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Richfield, by the airport

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/142948/docs-best-beef-jerky/

LEM and AC Legg put out great product for jerky, snack sticks and sausage.

This one off All Recipes is a good base point. Can add anything from here to go whatever direction you would like.

Bearded Iris Brewing is some of the best beer I have ever had. Biscuit Love and Butchertown Hall were both great options for food.

I hang and don’t flip. I would say watch it and flip if you think you need to. I do 12” long casings so I am backed off from the heat source. Could be different with 24” casings or a different smoker setup that would put you closer to the heat. Flipping should not hurt anything if you decide to do so.

Maybe a higher pork fat percentage. Pork butt should grind to about 80 lean 20 fat. I don’t like venison fat so I trim as much fat out as I can to assume a 0% fat content or close. I shoot for 20-25% fat content, depending on the type of sausage I am making. If your local butcher shop had some back fat or pork belly I would add that to get the fat percentage up. I am no pro at this but in my experience holding a 20-25% fat content in the finished product has been a better sausage.

That does sound good. Will have to give it a try. The wife and I will occasionally spin up some Basil Gimlets. Mull some fresh basil from the garden in the bottom of a glass, shake up a gimlet (gin or vodka) and pour in the glass over the mulled basil. Give it a once around and you are good. A fresh twist on a classic drink. Got this idea from Lucky 13 as they had it as a special some time ago.

This could turn into a great thread. Who’s got the next round?

Dan Thompson wrote:

Yep…Interesting site.
I completely removed the rotten handle and now have a perfect blank in excellent condition..
I found a couple really interesting videos on YouTube.. One of them was “How they make Rapala knives” That was helpful because they showed how the factory attached the anchor rivet on the back of the blade.
Another site showed a full handle replacement on a similar tang that involved drilling out the center, using epoxy and when complete, he had NO tang exposed at the butt of the handle. This will be an interesting project.

Post some pics when you finish!

Check out Forest and Field Custom Cutlery’s Facebook page. Dude does some cool resin handles if you are looking for some ideas other than refinishing/replacing the wood. He made mention of using some Rapala blades in some of his work. Pretty cool concept.

Maybe a railroad spike handle would be cool.

All depends on what materials you are comfortable working with I suppose.

Bumping this thread back up to see if anyone can add anything about griddle vs grill.
My gas grill is at the end of service and I am thinking of making the switch to a griddle. I have never used a griddle but have heard nothing but high praise on them. All things considered, I will still have a Weber kettle and a smoker for the times when a griddle might now be the best option. Any input is appreciated. And fellows that hit this thread on the first time around, what do you think a couple years later?

They look great Tom!

We have a block of Wusthof which are great but we also have outdoor knives in our kitchen. The outdoor knives do take and hold a better edge. Buck 136 boning knife ($22), 5” rapala fillet knife ($5). Happy to have all of them in the kitchen.

I use black oil sunflower seeds. That is what they are coming to get under the bird feeders. Had one chew a hole thru the wooden garage service door to get at the seed inside. That incident made things difficult with mine and the squirrel’s relationship. I believe 22-23 of them left the neighborhood the first week after.

We have issues with squirrels in my neighborhood as well. The best thing I have found to help control the situation is one of those cage traps. Got one from menards for about $20 or so. I have a Crosman Benjamin that is dialed in to hit a quarter at 20 yards, but that trap has been the best and easiest squirrel control I have found. Not as fun as the air gun but highly effective.
Also, check out H and N, they make some pretty solid pellets. I got a “Hunting Sampler”, and did some target shooting to figure out which ones shot best thru my air rifle. Was interesting to see how some pellets shot so tight vs other. Heavier pellets seemed to be the most accurate with my gun. The pellets that have the worst groupings can still be used in removing squirrels from the trap. Happy hunting!

biggill wrote:

If anyone has a great gluten free fish fry recipe please share.

My recipe above definitely needed more salt. How much? Not sure. Keep it in mind if you try it.

