifle to grab when the wolf or any other varmint is at the
door.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The suggested retail price is
$499.99 for the standard black model but it can be found for less in the big
box stores or on sale. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think this will
be a fun rifle for all the kids in the family, young or old.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know
the grandkids will love shooting this rifle if they can get it away from
me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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of a modern center fire AR-style rifle, the M&P15-22 Sport is chambered in
22LR and features a variety of product enhancements. These enhancements include
the 10-inch M&P Slim Hand guard with Magpul M-LOK, Magpul MBUS sights
(front and rear), a 6-position telescoping stock, and a 2-inch M-LOK Rail
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Sunny Sweeney is a great talent and writes some lyrics that hit home hard. She is from Texas and can often be seen and heard on the Texas Music scene. Here are a few of my favorites for you to enjoy. Wild Ed<br />
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these darling little creatures and want to pick them up or feel they are
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city neighborhoods as we encroach into their habitat with housing developments.
In Suburbia the deer are quite at home with living on the forage found in large
yards and greenbelts. Several generations have been raised among the houses and
traffic and thus it is normal for them. What is not normal are the numbers of
fawns that are picked up by well-meaning souls that find them laying in the
yard or on the edge of a hike and bike trail. A doe will place her fawn
somewhere she feels is secure and go off to feed. She will later return to
check the fawn and nurse it as needed. So many city folks that run across these
fawns think they are abandoned or the mother is dead and take them. Not being
equipped nor trained in raising deer they either have to get help or try to
raise it themselves. Many cannot get the little fawn to nurse or give it the
wrong kind of milk and start it towards a cruel death even though they had good
intentions. Rehabbers in our area have an overabundance of whitetail fawns they
are raising because of the well-intentioned people that have picked them up. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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it is covered by fire ants or is actually in real danger. Do not get your scent
on it. The doe will return and retrieve her fawn later. If you really think it
is abandoned come back and check on it later just before dark. Ninety-nine
percent of the time the doe will have moved it. It is illegal for you to
possess a fawn in Texas so if it truly needs help you should go to the Texas
Parks and Wildlife website and locate a licensed rehabber in your area. They
will take the fawn and give it a chance to survive. Feel free to observe the
beautiful wildlife of Texas, but do it from a distance, Wild Ed<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My wife and I lease 100 acres from one of my uncles that borders our place. Just about 11 months ago we stocked a pond on the place with Channel and Blue Catfish. The fingerlings were only 4-6 inches long at the time we released them. Through drought and flood we fed them almost daily. At one time we thought the pond was going to dry up and just before we were going to have to seine all the fingerlings and take them somewhere else, it rained. There were times in the last few months that the tank ran around the dam from all the rain and we lost a few fish to the raccoons and water birds. Cormorants, Herons, Banded Water Snakes, Turtles, Raccoons and other predators have taken their share of the fish but quite a few survived and they grew bigger on the commercial catfish feed. They are now up around a pound with a few even bigger.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We decided to take our 3 1/2 year old grandsons to fish in the pond for their first fishing trip and it was quite an experience. One loved it and other hated it but a good time was had by all involved. The next week I took my 76 year old uncle who is an expert fisherman but does not really get to go anymore to the pond and let him fish. It is really just harvesting the fish more than fishing because they hit almost instantly. I can tell you that my uncle was all smiles and laughter the whole time. We kept a dozen of the fish he caught and filleted them out for a few catfish dinners.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you can take a kid out or someone that doesn't get to go fishing anymore, do so, it will make their day and create a memory. I spent most of my time removing hooks, untangling line and putting on fresh bait and it was worth every moment. By the way those home-raised corn-fed catfish fillets were wonderful. Wild Ed</span><br />
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