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Edge of Shadows: Coues Deer
When my friend and hunting partner, TC, managed to draw a much coveted Coues deer rifle tag in a trophy unit of Arizona, I jumped at the opportunity to come along as an extra set of eyes and intuition. Though … Continue reading
Posted in Backcountry, Butchering, Deer, Deer hunting, Hunting, Offal, Recipes, Uncategorized
Tagged arizona, az, backcountry, backpack, Butcher, Carnivore, coues, Deer, Deer Hunting, desert, eat, glassing, Hunting, optics, southwest, Tag, Venison, venson, Whitetail, Winter
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Thanksgiving Turkey
I’m not easily impressed with Thanksgiving turkeys. In fact, I’m fine with skipping traditional turkeys altogether in favor of venison, duck or goose, which are more traditional in terms of Thanksgiving table fare. For round 1 of Thanksgiving (hosting a … Continue reading
Posted in Butchering, Cooking, Meat 101, News, Turkeys, Uncategorized
Tagged Carnivore, thanksgiving
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Land Between The Lakes 2015
In a continued effort to exploit Tennessee’s larger tracts of federal land open to hunting access which includes at least two national recreation areas that are exceptions to the national park services’ usual policy on hunting (it is rare that … Continue reading
Posted in Backcountry, Deer, Deer hunting, Hunting, Uncategorized
Tagged between, Carnivore, Deer, Hunt, lakes, land, LBL, tennessee, Whitetail
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Trip Report: San Juan Elk Hunting
Having hunted across the river last year, we daily saw the steam powered train passing through the canyon well below us and thought that using the train for backcountry access might indeed be a fun and adventurous way to access … Continue reading
Rethinking Backcounty Calories & Nutrition
In 36 hours so, I’ll be heading out for the first Fall hunting trip. I drew a either sex Elk rifle tag for CO, which is good for Oct 10th-14th, but we’re heading in 4 days early to get some … Continue reading
Posted in Backcountry, Elk, Fitness, Gear, News
Tagged #health food, #wild game cooking, backcountry, backstrap, bacon, Carnivore, cook, heathers choice, Pemmican, Venison
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The Solution To Your Blaze Orange Problem
If you hunt in a state (or states) that require you to wear blaze orange on your body and you hunt in a ultralight or backcountry style, or you rely on technical hunting clothing, then you have a blaze orange … Continue reading
Posted in Backcountry, Deer hunting, Elk, Gear
Tagged #deer season, backcountry, backpack, blaze, Deer, elk, gear, Hunt, Hunting, laws, orange, regulations, Review, rifle, sitka, technical, vest
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Tennessee Buck Limits: For Better or For Worse
Deer hunters in my home state have spent the last couple of months in a bitter and highly divisional debate over antlered deer limits. Tennessee has had a statewide antlered bag limit (the state does not distinguish between sex of … Continue reading
Posted in Deer, Deer hunting, Hunting
Tagged #deer season, #game, a, Anti-hunting, appalachia, b, Deer, east, Hunting, l, management, middle, tennessee, twra, TWRC, unit, west, Whitetail
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Bass Pro Pyramid
Mainstream hunting & Fishing culture is a weird thing. Depsite being a passion for many, the culture is a sea of commercialization, gimmicks and exploits. In my city of residence sits “The Memphis Pyramid”, initially known as the “Great American … Continue reading
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