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OK, and what was it, Rick?

AWESOME!!!!!

Rick, are you cheffing at a lodge? Doug

And it probably would have been wonderful for FOO BEAR at the end............

Nice looking steaks. With venison, I ALWAYS trim off all of the fat, every single bit that I can. Venison fat is like eating candles.......... I leave a small amount of fat in venison for grinding and sausages, but almost none on steaks and roasts. Happy grilling! Me, I am going to have to make do with fresh pan-fried crappies. 😉 Doug

So do the falcons catch the occasional pigeon? Doug

This is awesome! Doug

Yep. We were still fishing for perch on opening day for turkeys! And I was sight-fishing for crappies yesterday.......... Doug

A buddy of mine uses it to make chocolate chip cookies. But that stuff is not for me...........

I'm going trawling for scallops..........at the Metro! Thanks! 😉 Doug

Awesome! Where did you get those huge scallops? Doug

What is this? I have rinsed off that brown papery husk with running water. And for sure, I have a fine=mesh sieve in the drain stopper to keep that stuff from going down the drain! But of course the fiddleheads get thoroughly soaked in the process.

PS) I just re-read your post where you blanched them for two minutes. I seem to recall they needed longer than that...........like blanching corn on the cob or something, more like six minutes maybe. Hopefully smitty will chime in here. Doug

smitty will probably reply also, but I have done what you did: blanch, ice water bath, dry on paper towel, froze on cookie sheets, and vac sealed. To reheat them I thawed them in the fridge then yes, sauteed them in a bit of butter with seasoning salt and garlic. Never tried to cook from frozen, unless my memory is wrong on that. When I visit you, I will bring some smoked venison summer sausage and can help you enjoy a feed of those fiddleheads! 😉 Doug

You're a foraging machine, smitty!!!! By the time I was going to a buddy's fiddlehead spot, they were all uncurled, so zero fiddleheads for me this spring. Will have to see about ramps. And the turkeys are not cooperating either! Doug

I used one of these for a number of years, and liked it a lot. The u-joint was very useful, for my applications. https://defender.ca/en_ca/ironwood-37-52-helmsmate-tiller-extension-handle-with-u-joint-001-0?srsltid=AfmBOopqFYslwxEd0KLopqyN3pfxOSAe3gKBu3TBRb7leqTZbBc5eyYc

My usual spot for fiddleheads has been all dug up 😢 Might have to BUY them!!!

We are having to "make do" with boat fishing..............but I would have been happy to keep ice fishing! Doug

Big time! This is the only reason I fish from a hut a lot of the time....

An ice angler does not NEED all that much gear. A pail to sit on and carry ice rigs and lures (and fish being brought home!), a spud or manual auger, and warm clothing will suffice. I have been ice fishing for a very long time (over 50 years) and have rarely used a shelter. When I hit some of the back lakes, I take a minimum of equipment in a small sled, and a manual auger. No tent, no heater, no power auger, no graph, and I catch fish just fine thanks. Sure, the extra bits make life more comfortable and a graph is a great thing for some fishing, but you don't NEED them. Just sayin'.... Doug

With the tent, Ion ice auger, sled, pack and gear, maybe forty five pounds. Often, fishing with a buddy, one of us brings a shelter and the other brings an auger. For back-country lakes I take a hand auger. I am going for crappies tomorrow, no shelter, minimal gear but with the Ion, total weight probably 25 pounds. HTH

Are you asking me this question? If yes, I do not understand your term load out.

Looks like they have a new model: https://shopfreds.ca/root/rapala-shack-sherpa-m3/?srsltid=AfmBOoqe5T6tTutbDBAmQ5WtjfY339fWJOiNneBmyxDt9ycn3ydE1ywM But it is heavier, at 12 kg...........

See my note above about the Rapala "2 man" hut.....

The Outbound weighs 32 pounds, the Rapala weighs 22 pounds. I have no idea how the Outbound goes up, But with the Rapala, pop up the roof, then one wall, the next wall, the next wall and the final wall, time elapsed way less than a minute. To collapse it, push the roof down, then one wall BESIDE the one with the door, then the next and the next, and the door wall last. Pick up one corner of the flat shelter and it all folds easily into the middle. Gather up the sides and roll it up, put on the strap, and it's done. About two minutes, by myself. But putting it back into the bag.............I don't even try out on the ice, it is too tight a fit. I also have skis on my two ice fishing sleds, with small blocks of 2x4 from the sled down to the skis. It makes a world of difference hauling the sleds on skis. No reason for us "MATURE" anglers to give up something we enjoy........ Doug