8 Months till Elk season opens!!!!!!

Pumpkinslinger

Vince, hop over to NZ. I saw something on TV yesterday about their wapiti (elk) and red stag hunting. Its a bit closer than the US.

They have reintroduced elk (yes, they used to have them here) in the NC/TN mountain areas like the Smokies but I suspect it will be a long while before we have huntable populations. I wish they'd plant some bison too!

PaulS

Vince,
Your BBQ sounds like a large version of my forge. Mine is 18 inches diameter and three feet long. Coal fired with a blower on one end running through a 2" pipe all the way through with a series of holes to feed air where I need it. I could use wood too but it gets a lot hotter with coal.

Vince

PaulS wrote:

Vince,
Your BBQ sounds like a large version of my forge. Mine is 18 inches diameter and three feet long. Coal fired with a blower on one end running through a 2" pipe all the way through with a series of holes to feed air where I need it. I could use wood too but it gets a lot hotter with coal.

WOW Paul....that sounds like it is awesome.

I don't have a hungi pit in my yard...they have stopped us from doing it because they say it isn't really hygienic in the city. There are a couple of industrious guys who have built a trailer mounted hungi, but I'm not sure how effective it is.

My BBQs these days are restricted to a 27" Weber and a 4 burner LPG Rinnai. When I go hunting I use a cast iron pan on the fire and a purpose designed hotplate/grill over the fire....basically a 15"x1/4" thick square plate with a 15" square grill welded to the plate and folding legs. When folded it is only 30"x15" and about 1" thick. Easy to transport and works a treat.

Go to NZ for a hunt...now there is an idea. We can get to NZ from here for only a couple of hundred dollars each way, and my hunting buddy has contacts on the South Island which is where the best hunting is. Hmmmm, a lot of food for thought there. Hey, that's where our mate foreign lives too....woo hoo.

Cheers, Vince

OntheLasGallinas

Vince,

Here's my BBQ pit.

Cary

Pumpkinslinger

Nice Cary! Thanks for the drawing!

Vince

That is one awesome barbie Cary.....you done good mate.

Cheers, Vince