Fitty's Angling Ramble 7.0

[Nainoa]

The elk roast was awesome. I've got a loin thawing now, so i might do some jerky this weekend.

I would almost just crust that bad boy with minced garlic, horseradish, kosher salt, an aggressive amount of black pepper, fresh thyme and a little worchestershire (Just to hold it together)

Let it sit out on the counter (covered) for 45 minutes to allow the meat to bench rest for even doneness in cooking.

Place it in a roasting pan in a 225 degree oven until you get an internal temp of 125 to 130.

Then bring the oven up to 400 and finish it for 10-15 minutes or an internal temp of 135.

This is basically how you do a beef prime rib or a chateau briand.

The two roasting temps will give you a juicy medium rare interior with a flavorful browned crust.

Since it's a loin and not a T-Loin, you'll want to slice it a half inch thick (No more).

Best with Garlic mashed potatoes and olive oil broiled asparagus dressed in sea salt. (Or sauteed mushrooms)

Collect any drippings to make a spicy Elk gravy... Deglaze the roasting pan with half a cup of red wine and half a cup of heavy cream. Add ground pepper corns and then follow standard gravy procedures.

For a wine, you'd have a hard time doing better than a Cabrenet Savignon!

[Hartski]

^Good trade!

[GREENFEATHER]

I bought a new pair of jeans last night. When I got out of the shower this morning, I realized that I forgot them in the truck so I walked out into the garage to get them. Naked.

It's -7 this morning. My wife just sighed and called me an idiot.

If I did that I'd have to sit down to piss for 3 days or get out the broom handle to push him back out.

The elk roast was awesome. I've got a loin thawing now, so i might do some jerky this weekend.

Marinade it for AT LEAST 24 HOURS before you make it, use plenty of salt and like Nainoa said, leave it out for 45 mins to absorb the goodness. Another tidbit I'll pass on is NEVER, EVER use garlic in the marinade for jerky, you'll only do that once, lol. FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!

[Hartski]

So far, I've been using Hi Mountai Jerkey Cure that I get from the stores around here. So far it's made amazing jerky. People at work that have tried it keep coming by like crackheads wanting another fix.

http://www.himtnjerky.com/jerky-kits.html

[GREENFEATHER]

OK, I have a question for you northern tier folks. Do people up there panic like they do here and hoard bread, milk and toilet paper? There wasn't a loaf of bread to be found or gallon of milk. I don't buy milk, but god damn people.

[Hartski]

Naw, it's usually not too bad. If anything, the beer coolers get emptied first. We are used to storms so we generally prepare better.

Went and talked to Dad's neighbor to get a hunting plan going for next Saturday. We were driving around his property and he was showing me the blinds, and we saw 7 deer right then. they weren't too scared, either. Excellent...

[storm1507]

weather looking good for fishing Saturday





and I was in snow just 4 days ago

Crabbing and weather like this...I'm ready to retire and move NOW. Can you do the Blue Crab thing from the shore during the winter or have to have a boat?

[Nainoa]

OK, I have a question for you northern tier folks. Do people up there panic like they do here and hoard bread, milk and toilet paper? There wasn't a loaf of bread to be found or gallon of milk. I don't buy milk, but god damn people.

Well most of us are smart enough to have stocks at home for emergencies. The world could shut down right now and I'd still have food and toilet paper to last 3+ months without rationing.

I'm a little in the extreme. But in general when you live somewhere that calls for you to tough through 4 extreme seasons you're always prepared!

[Hartski]

Wow, the elk jerky turned out awesome. Oddly enough, the beef I also did turned out way saltier. Same seasoning and cure mix for both. Maybe the fattier beef absorbs more salt?

Either way, I am very pleased with my jerky making abilities. I am addicted.

[Procta]

Had a good long day on the water Saturday. Fished the inter-coastal for a few hours and it was kinda slow so we decided to go to the mouth of the river on the 17' skiff. It was only possible since the seas were mostly flat so we fishing in the ocean until dark riding the 3 & 4' swells. The occasional barge or Navy ship gave us a few good rides where we had to hold on tight

cant beat 80 degree weather in December

[Hartski]

Sweet, my buddy is gonna let me borrow his bow for late season.

[HairyScandinavian]

Crabbing and weather like this...I'm ready to retire and move NOW. Can you do the Blue Crab thing from the shore during the winter or have to have a boat?

When we camp for duck hunting on the island we walk the rocky shoreline with crab tongs and pull out Stone Crabs and boil them up in camp, sweet juicy claws them things have and can't get any more fresh than that. We catch tons of blues too but not much meat and PITA to get to it. One time we pulled up a trap and had a damn big blue and a good Stone in there, dumped them out into the net and the Stone grabbed the Blue's claw and crushed it like an egg then ripped it's arm off.

