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Post by redeyes on Dec 14, 2014 19:33:52 GMT
How come they never ask the important questions? What does a lion taste like? Does the meat need marinating or slow boiling to soften it or can you throw it on the grill like a nice steak? If cooking in a pan should I attempt a glaze or just a light seasoning rub? What wine, liquor and cigars pair best with it? Cheese plate after, Y/N? Dammit Daily Mail, he is French. He should at least have an opinion on these things. How about, oh I don't know, asking him about it next time?!!  |
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Post by Browning35 on Dec 14, 2014 20:09:03 GMT
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Post by omegaman on Dec 15, 2014 12:38:09 GMT
Got out duck hunting this weekend. Not the best day, but still bagged 3 green-winged teal.
RE: the lion topic, I am not a fan big-game hunting safari trophy collecting--but, that is just me and my beliefs. HOWEVER, what that story is failing to highlight is how important safari hunting is to those poor African villages. In many cases, the tourism and revenue generated therein is the only economy in these localities. Therefore, much care and governance is directed towards their wildlife--it pays the bills. In academic terms, it is referred to as the South African model of wildlife management. It is important to keep the tourist and hunting exclusivity value of these charasmatic animals higher than poaching and market hunting values in order to preserve these animals. It can be hard pill to swallow for wildlife-lovers, but regulated hunting has done plenty of good for wildlife. In fact, buying a hunting license or federal duck stamp does more for wildlife and conservation than Sierra Club bumber stickers on a faggy Prius. Hell, excise taxes on firearms and ammunition are congressionally mandated to fund conservation, look up the Pittman-Roberston Act.
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Post by nxp on Dec 21, 2014 18:50:49 GMT
Big game hunting has a profound effect on the locals. Revenue for taxidermy, shipping/transport, local for the camps and meat for the tribes, all while funding the anti poaching groups that patrol the parks.
If it wasn't there, we wouldn't have what we have - if anything I'd like to see MORE protection for the parks with a no questions kill'em where they are for poachers that feed the black market. I'm not opposed to it so long as it's done for the right reasons and supports those that support the wildlife. Eventually I hope to see that red dirt in my hands and maybe have a chance to stalk one of those beautiful animals. Someday...
Between bow/gun, my freezers full of venison. I'm moving on to fish, though I've had a hankering for some squirrel lately - if 22LR wasn't so damned hard to find, I'd go get a few. I hate the thought of hunting squirrel with a 12g.
Coon's are starting to get full - may be time to get some traps out, and make sure the scope for the AR's on as yote season's right around the corner.
So, so glad I don't do the duck thing..
(Okay I wish I could do the duck thing....)
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Post by omegaman on Dec 21, 2014 19:03:01 GMT
Finally got out the last 2 nights for deer. Complete strike outs! Funny, what should be the easiest to bag (maintained stands, food plots, corn...yeah, we manage heavily for deer hunting) has given me the slip. I am running out of time, so it looks like I just need to get my ass outta bed early and sit before work (which would, almost technically, be work for me). I would be the shame of the biologist community if I failed to shoot a deer on my managed property...
So jealous of nxp, right now.
Also, shredded my cast net...err! Just as I was starting to re-stock my flounder supply.
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Post by nxp on Dec 31, 2014 4:31:13 GMT
On the property I hunt regularly we have box stands and blind sets for the older guys that can't move real well, but the youngen's like meself are regulated to our climbers for same day sets. I've actually had some of my best experiences with same day sets, and have shot my biggest deer out of them. PITA part is carrying everything in at 0'dark whatever, finding a straight tree in the dark based on your knowledge of the area, climbing it up and trimming everything quietly, then hanging out for a few hours until the world wakes up around you.
That's the one part about midwest hunting I hate. Out west you could glass and stalk, it was an active time. You can sort of do that up here if you head to the big woods up in the UP/Chem/Nicolet/etc, but with the agriculture and swamp on this side of the state, still hunting/stalking is incredibly difficult. I've only successfully stalked a deer once up here, and that ended poorly. Ambush is the name of the game, lots of stand hunting which isn't very entertaining and frankly can be a test of will power when it's 5 below out.
The best part of deer hunting is the people and the bullshit that goes down at camp. I won't trade that for anything.
After the last few weeks of unseasonably warm temps (no snow for the Holiday?! Where do I live?!) we're finally back down to around 0, so that means the lake will HOPEFULLY freeze up solid again. The heat opened up everything, and the westside actually got some shoves which is unusual for this time of year - not uncommon at all in March, but to see a 5' wall of ice crawling up the bank into your house in Dec is an oddity. We had a few folks go "trolling" last week when the shelf broke off and they went for a ride down the lake, think they got back onto solid ice two towns down. It was a busy week for the county rescue airboat.
I need some walleye and crappie to round out the winter stores.
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