"killing the king's deer"?
sooooo, here's a question for everyone to think about: since it is considered poaching to kill wildlife out of seasons ordained by governments in the states, how is this any different than in 15th century europe, where the king owned the deer and any one without his permission to hunt would be in deep trouble (then: execution, now: paying money to the government, but that's a slightly differnent topic). since the government now requires you to pay "restitution" to the government if you "poach" on your own land, does this mean that the government considers itself the owner of the animals on your land? then if that is true, shouldn't the people be able to sue the government for destruction of property and deaths associated with wildlife in this state? (like deer running in front of cars and the crop destruction)? or is it that the government can have it both ways: controling access to something living and demanding repayment as though it has ownership, while not accepting liability for their "property's" actions? i assure you that if my cattle got out and caused a car accident, i would be sued in a heart beat. just food for thought.
Deer hunting with an AR-15 rifle?
I am planning to go deer hunting this November. I have successfully completed and passed the Texas Hunter's Education Program. I am buying my Resident Hunter's License and Annual Public Hunting permit soon. I have also scheduled an annual hunting lease for $800 on a rancher's property 45 miles outside of Austin, Texas. I own several guns at home, I now have a Bushmaster AR-15, a Century Arms Galil rifle, a Bulgarian AK-47, a Rossi .38 special revolver, a Colt 1911 .45 pistol, and a 1895 Nagant revolver. The most accurate gun of my collection is my AR-15 and I enjoy taking it to the range every weekend. I spoke with the Game Warden and hunting with an AR-15 is legal here in the state of Texas. My rifle is equipped with a great telescope and bullet drop compensator and I also own a laser rangefinder to help me calculate the distance to my target. Some people say that an AR-15's .223 remington round can't kill a deer. Yet most of these critics, have never hunted deer with the .223 round or even tried it. A lot of the guys who hunt in this place where I booked my lease, are using AR-15's and only 2 of them have an AR-10. I spoke with them and they told me not to use the light 55 grain .223 round on deer. They recommended that I use the 64 grain soft point .223 round or the 77 grain soft point .223 round made by Sierra Matchking series. These heavier bullets delivered more foot lbs. of energy when they struck the deer, and a heavier .223 round is less likely to yaw and has greater penetration. But of course, I learned that there was a disadvantage. For maximum effectiveness against whitetails and mule deer, they recommended that I shoot at deer from less than 120 yards away, because the heavier bullet tends to lose velocity at a greater rate than the lighter 55 grain round. I am hunting from a deer stand that is at a 46 yard distance from an automatic corn feeder. If there is a .223 hunting load or make that you have used successfully to hunt deer, please tell me about it or please share your deer hunting experience with a .223 round.
Why is a unicorn called a "uniCORN" and not a "uniHORN"?
The word cornus is an old word for horn. unicorn c.1225, from O.Fr. unicorne, from L.L. unicornus (Vulgate), from noun use of L. unicornis (adj.) "having one horn," from uni- "one" (see uni-) + cornus "horn" (see horn). The L.L. word translates Gk. monoceros, itself rendering Heb. re'em, which was probably a kind of wild ox. According to Pliny, a creature with a horse's body, deer's head, elephant's feet, lion's tail, and one black horn two cubits long projecting from its forehead. Cf. Ger. Einhorn, Welsh ungorn, Bret. uncorn, O.C.S. ino-rogu.
Do white tail deer like honey..?
I put some out at three different locations today. I miixed some honey up with brown sugar, oats, and peanuts. I spread the mixture on stumps. I am out of corn right now so I am trying homemade attractants. I also put a jar of peanut butter up at one of the locations and a game camera.
How long can I leave a deer ungutted before the meat goes bad?
You will be fine. You should skip school to find it, but you aren't doing anything unethical BECAUSE you plan to recover it after school. These guys are being way too hard on you. Anyone can lose a deer because of darkness. Some guys even wait until the next morning to track rather than messing up the trail in the dark. As long as you look for it until there is no possibility of recovery, or you find it. Then learn from your mistake and never make it again. As long as the deer was not gutshot and it stays cold, the meat should be good. I have lost deer in the dark before and recovered them the next morning. Never had any problem with the meat. Of course, I searched for them in the dark. Perhaps you should try that next time. Blood is easy to see in the beam of a flashlight.
What does a moose burger taste like?
I like the answer saying it tastes gamey, but it mostly means it tastes like what the animal eats. However, differentiating a moose burger from most farmy beef burgers, I'd say it is a dark meat for burgers and with solely lean varieties as seen with the raw meat here:As it is cooked, preventing it from tasting to dry can be a challenge, but it's not processed as well as beef since it mostly comes from hunters so I would definitely recommend combining it with cheese or another embellishment, manchego was a good addition here:Moose is a venison so any wild animal will have less fat unless farmed. The fat does not taste good if they feed off of wild forage. While some venison can have a sweet beef taste mostly due to feeding off grain in places with land filled with corn, moose are found less in these areas. I've only had moose burger from Canada from hunting trips by relatives so I'm completely describing moose meat from the typical hunting variety here:
How long does it take for normal mail to reach another city in Washington from washington?
The mail between major places or places along major routes is remarkably quick and likely to be delivered in 1 or 2 days. Mail between small towns that are off the beaten path may be routed away and come back.I don’t know the details of how this item would travel, but let’s hypothesize two letters sent from Chelan. One goes to Spokane (150 miles) and the other to Stehekin (40 miles). I guarantee that there is faster service for the item to Spokane since that is a bigger city and maybe even a sorting center. Probably it’s delivered the next day. The letter to Stehekin at minimum goes to Wenatchee and comes back. It might even go to Spokane and then has to wind its way back to Chelan and eventually Stehekin.So “normal” mail from Bellingham to Pasco will rarely be more than a couple of days. What’s normal though? “Normal” mail from Endicott to Conconully could be most of a week even though the distance is far shorter.
What did Native Americans and Europeans trade with each other during the colonial era?
I was taught “furs” from beaver, mink, otter, marten, fox, etc. and that makes sense for high value and rarity. Further reading indicates the Native Americans provided a great deal of ready to eat food (corn, beans, squash, pumpkins, dried meat and fish, acorns, berries, etc.) as they were better farmers than the Europeans up until 20th Century yields.They also trade deer hides more than anything else, with bison hides a close second, for their broad utility in apparel, harnesses, footwear, packs and bags, rawhide strips as the equivalent later on of baling wire or bungee cords as universal fasteners and straps, and material for light and heavy coats.The edible and medicinal plants known to the local Indians were also very high value, literally life or death products in many cases.The Europeans traded them rum particularly (as they’d keep coming back for it while most physical goods they were quickly sated on), fabrics (Wool, Linen, Cotton, Canvas, Silk) generally dyed in colors not locally available, needles and thread, steel knives, cast iron cooking pots, iron traps for all sorts of animals (most trappers were actually Native Americans), firearms of any sort and vintage, gunpowder and lead for bullet-making over a campfire, gun flints (English preferably, French lower value), refined cane sugar, wheat flour, dried fruits, glass beads made in Europe, India, and Africa, tomahawks/hatchets, axes for tree felling, horses, cattle, candles, etc..Consumables to both sides had the greatest trading value as it meant they’d be back to trade more in the future.