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OK guys, I used up all my testosterone making babies, growing hair all over my body, and learning how to hunt, fish, and shoot. I did not have any left over for learning how to fix stuff. Like, I might be able to check the oil in my outboard, but right now I don't think I have ever removed the cover............. SO>>>>>what can a non-technical boat owner do to protect their outboard from the ravages of ethanol? I did have a fuel/water separator in my big water boat, for the stern drive motor. Should I have one installed on this one? The motor is a fairly new (2020) Yamaha 40 hp 4-stroke with very low hours. And is there an additive I should be using, all the time, to every tank of Shell High Test? Advice would be appreciated. Doug

Just looked this up - thanks for adding to my education! I think this would be a good idea to do a brisket in a drum BBQ............ Doug

Say it ain't true!!!!! I have burned Shell Hi-test in all my outboards, generators, chain saws, etc etc for decades! Doug

I slice deer liver very thinly and soak the slices overnight in milk. It makes a huge difference! My mistake, or at least one of my mistakes, was assuming that wild turkey liver could be treated like domestic turkey liver (which I never soak in milk). Anyways, who knows if I will go this way again. Usually, as I mentioned, my turkey doesn't get cleaned until a number of hours after I shoot it, and I am in no hurry to eat the organs out of a carcass that has sat warm for hours. I would for sure soak wild turkey liver in milk if I ever plan to cook it again. Doug

I quite enjoy regular domestic turkey liver, just found the wild turkey liver disappointing. Yes, if I had dressed it up like that, it would have been very tasty... Doug

well, as an update...........the cold fiddleheads were delicious, as I knew they would be, having eaten them that way before. Same as cold cooked asparagus. But the wild turkey liver and heart were...................disappointing. 😟 I sliced them up and seasoned them, then dusted them with FishCrisp (which is really good on venison liver!) and pan-fried them in vegetable oil. I have NEVER had anything spatter like that in my life. Even at a medium heat setting, the pan was throwing hot oil spatters several feet. 😲 and as for the taste, well very disappointing. Not bad, I ate all of it, but it was not the flavourful treat I had hoped for. I even used some Canadian Gravy (thanks Heinz) to take it up a notch. So I do not think I will save these again. Doug

Thing of beauty, Brian! Hell, even the salad looks good. ( I must be hungry...🙄) Tonight here is cold cooked fiddleheads with shredded cheese and Italian dressing, and pan-fried wild turkey heart and liver. Usually, I don't get my turkey cleaned until it has sat with the guts in it for a few hours, so I have always discarded the heart and liver. Today will be my first time eating these from a wild turkey. And if I am still hungry, my turkey hunting partner gave me a container of wild turkey leg stoup. Stoup is a cross between stew and soup, and he did the legs from his tom in a slow cooker for 16 hours, I reckon it's TENDER! Doug

The young lad has them growing beside his hen house!!! And asked me if I would like some, but of course. He brought me a big container of them picked this morning. Some are past their prime, but the rest look great. That is near Seeley's Bay. Doug

They would be like eating some smoked sticks.....😉

Smoked wild turkey is good, but hopefully he also gives you the legs and thighs. Done in the slow cooker, these are AWESOME as "pulled turkey" and also as pho. If you want my recipes just shout. Doug

Congrats!

My camp is 20 minutes from my house, so I can easily check them in person. I usually run about ten at a time, none of them cell phone linked. My buddies who have the cell phone linked cams love them, but they are more expensive and as far as I know all of them require a monthly plan. My first trail cams were Bushnell Trophy cams, basically bombproof but the last one died last winter aged ten or so. I have had Tasco, Spypoint, Stealth, UWAY, maybe some others that I do not remember. The best have been Bushnell, which last for many months on one set of AA batteries AND they work reliably in winter. I would advise spending a little more money for the NO GLOW instead of LOW GLOW for the night "flash" option. And spray your cameras with scent killer every time you handle them. This avoids spooking the deer, and helps to deter a bear eating your trail cam. They should be set up to capture the animals broadside if possible, not head on. I buy two SD cards for each camera. So when I want to check the SD card, I swap one for another and bring the loaded cards home to view them on the computer. Each camera has its own dedicated pair, because cameras can be temperamental accepting a card that has been used in a different one, even the same make and model. Some folks like videos but I prefer "still" photos, personal choice. And one has to play around with settings to figure out what is best for each camera and each location. If you get a lot of birds, or trees swaying, they can trigger the shutter. So in those spots you might not want three-shot bursts, and intervals of 15 seconds - you will have thousands of pictures!! Having the cams has enhanced our hunting experience by showing us what is around the area, where the bucks have been, and what time of day they show up. Doug

SERIOUSLY? I wrote c--h--i--t..............😲

Well.........................................I have not even gone for a look yet........................a day late and a dollar short, that's me 🙄 Doug

I NEVER let a legal bird pass. Sure, a tom is bigger and all that, but a jake on the ground is a very good day. You can always buy a second tag and hold out for a tom. Just be ready for a meal of tag soup on 1 June.....

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Come on down to Kingston and I will introduce you to Big Bob's. Not much sauce, just lots of meat and a huge amount of cheese. Eat it with a knife and fork. It's good filtered try again please, mon. 😉 Doug

So my wife has been away for a couple weeks, leaving me without adult supervision, and of course only cooking for myself instead of the two of us. So I have been enjoying a lot of wild game lately: slow cooker venison shanks last night, and before that duck sausage, ground moose and gravy, venison sausages, fresh pan-fried perch a couple days when I went fishing, and so on. And most nights I even eat a VEGETABLE!!!!! She is still away for another three weeks or so, and I reckon there will be more feeds of wild game and fish. Bring it on! Anyways, it is a wet dreary day here - I was up to the camp for a couple hours doing chores in the rain - and when I got home I thought to myself that I could EITHER reheat the leftover venison shank (which is delicious!!!) or I could order pizza from Big Bob's. They make the BEST pizza!!! I only order it a couple times a year, but it is a treat. So I got to looking at their menu (which I have here on a fridge magnet attached to my downstairs filing cabinet).............and I noticed that they have a "BIG" pizza, at 20 inches. I have often ordered the extra large, which is pretty considerable at 17 inches..........but the price differential for a BIG was not all that much, and I rang up the equation for calculating the area of a circle (my memory was correct, but it having been forty plus years since I used that factoid, I thought I should check) and the area of a 20 inch circle is almost half again the area of a 17 inch circle. So I ordered a BIG meat lovers. It was awesome. It is not often that I can only eat TWO SLICES of pizza, but there I was. Pictorial evidence enclosed, and that is a full size steak knife for size comparison. <<<burp>>> AND I ate a bunch of carrots first! I believe I have my quota of fat and salt for the day. Doug

Sounds like a story........

The last few years before covid at the Perth Gun Show, these guys had the busiest spot in the show. Spendy, but delicious! Doug

The neighbouring hunt camp brought in a bottle of that STUFF to welcome us to their part of the country. It was pretty vile. but we drank it. Chaos ensued. Somebody's underwear got ripped off and hung up. Somebody tried to cook popcorn and there was popcorn absolutely everywhere. The upholstered furniture that came with the camp got stained permanently. It was a total train wreck. My advice: if you want bananas, eat them don't drink them. Doug

I had my favourite BRUNCH for SUPPER last night. Venison tenderloin and farm-fresh eggs. With TWO vegetables: a potato hash-brown patty (on the plate) and a bunch of celery and Cheez Whiz. That's a comfort food from my mis-spent youth. 😉

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Wonder if the guy has a carved figurehead on his bow............like the good ship Venus...........

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