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I grew up with a father who hunted, he would pull ...

2012-01-25T02:40:03.955-06:00

I grew up with a father who hunted, he would pull us out of school for two weeks every year to go with him. the entire family,(his side) would gather up in the mountains and camp out. I remember it being fun when I was pretty small until I saw the deer all strung from the trees with the blood draining out of them. it changed me and who I am forever. The last time I went on the hunting trip I was like eleven and my dad said I couldn't go anymore after that because I made all the hunters feel guilty with my picket signs in front of our motor home that said "Deer have feelings too" LOL no joke. He said handing out animal rights flyers was bad too. LOL
I cannot even imagine trying to get my 6 year old to eat deer, it wouldn't happen. We don't eat meat of any kind, we are not health nuts at all but absolutely vegetarians.
I still enjoyed your story though, if it were me I would have had a huge deer buried in my back yard with a headstone that my daughter made herself. LOL Stranger hings have happened.

Cute story. I am a hunter's daughter and have...

2012-01-17T11:19:38.513-06:00

Cute story. I am a hunter's daughter and have seen my fair share of dead deer, however nothing grossed me out more than having to see skinned deer "thawing out" hanging in my garage each morning last week. They were shot up north and froze whole. I don't think there is anything worse than having to view hanging skinned deer first thing every morning while leaving for work and having my two year old jump over puddles of blood while getting in the car. Yuck!

Now that's a story but I don't think I cou...

2012-01-15T18:06:34.762-06:00

Now that's a story but I don't think I could do that. Too much of a city girl I guess.

we here at our house LOVE venison too!! and I'...

2012-01-15T17:23:53.051-06:00

we here at our house LOVE venison too!! and I've had to butcher my share of deer carcasses. My husband is an AVID deer hunter. I have lots of recipes for deer! My boys also love to hunt!

Thanks for the laugh! Great story and glad the me...

2012-01-15T14:21:05.696-06:00

Thanks for the laugh! Great story and glad the meat didn't go to waste. Side note... love the classic Corning Ware dish. We had the same ones growing up!

I totally grew up on venison that my dad would pro...

2012-01-15T12:11:43.615-06:00

I totally grew up on venison that my dad would procure every year :) We had a deep freeze that kept us stocked! Good memories. I wish we could get some now!

ps. thanks for all your great actions/tutorials~!

That is a fun story! Sorry for the deer to die in ...

2012-01-15T12:06:15.651-06:00

That is a fun story! Sorry for the deer to die in such a way, but I'm glad you put it to good use.

We raise our own beef (being a cowboy is my husband's weekend job ;-) and I love knowing where my meat came from, what it was fed, how it was treated, etc.

I don't buy organic (have you ever seen a sick cow that's not treated with antibiotics?) I have no objection to giving cows healthy medicine that is not proven to cause any harm to the consumer. I won't scoff at anyone that does buy organic though because that is their right and not everyone has the resources to buy beef like we do here in Idaho! And our cows do get grain in the last few weeks...

But anyway, if a person is not set on organic and just wants to know where their meat is coming from and know that it was treated well I love the idea of buying a whole (or half or whatever) a beef from a local rancher, and it would be a heck of a lot cheaper and you would get to choose your cuts, fat content, etc. We always "save" out one a year to butcher and keep in our deep freeze and I love having it on hand!

I love all of your photography helps as well as the little glimpses into your family. You have a beautiful family and you're a great mom!

Ha! Growing up in Pennsylvania, I never would have...

2012-01-15T12:03:06.968-06:00

Ha! Growing up in Pennsylvania, I never would have even thought to label you a redneck for doing this. What else does one do with a dead deer?

But if eating grass fed, fresh, lean meat means you're a redneck, by all means, I'd be proud to be one. ;)