Matt D
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Wine, beer, margarita’s, whiskey. Variety is the spice of life! All fine in moderation after the hunting is done.
Cooking Own Meals at the Motel
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Mosby
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Back in the day it was great to go out and get some hot food for breakfast and/or dinner. You used to be able to go to a local diner or restaurant and get a decent meal but the food I've gotten in the areas I hunt now has been awful. The last time I hunted in Idaho I stopped in a local place that was recommended to me for a hamburger. Just as I took my first bite, the cook came out from the kitchen and she was the poster child for the classic 90 lb meth head w/ colored hair and rotten teeth, I left the burger on the plate.
I went out for dinner last year in Aberdeen at a local place that was packed. The food was awful. If I find a place that has great food, homemade pie and milkshakes, I'll be their best customer but until then, I'm going to heat something up in my room and hang out with my dogs.
Tomahawker
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Never hurts to spend money with the locals. They know some things
I hunted last year in a Montana town which is class B in high school so around 1000 people in town and plenty of people in the out lying area. For years they had two places to eat, both really good, now none. We drove 20 miles to another town, huge cafe, one waitress and two high school girls helping, and packed. It was so painful. When the high school girls brought out our salads an hour later it was one at a time. There was eight of us. I was nice but wanted to yell you have 2 hands or I see a platter over there. I praise them for working and trying and the waitress was too busy to explain things to them. I decided I will do it myself from now on. Plus we can have a few drinks and not worry about driving.
If I'm traveling and actually shooting birds--I'd much rather eat them in camp than stick them in a cooler and cart them home. Not to mention-- possession limits start to kick in if you're real lucky. Getting comfortable cooking wild birds with some basic seasoning and a little bit of butter or oil in a pan goes a long way. Montreal chicken for white meat birds and montreal steak for dark meat work great. Supplement with some easy to cook or re-heat starchy sides (boxed rice/potatoes, etc.) and you're good to go. Or cube up and cook your birds and throw them in a can of soup. Doesn't have to be fancy. I always plan to cook and bring the stuff for it--then fall back on the restaurants if hunting is slow or I'm just beat. Half the time I'm camping in the boondocks and smell like I haven't showered in days (because I haven't), so flirting with the local waitress isn't on the table anyway.