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eskimobirdlady
True Blue Farmgirl
700 Posts
connie
fairbanks
ak
USA
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 Posted - Sep 16 2008 : 10:29:02 PM
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| hi jo, i am not familiar with crowberries. do they grow here in the interior? hubby says after we get my car on the road and make sure its gonna keep goign we can make another trip towards anchorage. maybe we can mmet then? of course this depends on a 1971 saab being road worthy lol. it is supposed to get 35-40 mpg! fo course thats not gonna do anything to change the price of a room there! perhaps they will be back on winter rates by then. on our last trip it cost us twice what it has previously at the very same hotel! yikes! sweet dreams. peace connie in alaska |
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eskimobirdlady
True Blue Farmgirl
700 Posts
connie
fairbanks
ak
USA
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Posted - Sep 16 2008 : 10:39:45 PM
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heather, one thing i learned very quickly is that hunting means so much more than shooting an animal i used to tease hubby that he was hunting other than 4 legged deer and i was right! he was hunting the peaceful feeling that comes when you are out in the woods. good luck and enjoy!!
peace connie in alaska |
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jo Thompson
True Blue Farmgirl
603 Posts
Jo
the mountainside of the Chugach
in Alaska
USA
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Posted - Sep 17 2008 : 09:43:41 AM
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That's why we call it berry picking with shotguns (Peta approved shotguns). I remember one fall I looked over at my husband on another ridge and he was laying in the sunshine with his shotgun pointed up, lying in the bushes eating blueberries in the sun. We love the woods in the fall, I love all the little funky mushrooms.
Crowberries are wonderful, they look like blueberries (darker almost black) but grow on flat mats of piney looking vegetation. They sweeten after the frost and don't have any acid taste. I think the yupik call them blackberries, I can't remember the yupik name. They are amazing in a pie!
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eskimobirdlady
True Blue Farmgirl
700 Posts
connie
fairbanks
ak
USA
700 Posts |
Posted - Sep 17 2008 : 3:27:40 PM
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hmmm are there any other berries that look like them? i have lots of berries that look like that here but afraid of getting something poisonous!
i too love the mushrooms and am constantly taking pics of them lol. fall is such a beautiful time, i wish it lasted a bit longer. there enver seems to be enough timme to really enjoy it when there is so much to do like hunting caribou, moose and grouse, packaging meat, picking high bush and low bush cranberries, picking rosehips, making jams, putting up the last minute firewood that we didnt get in during the summer cuz we were too busy enjoying that short season lol etc etc etc).
we have t-shirts that say "PETA People for the Eating of Tasty Animals" *grin*
peace connie in alaska |
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Huckelberrywine
True Blue Farmgirl
1607 Posts
Michelle
Rosalia
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Posted - Oct 18 2008 : 11:03:52 PM
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Fall. So pretty and so busy! I'm so glad to read the different ways you're taking time to enjoy. Love the story about eating the berries! What a happy picture.
Well, opening day DH and I both got our deer. We were walking back to the truck after I got mine so we could drive in and pick it up, and I offered DH the lucky gun I was using but done with. "Nah". "But what if there's one standing right by the truck, wouldn't you rather use this one?" Well, you know what happened, don't you? I kid you not, the darn thing was headed straight for the truck like it was afraid of being left behind. Fast as could be, he had that gun, loaded it, and got his deer.
I think this is our last week of good fall weather as it usually gets bitter cold after Halloween. Hope to get out and pick some of the wild blackberries, apples, and rosehips just on. Kind of late this year. Don't mind, because it was a busy summer. Will be nice to slow down this winter. Short days up north (of course, not nearly as short as Alaska) force you to take a break from quite so much outdoors time. Good book and soup time.
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Oct 19 2008 : 9:57:35 PM
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Congratulations Michelle!! It was opening deer season this past weekend here. Husband isn't a hunter, but I always have a friend bring some meat over if the hunting is good. (I tend to help with butchering for people) So I am hoping good luck for friends and family..haha.
Our weather is the same..we got alot done out back this past weekend to prepare for winter..it will be here in no time...this week will likely be our last true nice fall weather before winter too!
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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chickabella
True Blue Farmgirl
177 Posts
D. A.
Austin... ish,
Texas
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Posted - Oct 20 2008 : 04:16:03 AM
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I've been invited to go wild pig hunting on a friend's property... just gotta purchase a rifle (and a freezer to put the meat in!). It's been years since I've been rifle shooting, so am thinking a refresher course is in order.
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Oct 20 2008 : 7:13:14 PM
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Oh have fun!! I used to go with my dad and Uncle (wild pig hunting I mean) in Calif years ago.
