Recipes to Try

Today, I am gathering recipes to try, since we will be deer hunting and small game hunting over the next few weeks. I use venison in many different ways already. But I am always up for a new recipe. I have never cooked a rabbit or pheasant so I need to find some recipes to cook then. Here are a couple that I think I will try after our next hunts.

Honey Roasted Pheasant

Ingredients:

2 1/2-3 lbs pheasants
honey
salt and pepper
granulated garlic powder
tarragon
thyme
1/4 cup lemon juice

Directions:

Preheat oven to 500 degrees.

Place the pheasant into a baking dish.

Pour lemon juice over the pheasant.

Generously spread the honey over the entire bird.

Season the cavities of the pheasant generously with salt, pepper, garlic powder, tarragon & thyme.

Lightly sprinkle the outside of the pheasant with salt, pepper, garlic powder, tarragon & thyme.

Place into the bottom third of the oven & roast until done, which will be when you puncture the bird & the juices run clear.

Be careful not to over cook the pheasant, as it is a very dry bird with very little fat.

Preheat oven to 500 degrees.

Place the pheasant into a baking dish.

Pour lemon juice over the pheasant.

Generously spread the honey over the entire bird.

Season the cavities of the pheasant generously with salt, pepper, garlic powder, tarragon & thyme.

Lightly sprinkle the outside of the pheasant with salt, pepper, garlic powder, tarragon & thyme.

Place into the bottom third of the oven & roast until done, which will be when you puncture the bird & the juices run clear.

Be careful not to over cook the pheasant, as it is a very dry bird with very little fat.

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This article was printed from: www.ultimatepheasanthunting.com

I am finding more recipes for pheasant that I would like to try, than I want to try for rabbits. Maybe it is just a mental block because I don't think I have actually had rabbit before and I already know that I like pheasant. So here is the recipe that I am going to try for rabbit.

BBQ Rabbit Sent in by Dave & Jessica Oller.

~ 3 rabbits, quartered ~ 1 large onion, chopped ~ 1 large can tomatoes ~ 1/2 - 3/4 cup sugar ~ 1 tbsp butter ~ 1/2 cup vinegar ~ 1/2 cup ketchup ~ 1 tbsp favorite bbq sauce ~ 1 tsp cinnamon ~ salt ~ pepper ~ dash chili powder

Place rabbits in a large pot. Cover with water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and cook 1 - 1 1/2 hours or until tender. Remove meat from pot and allow to cool. Debone. Place meat in a crockpot and add the rest of the ingredients adding the sugar, salt and pepper to taste. Cook on low all day. Serve on buns or on the side. I'll let you know how they turned out after I give them a try.  What are your favorite pheasant and rabbit recipes?

Growing my hunting Closet

 The 2012 hunting season is quickly coming to a close. It has been quite an adventure for me. I tried turkey hunting, bow hunting for deer and small game hunting. Before the year is over, I will also have tried my hand at hunting with a rifle and a muzzleloader.

As my year and experience has progressed, I’ve found myself in need of more hunting apparel and accessories. I started the year out with a water proof suit that is light weight, that my hubby bought me along with Coldgear Under Armour for Christmas last year. My FIL also bought me a pair of quilted pants at Christmas. The water proof suit was a perfect hunting outfit to start out with because it worked for spring turkey season and early bow season.  

Now that I have tried small game hunting, I find myself needing a good pair of brush pants. I ordered this pair from LL Bean. 

I have not had a chance to go small game hunting since the brush pants arrived in the mail. But hopefully I will get to go a couple of times over Thanksgiving. I could also use a hunting vest to wear while small game hunting. However, I haven’t killed anything while small game hunting so it hasn’t been a problem. J

Since the rut has started and gun season is approaching along with the cooler temps, I have been looking for a warmer hunting jacket. I have been considering a women’s Redhead jacket from Basspro. 

But I am going to go shopping this week to see if I can find something else that I like.

Someday I think I would like to get Scent Blocker’s Sola outfit or Under Armour’s Grim Reaper.

Now that I know that I like hunting. I did not want to buy a more expensive suit at first, in case I did not like hunting.

What hunting suit do you wear the most?

 Do you layer with Under Armour or do you like something else better?

Rabbit Hunting Dog

Do you have hunting dogs? What kind?

When we went small game hunting a couple weekends ago, we had a beagle hunting with us.  While we were hunting hubby said that he wished we had at least one more dog with us. He says, beagles work better in a pack. Later that day, after we were done hunting, he asked me how I felt about getting a beagle to hunt with. I'm not sure. He said it would be an outside dog. He believes that beagles that are outside dogs are better hunters.

