Deer prudence.

I wasn't aware that Illinois was a hotbed of redneck culinary activity.

Maybe they moved the deer crossing signs to safer areas.



/link is as hot as venison stew

I just heard that the blue line hit a deer this morning. That's crazy.

I love visiting my cousin in rural Illinois because he always takes me deer hunting. Illinois is teeming with them and we always get like six or seven, though we'll only take the big ones home for preparation. I don't know much about hunting, but it's pretty laid back and fun if you've never tried it. His wife drives the pickup down this long dirt road while my cousin and I sit in lawnchairs in the back. He's got this 200,000 candle spotlight that we use to find the deer in the dark. Once we find one, they usually try to hold real still. I guess they think we can't see them if they don't move, but it makes them easy picking with my cousin's night scoped rifle. I'm not a big hunting proponent or anything, but if you ever have the opportunity, take it because it is fun.

Numbers? That come after Leviticus?

spentmiles: I love visiting my cousin in rural Illinois because he always takes me deer hunting. Illinois is teeming with them and we always get like six or seven, though we'll only take the big ones home for preparation. I don't know much about hunting, but it's pretty laid back and fun if you've never tried it. His wife drives the pickup down this long dirt road while my cousin and I sit in lawnchairs in the back. He's got this 200,000 candle spotlight that we use to find the deer in the dark. Once we find one, they usually try to hold real still. I guess they think we can't see them if they don't move, but it makes them easy picking with my cousin's night scoped rifle. I'm not a big hunting proponent or anything, but if you ever have the opportunity, take it because it is fun.

Glad to hear there are some proper hunters left.

I've hit two deer, both at night. Now I drive slow at night.

AndreMA: I wasn't aware that Illinois was a hotbed of redneck culinary activity.

There are two Illinois; Southern and Northern.

Southern very much is.

/Chicagoland what?

undertheknife: Glad to hear there are some proper hunters left.

I hunt deer with my car

Remember it's now legal in Illinois to take home road kill for food.

spentmiles: I love visiting my cousin in rural Illinois because he always takes me deer hunting. Illinois is teeming with them and we always get like six or seven, though we'll only take the big ones home for preparation.

You just leave the smaller ones to rot? That is seriously farked up.


On a related note - what a frustrated hunter in AZ who hasn't even seen a deer in the woods this season might look like:



/I'll happily shoot the first deer with antlers I see and devour everything but the hooves, horns, and hide

The1andonlyZack: AndreMA: I wasn't aware that Illinois was a hotbed of redneck culinary activity.

There are two Illinois; Southern and Northern.

Southern very much is.

/Chicagoland what?

This

/subby
//redneck & proud

Ha, I just remembered a funny anecdote from hunting with my cousin. He found this female deer with the spotlight and it was in the process of giving birth. The little deer was stuck half way though. When he shot the mom deer, it must have made her clench because the little deer shot out like twenty yards. We were on our way back to his house, so we didn't stop to pick either of them up, and damn, I don't think we could have because we were laughing so hard we almost fell out of the truck.

AndreMA: I wasn't aware that Illinois was a hotbed of redneck culinary activity.

Some people include in their definition of redneck the displaying of the confederate flag. If you define it by all the other behaviors, you'll find there are rednecks in every state of the union and country on the globe.

jbuist: Hunting with a Mosin-Nagant. Nice.

I figured it would be worth trying out this year. I don't see a lot of long shots, it's got power to spare, and the M44 points really nicely for me.

A friend gave me some venison loin, it's in the freezer-any good, simple, recipes? I like to cook, but some of the venison recipes I've found online call for stuff like juniper berries, chicken livers and other sundry stuff I don't have handy.
In Delaware I've never ever seen any deer-they are hunted very well down there, but for some reason in eastern Pennsylvania is loaded with 'em. Northeast Philadelphia airport has a yearly culling of the herds-donating the venison to local food banks.

My senior year of HS my sister just got her license. She was driving home and a deer hit her. Broke its neck clean and didn't even tear the skin. It had been a pretty sparse hunting year and the Sheriff didn't care what we did with it. It was a fresh kill.

That was the only venison jerky we had that year.

Artist: A friend gave me some venison loin, it's in the freezer-any good, simple, recipes? I like to cook, but some of the venison recipes I've found online call for stuff like juniper berries, chicken livers and other sundry stuff I don't have handy.
In Delaware I've never ever seen any deer-they are hunted very well down there, but for some reason in eastern Pennsylvania is loaded with 'em. Northeast Philadelphia airport has a yearly culling of the herds-donating the venison to local food banks.

