Happy Thanksgiving
11-23-2004, 08:52 PM
#1
Boone & Crockett
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wall SD USA & Jamestown ND
Posts: 11,474
Happy Thanksgiving
I want to take a minute to give thanks for a great hunting season. A great Family. Great Friends and the best country on earth to do it all in. I hope that all of you have much to give thanks for and have a good holiday and a better year comming up. Have a great one.!!! Good Hunting.
11-24-2004, 09:13 AM
#2
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Rocky Mountains, Colorado
Posts: 1,964
RE: Happy Thanksgiving
We do indeed have so much to be thankful for that it is easy to take it for granted.
Thanksgiving is one of our great family traditions and a heritage of our country. Though different, the comeraderie, fellowship and bonding that takes place at holidays such as this is akin to the comeraderie, fellowship and bonding that takes place on a good remote hunt. IMHO a good Thanksgiving get together deserves the same vigor of planning and execution as does a hunting trip.
We've got 27 coming over and yes it is work, but the memories are priceless, on tomorrow's board of fare (meat wise):
** Injected/marinaded oil fried turkey,
** Honey brown, spiral cut on the bone ham,
** Elk Roast (just for a little contrast; injected, marinaded, and crock potted)
** and for along about 430pm,..... some elk backstrap and tenderloin medallions....
cut up small serving, and then laid out on a plate with a toothpick in each one kinda like horsdorves. A plate full usually don't last 10 minutes and then its back to the couches, recliners, and the floors.
Some potential elk hunters coming up thru the ranks.... may have to engage in some deer hunting in the coming years as a stepping stone to help get them developed for the leap to elk hunting. Maybe, once they're in high school and have muscled up enough, helped set up camp, gone summer scouting, and show they got what it takes.... it'll be interesting --- one inparticular is "chomping at the bit" to get after it.
We're all here for just a short "tour of duty"....
Happy Thanksgiving to you and all of yours,
EKM
Thanksgiving is one of our great family traditions and a heritage of our country. Though different, the comeraderie, fellowship and bonding that takes place at holidays such as this is akin to the comeraderie, fellowship and bonding that takes place on a good remote hunt. IMHO a good Thanksgiving get together deserves the same vigor of planning and execution as does a hunting trip.
We've got 27 coming over and yes it is work, but the memories are priceless, on tomorrow's board of fare (meat wise):
** Injected/marinaded oil fried turkey,
** Honey brown, spiral cut on the bone ham,
** Elk Roast (just for a little contrast; injected, marinaded, and crock potted)
** and for along about 430pm,..... some elk backstrap and tenderloin medallions....
cut up small serving, and then laid out on a plate with a toothpick in each one kinda like horsdorves. A plate full usually don't last 10 minutes and then its back to the couches, recliners, and the floors.
Some potential elk hunters coming up thru the ranks.... may have to engage in some deer hunting in the coming years as a stepping stone to help get them developed for the leap to elk hunting. Maybe, once they're in high school and have muscled up enough, helped set up camp, gone summer scouting, and show they got what it takes.... it'll be interesting --- one inparticular is "chomping at the bit" to get after it.
We're all here for just a short "tour of duty"....
Happy Thanksgiving to you and all of yours,
EKM
11-24-2004, 09:22 AM
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Moccasin, Montana
Posts: 1,835
RE: Happy Thanksgiving
I to wish Happy Thanksgiving to everyone and safe travle as you are hitting the road.
We are having 20+ family,freinds and the kidds over.
We are cooking 2-20lb+ plus turkeys and a 10lb bone in ham.My mouth is watering already.
Plus all the fix'ins.
Plus we still have 10 tags to fill,deer and elk.
We are having 20+ family,freinds and the kidds over.
We are cooking 2-20lb+ plus turkeys and a 10lb bone in ham.My mouth is watering already.
Plus all the fix'ins.
Plus we still have 10 tags to fill,deer and elk.
11-24-2004, 09:54 AM
#4
Boone & Crockett
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wall SD USA & Jamestown ND
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RE: Happy Thanksgiving
The wife and I are on our own this year. Our kids live about 350 miles away and the wife has to work on Friday as do two of the kids. I am going down to where the kids live right after Thanksgiving for a visit on the way back hunting. All the older folks, rest thier souls are gone now and we are the old folks.
11-25-2004, 12:24 PM
#7
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Rocky Mountains, Colorado
Posts: 1,964
RE: Happy Thanksgiving
I'm in the "amatuer" class when it comes to turkey....
BBJ has got a pair of 20+ pounders, we only got one 21.5 pounder. I think he hunts harder and longer so he needs more caloric intake....
or maybe, just maybe you were referring to something else
Happy Thanksgiving, Agrrrrh....
EKM
BBJ has got a pair of 20+ pounders, we only got one 21.5 pounder. I think he hunts harder and longer so he needs more caloric intake....
or maybe, just maybe you were referring to something else
Happy Thanksgiving, Agrrrrh....
EKM
