Post by woodsman416 on Dec 11, 2011 19:06:17 GMT -5
Busy day in the shop today. I have nine deer hanging out there right now. Two are from Iowa and the rest are local deer killed by me or my friends. We're planning a big cut for next Sunday but in the mean time we had to cut up one of the Iowa deer. My friend who brought it back was involved in an ATV accident while loading deer on Friday night. He had two deer on the back of his quad and decided to drive it up the ramps and into his truck. Big mistake...and we caught it on film.
That's not deer blood on the ground!
Anyway, he got messed up pretty bad. Broken nose, stitches in his eye brow and mouth, multiple bruises and contusions. All in all he's pretty lucky. He just got out of the hospital today. He won't be able to join us in the cut on Sunday so we cut his Iowa buck for him today. 85 lbs of meat from one buck! man, they got some big deer out there. I also made my first 20 lb batch of jerky today. I made it from the small doe I shot on Thursday morning. It's still in the dehydrator as I'm posting this but here are some preliminary pictures. I'll post more as I finish it up. And on Sunday I'll take a lot of pictures, explain some of our processes and introduce the cast of characters that take part.
First grind.
Second grind.
Seasoning and cure mixed in. Ready for the Jerky Canon.
Strips layed out and in the dehydrator.
That's not deer blood on the ground!
Anyway, he got messed up pretty bad. Broken nose, stitches in his eye brow and mouth, multiple bruises and contusions. All in all he's pretty lucky. He just got out of the hospital today. He won't be able to join us in the cut on Sunday so we cut his Iowa buck for him today. 85 lbs of meat from one buck! man, they got some big deer out there. I also made my first 20 lb batch of jerky today. I made it from the small doe I shot on Thursday morning. It's still in the dehydrator as I'm posting this but here are some preliminary pictures. I'll post more as I finish it up. And on Sunday I'll take a lot of pictures, explain some of our processes and introduce the cast of characters that take part.
First grind.
Second grind.
Seasoning and cure mixed in. Ready for the Jerky Canon.
Strips layed out and in the dehydrator.
I'll pass along your well wishes to Emil.
I do realize that I'm very fortunate in my job and my home but these things come with a tremendous sacrifice in time. You just have to enjoy every minute of free time that you get!