For sure going to try your recipe and open to other ideas so please post them. Wife is gluten sensitive so we do our best to stay clear of gluten. Nothing we have tried would compare to flour based mixes on any level. She deals with it on occasion because who doesn’t like fried fish? We both feel bloated after a fish fry but I’m not dealing with a gluten allergy!

mnrabbit wrote:

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Take him to a park about a half mile away from the gun range and play with him every now and then. That is a great way to introduce gun fire to a young dog. It won’t be as loud and he will be playing so that noise will become a nonissue. Eventually you can work into some short training sessions in the parking lot at the range for closer exposure to gun fire.

I’ve got mixed reviews on this one… Probably will work 99% of the time though. But I want gunfire to mean a retrieve. Dog hears the gun, knows a retrieve is needed ASAP. I don’t just want the dog to be comfortable around loud noises, I want him to have a positive association to them and his job.

Agreed. I do this to only introduce gun fire. Once the dog is comfortable with it, then comes the conditioning drills. Throw a bumper, have a friend standing about 50 yards away fire a round into the air as bumper is going out, dog retrieves bumper. Person firing the gun gets a little closer to dog and repeat drill. The dog will become conditioned to what the gun fire is associated with. Fortunately but unfortunately, when you are in a real hunting situation and you miss the bird, your dog will turn and look at you similar to the dog in the video game Duck Hunt. Bittersweet in a way and has happened to me many times.

The basic commands are an important foundation. Sit, heel, and here. Work with him once or twice a day (morning and evening if possible) for short 5 min sessions as puppies have a short attention span. You will be surprised how fast he picks it up. Once the dog gets those down then it is time to introduce other drills from the book and slightly longer training sessions, but still continue to work on basics every training session.

Take him to a park about a half mile away from the gun range and play with him every now and then. That is a great way to introduce gun fire to a young dog. It won’t be as loud and he will be playing so that noise will become a nonissue. Eventually you can work into some short training sessions in the parking lot at the range for closer exposure to gun fire.

Trust your dog, he knows how to hunt innately. Training sessions are just introducing him to his natural ability.

This will be my first black powder season so all my gear is new to me. Been shooting 110 gr bh209, federal 209a primers and Barnes T-EZ 250 gr bullets. My rifle, CVA Wolf, likes that combo very much.

I got some of the bh209 viles that they sell, 5 for about $6, and premeasured charges to take to the range. That made it pretty easy for reloading. I set my powder measurer to 110 gr but when I dump it into the vile it reads just above 100 gr on the vile. I don’t know how accurate the hash marks are on the side of those viles and I don’t know the accuracy of my measurer as I have not weighed my charges, but the gun shoots very consistent with 1” groups at 100 yards. I have noticed that the bh209 will settle in if you tap the side of the measurer or the vile so it could be settling on the transfer and that may be the reason the two don’t line up. Very pleased with the accuracy of this combo at any rate. I will continue to toy with it after the season to dial in for more distance but it is ready out to 100 for now.

James, will there be any elk hunting on this season? You may have posted and I missed it, but how did you end up?

suzuki wrote:

Was he using a safe?

Had them in a safe but it wasn’t locked. No kids, middle of hunting season, in and out of there a few times a week. Unfortunate, but relatable.

Pictures look awesome. Are you cold smoking, or what temp are you running?

I remove them as well. I agree that they will probably cook into nothing, but one bone will immediately make fried fish less appealing to most. Removing them only prolongs the next sip of beer between fillets by a few seconds. Sometimes we have to make sacrifices for the greater good.

You say you have to give the mount back, but to whom? Your mutual friend brought it to you but where did he get it from? You paint the picture as an unidentified person swiped the deer from the locker but there seems to be a way to find a connection here. Is this possibly a case of reimbursing that person for the bill at the taxidermist and all this clears up? Nice deer for sure.

I have been dehydrating my habs and jalapeños then crushing them in the blender. Transfer to pint jar and cover with vinegar…add a bit more vinegar the next day to make the mix a bit more wet if needed. Add 5 tbsp of pepper mix to 2 pints of salsa when you have it on the stove top. Pretty good heat coming out of that, and the right vinegar taste for salsa. Keep pepper mix in fridge and use for salsa all summer/fall, add more dehydrated peppers as they come in. Just watch out when you take the cover off the blender because that pepper dust will bring you to a knee.