PC2 got her first deer today!

[Shari]

A nice little 8 point - 1st shot ever (at a deer, anyway). VERY COOL!

http://s269.photobucket.com/albums/jj52/dearfatbull/

I got a decent (for around here) 8 pointer, too, but this is WAY cooler for PC2.

[ML]

I'm not a fan of hunting but I'm happy that PC is happy!

[susiestar]

VERY COOL!!! You will have plenty of meat throughout the winter. I hope you have an extra freezer! My SIL on dh's side spends Thanksgiving at her dh's parents. The menfolk go out huntin' and the wimmenfolk stay home and cook. About 2 or 3 years ago they started letting my SIL bring a dish. It took all these years for her to find something she actually COULD cook - NO JOKE! It is quite the family joke, that she would go hunting with the men but the only thing scarier than the thought of her cooking is the thought of her with a gun!

Seh is a sweetie, but not very domesticated.

I am glad your PC2 will be able to help feed herself in any situation, and is a good shot.

I miss my man.






But my aim is getting better!


That won't be pc2's song, and the menfolk better behave, hadn't they? JUST KIDDING, I know you wouldn't let her shoot if she wasn't safe.

I think it is awesome that she is learning that skill.

[Marguerite]

I'm not a fan of hunting either, but the deer round our way are feral and need to be removed. You're welcome to come try your luck. Only problem - you cant use firearms in a national park (and the village is surrounded by national park). All animals and plants are protected in a national park. You cant fire weapons down the street.

So you would have to (as I see it) wait until the deer come into the village (herds of 30+, every night) then tackle one to the ground lion-fashion. Just make sure you don't break any animal cruelty laws or the RSPCA will be after you.

So if you can get around that - we have plenty of deer here for you. They might be bigger than yours - ours are Javanese Rusa.

In the meantime - congrats to PC. Now she has to learn to skin it, gut it and cook it. Tan the hides, too. I remember reading books about how to set traps, hunt, tan hides etc using everything from the environment. There is a recipe for tanning solution using bark from some of our native trees.

Marg

Marg