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Post by firstwd on Mar 30, 2019 13:48:31 GMT -5
I'm not sure a field quartering would help much either. Field 1/8'ing maybe? About the third trip you'd definitely be arguing with yourself how stupid this was. My luck I'd get it all out finally and farmer show up, say that's my cow, thanks for butchering. One year at the Versailles park hunt the property manager asked if we saw the cows loose in the valley we were in. Said they had been there about a month and nobody could catch them. Also mentioned he was sick of dealing with them..... My partners were a solid no on the idea of fresh steaks.
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Post by esshup on Mar 30, 2019 15:20:52 GMT -5
LOL I would have asked if you could get help in dragging out your "deer" and see what he'd have said.
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Post by duff on Mar 30, 2019 18:06:45 GMT -5
I'm not sure a field quartering would help much either. Field 1/8'ing maybe? About the third trip you'd definitely be arguing with yourself how stupid this was. My luck I'd get it all out finally and farmer show up, say that's my cow, thanks for butchering. Deam = no wheeled carts so have to be a skid or carry pole.
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Mar 30, 2019 18:56:36 GMT -5
Field 1/8'ing maybe? About the third trip you'd definitely be arguing with yourself how stupid this was. My luck I'd get it all out finally and farmer show up, say that's my cow, thanks for butchering. Deam = no wheeled carts so have to be a skid or carry pole. Roll it downhill into the canoe.
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Post by duff on Mar 30, 2019 19:14:30 GMT -5
Deam = no wheeled carts so have to be a skid or carry pole. Roll it downhill into the canoe. I like problem solvers.
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Post by span870 on Mar 30, 2019 23:18:36 GMT -5
Field 1/8'ing maybe? About the third trip you'd definitely be arguing with yourself how stupid this was. My luck I'd get it all out finally and farmer show up, say that's my cow, thanks for butchering. Deam = no wheeled carts so have to be a skid or carry pole. 4 wheeler fine is what $50. I'd have to take the chance. Give the warden $200 and tell him it's gonna take a couple trips.
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Post by beermaker on Mar 31, 2019 2:48:16 GMT -5
Field 1/8'ing maybe? About the third trip you'd definitely be arguing with yourself how stupid this was. My luck I'd get it all out finally and farmer show up, say that's my cow, thanks for butchering. Deam = no wheeled carts so have to be a skid or carry pole. Not even the carts with bicycle tires? Only in Bloomington...
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Post by duff on Mar 31, 2019 3:53:52 GMT -5
Deam = no wheeled carts so have to be a skid or carry pole. Not even the carts with bicycle tires? Only in Bloomington... Only in all 765 designed wilderness areas in the US. Dumb but true
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Post by beermaker on Mar 31, 2019 10:53:49 GMT -5
Not even the carts with bicycle tires? Only in Bloomington... Only in all 765 designed wilderness areas in the US. Dumb but true Shows how smart I am at 4:00 am. I live about 12 miles from Deam and got it confused with one of the Bloomington lakes.
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Post by tynimiller on Mar 31, 2019 15:29:48 GMT -5
Honestly, I'd probably not hunt something else but I'd fish a ton more and probably push record on a few podcast ideas I've had for a while.
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Post by jjas on Mar 31, 2019 16:18:03 GMT -5
I'd hunt squirrels and rabbits (like I used to) and I'd hunt fall Turkey as well.
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Post by butlerj on Mar 31, 2019 20:19:09 GMT -5
I don't like giving it much thought. But agree with JJas.
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Post by genesis273 on Apr 1, 2019 13:03:28 GMT -5
Wouldn't want to give it up at all. Hate the very thought of it.
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Post by jbird on Apr 1, 2019 15:33:45 GMT -5
I could NOT replace deer hunting. Deer is the primary red meat at my house. No way I'm gonna be able to shoot or catch enough other critters to fill that void. Also like was mentioned how much pressure then gets put on other hunting and fishing resources! IN simply doesn't have another large game animal to take it's place. We don't have bears, or elk, or pronghorn or sheep or goats or even hogs (and NO I'm not in favor of hogs). Also consider how big of a $$$ source deer are for the state economy and the DNR....
