Recent content by gim

Sorry, I meant "hunting." A game farm isn't hunting. It's right up there with shooting at domesticated poultry.

If you are hunting in multiple states, then I would add up the possession limit total for each individual state license you possess, and that would be the total possession limit. I'd also clearly label my birds with the state and date they were harvested for good measure. If you only hunt in...

I don't shoot that many and I definitely have trouble staying under the possession limit. I give a lot away. The possession limit here in MN is only 6 until Dec 1, then it goes to 9, which helps some.

We have a bunch of early youth hunts here in MN (deer and waterfowl). Adults that accompany the youths are absolutely not permitted to partake in the hunt. The regs are very clear about that. They can only "supervise." Technically an adult that is participating and shooting during a youth...

I tried Gallaprant (arthritis meds) in Aug/Sept for a month and I didn't really notice any help from it, although at that point she was not having the issues she is now. What else can they prescribe? Rimadyl? I've used that in the past for inflammation after an injury.

I usually post my results at the end of the MN thread. Last year was my best season since 2018.

My 13.5 year old yellow lab has taken a turn for the worse in the past week. She is becoming wobbly and unbalanced on her feet. It might be the arthritis they diagnosed this summer in her back legs. I don't know if she's going to be able to hunt this season with the current condition now.

People get sick from food borne illness by the thousands in this country every day. If you've ever had a case of it from salmonella, e-coli, listeria, staph, or norovirus, you'd know it. And after an experience from it, you'd probably never forget it. I certainly haven't. Which is why I...

Why can't you hang a deer, exactly? I hang every single one I shoot after I field dress it. Get a rope and tie it up. Been doing it for 31 years.

I'm guessing the majority of you don't deer hunt. Imagine leaving the guts in a deer and hanging it like that.

50 degrees is the mark at which bacteria starts to grow exponentially. Below that its still pretty safe from a food borne illness stand point.

Good call charging up the jumper pack. I have two of them I should check on.

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As long as you cook them properly, you should kill any pathogens or bacteria. Treat it like chicken; do not undercook it. I am not willing to risk that so I clean mine after I'm done, vacuum seal them, and then put them in the freezer. It's more about what your personal level of risk is here...

My dog turns 14 in February. I still intend to hunt her this season. She is in pretty good shape for a 13.5 year old yellow lab. I go slower, give her multiple days of rest in between hunts, and nothing over 50 degrees.