For venison steaks, I use Cabela's Wild Game Rub. It has brown sugar, rosemary, sage, etc in it. I like to put my venison in stew and chili too. I use venison hamburger to make Sloppy Doe and Bleatloaf too.

cgraves67: For venison steaks, I use Cabela's Wild Game Rub. It has brown sugar, rosemary, sage, etc in it. I like to put my venison in stew and chili too. I use venison hamburger to make Sloppy Doe and Bleatloaf too.

Make hamburgers.
Make chili.
Make a stew.
It's just meat.

Only difference when making burgers (or anything else on the pan) is you're going to have to add some fat because venison is so lean.

The1andonlyZack: AndreMA: I wasn't aware that Illinois was a hotbed of redneck culinary activity.

There are two Illinois; Southern and Northern.

Southern very much is.

/Chicagoland what?

In Illinois, everything south of I-74 might as well be Kentucky or Missouri. Everything south of I-80 is "southern" Illinois if you're from around Chicago, heh.

Ever seen what a fully loaded semi with a brush guard does to a deer at 60mph?

undertheknife: spentmiles: I love visiting my cousin in rural Illinois because he always takes me deer hunting. Illinois is teeming with them and we always get like six or seven, though we'll only take the big ones home for preparation. I don't know much about hunting, but it's pretty laid back and fun if you've never tried it. His wife drives the pickup down this long dirt road while my cousin and I sit in lawnchairs in the back. He's got this 200,000 candle spotlight that we use to find the deer in the dark. Once we find one, they usually try to hold real still. I guess they think we can't see them if they don't move, but it makes them easy picking with my cousin's night scoped rifle. I'm not a big hunting proponent or anything, but if you ever have the opportunity, take it because it is fun.

Glad to hear there are some proper hunters left.

ZOMG, THIS IS NOT PROPER. NO WHERE IN THIS POST DOES HE SAY THEY ARE ALSO POLISHING OFF A COOLER FULL OF STAG BEER!

WTF IS THIS WORLD COMING TOO!

JC

Zeno-25: In Illinois, everything south of I-74 might as well be Kentucky or Missouri.

I wouldn't say I-80 anymore due to urban sprawl, but you don't have to go as far as I-74... Route 17 is sufficient. It was a different story 40 years ago, though.

cgraves67:
For venison steaks, I use Cabela's Wild Game Rub. It has brown sugar, rosemary, sage, etc in it. I like to put my venison in stew and chili too. I use venison hamburger to make Sloppy Doe and Bleatloaf too.

Haha. Bleatloaf.

Love some backstrap. Take your favorite rub, throw it on the grill.

/but yeah, it's just lean meat

meat0918: I'm up in Oregon, and I haven't seen any sign of the blacktail deer around here EXCEPT in places that I cannot hunt.

//First season, so it's to be expected.

I can sympathize completely. My own yard is crawling with mule deer - including some really nice looking bucks - but all I see in the woods where I could legally shoot them are squirrels.

It makes me want to get a nice quiet bow.

<b><a target="_blank" href="http://www.fark.com/comments/6678727/72642283#c72642283">spentmi les</a>:</b> <i>I love visiting my cousin in rural Illinois because he always takes me deer hunting. Illinois is teeming with them and we always get like six or seven, though we'll only take the big ones home for preparation. I don't know much about hunting, but it's pretty laid back and fun if you've never tried it. His wife drives the pickup down this long dirt road while my cousin and I sit in lawnchairs in the back. He's got this 200,000 candle spotlight that we use to find the deer in the dark. Once we find one, they usually try to hold real still. I guess they think we can't see them if they don't move, but it makes them easy picking with my cousin's night scoped rifle. I'm not a big hunting proponent or anything, but if you ever have the opportunity, take it because it is fun.</i>

Meh, you're having an off day. Hung over?

<b><a target="_blank" href="http://www.fark.com/comments/6678727/72642754#c72642754">spentmi les</a>:</b> <i>Ha, I just remembered a funny anecdote from hunting with my cousin. He found this female deer with the spotlight and it was in the process of giving birth. The little deer was stuck half way though. When he shot the mom deer, it must have made her clench because the little deer shot out like twenty yards. We were on our way back to his house, so we didn't stop to pick either of them up, and damn, I don't think we could have because we were laughing so hard we almost fell out of the truck.</i>

Now, that's better.

spentmiles: Ha, I just remembered a funny anecdote from hunting with my cousin. He found this female deer with the spotlight and it was in the process of giving birth. The little deer was stuck half way though. When he shot the mom deer, it must have made her clench because the little deer shot out like twenty yards. We were on our way back to his house, so we didn't stop to pick either of them up, and damn, I don't think we could have because we were laughing so hard we almost fell out of the truck.

That's a shame. I bet that little one would have been real tender eating.

