Why even go?

[cnelk]

I rearranged and defrosted my freezer tonight.
I still have 126 lbs of elk meat.
Why should I even go hunting?

 

[Zpd307]

are rubbing it in..... :lol:

 

[iccyman001]

Usually right before my season starts I will donate a good portion of my leftovers to good friends, people who I know are in need financially, and any charity that will take it.

Hunting is your passion, hobby, and a way of life.
GO!



If you need someone to take some of that elk off your hands my address is..............

 

[Tdiesel]

because its fun and it part of who you are! I mean surely you can find someone who can use a few packs of elk meat. In highschool days my dad, brother and I would get list b tags too and we usually ended up killing at least 4-5 elk a year elk plus depending some years deer and my senior year a sheep. grandparents aunts uncles everybody got some meat. We usually about had the freezers empty by next season now that I got my own family we usually eat all that we (my wife and I) kill.

 

[JohnFitzgerald]

I better not hear of you shooting a cow opening day!

 

[iccyman001]

I better not hear of you shooting a cow opening day!

is that voodoo around here..... I will be doing it if I can.....



I don\'t mind if I pop my cherry on a cow :lol:

 

[Swede]

That is disgusting Brad. Way to rub salt in a wound. I still have about 6 packages of elk from my 2012 hunt, and a little bit of deer. If a big cow walks by me, she better have a calf with her, or it will probably be lights out time. >>>------> whack!

 

[huntography]

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My supply is getting low.

R

 

[OldMan]

I donate most of the meat to the local mission. They feed the needy 3 times a week.

 

[JohnFitzgerald]

I better not hear of you shooting a cow opening day!

is that voodoo around here..... I will be doing it if I can.....



I don\'t mind if I pop my cherry on a cow :lol:

I think Brad can be a little choosey this year.

 

[Olympushunt]

Because.....I see a little room on the right.

 

[cnelk]

Because.....I see a little room on the right.

Maybe enough for a calf elk...

Just a fun thread to discuss.
Of course I will be going elk hunting. I will have 2 tags in my pocket.
One E/S & one cow tag.

My son will have an archery tag and quite possibly a rifle tag later.

I too give meat away, but only if I am successful to make room.
I have a friend who had a heart attack and lean elk meat is a good diet for him.
And if my NR friend doesnt connect, he will take some meat home

My daughter will be going off to college soon and Im sure I will be bringing her a \'care package\' for her and her roommate on occasion :dance2:

 

[Swede]

Brad, based on the evidence I see, it looks like you are better at killing elk than delivering to the needy. :lol: I never claim to give it all away either.

 

[elkmtngear]

Brad,
If I eat tag soup, I\'ll be dropping by your place on the way home :lol:

 

[cohunter14]

Brad, I\'m sure we can find 126 forum members who would love to mix some of that elk meat with their tag soup! :lol: It would have tasted a lot better than eating that blue plastic stuff straight like I had to do last year!

 

[Jaquomo]

I\'m in the same boat as Brad, along with a bunch of trout and walleye and leftover deer from 2012. Putting 20 lbs of it into jerky sticks next week for the upcoming hunting season.

But since I\'m hunting a totally new and unfamiliar area this year, it\'s insurance so I can spend the season learning. We give a lot away to friends, especially those who are better at walking around in the woods with a bow than filling the freezer.

 

[OldMan]

You guys need to eat more elk. Before I started to donate the meat, I could never get a whole elk to last me a year.

 

[Olympushunt]

Brad....what is all that stuff on the bottom doing there? I see what looks like bread products, maybe some fruit and some cat food. You have heard that man can\'t live on bread alone but I never read anything in the bible that said you can\'t live on elk alone. :wave:

 

[otcWill]

Why even go? C\'mon, we don\'t hunt for meat. That can be bought at the store for less money and effort than we put into this elk thing. I hunt to hunt, because I love it. That\'s why

 

[OldMan]

Why even go? C\'mon, we don\'t hunt for meat. That can be bought at the store for less money and effort than we put into this elk thing. I hunt to hunt, because I love it. That\'s why

If that\'s the case you don\'t have to pull the trigger. Just get the elk in your sights, and call it good.