• Welcome Visitor! Please take a few seconds and Register for our forum. Even if you don't want to post, you can still 'Like' and react to posts.

Deer season 2020


adsm08

Senior Master Grease Monkey
Supporting Member
Article Contributor
Ford Technician
TRS 20th Anniversary
Joined
Sep 20, 2009
Messages
34,623
Reaction score
3,613
Points
113
Location
Dillsburg PA
Vehicle Year
1987
Make / Model
Ford
Engine Type
4.0 V6
Engine Size
4.0
Transmission
Manual
2WD / 4WD
4WD
Tire Size
31X10.50X15
Buzzards gotta eat, same as worms..... quote from one of the Clint Eastwood westerns, I think.
True enough.

We drug it off between two down trees and covered it up a bit with some sticks. I'd be very surprised if the coyotes haven't gotten into it already.
 


Uncle Gump

Token Old Guy
TRS Event Staff
TRS Forum Moderator
Supporting Member
VAGABOND
TRS Event Participant
Joined
Sep 17, 2018
Messages
13,693
Reaction score
13,149
Points
113
Location
Ottawa IL
Vehicle Year
2006/1986
Make / Model
Ranger/BroncoII
Engine Size
4.0L SOHC/2.9L
2WD / 4WD
4WD
My credo
Lead follow or get out of my way

MikeG

Well-Known Member
Joined
Jul 15, 2020
Messages
1,353
Reaction score
752
Points
113
Location
central Texas
Vehicle Year
1997
Make / Model
B4000
Engine Type
4.0 V6
Transmission
Automatic
2WD / 4WD
2WD
Total Lift
2"
Tire Size
235/75r15
Nailed it, or pretty close. Hanging scale said 60 pounds although it's hardly calibrated or NIST traceable.

Got about 6 pounds of meat off each ham (not quite 7 pounds with the bone in).
Shoulders perhaps 2 pounds of meat on them, each.
Backstraps and tenderloins, 4 pounds.
Rib/belly meat, plus neck - about 4 pounds.
Shanks (lower legs) maybe 1 pound between the three of them. Pitched one due to collateral damage. A normal human can't chew through them, but cook them for 24 hours in the crock pot, then make chili out of the meat, and get 12 or so quarts of broth.
Asian friend wanted heart/liver/kidney, for something.... although I've eaten both deer heart and liver. 1 pound total there.

So roughly 25 -26 pounds. Which is a lot more than I'd get if I had taken it to the butcher, but I'm pretty slow and meticulous cutting it up.

Plus a batch or two of homemade broth. And oh man, were the tenderloins delicious.....

And, astonishingly, the chickens started pecking at the scraps of meat on the backbone. They even chased the cat off! Deer flavored eggs, hmmmmmm........
 

Attachments

Uncle Gump

Token Old Guy
TRS Event Staff
TRS Forum Moderator
Supporting Member
VAGABOND
TRS Event Participant
Joined
Sep 17, 2018
Messages
13,693
Reaction score
13,149
Points
113
Location
Ottawa IL
Vehicle Year
2006/1986
Make / Model
Ranger/BroncoII
Engine Size
4.0L SOHC/2.9L
2WD / 4WD
4WD
My credo
Lead follow or get out of my way
The shanks are usually cleaned up as much as possible and tossed into the burger pile.

Never though about a long slow cook in the crock pot. The effort to get all the silver skin off even makes it hardly worth the time to clean it up for the burger pile. Might have to try your way in the future.
 

MikeG

Well-Known Member
Joined
Jul 15, 2020
Messages
1,353
Reaction score
752
Points
113
Location
central Texas
Vehicle Year
1997
Make / Model
B4000
Engine Type
4.0 V6
Transmission
Automatic
2WD / 4WD
2WD
Total Lift
2"
Tire Size
235/75r15
Beats having them clog up the grinder, in my experience.
 

