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Ryan Nichols sent in this photo of a beautiful Black Buck he shot while in Mexico recently.
He also sent in this video of a wildebeest herd:
They seem a little jumpy to me. Looks like it was a great trip.
He also sent in this video of a wildebeest herd:
They seem a little jumpy to me. Looks like it was a great trip.
Author: OUTDOORSMAN.com WEBLOG, Logan, Ut
Congratulations to Wade Cornia on this beautiful catch.
He writes, "Wind, Rain & Snow. Don't ask me why we keep doing this...ok maybe it is for fish like this."
So true.
Author: OUTDOORSMAN.com WEBLOG, Logan, Ut
Just a few of the wolves killed this year with the Idaho wolf tag. Wish I could show you a few hundred more pictures. It is just amazing how big they are. Deer, elk, and livestock killing machines. The big question you have to ask yourself is why? These massive wolves are not the native wolf that lived in our area 100 years ago. I doubt if our city dwelling tree hugger society that never has left a city really understands the impact of these killing machines.
p.s. it’s just a matter of time before one of our granola loving, green-peace hikers goes out on a hike and runs into a pack of these killers and becomes part of the food chain. If you are going into the Blues, Tetons, Cascades, or up above Spokane hiking, game scouting, or something else you better start carrying a side arm. Can you even imagine being out by yourself and having 8 to 12 of these monsters surround you! Think about what kind of appetite a dozen of these must have. Remember they are the only predator in our nation that kills for fun along with for food. The amount of animals they take are just a small portion of what they need to eat. When elk are calving they will kill the calves just for fun after they have had all they can eat and leave the rest to rot.
Author: OUTDOORSMAN.com WEBLOG, Logan, Ut
Doctors vs. Gun Owners
Doctors
(A) The number of physicians in the U.S. is 700,000.
(B) Accidental deaths caused by Physicians Per year are 120,000.
(C) Accidental deaths per physician is 0.171
Statistics courtesy of U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services.
Now think about this:
Guns
(A) The number of gun owners in the U.S. is 80,000,000. (Yes, that's 80 million)
(B) The number of accidental gun deaths per year, all age groups, is 1,500.
(C) The number of accidental deaths per gun owner is .0000188
Statistics courtesy of FBI
So, statistically, doctors are approximately 9,000 times more dangerous than gun owners.
Remember, 'Guns don't kill people, doctors do.'
FACT: not everyone has a gun, BUT almost everyone has at least one doctor.
This means you are over 9,000 times more likely to be killed by a doctor as by a gun owner!!!
Please alert your friendsto this alarming threat.
We must ban doctors before this gets completely out of hand!!!!!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Out of concern for the public at large, we withheld the statistics on lawyers for fear the shock would cause people to panic and seek medical attention!
Doctors
(A) The number of physicians in the U.S. is 700,000.
(B) Accidental deaths caused by Physicians Per year are 120,000.
(C) Accidental deaths per physician is 0.171
Statistics courtesy of U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services.
Now think about this:
Guns
(A) The number of gun owners in the U.S. is 80,000,000. (Yes, that's 80 million)
(B) The number of accidental gun deaths per year, all age groups, is 1,500.
(C) The number of accidental deaths per gun owner is .0000188
Statistics courtesy of FBI
So, statistically, doctors are approximately 9,000 times more dangerous than gun owners.
Remember, 'Guns don't kill people, doctors do.'
FACT: not everyone has a gun, BUT almost everyone has at least one doctor.
This means you are over 9,000 times more likely to be killed by a doctor as by a gun owner!!!
Please alert your friendsto this alarming threat.
We must ban doctors before this gets completely out of hand!!!!!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Out of concern for the public at large, we withheld the statistics on lawyers for fear the shock would cause people to panic and seek medical attention!
Author: OUTDOORSMAN.com WEBLOG, Logan, Ut
Paul Price writes, "I am from Carlin Nevada. This is a buck I took here in Nevada. I shot him on Halloween day, thus naming him the "Halloween Buck". I shot him from about 300 yards with a 270 Weatherby Magnum and 140 grain Accubonds. He was with three other bucks. I did not see him at first, I had spotted the other bucks along with some does and were looking at them. They were all respectful bucks. As I looked closer I spotted his antlers in the grass, he was already bedded and ready to hide for the day. All I could see was the back of his head and antlers. The second I saw him I knew he was a giant. I didn't need my spotting scope to see what he was. I didn't want to shoot him in the head for fear of screwing up his mount and was pretty sure his body was angled right toward me. I held low on the back of his neck and cut loose. I hit him a little farther back, but almost right between both front shoulders. Never got to his feet. The stuff on his antlers is velvet that he hasn't rubbed off. I believe he has been hiding in the grass all summer and fall and hasn't had anything to rub on but grass, dirt and rocks. People hunt a life time looking for something like this. Can't wait to have him hanging on my wall. The drop on his left is my walking stick. He is 7 on the right and 6 on the left. He is 35-5/8 inches wide and has over 40 inches of mass. His busted tine on his left side loses a good honest 7 inches. His green gross score is 222. 11-2/8 inches in deductions, mostly from the broken tine. After deductions he scores 210-6/8."
