What do you eat while in the field?

Don't recall Fred Bear wearing camo and he seemed to do just fine. I also don't believe in all this charcoal scent control suits and junk. Stay downwind and you'll be good to go. If the wind switches, you're screwed anyway.
 
I have ate chips,ravioli,sandwiches,cookies,hotdogs and some other snacks along the way.I don't think that what you eat really matters.
 
BC Bigbore said:
Don't recall Fred Bear wearing camo and he seemed to do just fine.
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I think Dave's question was what do you eat for a snack whilst actually hunting.........in general, for me, the answer is nothing - but I pack a water bottle which I use, and always have some "emergency" rations (chocolate bar, granola bar, energy bar/whatever) in my pack. Now if you want to see a hunt camp menu, it looks like this:


SATURDAY:

SUPPER: SMOKED FISH ON CRACKERS, DEEP-FRIED WILD TURKEY, FRESH KAISERS, CRANBERRIES, CRUDITES AND DIP

SUNDAY:

BRUNCH: BACON (PIG AND BIRD) AND EGGS, TOAST, COFFEE
SUPPER: SMOKED VEN GARLIC COIL ON CRACKERS, STEWED CHICKEN AND SPATZELE, PEAS, WHITE WINE

MONDAY:

RED-EYE BREAKFAST: COFFEE AND BAGELS/PB AND JAM
BRUNCH: MOOSE/VENISON SAUSAGES (SHANE TURKEY SAUSAGES), HASH BROWNS, COFFEE
SUPPER: SHRIMP SIZZLE, MOOSE-KA-BOBS (SHANE LAKE TROUT), BASMATI RICE, CARROT COINS WITH MAPLE SYRUP

TUESDAY:

BRUNCH: PEAMEAL BACON, EGGS, TOAST, COFFEE
SUPPER: ESCARGOTS, BBQ VENISON STEAK, BAKED POTATOES, RED WINE

TUESDAY:

BRUNCH: PAN-FRIED BLUEGILL FILLETS ON A BUN WITH MAYO
SUPPER: LOUISE’S MEAT LOAF, POTATOES AND GRAVY, RED WINE

and so on and so forth....

And yes we fart in the woods. For that matter most of us leave a fair bit of DNA in the woods too.....

Doug
 
Cool pic of Fred :cool: I'll be danged if he ain't wearin' that newfangled camo stuff! I just recall all the hunts where he'd just wear a plaid wool shirt or coat and that trademark fedora hat of his. Hey Ted Nugent, if you're reading this, when did Uncle Fred start wearing camo? That's for the pic :D
 
Usually keep to simple stuff when deer hunting (granola bars, sandwich, etc.) but when duck hunting always sure to bring the colmen stove, bacon, eggs, and sausage. I swear that it also attracts the ducks as well!!
 
Anit- thread hijackers please skip to next post...

Try to arrow any animal bigger than a bread basket without either or put a trophy down consistently year after year without it, might change your mind.
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Seems to me that Chuck Adams shot a lot of 'trophy' animals in jeans and a bush jacket before he got his reputation built and signed on the dotted lines...

And btw, I do just fine, thank you. Have shares in Realtree do you?
Early in the licensing process, Bill realized that the promotion of the camouflage pattern was important to his company?s success. He also knew that manufacturers would only promote their own garments, and wouldn?t care which camouflage pattern was on them. It became obvious that Bill would have to do all the promotion himself in order to create demand for the pattern. Bill poured his efforts and meager finances into every possible avenue that could create positive publicity for Realtree. In many ways he became a pioneer in the way products are promoted in the outdoor industry.

The risk paid off, and as a result, vision has become Jordan?s greatest attribute, and promotion his company?s greatest strength. Since that stumbling start in the late 1980?s, Realtree has steadily grown to become one of the strongest brands in the hunting industry.
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Nuts and berries for me, and what ever trail bar snack my wife has hidden in my jacket to attract Bears to me. :D

Also I have been in the woods with Jeans and Bush Jacket and had Deer walk right past me, while I chowed down on a big old cheeseburger...of course I wasn't hunting at the time. :D

I'm beginning to think that the camo' is really meant for vs other hunters, but your experience may vary. :D
 
I take the sardines too! they are easy to carry, supplyprotein and oil which is needed for energy. You can go for a long way after eating a can of sardines
 
Jerky made from game previously taken (Duck/Goose, Deer, etc.)
(I don't worry about scent that much since I only gun hunt, mostly bird hunting and small game)
 
Depends on the day, if I am on foot the whole day it will tend to be stuff that will survive in a pack. An Eatmore (poormans power bar) or 2 in always in the fanny pack, about the only time I'll eat sardines is while hunting (tomato curry), boiled eggs are a good (never thought about pickled eggs should give them a try). Jerky or sauage if I have got them.

If I am around the vehicle then it's standard lunchbox fair, add on some pop and/or Tim's.
 
One item I found to be tasty is canned mackeral in oil, Bertozzi brand<sp>). Couple of hard buns and the mackeral in oil will make you wanna lick the the bottom of the can.

How I got to try this....My dad in his last years asked my sister to get him some of this mackeral....now he ate weird stuff as long as I can remember so anything he ate, I stayed away from. So my sister gets him about 20 cans (she went overboard) of this mackeral in oil and stocks his cupboard (she comes up from down south to help out once in a while).

Not long afterwards, my Dad's health got the best of him and he passed away, not even trying one can of that mackeral.

So I got the honours of getting my dads stuff together and lo and behold I find these tins of mackeral untouched in the cupboard. I almost sent them to the soup kitchen but instead packed them in my cold room in the basement to deal with at a later date.

One nite, after the wife and kids went to bed, I was in my reloading room cleaning up when I thought about having a late nite snack. Usually I got a wheel of cheese or some something preserved in the cold room, but this time I had nothing quick....'cept for these cans of mackeral.

I grabbed a beer, and some crusty rolls from the kitchen and proceeded to reminisce about my dad while pondering the thought of what disgusting smell, taste, or texture could be in the can in front of me.

Well, upon opening the can, there were nice little filets of fish, in a golden olive oil.....hmmmm. I took a bite and had to laugh....now I know why the old man was eating this stuff...it was actually good! Tastier than tuna and not as potent as sardines.

Now they are a hunting lunch treat for me.

I just thought I would share this....Try some....I did.
 
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I grabbed a beer, and some crusty rolls from the kitchen and proceeded to reminisce about my dad while pondering the thought of what disgusting smell, taste, or texture could be in the can in front of me.

Bac, that is not only a great suggestion, but a touching story. I'm gonna try it.
 
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