Hunting Tips And Tricks

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Carry some type of short saw, or short, stiff, saw blade for cutting through the brisket and rear pelvic bone on larger animals. I have even done this on a moose with the little saw blade on the Swiss army knives.
 
On going straight

You forgot your compass. You're out in flat, featureless country, the sky has turned into heavy overcast and you want to go straight in thick bush. Get a "Swede compass," which is just a thin, straight pole. If you can cut a light one 20 feet long it will do, but longer is better, if it is small and light. Walk through the thick bush trailling the pole and you will go surprisingly straight!
If there is no sun, or prevailing wind, the moss on the basically north side of the trees will give a good indication of general direction.
 
Rather than saw the brisket out, cut through the cartilage tips to remove it. The brisket is made up of fat, bone, grissel and some meat. A ten pound brisket might contain 2 pounds of meat so it is not worth keeping for the hamburger but it can be cooked into a feast fit for the hunter . . . to hell with the king!
Cut the brisket cross ways so the smaller front half fits into the larger back half.
Sear it at 375-400 for a half hour, then slow cook for the next ten hours at 200-220. Don't be too surprised at the amount of oil that will cook out so raise it up on a grill. I have thought of turning it over to get more oil to drain out but then there would be no place to put the onions(quartered)and cooked all day. Gives lots of flavor. Probably the tastiest fresh cut anyone could wish for.
Another tasty cut is the side of ribs from a moose. Cooked off and on while the campfire is going. The last one I cooked was probably there for 30 hours, but the last two hours, the fire was going fairly hot. I suspended them over the fire using baling wire, and cooked open side down. Five of us were oil and greese right back to our ears.
 
Sounds good

Yes, the northern Indians cut the brisket out the way you say and brisket is delicous. That slow cooking is unbeatable.
 
I keep TP close at hand by sticking my hunting knife into the tree then putting the roll on the handle and the bag over the paper keeps it dry.

I always do a "dry run" test the tree for strenght before I drop my pants.

these are important things. :)
 
I found that putting unscented baby wipes in a ziplock bag works great for when you have a dump in the bush. Let's face it, it doesn't always go well and there is nothing worse than walking around with a dirty itchy arse.

Camper
 
Hey CAMPER, I didn't want to be the one to bring up the baby wipes, but it sure beats dragging your butt over a gravel bar a couple of days later. Good advice.
 
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Dead standing trees with no needles are usually dry, better for camp firewood than anything lying on the ground

If you want to hunt your favorite spot by yourself in the morning,
feed your partner whiskey and chili the night before :cheers: :evil:
 
feed your partner whiskey and chili the night before
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And hide the baby wipes ;)
they contain a combination of microscopic and continuous plastic fibres and wood pulp .
Wanna bag it , and carry it out of the woods fine. :slap: Lets not litter the out of doors eh! :( ;)Puffs are great to keep that nose from getting all frigged up and sore. Also works on the other end.;)
 
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Take a wide flat leather belt and rub in polishing compound on the rough side (green or gray hard paste form works best)melt and rub it in with a heat gun, you now have a leather strop with you all the time, just hang it on a broken branch works fast for tuning while gutting etc

Tip: learn how to use a strop at home it's better than trying to explain why your belt is cut in half are your pants around your ankles :bangHead:
 
x100 on baby wipes. Just don't use the really alcoholed ones as wiping stings a bit after a week of beans and chili haha but it sure does get rid of the wolf.
 
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