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Thanks All!!  No I wouldn't really call it "huntig" either--like the "bringing home the groceries" line.  
 
     Of couse the family will make use of the deer meat.  Now we just need to be "archery certified" a requirement here in Idaho to hunt with a bow.  This way I can focus my hunting on the elk and other game.
 
    Now I 'm approved :D  (by the finance chief) to buy some archery gear maybe even get her involved.

I live in an area with a large population of deer; infact on any given day I can usually see 6 or more deer (mostly does) in my unfenced backyard. I live outside the city limits in the county on about .5 acres. I'm thinking of taking up bow hunting to do my part to control the heard--my wife is even thinking of doing the same. We also get turkeys (6-10).
 
Now the question: Game & Fish says it is legal but what does the hunting community think of taking a deer or turkey from the back porch?
 
Looking forward to the replies.

Not sure if this is the right place or not but thought I'd start here.
 
I've got a set of tusks from my first javelina and I'd like to mount them on some sort of a wood plaque.  Does any one have any ideas on how I could do that & where I could get a nice wood plaque for a reasonable price?
 
Thanks!!

Most anytime I go out in the woods I take a sidearm.  Used to have a CCW but since moving to Texas I've been slow to obtain a Texas CCW...soon.

Rick,
Just got back from the range and I was ALL over the paper and that was at 50 yards.   I noticed the elevation doesn't hold and the windage is pretty sloppy too but won't adjust right.   I think I might need to get with Midway or Brownells for a new sight.
Mark

Rick,
    The bore looks good from what I can see.  Doesn't appear to be any ersion and the lands & grooves appear to be in good shape.  I saw your thread on the refinishing process and I plan to use your tips.  There aren't any cartueses only a number written with a felt tip pen on the butt of the pistol grip.  I checked the CMP site and they have Lake City & Greek ammunition.  I noticed the Greek appears to be even less expensive.  Are you aware of any issue with using the Greek ammo.
Thanks
Mark

Hi all,
I inherited an M1 from my dad and was wondering if I can shoot commercial 30-06 through it; I've some 150grain hanging around I was planning to use. It appears to be in good shape. Here are some pictures. I might take some time and clean up and refinish the stock. What do you guys think?

Received this from my brother in-law.
 

The embers glowed softly, and in their dim light,
I gazed round the room and I cherished the sight.
My wife was asleep, her head on my chest,
My daughter beside me, angelic in rest.
Outside the snow fell, a blanket of white,
Transforming the yard to a winter delight.
The sparkling lights in the tree I believe,
Completed the magic that was Christmas Eve.
My eyelids were heavy, my breathing was deep,
Secure and surrounded by love I would sleep.
In perfect contentment, or so it would seem,
So I slumbered, perhaps I started to dream.
The sound wasn't loud, and it wasn't too near,
But I opened my eyes when it tickled my ear.
Perhaps just a cough, I didn't quite know, Then the
sure sound of footsteps outside in the snow.
My soul gave a tremble, I struggled to hear,
And I crept to the door just to see who was near.
Standing out in the cold and the dark of the night,
A lone figure stood, his face weary and tight.
A soldier, I puzzled, some twenty years old,
Perhaps a Marine, huddled here in the cold.
Alone in the dark, he looked up and smiled,
Standing watch over me, and my wife and my child.
"What are you doing?" I asked without fear,
"Come in this moment, it's freezing out here!
Put down your pack, brush the snow from your sleeve,
You should be at home on a cold Christmas Eve!"
For barely a moment I saw his eyes shift,
Away from the cold and the snow blown in drifts..
To the window that danced with a warm fire's light
Then he sighed and he said "Its really all right,
I'm out here by choice. I'm here every night."
"It's my duty to stand at the front of the line,
That separates you from the darkest of times.
No one had to ask or beg or implore me,
I'm proud to stand here like my fathers before me.
My Gramps died at 'Pearl on a day in December,"
Then he sighed, "That's a Christmas 'Gram always remembers."
My dad stood his watch in the jungles of 'Nam',
And now it is my turn and so, here I am.
I've not seen my own son in more than a while,
But my wife sends me pictures, he's sure got her smile.
Then he bent and he carefully pulled from his bag,
The red, white, and blue... an American flag.
I can live through the cold and the being alone,
Away from my family, my house and my home.
I can stand at my post through the rain and the sleet,
I can sleep in a foxhole with little to eat.
I can carry the weight of killing another,
Or lay down my life with my sister and brother..
Who stand at the front against any and all,
To ensure for all time that this flag will not fall."
"So go back inside," he said, "harbor no fright,
Your family is waiting and I'll be all right."
"But isn't there something I can do, at the least,
"Give you money," I asked, "or prepare you a feast?
It seems all too little for all that you've done,
For being away from your wife and your son."
Then his eye welled a tear that held no regret,"Just tell us you love us, and
never forget.
To fight for our rights back at home while we're gone,
To stand your own watch, no matter how long.
For when we come home, either standing or dead,
To know you remember we fought and we bled.
Is payment enough, and with that we will trust,
That we mattered to you as you mattered to us."

