Beautiful dog! But then I am partial to Shepherds.... [ATTACH]
Looking forward to hauling out firewood in the snow again. [ATTACH]
When even your coffee makes you think about firewood. [ATTACH]
Looks awesome! And I feel your pain. I whipped up a cast iron hunter's pie with black bear meat this evening (but cooked it in the regular oven)....
Tried a new recipe this evening. Black bear meat hunter's pie. Came out fantastic (IMO) [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Ditched the grill a couple weeks ago for a Blackstone flat top. Breakfast is my favorite meal so wanted to have the flat top for eggs, sauteing...
Looks like something from a bad 1950's horror flick.
Scruffy showed up again this morning. [ATTACH]
Ho hum...another day, another bear. They're toying with me since it's still almost 7 weeks until hunting season. That's ok, I have something for...
I'm in the middle of bear country so see them often, although I've seen more these last couple weeks than ever before. I blame that on the heavy...
The way this bear that came through early this morning is looking up at the stars, it kind of looks like it's doing the "I shouldn't have ate...
Does it look like this? Connecticut is rife with beech leaf disease according to the map from the Maine Forest Service. Beech Leaf Disease :...
Sunnofab**** I was walking through my woods today and found where a bear had carted of a 12lb bag of fruit tree fertilizer. They must be...
That was a busy squirrel! You have squirrels chewing on stuff and I have bears doing the same. I've had 55-gallon barrels disappear because the...
Sorry for the late reply. As Sirchopsalot posted, 'canning' may be a misnomer as like him, I just use canning (mason) jars to store the rendered...
Three of us were sitting on the deck yesterday around noon and I was getting ready to cook some venison burgers on the flattop when this guy came...
Animal fat tends to maintain a trace flavor of their diet, so for example if a bear is feeding extensively on berries, there can be a hint of...
Lots of uses. Excellent for cooking (pretty much anything you would use cooking oil/olive oil for) as well as waterproofing (boots/leather). Some...
Wondering if anyone on the forum has ever canned rendered bear fat? I plan on trying it this fall if I fill my tag. [ATTACH]
Yeah, last year was bad. Had to run the A/C from late May into September. Would hate to do that now, especially with electricity rates doubling up...