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JWFilips
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Dan,
that is why we need those 3 grain Bullseye powered plain base slugs I'm working on
Last year we were actually plagued with 22 birds everyday in my yard & That was during the open season! I had a light report load for my 35 Rem but chickened out every time!
They really ripped up the grass looking for bugs ( and like to eat up our outdoor kittie's food!)
This year we only had 8 But pretty much every day. However this Fall I haven't been feeling up to par so I just watched them from our windows.
Jim
that is why we need those 3 grain Bullseye powered plain base slugs I'm working on
Last year we were actually plagued with 22 birds everyday in my yard & That was during the open season! I had a light report load for my 35 Rem but chickened out every time!
They really ripped up the grass looking for bugs ( and like to eat up our outdoor kittie's food!)
This year we only had 8 But pretty much every day. However this Fall I haven't been feeling up to par so I just watched them from our windows.
Jim
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There ya go. Happy Thanksgiving, thats good fast food there boys. My reasoning is reduced risk of hitting the car when the crossbow bolt passes through. Hope you like the name I gave it.
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Dan,
Had about 15 holes like this on our lawn
Turkey Scracth!
Dang, must be liberal Turkey where your at, they even leave litter after tearing up the yard....
RicinYakima
High Steppes of Eastern Washington
I would shoot the smallest one, from this springs='s hatch. That is just right for the Bride and I.
JWFilips
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Yes those smaller ones look tasty! We had two big birds in that flock & I mean big. Very surprising to see how big they can get!
Those two seemed to be the "look outs" and moved the flock around
It is always amazing to me to see so much nature in my back yard ..that I never witnessed in the woods!
Those two seemed to be the "look outs" and moved the flock around
It is always amazing to me to see so much nature in my back yard ..that I never witnessed in the woods!
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Headshots save meat on turkeys. Put'r right behind the eye.
quicksylver
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Thanks guys...my wife considered putting the left over carcass out on the porch to see if that would fend them off for awhile...
Jim..did you notice the bare spot in the lawn from the car to the deck..came home one day and that area was all torn up..
Cross bow it is..just can't remember if they are legal here...do miss the farm..would have just opened the window and that would have been that.
One TG my uncle didn't like the price of turkey..we used to raise our own ..but didn't that years for some reason..so he loaded his shot gun and waited for the geese to fly over the house.
they did so twice a day ..about 30' off the ridge..when he heard them coming he grabbed his gun, stepped out on the deck and shoot one..goose isn't bad for TG..
Jim..did you notice the bare spot in the lawn from the car to the deck..came home one day and that area was all torn up..
Cross bow it is..just can't remember if they are legal here...do miss the farm..would have just opened the window and that would have been that.
One TG my uncle didn't like the price of turkey..we used to raise our own ..but didn't that years for some reason..so he loaded his shot gun and waited for the geese to fly over the house.
they did so twice a day ..about 30' off the ridge..when he heard them coming he grabbed his gun, stepped out on the deck and shoot one..goose isn't bad for TG..
quicksylver
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Thanks for all the suggestions and comments...and particularly for the safety reminders...like "keep your arrows pointed in a safe direction at all times"
smokeywolf
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About 4 straight years now, I smoke a turkey and a goose for Thanksgiving; same thing at Christmas.
Got caught by surprise by a woman at the market when I picked up the goose a few days ago. Questioned me for 20 minutes, how to smoke a goose. Said husband is a hunter and as far as red meat goes, they eat almost nothing but elk and venison (they have a friend in Oregon who owns 30,000 acres). At the end of our conversation she said, her husband's early Christmas present will be a Traeger smoker from Costco and he'll be smoking a Christmas goose.
Chris
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Moving away from domestic geese... one of my favorites... to Canada geese: their breast meat is very dark red/purple about like fresh venison. It makes killer jerky, you can't tell it from deer meat. Just strip it and use your favorite smoked jerky recipe. You don't have to smoke it, but it makes it better.
Not to gross anybody out, but the same is true of crow although it is tougher. Here's a tip for you if you haven't tried it: excavate the crow breast medallions with your jacknife, pound them flat with a meat mallet, I mean work at it, then roll in seasoned breadcrumbs and fry in olive oil or butter. You will not know it from venison backstrap.
Not to gross anybody out, but the same is true of crow although it is tougher. Here's a tip for you if you haven't tried it: excavate the crow breast medallions with your jacknife, pound them flat with a meat mallet, I mean work at it, then roll in seasoned breadcrumbs and fry in olive oil or butter. You will not know it from venison backstrap.
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Smoked Canadian is excellent indeed.
All the crows I've shot were with jax & they were blown up beyond the I dare you to eat one condition.
All the crows I've shot were with jax & they were blown up beyond the I dare you to eat one condition.