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Post by omegahunter on Apr 2, 2019 7:48:56 GMT -5
IF it were ever done away with, I guess I could get a whole lot more squirrel hunting and rabbit running in!!
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Post by omegahunter on Apr 2, 2019 8:00:33 GMT -5
How long does a cow have to be feral before they start to revert back to water buffalo? 2 hours from what I am told. Primal instincts are a real thing First animal I ever shot with my 12 gauge slug gun was a Herferd heifer. I was 16. Was invited to hunt Thanksgiving morning on a guys farm in Mitchell (father-in-law of my uncle's friend). When my uncle and I got there, he explained that he would take us out to the stands on his tractor. We were given strict orders that we were to shoot his wayward cow if we got the chance. Seems that she had broken out and he caught her up after a couple days, but then she broke back out. She was out about a week before he finally caught her again, but busted out to freedom again. She had been on the run for 3 months since then he said. I let her get within about 20 yards of the stand and I popped her in the head with my brand new slugger. I walked back to the house to get the owner. We went back out with the tractor and dragged her back up to the house behind the tractor. Once she had got out he could not keep her in a fence.
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Post by jbird on Apr 2, 2019 16:05:54 GMT -5
We had a "ghost cow" for a summer a few years back. it was a milky white color and would show up at odd times (mornings and evenings). it had a sort of spooky vibe to it. Like...am I really seeing this? It was BS crazy! A local guy left a gate open to his cows and the "ghost cow" came to visit. He said that thing was as wild as any cow he had ever been around. That was when I was told that unless the beef was on it's feet the locker would not take it. Otherwise I was just going to shoot it as it was beating and eating the crap out of our crops. It went into a horse trailer very reluctantly and visited the locker locker! I was told it was quite a trip.
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Post by htownhunter on Apr 2, 2019 17:06:55 GMT -5
We had a "ghost cow" for a summer a few years back. it was a milky white color and would show up at odd times (mornings and evenings). it had a sort of spooky vibe to it. Like...am I really seeing this? It was BS crazy! A local guy left a gate open to his cows and the "ghost cow" came to visit. He said that thing was as wild as any cow he had ever been around. That was when I was told that unless the beef was on it's feet the locker would not take it. Otherwise I was just going to shoot it as it was beating and eating the crap out of our crops. It went into a horse trailer very reluctantly and visited the locker locker! I was told it was quite a trip. I loaded up one of my cows a couple weeks ago and it took me almost 3hrs with 3 people. Started to consider just shooting it then loading it up. I don't think my butcher would have minded,except for getting it unloaded.
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Post by schoolmaster on Apr 3, 2019 11:47:04 GMT -5
No.
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Post by jbird on Apr 3, 2019 16:13:37 GMT -5
We had a "ghost cow" for a summer a few years back. it was a milky white color and would show up at odd times (mornings and evenings). it had a sort of spooky vibe to it. Like...am I really seeing this? It was BS crazy! A local guy left a gate open to his cows and the "ghost cow" came to visit. He said that thing was as wild as any cow he had ever been around. That was when I was told that unless the beef was on it's feet the locker would not take it. Otherwise I was just going to shoot it as it was beating and eating the crap out of our crops. It went into a horse trailer very reluctantly and visited the locker locker! I was told it was quite a trip. I loaded up one of my cows a couple weeks ago and it took me almost 3hrs with 3 people. Started to consider just shooting it then loading it up. I don't think my butcher would have minded,except for getting it unloaded. As I understand it...if a locker is USDA approved the rules say that the cow has to be standing when it gets there to ensure it's healthy and fit for human consumption. Not saying you couldn't work something out with a friend or the like... What you do privately and for beef not for sale to the public is all up to you. I know lots of folks who process deer without any real "regulations" and you simply rely on them doing things the "right" way. I just also know there is a significant difference between a couple hundred pound deer and a 1,000 pound beef! I think if you have that USDA paperwork...your mindset will be a little different.
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