Friday, November 21, 2008

And they're off.......

Matt and the boys left today for a 9 day Elk hunt trip - I and the furry boys stay behind for this adventure - It's a mans thing. They will be gone over Thanksgiving but I will be spending it with my parents for the first time in over 8 years, we had a bit of a falling out and reconnected this spring - crazy ordeal - I wouldn't recommend it to anyone - a lot happens in 8 years. An Elk is something we have not had the luck at getting, so far. Good luck guys.

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Time to cut up the deer

I made 15 pounds of jerky, which I think turned into 3 - maybe. No wonder why Jerky cost so much. Jerky is something I usually make when we have venison available to us. I usually don't use the smoker when I make jerky - I prefer using the food dehydrator as the meat is already so seasoned it doesn't need the extra smoke flavor.






I also made 10 pounds of summer sausage, this is about a 3 day process, but well worth the effort. These I smoked in the smoker then finished off in the oven to make sure the temperature was up where it needed to be.








Then I made about 35 pounds of breakfast sausage, this was a new experience for me, I mixed the ground up meat with bacon, sage and ginger. We had some the other night and it was pretty good. Good thing since I have 35 pounds of it.

Monday, November 17, 2008

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Matt took me for a ride on the Max

Some how he did not have a drop of mud on him, go figure.



Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Deer Hunting

Yeah!!! Grandpa Castle got his deer!



Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Friday, November 7, 2008

Another project....

The Max II - Matt and Aaron bought this together, it's also amphibious but we have not had it in the water yet.
These are the before pictures.

and the after pictures, after Matt and Aaron were done with it.
Jacks in a Max!!





Saturday, November 1, 2008

Happy Halloween

Way back.....when the boys use to dress up.