OK, I'm not a total Redneck, but I have discovered that Hunting is fun! Jonathan put me in this year for an elk tag and we both got drawn. I knew that I love the meat; it's lean, organic, and it feels good to know that it is local. Luckily the weekend of our hunt the weather was gorgeous, which in October you never know. The kids stayed over night at my moms so Jonathan and I had an entire night and an early morning to see if we could get anything. I have to tell you that I was a little cocky about getting something. The last few hunts that Jonathan went on turned out to be unfruitful, so I thought that I would go out and get the job done. When the time came to actually hunt, my confidence started to dwindle. The reality of actually having to shoot something and worst yet, gut an animal bigger than myself was frightening! Luckily, we never got close enough to shoot anything, but I liked the excitement of the actual hunt, the fresh air, hiking up all of the hills, and being out so early to see the sun rise.
Jonathan later was able to get an elk with a few of his buddies, so our freezer is full of elk chorizo, Italian sausage, ground elk and a variety of steaks and roasts. So far we have only tried the chorizo and it is yummy!
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Congrats! I unfortunately have an empty freezer. Jeff was a no go this year...
FUN! I can see why it can be so addicting. I'm sure it's peaceful, and getting so much meat is great. -Pheasant Hunting was my first hunting experience (psyche -I actually didn't carry a gun) but it was fun walking the fields w/ everyone. The 'hunt' is exciting! And Pheasant is super yummy eats.
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