What an amazing trophy, Paul. Congratulations
Author: OUTDOORSMAN.com WEBLOG, Logan, Ut
Tough animal!
2011 South Dakota bull elk taken during the current rifle season. The additional pictures show evidence of this bull previously being in a fight with another bull elk. The other elk broke his antler off in this elk's head. The taxidermist is guessing that the broken antler had been imbedded at least one, if not two, years. The "extra" antler was found to be piercing the skull just behind the left eye of this elk but the surface had healed to the point of not being noticeable.
2011 South Dakota bull elk taken during the current rifle season. The additional pictures show evidence of this bull previously being in a fight with another bull elk. The other elk broke his antler off in this elk's head. The taxidermist is guessing that the broken antler had been imbedded at least one, if not two, years. The "extra" antler was found to be piercing the skull just behind the left eye of this elk but the surface had healed to the point of not being noticeable.
Author: OUTDOORSMAN.com WEBLOG, Logan, Ut
Supposedly this actually happened with some guys from Maine .
They dressed the truck up with the guy dummy spread eagle on the roof of the truck.The driver and passengers put on Moose Heads.
Down the Maine Toll interstate they went causing about 16 accidents.They went to jail.(some cops have no sense of humor)
Author: OUTDOORSMAN.com WEBLOG, Logan, Ut
Ted Nugent, rock star and avid bow hunter from Michigan , was being interviewed by a liberal journalist, an animal rights activist. The discussion came around to deer hunting. The journalist asked, 'What do you think is the last thought in the head of a deer before you shoot him? Is it, 'Are you my friend?' or is it 'Are you the one who killed my brother?
Nugent replied, 'Deer aren't capable of that kind of thinking. All they care about is, what am I going to eat next, who am I going to screw next, and can I run fast enough to get away. They are very much like the Democrats in Congress.'
The interview ended.
Nugent replied, 'Deer aren't capable of that kind of thinking. All they care about is, what am I going to eat next, who am I going to screw next, and can I run fast enough to get away. They are very much like the Democrats in Congress.'
The interview ended.
Author: OUTDOORSMAN.com WEBLOG, Logan, Ut
This pack of wolves was spotted in the Weippe area. We only hope the "wolf issue" has gotten under some kind of control before the Panhandle ends up like the Clearwater . It is estimated that each one of these eats 24 Elk per year. This group alone will consume 600 Elk this year. That doesn't even factor in the sport kills.
Author: OUTDOORSMAN.com WEBLOG, Logan, Ut
2011 Utah buck, Sardine Canyon (Black Timber Outfitters)
Author: OUTDOORSMAN.com WEBLOG, Logan, Ut
Kim Ropelato With 32" Northern Utah Buck
Author: OUTDOORSMAN.com WEBLOG, Logan, Ut
Congratulations: Scott Watkins
Author: OUTDOORSMAN.com WEBLOG, Logan, Ut
Over 40" wide, heavy, stickers on stickers.
Author: OUTDOORSMAN.com WEBLOG, Logan, Ut
Rob Wiley of Non-Typical outfitters called me a few weeks ago to help guide
some hunters (clients) in Wyoming. He explained and swore me to secrecy of
his plans of chasing possibly the biggest buck he'd had the privilege to
chase. I got to see footage on video of this buck in the velvet. All I can
say is wow and the pictures don't do it justice(Rob is the best picture
taker I know). If you tried to explain this buck to anyone you would have
to say it's over 40" wide, heavy, stickers on stickers, cheaters on
cheaters, and a big drop tine. Any one of those points would be enough to
make most deer fanatics happy. I have to honestly say in my opinion that of
all the attributes except "HEAVY" mean very little COMPARITIVELY! Rob Wiley
has truly proven himself if there were any doubts of his being the Guide for
mule deer of our Time. Congratulations Rob and Brenda of Non-Typical
Outfitters.
some hunters (clients) in Wyoming. He explained and swore me to secrecy of
his plans of chasing possibly the biggest buck he'd had the privilege to
chase. I got to see footage on video of this buck in the velvet. All I can
say is wow and the pictures don't do it justice(Rob is the best picture
taker I know). If you tried to explain this buck to anyone you would have
to say it's over 40" wide, heavy, stickers on stickers, cheaters on
cheaters, and a big drop tine. Any one of those points would be enough to
make most deer fanatics happy. I have to honestly say in my opinion that of
all the attributes except "HEAVY" mean very little COMPARITIVELY! Rob Wiley
has truly proven himself if there were any doubts of his being the Guide for
mule deer of our Time. Congratulations Rob and Brenda of Non-Typical
Outfitters.
