Got my first Deer! (PETA folk would do best not opening this one.)

[SGorman]

A balsamic vinegar marinade with a little dry mustard and ground pepper will take the game right out of that meat in 12 hours. Looks like you're going to have a great winter. Bring venison stew ice fishing. Takes the cold out a bit.

 

[c.cloudwalker]

PETA? You mean the guys with the rolling death chamber? Those people are a joke.

This is something I need to do especially since I live in Kentucky now and the in-laws have 55 acres mostly wooded. Growing up in Maryland though you could barely own a gun much less shoot it where I lived. I don't know how I would do with the gutting. I had to dissect a cadaver in Chriopractic school and that was interesting and I would imagine would be worse then a deer. That was just more specific then gutting and bleeding and animal.

55 acres and you are not hunting, what's wrong with you? When I had 50 acres in TN I never paid for meat, lol. Also, because my property was registered as a farm (I grew mostly trees :er: ) I was allowed to shoot deer anytime of year if they endangered my vegetable plot... Don't remember if it was a county or state thing but you might want to check if you have something similar in KY.

 

[Trever1t]

I'll be totally honest with you....













It's a crying shame someone bubba'd that beautiful rifle. I'd be looking for a stock to restore her to her former glory. Good job, 45-70, hell yeah!!



Congrats on the kill...please tell me you enjoyed the liver!??

 

[Stradawhovious]

I'll be totally honest with you....













It's a crying shame someone bubba'd that beautiful rifle. I'd be looking for a stock to restore her to all her glory.

You will get no disagreement from me. It cannot be restored. The barrel has been cut down to 22" as well. Also, it is the original stock, the Armorers Cartouche matches the serial number. It would be a shame to split them up. But, it functions flawlessly, whoever did the butchering took care to give the muzzle a decent crown, and I can get a fist sized group at 100 yards from a rest, so It's still a hell of a rifle.

It is still a really cool piece of history, and will stay the way it is until after I die. I will say that I had nothing to do with the butchering of this one, but the price I paid certainly reflects it. Got her for next to nothing.

You can a better look on my Flickr if you want, I think I have some closeups of the lockwork and such.

 

[Derrel]

"Springfield model 1884 trapdoor rifle from 1891 chambered in .45-70govt"

Whoa...retro rifle, retro cartridge...success!! I love venison steaks cut very thin, then seasoned with salt and pepper, then additional layers of steaks added, and seasoned, and the meat packed tightly into a crock or other non-reactive container and aged for about a week or so. This type of thin-cut steak is often called "breakfast steak" cut if it's done from beef. The venison will keep in the crock for quite some time if refrigerated, or even just keep on "the back porch" during the cold months of the year. This is the way many people kept large quantities of steaks before refrigeration came about in the 1920's. Of course, they used a LOT of salt, and soaked the meat in water before preparing it, in a process called "freshening". Salt and pepper steak is the name for this way oif preparing thin-slicked steak. It is very quickly fried in butter or bacon grease for only about 90 seconds or so,per side, then served. It will cook FAST! It can also be dredged in flour before frying, for a chicken-frued pepper steak. Enjoy the venison.

 

[Overread16 4]

Offensive posts removed - also in future please use the report post button to deal with offensive/insulting/attacking etc... remarks rather than trying to counter - otherwise both parties end up just as bad as each other.

 

[momo3boys]

I miss venison.... I have a 30 min video that my children made of the gutting and skinning of a deer. They were 5 and 7 at the time, but they have been brought up with it so they thought it was cool....boys...

Congratulations!! (But I am insanely jealous!)

 

[Warren Peace]

I would like to know why my post was removed, but the displaying of a dead animal is o.k. I find this offensive. Your proud of this? It is disgusting to see , specially on a photo forum. Go post this on one of your US gun forums or something.
But it is typical of the US. Killing is o.k.

 

[MTVision]

I would like to know why my post was removed, but the displaying of a dead animal is o.k. I find this offensive. Your proud of this? It is disgusting to see , specially on a photo forum. Go post this on one of your US gun forums or something.
But it is typical of the US. Killing is o.k.

