A view from KY - from tonights hunt

[Esquire]

Hunted with some buddies this afternoon. I sat in a stand, something I'm not used to, and I spooked a nice doe that came in behind me. Saw a possum, who tromped about like he owned the place. Little else. But the colors were nice...

[Boho]

thats beautiful no doubt. I would love to have stuck that oppossum for some soup though. Goes great with some homemade dumplins. :highfive:

[Pinelander]

Some great colors down your way, Mike.

Wonderful photos... that middle one would make a nice wall mural. :)

[Phil]

Esquire..wow... that third picture's a stunner.... thanks for posting 'em :thankyou:

[Phil]

..actually Esquire I thought this was going to be one of those.. "here's the wild boar I took today.. here's my eveving meal" type of threads. Now.. for someone who's as passionate about cooking as they are about archery.. those threads are torture.
I'll give you an example... some time back, while all the members were congratulating young Noah Allen on his first pig (and quite rightly so..) I was drooling over all the wild pig recipes and dishes that would come from such a wonderfull animal..... and it doesn't stop there.. all those wild turkey photo's are absolute purgatory not to mention all the venison. So when your posting,..spare a thought for all us unfortunate wannabee chefs who live in non hunting countries (don't get me started on that one :mad: ) who can only dream of the mouth watering delights of freshly cooked game served with fine wines.

[Esquire]

Phil,

Remind me to send you a serious jerky recipe, just to make amends. I have to do so from another computer.

Here's a couple shots from this morning - again no deer but a beautiful am. Better luck tonight...

[Phil]

Are all these photographs taken around where you live Esq'? if they they are your a very lucky man to live in such beautiful surroundings.. middle one's my favourite..thanks again....and recipes..oooh yes please

[Esquire]

Phil,

These pics were taken within a 10 minute drive of my house. I am really blessed with some beautiful and accessible countryside. If you ever make it stateside, I hope you will add KY to your list. I'll take you there and provide good grub and semi-comfortable lodging. And fine wine. (or warm ale :) )

Thanks for the kind words.

No deer today. Tomorrow I visit the real honey-hole in the afternoon after services. Perhaps I will finally get one. This weekend is the only time I've hunted besides the youth hunt where my son killed his buck. I'm taking my friend from Budapest.

Mike

[van_fl]

Phil
I think when ever you get here, you have just been elected camp cook. :lol:
But you should know that usually it’s the first hunter that complains about the food.

[van_fl]

And only 750 miles south, only green, and wet.

[van_fl]

Phil
Think of this as a roast—if you can. :lol:

[Esquire]

I took my friend Dan who lives in Hungary and rarely gets to hunt to my best spot tonight. He nailed a doe early with a sever quartering shot at 25 yards that piled her up 25 yards from where he shot her.

About an hour later, I had a doe run by me at 5 yards. I squalled at her, but she never slowed down. I swung with her, but just before I released she went air borne with all four feet tucked tight up under her. She was so close I could see the muscles in her shoulder. Her belly was nearly at my shoulder height. I shot under her. About then Dan buzzed me on the radio to anounce he had shot an 8 pointer.

After searching for an hour in the dark with failing flashlights I found the buck in a field about 60 yards from were he was shot. The hit was right behind the shoulder and through the top of the heart. It was a thirty yard shot. It was Dan's biggest buck with a bow and a great way to end this trip to Kentucky. Sixteen years ago he and I stood shoulder to shoulder on the ground as he shot his first deer. It felt right to be together again for this moment.

[Phil]

It's a shame that generally when we Brits come over to the USA, states like Kentucky never seem to register on the tourist map. We all seem to head for the bright light holiday destinations and the big cities. The USA is superb at selling the image of America that is Disney, Las Vegas, the Grand Canyon and the Big Apple. But, there another America, an America that's more intimate, and accessable on a personal scale, the type of America that ten miles from Esquires home. It's a shame that those areas don't make it into the tourist brochures. :sbrug:
Oh and while I'm ranting.. I asked you not to post 'em... and what do you do...(yes.. Van.. I'm talking to you too)... two beautiful deer and a boar. well all I can say is ..you lucky %$#%$%# :p :p

[Pinelander]

Congratulations to the both of you. :)

Doesn't get much better than that... friends sharing a great hunt in a wonderful place!

Nice buck, Dan! :D

[O'B]

Phil,

Your'e exactly right. I lived and worked in Japan for 6 years in the 80's. After the typical touristy hightlights, we emersed ourselves in the "local" stuff. Much more fulfilling and the friendships created are still intact. It gives you and intimate appreciation for a different culture and locale. I"ll bore you with one example, my mother was coming from the states to visit. My friend, Yasuhiro sat me down and planned out our trip from Tokyo suburbs to the Hiroshima bomb site. After I understood all the routes to drive, he hads me his business credit card with a note giving me permission to use it in case we were somehow stranded and needed it. Unbelievable!!! How trusting is that! I of course, didn't use it, but the gesture was above and beyond. My wife, son and mom had a very sobering, but great trip.
Phil, you've got many friends here, so all you need to do is coordinate where you want to "visit" and set it up, get all the licenses, permits, etc and come for a holiday. There ya go, pretty easy, except for the $$$$. So start saving now!!!!

O'B :)

[Ray Cover]

MIke,

Your pics remind me so much of The Ozark foothills around here that most folks who live here would think those were pics of local places. Very pretty.

Makes me wish I still lived in the country. City life has just about ran its course with my patience!

Phil,

You do need to coordinate a trip. I might not cost as much as you might think. Of course the deer tags will be an issue no matter where you go. However, in a lot of places Feral hogs require no tag and they have no limit becasue the Conservation Departments want to abollish them because they are destructive critters. I know here in Missouri all you would need is an out of state hunting license which would cost you $35 for 5 days I think. Trout fishing here in missouri would be a very similar thing. Some state would cost more than others but there are reasonable places to hunt here even as a non-resident.

You could probably coordinate a trip to visit a lot of "back country" America, get to do some hunting and fishing, visit many freinds here, experience a lot of beautiful country side and do it at a reasonable cost.

Ray