--Guest Blogger, Wade Cornia
Author: OUTDOORSMAN.com WEBLOG, Logan, Ut
The Controversy Ends
FROM THE UNITED STATES VENISON COUNCIL
Controversy has long raged about the relative quality and taste of venison and beef as gourmet foods. Some people say venison is tough, with a strong "wild" taste, others insist venison's flavor is delicate. An independent food research group was retained by the Venison Council to conduct a taste test to determine the truth of these conflicting assertions once and for all.
first, a Grade A Choice Holstein steer was chased into a swamp a mile and a half from a road and shot several times. After some of the entrails were removed, the carcass was dragged back over rocks and logs and through mud and dust to the road. It was then thrown into the back of a pickup truck and driven through rain and snow for 100 miles before being hung out in the sun for a day.
It was then lugged into a garage where it was skinned and rolled around on the floor for a while. Strict sanitary precautions were observed throughout the test, with in the limitations of the butchering environment. For instance, dogs and cats were allowed to sniff and lick the steer carcass, but most of the time they were chased away when they attempted to bite chunks out of it.
next, a sheet of plywood left from last year's butchering was set up in the basement on two saw horses. The pieces of dried blood, hair and fat left from last year were scraped off with a wire brush last used to clean out the grass stuck under the lawn mover.
The skinned carcass was then dragged down the steps into the basement where a half dozen inexperienced but enthusiastic and intoxicated men worked on it with meat saws, cleavers, hammers and dull knives. The result was 375 pounds of soup bones, four bushel baskets of meat scraps, and a couple of steaks that were an eighth of an inch thick on one edge and an inch and a half thick on the other edge.
The steaks were seared on a glowing red hot cast iron skillet to lock in the flavor. When the smoke cleared, rancid bacon grease was added, along with three pounds of onions, and the whole conglomeration was fried for two hours.
The meat was gently teased from the frying pan and served to three intoxicated and blind-folded taste panel volunteers. Every member of the panel thought it was venison. One volunteer even said it tasted exactly like the venison he has eaten in hunting camps for the past 27 years.
The results of the scientific test conclusively show that there is absolutely no discernible difference between the taste of beef and venison according to the findings of the expert panel, the U.S. Venison Council reports.
FROM THE UNITED STATES VENISON COUNCIL
Controversy has long raged about the relative quality and taste of venison and beef as gourmet foods. Some people say venison is tough, with a strong "wild" taste, others insist venison's flavor is delicate. An independent food research group was retained by the Venison Council to conduct a taste test to determine the truth of these conflicting assertions once and for all.
first, a Grade A Choice Holstein steer was chased into a swamp a mile and a half from a road and shot several times. After some of the entrails were removed, the carcass was dragged back over rocks and logs and through mud and dust to the road. It was then thrown into the back of a pickup truck and driven through rain and snow for 100 miles before being hung out in the sun for a day.
It was then lugged into a garage where it was skinned and rolled around on the floor for a while. Strict sanitary precautions were observed throughout the test, with in the limitations of the butchering environment. For instance, dogs and cats were allowed to sniff and lick the steer carcass, but most of the time they were chased away when they attempted to bite chunks out of it.
next, a sheet of plywood left from last year's butchering was set up in the basement on two saw horses. The pieces of dried blood, hair and fat left from last year were scraped off with a wire brush last used to clean out the grass stuck under the lawn mover.
The skinned carcass was then dragged down the steps into the basement where a half dozen inexperienced but enthusiastic and intoxicated men worked on it with meat saws, cleavers, hammers and dull knives. The result was 375 pounds of soup bones, four bushel baskets of meat scraps, and a couple of steaks that were an eighth of an inch thick on one edge and an inch and a half thick on the other edge.
The steaks were seared on a glowing red hot cast iron skillet to lock in the flavor. When the smoke cleared, rancid bacon grease was added, along with three pounds of onions, and the whole conglomeration was fried for two hours.
The meat was gently teased from the frying pan and served to three intoxicated and blind-folded taste panel volunteers. Every member of the panel thought it was venison. One volunteer even said it tasted exactly like the venison he has eaten in hunting camps for the past 27 years.
The results of the scientific test conclusively show that there is absolutely no discernible difference between the taste of beef and venison according to the findings of the expert panel, the U.S. Venison Council reports.
