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Topic: Deer Chili Recipe |
Irv S
Replies: 38
Views: 21044
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Forum: General Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 10:28 pm Subject: Re: Deer Chili Recipe |
My venison chili is mild, but differs slightly from batch to batch depending on the ingredients I have on hand, the basics are:
a pound or 2 of ground venison browned in a pan
one onion chopped an ... |
Topic: Game carriers |
Irv S
Replies: 28
Views: 20388
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Forum: General Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 11:06 am Subject: Re: Game carriers |
Pumpkinslinger,
I bought the heavy duty one sold by Cabela's a number of years ago. During the 3rd packout of an elk, the wheels shredded. Cabela's sent replacement heavier duty wheels without ch ... |
Topic: Who Am I? Sarah Palin? |
Irv S
Replies: 26
Views: 21207
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Forum: Spam-O-Rama Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 6:54 pm Subject: Re: Who Am I? Sarah Palin? |
[quote="SwampFox"]The last time a Washington politician knew how to field dresss a moose was when Teddy Roosevelt was in office.
Fred Thompson[/quote]
I'd like to see someone "field dress" a moose ... |
Topic: Gun Rights Suspended |
Irv S
Replies: 19
Views: 14892
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Forum: General Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 10:13 pm Subject: Re: Gun Rights Suspended |
| Pennsylvania does not permit open carry without a permit. A "Sportsman"s License" issued by the County Sheriff is required even to carry a handgun while hunting or fishing. If you have information to ... |
Topic: Palin picked as VP Candidate. |
Irv S
Replies: 34
Views: 18900
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Forum: General Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 4:50 pm Subject: Re: Palin picked as VP Candidate. |
| [quote="vint2"]In this area a moderate is considered to be a liberal with out the guts to admit it. You can believe that McCain NEEDED Mrs. Palin on his ticket or he was dead in the water. Most cons ... |
Topic: Palin picked as VP Candidate. |
Irv S
Replies: 34
Views: 18900
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Forum: General Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 12:29 pm Subject: Re: Palin picked as VP Candidate. |
| Although she is a good choice as to the type of person we may want as VP, I wonder if it hasn't hurt McCain's chances. She appeals to the conservatives, but may alienate some of the moderates and ind ... |
Topic: Fiberoptic Compound Bow Sights |
Irv S
Replies: 7
Views: 5860
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Forum: Primitive Weapons Hunting Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 8:44 pm Subject: Fiberoptic Compound Bow Sights |
| Are the newer fiberoptic sights with the luminous circle around the pins better than the older ones without the circle? Some also have more light gathering fibers. The prices at the range pro-shop w ... |
Topic: What do you think about the Weatherby calibers? |
Irv S
Replies: 17
Views: 14559
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Forum: General Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 7:47 pm Subject: Re: What do you think about the Weatherby calibers? |
| The .300 Weatherby (which I have) appears similar in ballistics to the .300 Ultramag. Both should be used with 180 or 200 grain bullets as the velocity is too high with the 150s. They are serious lo ... |
Topic: Powerbelt |
Irv S
Replies: 27
Views: 22308
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Forum: General Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 7:12 pm Subject: Re: Powerbelt |
| My .50 TC Omega likes the 295gr Powerbelts better than the 245gr Powerbelts and the plastic tipped ones better than the hollowpoints. I'm still using the copperwashed ones and have a huge supply that ... |
Topic: Retirement Dirt |
Irv S
Replies: 64
Views: 41928
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Forum: General Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 10:32 pm Subject: Re: Retirement Dirt |
| I've seen wooded hunting land (turkey/whitetail - without harvest-able timber) sell for $1000 per acre as recently as a year ago in Pennsylvania. If it's part of a sub-division, has a cabin or you wa ... |
Topic: Archery: Target panic |
Irv S
Replies: 8
Views: 11517
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Forum: Primitive Weapons Hunting Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 5:56 pm Subject: Re: Archery: Target panic |
| I'm convinced that "target panic" is similar to some forms of flinching with a firearm. In my experience, it can be caused by trying to be too precise. I've greatly reduced it in my archery shooting ... |
Topic: shotshell |
Irv S
Replies: 9
Views: 6126
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Forum: Gun & Firearm Discussions Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 5:26 pm Subject: Re: shotshell |
| I've found that with 7 1/2s many pellets just penetrate the skin and stop - then fall out when the squirrel is skinned. I prefer 6s, but last year switched completely to a .22 for head shot and found ... |
Topic: Retirement Dirt |
Irv S
Replies: 64
Views: 41928
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Forum: General Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 4:25 pm Subject: Re: Retirement Dirt |
[quote="PaulS"]Being the owner of 147 acres, I am thinking that in order to really be on your own you need to have at least 640 acres.[/quote]
I suspect it varies greatly depending on the location. ... |
Topic: Quality of Game Meat |
Irv S
Replies: 20
Views: 12400
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Forum: General Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 11:58 am Subject: Re: Quality of Game Meat |
| For burger, I don't think sex or age makes as much difference as what they ate and how the meat was handled. For roasts and steaks, I like a doe or young buck. I usually don't add any other meat to ... |
Topic: TC Renegade .54 ML accuracy? |
Irv S
Replies: 9
Views: 11920
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Forum: Primitive Weapons Hunting Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 7:44 pm Subject: Re: TC Renegade .54 ML accuracy? |
| Mine likes Maxiballs over 120 gr black powder, it does not shoot well with Pyrodex (and gave an unacceptable number of mis-fires with the Pyrodex). I will be trying Power-Belts over 777 in the next f ... |
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