Tag Archives: Carnivore
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
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
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
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
Humans Evolved to Eat Meat
We have all heard the argument that, due to intestinal lengths, humans were not designed and/or physically evolved to consume meat. The argument usually goes something like this: Carnivores have intestinal tracts that are only 3 times the length of … Continue reading
A Delicious Debate: Bacon vs. Jerky
Venison Shank Stew
I’ve long been a fan of shanks of most any animal (pork, deer, lamb, beef etc) because it is one of the more unique tasting cuts. Even beef shanks are often described by pedestrian eaters as being “Gamey.” In most … Continue reading