Monthly Archives: November 2013

Black Friday? Go Hunting!

Posted on November 30, 2013 by Tom

A lot of families have Thanksgiving traditions. We eat turkey, kids play with each other, and the adults take naps. The day after Thanksgiving, we all go pheasant hunting together, to get the pheasants for the Christmas dinner my dad … Continue reading →

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Long Term Squash Storage: Baby Vi Mochata Wins!

Posted on November 30, 2013 by Tom

So, this is the “winner” of the long-term storage contest, and once again, it is a Baby Vi Mochata squash.  14 months without going soft or moldy.  There were 3 others that went a couple about a week or so … Continue reading →

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Another Year of Selecting Victor Kucyk 2175 Corn

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Tom

So Lance and I had another year of growing and selecting the Victor Kucyk corn given me some years ago, and it just keeps getting better every year as we choose only the best plants and cobs for replanting the … Continue reading →

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Two Days of Fruit Preservation

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Tom

Well, we had to haul all of the fruit we harvested out of the freezers when I brought the venison home.  Quarts, pints, half-pints and quarter pints of strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, grapes, currants, hot peppers (yeah, make great jelly) rhubarb … Continue reading →

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The Meat Harvest Continues

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Tom

WARNING  Graphic photos, so if dead animals bother you, don’t scan down. I was back deer hunting this weekend, and I suppose I should presage this story with a bit of back story from last weekend.  On Monday last, I … Continue reading →

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Skinning & Butchering A Deer On The Ground

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Tom

As fair warning, this is fairly graphic, and this is because I have had more than a few requests asking me to show how to skin and quarter a deer.  I do it with just a boning knife, and in … Continue reading →

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First Deer Of The Season

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Tom

Deer finally started moving around today (Monday) so third day was the charm.  Shot her this morning, my dad dragged her out of the woods, Phoebe and Claire helped me field dress her, I cooked a huge meal of venison … Continue reading →

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Entering The Final Stretch

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Tom

The first real winter snow possibility is on the horizon here.  There is a winter storm watch, with the professional prognosticators indicating, as much as 4″ of the white stuff greeting us on Wednesday morning.  I guess we are as … Continue reading →

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