[fishnbrah]

got some yellowfin tuna jerky, smoked yellowfin, and some yft steaks. good trade for some elk steaks and some elk burger

[GREENFEATHER]

Well most of us are smart enough to have stocks at home for emergencies. The world could shut down right now and I'd still have food and toilet paper to last 3+ months without rationing.

I'm a little in the extreme. But in general when you live somewhere that calls for you to tough through 4 extreme seasons you're always prepared!

People here are idiots. How the hell much bread, milk and toilet paper are you gonna use in a day or 2? I mean, we're not talking about a blizzard where you might be stranded for a few days. I just don't understand.

[HairyScandinavian]

Found my two favorite soft plastics on clearance and bought 26 bags of them, Hackberry Hustler, Saltwater Assasin Seashad, and Norton Sand Shad Jr. While I was there I noticed these nice looking Mullet lures, one topwater and one fast sink.

[HairyScandinavian]

My last two hunting spots. Public land in Texas.

[fishnbrah]

i used something like this when in cabo last year, killed the sierra mackeral and even got a roosterfish on it.

My last two hunting spots. Public land in Texas.

looks fawking joocy mate. id like to try and call a coyote in right there

[HairyScandinavian]

looks fawking joocy mate. id like to try and call a coyote in right there

Should be a good spot, but the bounties on a lot of these West Texas counties have pretty much wiped them out. I hunted a private ranch around 2007 season or so, one of the neighboring ranches reported seeing a coyote and a government chopper worked the area for over a week straight until they killed 3 and determined they were all gone.

[fishnbrah]

Should be a good spot, but the bounties on a lot of these West Texas counties have pretty much wiped them out. I hunted a private ranch around 2007 season or so, one of the neighboring ranches reported seeing a coyote and a government chopper worked the area for over a week straight until they killed 3 and determined they were all gone.

no predators, must be a lot of deer

[HairyScandinavian]

no predators, must be a lot of deer

There are quite a few, and the hogs somehow haven't made it out there yet as far as I can tell. There are a few javelina out there, lots of porcupine, Aoudad and some Mouflon sheep along with the deer of course. My son flung an arror at a nice tall 10 point last year. I'm headed back next week alone, hopefully will get some action.

[Nainoa]

People here are idiots. How the hell much bread, milk and toilet paper are you gonna use in a day or 2? I mean, we're not talking about a blizzard where you might be stranded for a few days. I just don't understand.

LOL... My wife just came home with 2 month's worth of toilet paper... Because as she said "We're running low" (We only had around 2 months left!)

I am down to 120 gallons of fuel oil in the back up furnace, so I would have rather put that money in the kitty to restock the tank.

Ironic that I'm resources rich but cash poor!

[storm1507]

When we camp for duck hunting on the island we walk the rocky shoreline with crab tongs and pull out Stone Crabs and boil them up in camp, sweet juicy claws them things have and can't get any more fresh than that. We catch tons of blues too but not much meat and PITA to get to it. One time we pulled up a trap and had a damn big blue and a good Stone in there, dumped them out into the net and the Stone grabbed the Blue's claw and crushed it like an egg then ripped it's arm off.

Wow, that sounds great. I've never eaten Stone Crab as far as I know.

Can you stick a sign in the ground somewhere reserving me a spot in a few years?

[Hartski]

Nainoa, wouldn't that fuel oil furnace burn about anything, like the old multi-fuel diesels?

[Procta]

last day in the 80s to day.. a harsh cold front is coming in to drop the temps into a blistering 65

[Nainoa]

Nainoa, wouldn't that fuel oil furnace burn about anything, like the old multi-fuel diesels?

In theory yes... But I have a multi source system... And I'd be a little worried that different temps might damage the plenum that the electric uses as well.

I don't know enough about it to want to risk trying something like that unless I had to.

[Hartski]

Yeah, might be something to experiment with in the Spring.....

[Procta]

Crabbing and weather like this...I'm ready to retire and move NOW. Can you do the Blue Crab thing from the shore during the winter or have to have a boat?

yeah tons of blue crabs around here. Better than owning a boat my bro in law owns one

catching them from piers and traps in the middle of the river is the best bet

My last two hunting spots. Public land in Texas.

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looks like a valley of death to me, good luck

[iccyman001]

I'm going to be offline for an extended period of time because uncle sam wants me to go play somewhere! Should be fun!

Take it easy guys, go kill me some animals, and catch some fish for me.


I should hopefully make it back by the end of spring turkey??

[HairyScandinavian]

http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/10/us/win...html?hpt=hp_t1

[fishnbrah]

^ i love a happy ending

I'm going to be offline for an extended period of time because uncle sam wants me to go play somewhere! Should be fun!

Take it easy guys, go kill me some animals, and catch some fish for me.


I should hopefully make it back by the end of spring turkey??

be safe