I had the best chicken of my life this week. The worst part… It was not chicken… Let me explain. Last week my pup and I had a successful bird hunt, and we brought home our first pheasant rooster for dinner! I did a bunch of research on how to have a great tasting bird, […]
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Hunting, Cleaning and Cooking My First Pheasant!
See how we Hunt, Clean and Cook Pheasant in todays video! The last few weeks Pheasant Season has been open in CT. My Yellow Lab “Bones” and I have been out in the fields trying to get some pheasant on the table. Pheasant hunting is one of my favorite kinds of hunting. You can be […]
Milk in the Fridge and Meat in the Freezer
Wake up, put on warm cloths, and head outside in cold November morning. Walking out to the barn, cleaning the area, getting the cows in place, milking, cleaning again, bringing it all inside, straining and separating, cooling, and cleaning. All to do it again that evening. Is it worth it? All this work? OH YEA […]
I was an ANTI HUNTER – What changed me?
Looking for the Wild Harvest Class? On this episode of Homesteady, we explore the lifestyle of the modern hunter. We will be examining both the facts and the feelings that come into play when decided whether hunting is an ethical option for feeding one’s family. With scenes from Bambi resonating within the formative memories of […]
Do You Save Money Hunting?
Do you save money hunting? This is a tricky question, with many answers, but I thought it would be fun to do a quick breakdown…. First let’s consider what harvesting a deer is worth in meat value. When I harvest a deer and butcher it myself, a smaller deer yields around 40 lbs of free […]
Meat Hunter? Trophy Hunter? or Just Hunter?
Every November, K and I pack up the family and head out to Pennsylvania. My in-laws live there on a 100 acre farm. The farm is beautiful, a great mix of fields and hardwoods. And it is loaded with deer! For those of you who are new to hunting, November is a great month for […]