JohnnyO

Moderator Emeritus
Supporting Member
Forum Staff - Retired
TRS Event Participant
Joined
Jan 6, 2002
Messages
6,315
Reaction score
2,812
Points
113
Location
Pittsburgh, PA
Vehicle Year
2020
Make / Model
Ranger
Engine Type
2.3 EcoBoost
Transmission
Automatic
2WD / 4WD
4WD
Total Lift
1.5"
Tire Size
265/70-17
My credo
"220, 221, whatever it takes."
PA has distinct seasons, and rules, for muzzleloader and rifle.
Deer season in PA generally involves hiking around the woods being cold and wet, which is why I don't hunt. If could hunt deer in July I'd be all over it.
Besides, the best deer hunting where I live is done with the front bumper of your car or truck. The insurance companies don't ever charge you a deductible for it. Couple years ago my wife bagged two deer in three months that way. Paint was barely dry from the first one and her minivan was on it's way back to the body shop.
 

MikeG

Well-Known Member
Joined
Jul 15, 2020
Messages
1,353
Reaction score
752
Points
113
Location
central Texas
Vehicle Year
1997
Make / Model
B4000
Engine Type
4.0 V6
Transmission
Automatic
2WD / 4WD
2WD
Total Lift
2"
Tire Size
235/75r15
And as a bonus they're already tenderized......
 

JohnnyO

Moderator Emeritus
Supporting Member
Forum Staff - Retired
TRS Event Participant
Joined
Jan 6, 2002
Messages
6,315
Reaction score
2,812
Points
113
Location
Pittsburgh, PA
Vehicle Year
2020
Make / Model
Ranger
Engine Type
2.3 EcoBoost
Transmission
Automatic
2WD / 4WD
4WD
Total Lift
1.5"
Tire Size
265/70-17
My credo
"220, 221, whatever it takes."
And as a bonus they're already tenderized......
On the first one the head was already removed. Deer went under the minivan, deer's head went over the minivan. I was riding shotgun.
 

85_Ranger4x4

Forum Staff Member
TRS Event Staff
TRS Forum Moderator
Article Contributor
V8 Engine Swap
OTOTM Winner
TRS Banner 2010-2011
TRS 20th Anniversary
VAGABOND
TRS Event Participant
Joined
Aug 7, 2007
Messages
32,192
Reaction score
17,489
Points
113
Location
SW Iowa
Vehicle Year
1985
Make / Model
Ford
Engine Type
V8
Engine Size
5.0
Transmission
Manual
Buzzards gotta eat, same as worms..... quote from one of the Clint Eastwood westerns, I think.
Josey Wales...
 

adsm08

Senior Master Grease Monkey
Supporting Member
Article Contributor
Ford Technician
TRS 20th Anniversary
Joined
Sep 20, 2009
Messages
34,623
Reaction score
3,613
Points
113
Location
Dillsburg PA
Vehicle Year
1987
Make / Model
Ford
Engine Type
4.0 V6
Engine Size
4.0
Transmission
Manual
2WD / 4WD
4WD
Tire Size
31X10.50X15
Deer season in PA generally involves hiking around the woods being cold and wet, which is why I don't hunt. If could hunt deer in July I'd be all over it.
Besides, the best deer hunting where I live is done with the front bumper of your car or truck. The insurance companies don't ever charge you a deductible for it. Couple years ago my wife bagged two deer in three months that way. Paint was barely dry from the first one and her minivan was on it's way back to the body shop.
I enjoy small game hunting. I do not enjoy deer hunting. I like to be up moving.
 

Sponsored Ad


Sponsored Ad

Staff online

Member & Vendor Upgrades

For a small yearly donation, you can support this forum and receive a 'Supporting Member' banner, or become a 'Supporting Vendor' and promote your products here. Click the banner to find out how.

Truck of The Month


Kirby N.
March Truck of The Month

Recently Featured

Want to see your truck here? Share your photos and details in the forum.

Follow TRS On Instagram

TRS Events

25th Anniversary Sponsors

Check Out The TRS Store


Sponsored Ad


Sponsored Ad

Sponsored Ad


Amazon Deals

Top