More Meat for the Freezer
The Lord has answered my prayers again! Today at noon, I stalked this doe and killed her with one shot. This is the first deer I’ve ever succesfully stalked. I’ve tried stalking several times over the years and always wound up seeing the goodbye wave of the whitetail’s tail. I spotted this deer out at about 200 yards and slinked and crawled my way through mud and ice unnoticed. When I popped up from behind a stump, she was only 50 yards away facing me. I put the sights on her chest and touched ‘er off, she fliped over backwards and kicked a couple times and that was that. The Lord provided me with a perfect wind, stiff and in my face. What a thrill, to finally stalk and kill a whitetail. Gun season ends tomorrow, then another week of bow/muzzleloader and then its all over for this year. An 8 point buck and nice fat doe, and I’m a thankful boy. I’m not sure if I’ll take the bow out this next week or not, I’ve got plenty to do but I’d really like to get one with the bow this year. We’ll have to see.
Johnny shows off our latest catch…
November 30th, 2007 at 8:08 pm
Congratulations — I didn’t know it was possible to stalk a deer and always laugh at the opening scene of The Last of the Mohicans.
Do you tan the hides? If so, can you give a tutorial or point me to an online one?
December 1st, 2007 at 5:14 am
Hi Kelly
“I didn’t know it was possible to stalk a deer”…..Well, truth be told I was starting to think it was impossible. Sneaking up on a deer, after 2 weeks of them being shot at, is no easy task. Having the wind right is the most important thing, this time the wind was perfect.
Here is some info to get you all started tanning buckskins. Hope it helps…
http://www.braintan.com/tanown/index.htm
December 1st, 2007 at 7:12 am
Great job.
December 1st, 2007 at 3:21 pm
Thanks!
December 3rd, 2007 at 7:59 am
Hi, Found your site through Kansas Milkmaid today. I’m impressed. We have been attending an RPCNA church in Maryland for a while and did not realize that there were Reformed Presbyterians out there like us. I was going to ask you if you knew of the site Homesteading Today but then saw it in your links. Is there an email address at which to reach you? I’ve looked but couldn’t find one on the site. My husband doesn’t really do the homesteading thing but has been gracious enough to allow his wife and children to pursue it to the best of their abilities. It’s been a bit of a puzzle how we might find a spouse for our 20 yo daughter as there have not been a lot of RP’s of the homesteading variety.
To avoid thread drift….my two oldest (a son and daughter) have tanned deer hides and used the aluminum sulfate, salt, water recipe. Our hides were acquired from hunters that dropped them off on our porch in black plastic bags and we didn’t want to push it and ask for the brains too. They did a buckskin once. Hint: Do NOT mix the chemicals in the house, and make sure the bucket you are using is not one of the ones with holes drilled in the bottom for slow watering the tomatoes in the summer.
Lavender Blue
December 3rd, 2007 at 10:43 am
Hi Lavender Blue
So nice to hear from a fellow RP agraian! There are a few of us out there, to bad we all didn’t live in the same area. Thanks for the tanning advice, I’m sure Kelly will be thankful for it. Everyone should keep Kelly and her daughter Mosey in prayer. Her daughter is in the hospital and Kelly is staying there with her.
I’m glad to have you here, and look foward to you joining in on our ongoing discussions about homesteading and agrarianism.
You can reach me at scott@christianagrarian.com
December 4th, 2007 at 8:19 pm
Congratulations Scott! I’m quite impressed! It is a very difficult thing to stalk a dear successfully. I, too, thought the opening scene to Mohicans was pretty funny.
Lavender - My sons are too young for your daughter (2 yrs and 7mos) but we have children that like you we are seeking proper suiters for. Agrarian and Reformed Presbyterian don’t always go together, but I think the number of us is growing, albeit slowly. Though, If Chad, Scott & I and the likes of us (breeeders) have anything to do with it, the pace will pick up rapidly.
Scott, is there anyway to safely begin a closer knit network of likeminded brethren to keep up with over the years that our children grow? Also, do you know how to make a real coonskin cap?
Sorry I ventured off the topic a little.
December 6th, 2007 at 10:13 am
Good for you. Thanks for sharing on your efforts to stalk deer, as at least I now know that my stalking failures are not unusual. BTW, I tried e-mailing you a few times today and I kept getting an error message that your e-mail address is bad. Could you please e-mail me to be sure I have the right address. Thanks Scott.
December 6th, 2007 at 12:21 pm
Hi Matt
“Scott, is there anyway to safely begin a closer knit network of likeminded brethren to keep up with over the years that our children grow?”
I’m not exactly sure what you mean. I’m all for hearing any suggestions via email or a phone call.
As far as coon skin caps, I’ve never made one. I’ve always sold all my skins green to the traveling fur buyer. I’ll see if Leah has seen any patterns. I think it takes at least two XL skins.
Missouri Rev
I don’t have AOL anymore. Have you been using the one I have above in these comments? I emailed you at the address in your comment from the address I’m using (scott@christianagrarian.com) If that is the one not working then I don’t know what to tell you. You can always call at 315-350-9740. I don’t get a signal in the cow barn, so best to call when I’m up on the hill. Mealtimes and evenings I’m where I can get a signal. Look forward to hearing from you….hope you have that sausage recipe
December 10th, 2007 at 3:01 pm
Scott, thanks for posting the prayer request for my daughter — she came home from the hospital on Friday and is MUCH better!
December 10th, 2007 at 3:32 pm
Praise the Lord! So happy to hear that she better.