This week after our hunting adventure, we have been talking about hunting dogs. But there are so many hunting dogs. How do you know which one to get. I used to have 2 german shorthaired pointers, male & female. The male took 2nd level at a field test. He was was a good bird dog, but his talent was not utilized.

As we have continued to talk, we have decided that we will get a puppy, a beagle. Now the question is do we get a male or female. Hubby grew up with beagles and had good luck with males. I have always favored females. Hubby is also interested in getting a female and breeding her at some point with his father's beagle.   I'm just not sure what I want to get this time. Hubby keeps going back and forth on it also. I guess we will just have to see what there is when we get to a breeder. However, we have decided that if we get a female her name will be Sage. We have not picked a name for a male.

I would like to wait until after the new year. 1. So I don't have to do deal with a puppy and the Christmas tree. 2. Hopefully then the ground will be frozen and we can get the puppy housebroken by the time the ground gets muddy again in the spring. My FIL knows we have been talking about getting a puppy and he has mentioned getting us one for Christmas, so I may not have a choice when we get the puppy.




So I will keep you posted on the puppy topic.

 

New Adventure

Yesterday, we ventured out to the woods and brush in search of small critters. This was my first time small game hunting. My husband has always said how he actually loves small game hunting even more than deer hunting. I couldn't understand it....

Hubby, FIL, Miller (FIL's beagle) and I started hunting on this cool November morning. We were not 10 minutes into our hunt and  hubby shot a pheasant.

He was shocked. According to hubby and FIL, that have not seen pheasants in the area in many years.

We walked on in search of rabbits and more pheasants. Miller started hunting and we started seeing rabbits. Both FIL and hubby were not shooting at them because they wanted to give me all the opportunities to shoot  one. However, I quickly discovered that I do not have the fast reflexes to shoot a rabbit or pheasant. (no pun intended) :(

I had opportunities to shoot at 4 or 5 rabbits and one pheasant. I just could not get my gun up in position and the safety off fast enough. I was bummed out. But every time I saw a rabbit or a pheasant, I got the adrenalin rush that hubby was trying to explain to me. It was not the same adrenalin rush for me as seeing deer, but enough to give me the itch to try it again, but not with out some practice pulling my gun up faster.

I'll keep you posted on my practice and my next small game hunt.

New discovery

Recently I discovered a new love in jewelry. The world of "outdoor" inspired jewelry. 

I first saw these earrings while watching The Chase. Leigh was wearing them. I immediately went on their Facebook page and asked Leigh where she got them. I told my hubby that I would be a really happy wife it these were under the Christmas tree for me this year! If you  love these too check out Spent Rounds Designs.

Babes, Bullets & Broadheads just introduced their new bracelets.

I am ordering mine this week. It is delicate for me but shows my love for hunting and the outdoors.

Other "outdoor" jewelry that I would like to have...

This ring was what I wanted for our anniversary, but got a new scope for my rifle instead. I am not complaining. I love the scope, but I do still want this ring. But maybe it would be better fitting to get this ring after I shoot a buck. 

Pinterest....

I wanted to share a few of my favorite hunting sayings from Pinterest.

This is definitely me. I hunt like a girl. My bow is a Hoyt Kobalt with black & pink strings, wrist sling and a pink peep tube. I need to add some pink silencers.

This is truly the reason I started hunting. It is an amazing feeling knowing that I harvested the meat that we have at our dinner table. 

"Families that hunt together stay together"



I truly do believe that families that hunt together stay together. It is the way is was hundreds of years ago and it is the way it should be.

Now that I hunt, I feel I am truly a country girl! And I LOVE it!

Girls with Guns

Ok ladies are you apart of one of these statistics? Have you started to carry a concealed weapon? Are you out in the woods hunting or at the shooting range?

Yes, yes, yes and yes I am. 

This year I bought a pistol and got my licence to carry a concealed weapon. This was my first time purchasing a firearm. 

At first I thought of it as a gun to have fun with on a Sunday afternoon at the range. But then there was an fugitive that was considered armed and dangerous that was hiding near my place of employment. When I got home that day, I put my pistol in my vehicle. Rarely do I carry the gun in my purse but I have it in my car now at all times.

Recently I also bought a rifle for hunting. So I am now apart of the women hunters statistic. This year is my first year hunting. I shot a doe so far during archery season. And we will see how I do during rifle season, it doesn't open for another month.  

So I am apart of the 67% that have a gun for protection, apart of the 66% that use a gun for target shooting and I am now apart of the 58% of women that use a gun for hunting. I am helping to make the statement "Women are buying more handguns, rifles and shotguns." true.