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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Tina Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
6948 Posts
Tina
sunshine state
FL
USA
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Posted - Oct 20 2008 : 8:07:17 PM
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after about 23 yrs of not holding a gun..hubby took out his pellet rifle..yeah one of those air pump guns that can actually pack a good punch..anyhow..I did some target shooting and funny thing is may dad used to joke that I couldn't hit the broad side of the barn..ha..but I think he'd have been proud of me yesterday when I got some pretty good consistent 9 shots..right next to the bulls eye on the target..ha.
not dead ons..but pretty darn close..but..the target wasn't moving either..but anyhow... it's good to know that "if" I had to shoot something I could.:0)
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Huckelberrywine
True Blue Farmgirl
1607 Posts
Michelle
Rosalia
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Posted - Oct 20 2008 : 8:39:30 PM
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OH, wild pigs. Sounds interesting. Only wild pigs we have around here are normal pigs gone wild (boy do they look scary though, really!) on a game hunting ranch. Political issue I'll stay clear of. Are your Texas wild pigs javalinas like in Arizona? Boy, those will put you on guard in a hurry.
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Tina Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
6948 Posts
Tina
sunshine state
FL
USA
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Posted - Nov 02 2008 : 9:18:53 PM
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hey gals..so sorry to have butted into the conversation here...I was just excited that I could hit a target nearly dead on after never having luck with such as a teen when my dad tried to teach me..anyhow..I am sorry to have butted into your lovely conversation.
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eskimobirdlady
True Blue Farmgirl
700 Posts
connie
fairbanks
ak
USA
700 Posts |
Posted - Nov 03 2008 : 12:51:10 AM
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tina that is awesome! keep practicing and you will be a dead shot every time! and by the way butt in any time! its not a private conversation and we love the input of everyone!
peace connie in alaska |
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lisamarie508
True Blue Farmgirl
2648 Posts
Lisa
Idaho City
ID
USA
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Posted - Nov 04 2008 : 3:07:45 PM
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This is great reading all your posts. DH and I don't go out for the deer hunt. We're not big fans of venison. But elk is another story! We are currently on the 4th day of the general bull hunt. No luck yet but, there are 5 more days. The weather isn't exactly cooperating this year. I am actually chronicling this year's hunt on my blog. We always have such fun and interesting adventures out in the forest.
Oh, and here's to Tina! The next Annie Oakley! Keep up the practice and you'll REALLY surprise everybody.
Farmgirl Sister #35
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Huckelberrywine
True Blue Farmgirl
1607 Posts
Michelle
Rosalia
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Posted - Nov 04 2008 : 8:20:29 PM
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Congratulations Tina! Maybe you're just more relaxed. Don't know, but good for you anyway! (ditto on butting in anytime, isn't that what this is all about?) Hope you get your elk, Lisa. I don't think I've ever had elk. I do know taste varies so much by region. Deer who eat sage compared to all these Palouse grain fed deer...you wouldn't think they were the same critter. So neat to keep track on your blog, I'll have to go check that out.
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lisamarie508
True Blue Farmgirl
2648 Posts
Lisa
Idaho City
ID
USA
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Posted - Nov 05 2008 : 05:35:58 AM
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Michelle, elk is an extremely lean, fine grained meat. In fact, it's so lean, that beef or pork fat has to be added to ground elk in order to get it to hold together for burgers. In my opinion, elk tastes better than beef and when we get one it replaces beef for a year. DD doesn't care much for beef but she loves elk. Now that she's off to college, I think an elk would last us almost 2 years, now.
Farmgirl Sister #35
"If you can not do great things, do small things in a great way." Napoleon Hill (1883-1970)
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Suzan
True Blue Farmgirl
659 Posts
suzanne
duncannon
pa
USA
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Posted - Nov 05 2008 : 05:55:04 AM
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Nov 05 2008 : 06:46:08 AM
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Elk is my very favorite. I always get a box of elk when my uncle visits us from Colorado in January and I sure look forward to it. Last year I was lucky enough to get elk from a friend, when I helped her butcher her 12 year old son's first elk too. I am all out right now...just one little maybe 2 lb. roast left from all the elk. Just enough for a nice stew. sigh.
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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Tina Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
6948 Posts
Tina
sunshine state
FL
USA
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Posted - Nov 05 2008 : 2:47:00 PM
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we just bought some elk from blackwing.com
I used it in making a mexican casserole.
was yummy.
I have a few pkgs of that, some venison, and some ostrich to try from there.
So far the elk was yummy.
I don't know how the ostrich will be..but I'm going to try making some ostrich burgers with feta cheese and spices.
anyhow..we buy almost all of our meats from blackwing. they have yummy bison meat, and the organic chicken is very good.
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wanted to say thanks for making me feel welcome about my target shooting. I hope to practice again soon.
hope you all have a great weekend.
~Seize the Day! Live, Love, Laugh~
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Huckelberrywine
True Blue Farmgirl
1607 Posts
Michelle
Rosalia
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Posted - Nov 08 2008 : 6:09:46 PM
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Oooh. Sounds so good. DH has suggested we go elk hunting in the next few years. I'd better take him up on it. We don't eat a lot of meat, but we could try elk for a year instead of deer. I did try some ostrich once, not my favorite, but Tina Michelle, I bet you'd spice it up just right and make it really special. :) So neat to hear all these ideas.
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lisamarie508
True Blue Farmgirl
2648 Posts
Lisa
Idaho City
ID
USA
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