 
 
 

Christmas will be coming soon and some credit is due to our U.S.servicemen and women for our being able to celebrate these festivities. Let's try in this small way to pay a tiny bit of what we owe. Make people stop and think of our heroes, living and dead, who sacrificed themselves for us.

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Well, I finally figured out a recipe. I served this to my wife and she didn't realize it was the javelina I shot until I told her. Here's what I did:

1 Boned javelina "hams" about 5 lb
1 quart buttemilk
1 quart apple cider
3 tbl molasses
1 tbl dried thyme
1/4 cup pickling salt
1/4 cup olive oil
3 tbl dried McCormick Italian Herb blend (could use Shilling or any mix of herbs)
2 lb cubed potatoes
1 large turnip, cubed
2 lb carrots, chopped
1 large onion quartered
6 cloves garlic

Place javelina in large ziplock and pour in the buttermilk. Seal the bag up and put in fridge overnight. (This will remove most of the blood & gaminess)

Next day drain off the buttermilk & rinse the meat under cold water. Put in a new ziplock. Mix together the cider, molasses, thyme, and pickling salt. Pour cider mixture into the ziplock with the javelina. Back in the fridge for another night. (this is a brine and will make it more tender.)

Next day, take the javelina out of the fridge then drain & rinse. Pat dry with some paper towels. Mix the olive oil and herbs. Smear all over the javelina. Put the potatoes, carrots, turnip, onion, and garlic in a roaster pan. Drizzle a little olive oil over top and some more herbs, then toss to coat. Place the meat into the pan pushing the vegetables around so the meat is srrounded by the veggies. Place in a preheated 375 oven for 1.5 to 2 hrs.

Slice the meat and serve with the veggies. Takes a little planning but it sure was good.

Enjoy

You could try a Timney trigger. I think they run about $125 and it's a "drop in" job anyone can handle. I've got one on my Springfield '03 and it's smooth. You can adjust it for pull weight, over travel and creep. They've been written up lately in a couple of the gun/hunting magazines with postive words.
Enjoy

Daryl,
    That reminds me of what one of the guys with me said, "A javalina will feed about 3-4 folks.  Cook it and it'll feed 100."

    Thanks for the recipe.  I've heard soaking in buttermilk is a good idea vice regular milk.  What do you think?

Enjoy
Mark

Does anyone out there have a recipe for Javalina?  Yeah, I know only crazy folks eat javalina.  Well, I guess that is further proof I"m crazy.
Thanks
Mark

Does anyone know of a "Hunter's Prayer?"  Something to start the hunt and also pay respect to the critter we harvest.

Thanks
Mark

:D YEA HAW! After 23 yrs in the USAF and not getting an opportunity to hunt I finally took my first buck! He's a 4x5 with about a 20inch spread and weighed about 150lb. I was hunting up near San Angelo, Texas.
 
It was early on the second day of the hunt. I'm on stand in the dark when I see two dark shapes come walking through the clearing. I check them out with my binoculars and can tell they have antlers and that's about all I can tell in the poor light. They leave as quick and quietly as the arrived. Well, the sun comes up and those two boys decide to return. The second one is larger so I decide to take him. Slowly I shoulder my rifle (Rem. 700 in .270) I try to get the sights on him. PROBLEM: I'm SO excited I'm trembling, my heart is racing 500bpm, and will burst through my chest in any second. Now they're gone.
 
Well, St. Hubert (patron of hunters) is watch and decides I deserve a second chance; he convinces those same two bucks to walk back through just 5 minutes later. I shoulder the rifle but, this time I take a couple of deep breaths to calm my nerves and settle the crosshairs on the larger bucks left shoulder—I've got a perfect broadside shot at him about 75meters. I touch off a round and see him go down. I chamber another round but now he's up and limped behind a brush pile. I feel good about the shot so I decide to sit and wait for my nerves to calm down. I'm shaking from all the adrenalin rushing through my body. Finally, I settle down and go look for him, there he is :D crumbled up in a prickly bear cactus not but 15meters from where I shot.
 
I'm so excited about that day I think I'll always remember EVERY detail of the day. To top it off I also took a javalina (collared peccary) that weighed about 60lbs during that hunt. That was exciting too.
 
Here are pictures of the two.
 
Enjoy
Mark

Justin,
    I don't see any handguns.  With as thick as the north Maine woods are handgun hunting makes sense.  I too own a Ruger Red Label and it shoots nicely.  I can't see the pics is yours a pistol or staight grip.  Mine is a straight grip which fits me nicely plus I like the look of the straight grip.
Mark