Last day of rifle

[Hunter704]

Headed up yesterday morning with my daughter, we sat yesterday morning and saw two doe with no shot, yesterday afternoon wind started to blow hard and I decided I had enough. Woke up the morning I said you wanna go out she said no you go and shoot one then we’ll go home got to the blind at 6am about 7.30 looked out the back window and had a large doe staring straight at the blind windows are tinted but she definitely knew something was up, I turned on my swivel chair and opened the window but she did a 360 and was walking away from me I said to myself well can’t say I didn’t see anything with that a second smaller doe stepped out broadside and I dropped her in her tracks not biggest of deer but sure gonna taste good guess it’s was a nice way to end the last day of rifle season

 

[cany]

Nice way to end the season

 

[pequa1]

Terrific! that will be some of the tastiest venison you have ever had.

 

[DungareeSailor]

That’s some nice tender meat!

 

[Hunter704]

I’m starting to make jerky this weekend, I got into last year and between family and friends i can’t make it fast enough

 

[Dx life Rx fishing]

Just finished my first batch. Was a little salty I will adjust that but I agree. It doesn't stay long on the counter in the jar.

 

[Hunter704]

First batch of jerky underway

 

[pequa1]

I love eating any leftover steaks and backstraps cold right out of the frig. I don't recall every having any jerky and only think of it as the impossible to bite off with my teeth beef jerky strips that guys would take with them on annual training or deployments. Because of that I have never bought the kitchen aid to make any.

 

[Hunter704]

I love eating any leftover steaks and backstraps cold right out of the frig. I don't recall every having any jerky and only think of it as the impossible to bite off with my teeth beef jerky strips that guys would take with them on annual training or deployments. Because of that I have never bought the kitchen aid to make any.

It’s really not as tough as most jerky’s are I average about 50 two/three inch strips for every 2 pounds, not sure where you are located but I would gladly let you try some I’ll be making it all winter

 

[Hunter704]

It’s really not as tough as most jerky’s are I average about 50 two/three inch strips for every 2 pounds, not sure where you are located but I would gladly let you try some I’ll be making it all winter

I am shotgun hunting the second day on Long Island hoping to add to the freezer I’m not picky as to what I shoot as long as there not to small if to tiny I won’t shoot

 

[Dx life Rx fishing]

What I find is important is not to dehydrate the venison too much. After about 3 hours I am checking about every 30 min. If you leave it in too long it gets real dry and chewy.

 

[Hunter704]

What I find is important is not to dehydrate the venison too much. After about 3 hours I am checking about every 30 min. If you leave it in too long it gets real dry and chewy.

Yes very true you have to watch and I rotate my trays every hour

 

[chunkster]