Deer Meat

[MikeMartial]

Seriously? Is it too much work to scrape it and tan it?

Never even thought about it. Unless I can eat it, I'm more than likely going to leave it.

 

[Barut]

Seriously? Is it too much work to scrape it and tan it?

I think it is. I have no use for the hides and nothing is wasted in the woods. Coyotes get the gut pile, and I'd imagine that possums and raccoons eat the rest.

 

[BRF]

Seriously? Is it too much work to scrape it and tan it?

Short answer, Yes.

Unless you have the time, tools and means. Not to mention I'm not living off the land. I have blankets in my house so I really don't need to tan the hides.

 

[Steakeater**]

Everytime I come in D & S and see this thread I first think it's going to be an ode to meat, but then I notice it's deer and not dear. Fun times.

i see wat u did dar

 

[wvboy]

A grocery store in my city sells ground deer meat in 1lb. packages. They also sell ground buffalo meat too. Personally I think it's too expensive to buy from a store. Then again buying a gun, a license, and ammo is expensive too.

 

[IDRISCKY]

Buy a bow. Cheaper and reusable ammo.

 

[oyaji poi]

I think it is. I have no use for the hides and nothing is wasted in the woods. Coyotes get the gut pile, and I'd imagine that possums and raccoons eat the rest.

That's a good point. We used to spend about an hour per hide scraping the fat and whatever else off, then just drying the hides. My Grandpa would use them for ice fishing or something instead of a tarp.


Anyone eat any organs? Liver? Heart? Lungs?

 

[XTrainer]

A lot of people I know eat the heart. I've never done it though.

 

[BRF]

A lot of people I know eat the heart. I've never done it though.

Never tried deer heart. When we butcher our hogs, we usually dice it and throw it in with the sausage.

 

[JSN]

try the woods, and if that doesn't work out, the internet is always a solid plan b.

 

[Mehwulfe]

asdf

 

[MikeMartial]

Know a handful of folks that do. Got family in BC that always have. Heart is actually pretty good. Lighter more flavourful taste, I suppose... hard to describe it since it's pretty close to regular deer meat. It's a sort of bonus meat to the animal; sort of like cheeks off a big salmon.

Liver though is gross imo. Never heard of anyone eating the lungs.... Not to mention that lung shots being, I assume (hopefully not in an overestimating fashion), a majority target would diminish how many folks would even have it as an option.

Or, if you're a really good shot, you blow out both lungs and the top off the heart. :wink:

 

[thebadnumber]

Buy a bow. Cheaper and reusable ammo.

That's only true if you are as productive with a bow as with a rifle.

I don't know about you guys, but I'm not sneaky enough to hunt deer with a bow.

 

[IDRISCKY]

That's only true if you are as productive with a bow as with a rifle.

I don't know about you guys, but I'm not sneaky enough to hunt deer with a bow.

Actually being able to kill a deer with a bow is different, I never said anything about that. :icon_chee

 

[MikeMartial]

That's only true if you are as productive with a bow as with a rifle.

I don't know about you guys, but I'm not sneaky enough to hunt deer with a bow.

It's not so much as being sneaky as it's a different way of hunting, and understanding your prey better. Any fool with a rifle can stand straight up with no cover in the middle of a field and drop a deer at 300 yards. Understanding a deer's movement patterns, dietary habits and line-of-sight is needed to get within 30 yards.

It requires a helluva lot more patience, but trust me, it's 10x more rewarding to drop a deer with a bow.

 

[BRF]

It's not so much as being sneaky as it's a different way of hunting, and understanding your prey better. Any fool with a rifle can stand straight up with no cover in the middle of a field and drop a deer at 300 yards. Understanding a deer's movement patterns, dietary habits and line-of-sight is needed to get within 30 yards.

It requires a helluva lot more patience, but trust me, it's 10x more rewarding to drop a deer with a bow.

QFT. Nothing like seeing them interact in their natural state 15 yards from a tree stand.

And on the ammo part, a half dozen arrows cost me $40+, I can buy a hell of a lot of slugs for that.

 

[thebadnumber]

I think the original argument was the best way for tooBreezy to get some deer meat.
IDRISCKY suggested that a bow was the best solution, citing lower cost of equipment (which is debatable, good com bows aren’t cheap).
I disagreed, arguing that the time investment and skill level required to hunt with a bow make it a poor alternative to rifle hunting if the only goal is getting deer meat. The same goes for your comment, MikeMartial. While killing with a bow may be more satisfying, it probably won’t change things for Breezy, who seems primarily concerned with the nutritional value of getting deer meat.
That said, I’ve never hunted successfully with a bow, and I imagine the amount of satisfaction you receive from making the kill is indescribable. You’re right; anyone can drop a deer with a rifle.

Actually being able to kill a deer with a bow is different, I never said anything about that. :icon_chee

It's not so much as being sneaky as it's a different way of hunting, and understanding your prey better. Any fool with a rifle can stand straight up with no cover in the middle of a field and drop a deer at 300 yards. Understanding a deer's movement patterns, dietary habits and line-of-sight is needed to get within 30 yards.

It requires a helluva lot more patience, but trust me, it's 10x more rewarding to drop a deer with a bow.

 

[XTrainer]

I think the original argument was the best way for tooBreezy to get some deer meat.
IDRISCKY suggested that a bow was the best solution, citing lower cost of equipment (which is debatable, good com bows aren

 

[BRF]

At the same time, though, I think people often underestimate the challenges of rifle hunting, especially when they compare it to bow hunting.

I've hunted with everything but handguns, and have found all methods to be both challenging and rewarding.

You really think rifle hunting is challenging? I guess it could be depending on how plentiful the game is. In Ohio rifle hunting is not allowed, but if it were I could snipe a deer any day of the week from my back porch.

 

[thebadnumber]

That's a fair statement. Not everyone grows grows up around firearms and I def. oversimplified what's involved in rifle hunting.

At the same time, though, I think people often underestimate the challenges of rifle hunting, especially when they compare it to bow hunting.

I've hunted with everything but handguns, and have found all methods to be both challenging and rewarding.