Thanks for the venison tips-how lean is lean? Like as lean as a chicken breast? Or so lean that if it's cooked for hours in a stew it's really tasty?

Artist: Thanks for the venison tips-how lean is lean? Like as lean as a chicken breast? Or so lean that if it's cooked for hours in a stew it's really tasty?

As with any wild game, the meat is lean. What you want to avoid is refrigerating it for too long, and don't ever ever ever put it in the freezer. The cold breaks down the fat fibers faster than room temperature. Try to cook and eat it the same day you've killed it, otherwise just go to the store and buy ground beef.

JesseL: I can sympathize completely. My own yard is crawling with mule deer - including some really nice looking bucks - but all I see in the woods where I could legally shoot them are squirrels.

It makes me want to get a nice quiet bow.

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If they're as close as they look in that pic, a 22LR with subsonic ammo will pierce an eyeball with no problem at that distance.

Works on the squirrels, too.

/nice Mosin

mdeesnuts: If they're as close as they look in that pic, a 22LR with subsonic ammo will pierce an eyeball with no problem at that distance.

I was trying to keep it quasi legal ;-)

mdeesnuts: Works on the squirrels, too.

True that. Last Sunday's no-deer consolation prize:
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/no hotlink for compliance with the sissy rule about images of dead animals.
//having squirrel dirty rice for dinner.

mdeesnuts: cgraves67:
For venison steaks, I use Cabela's Wild Game Rub. It has brown sugar, rosemary, sage, etc in it. I like to put my venison in stew and chili too. I use venison hamburger to make Sloppy Doe and Bleatloaf too.

Haha. Bleatloaf.

Love some backstrap. Take your favorite rub, throw it on the grill.

/but yeah, it's just lean meat

One of my favorite uses for backstrap is to slice it into about 1/2 inch pieces, mix some seasoning with flour and cover the steaks, then flash fry it in a pan with canola oil. Sometimes I'll pound the steaks before I flour them. [insert beat your meat joke here]

spentmiles: Artist: Thanks for the venison tips-how lean is lean? Like as lean as a chicken breast? Or so lean that if it's cooked for hours in a stew it's really tasty?

As with any wild game, the meat is lean. What you want to avoid is refrigerating it for too long, and don't ever ever ever put it in the freezer. The cold breaks down the fat fibers faster than room temperature. Try to cook and eat it the same day you've killed it, otherwise just go to the store and buy ground beef.

This is as much BS as his previous posts, just not amusing.

Freeze away, and yes it's tasty in stew. Again, it's just lean meat - 'chicken breast lean' is close enough.

CWD

OK, now I understand what I'll be working with this weekend-the protein tables were helpful too. A lean game meat, that can take some aggressive seasoning, sear in butter, on both sides-don't over cook, and perhaps de-glaze the pan with a bit of brandy?

Bruxellensis: One of my favorite uses for backstrap is to slice it into about 1/2 inch pieces, mix some seasoning with flour and cover the steaks, then flash fry it in a pan with canola oil. Sometimes I'll pound the steaks before I flour them. [insert beat your meat joke here]

*saved*

Zeno-25: The1andonlyZack: AndreMA: I wasn't aware that Illinois was a hotbed of redneck culinary activity.

There are two Illinois; Southern and Northern.

Southern very much is.

/Chicagoland what?

In Illinois, everything south of I-74 might as well be Kentucky or Missouri. Everything south of I-80 is "southern" Illinois if you're from around Chicago, heh.

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H'm. We live 8 miles south of 74. Better go out and check if there's a fridge on the front porch and if the hounds have been fed.

Correction: Everything south of the Homewood stop on the Metra might as well be in Outer Mongolia as far as anyone in the Six Counties is concerned.

Zeno-25: The1andonlyZack: AndreMA: I wasn't aware that Illinois was a hotbed of redneck culinary activity.

There are two Illinois; Southern and Northern.

Southern very much is.

/Chicagoland what?

In Illinois, everything south of I-74 might as well be Kentucky or Missouri. Everything south of I-80 is "southern" Illinois if you're from around Chicago, heh.

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Born and raised in Joliet, now living in Rockford. I agree. Everything south of I-80 is followed by banjo music.

There is a Central Illinois, home of ADM. Industrial farms. There are a few places that are outside of usual consciousness, the sand prairie along Route 1, that protuberance out west that usdta be called 'Forgottonia.' I think the real SI is south of 13, though there are pockets of red-neck throughout the state, including the classical chicken-market in Uptown Chicago, over by the (Truman) city college.

A while back I hit 2 in 2 months. Fark deer.
/oh and they didn't die. Just laughed at my newly totaled truck and galloped away. I swear they were laughing.