I don't think that's fair to say its typical of the US. I don't agree with hunting and I live in the US. The OP did give fair warning though so you probably shouldn't have looked at it - I didn't.

 

[c.cloudwalker]

I would like to know why my post was removed, but the displaying of a dead animal is o.k. I find this offensive. Your proud of this? It is disgusting to see , specially on a photo forum. Go post this on one of your US gun forums or something.
But it is typical of the US. Killing is o.k.

I sure as hell have no idea why your post was removed (I didn't even see it) and I agree that this shot has no redeeming value photo wise but it is posted in the Off Topic Chat area... where we go to chat about things that are not really photo related. Not only that but the title of the thread made it very clear what the thread was about. If it bothers you, skip it.

If you choose to NOT skip it it is the easiest thing to assume you are looking for a fight and that may well be why your post was removed.

Some of us here have chosen not to stop eating meat. Although your way of thinking is as valid as any other, it may not be ours. And if you expect us to let you speak your mind, then you should let us speak ours.

Cheers.

 

[LightSpeed]

You have got to be kidding me. A Doe?????

 

[tevo]

I would like to know why my post was removed, but the displaying of a dead animal is o.k. I find this offensive. Your proud of this? It is disgusting to see , specially on a photo forum. Go post this on one of your US gun forums or something.
But it is typical of the US. Killing is o.k.

"(PETA folk would do best not opening this one)"

That means, that just MAYBE the OP was considering that some people would be offended, and he gave them fair warning. But tell me, why is it "wrong" to show a dead animal? Deer are hunted. It's a part of US culture - widespread or otherwise. And angrily voicing your opinion on a photography forum doesn't make the animal any less dead. So heed the OP's warning, and don't look at it.


Maybe I'm a plant lover - and the fact that you butcher those poor heads of lettuce for 2/3 meals every day makes me cringe. How disgusting.

 

[Warren Peace]

If you all want to kill each other off that is fine, but why is it allowed to be displayed here. Politics and Religion cant be spoken but dead animals can be posted? Yeah...you guys are great.
The mods are obviously animal killers too. Guess you all beat your dogs too right?
This type of crap should be displayed in a hunting, or gun forum, not a photo forum. Warning or no warning , it is not the place for this type of stuff.

 

[BlackSheep]

I would like to know why my post was removed, but the displaying of a dead animal is o.k. I find this offensive. Your proud of this? It is disgusting to see , specially on a photo forum. Go post this on one of your US gun forums or something.
But it is typical of the US. Killing is o.k.

I don't think that's fair to say its typical of the US. I don't agree with hunting and I live in the US. The OP did give fair warning though so you probably shouldn't have looked at it - I didn't.

And I live in Canada, and have no problem with hunting (as long as the end use is for food, etc.). So Warren Peace- please don't generalize, that's not fair to anyone.

 

[SGorman]

Wow, can't we all get along? lol Let's put this one into perspective. Here in the US, we have rights. We have the right to own firearms. That is not a requirement, but it is a right. We have the right to hunt. We have the right to eat meat. We also have the right go Vegan. We have the right to defend ourselves. We have the right to whatever religion we choose. We have the right to be gay. We have the right to be straight. We have the right to an education. We have the right to choose our mode of transportation. We have the right to earn a living, and better our financial lives through merit. We have the right to opinion and the free speech of it. We also have the right to hold our tongues when necessary. Peaceful people do not dictate how others should live. Coyotes hunt for food, so do some humans. Some humans hunt for trophy as a sport. There is a difference, and we have the right to sport such as hunting, fishing, hiking, football, hockey, baseball, ping-pong, climbing, what have you. As long as you are not abusive to anyone or anything, and you act within the confines of the law, you have that right. If you are an activist, petition the government, you have that right. Subjecting people to live by your opinion is by no means freedom. This is the US mindset, in general. Yes there are those who disagree, but they have that right. Take it or leave it, but don't take it as an argument.