Friday, May 3, 2013

Spring Turkey 2013

Ahhh, let the Turkey pictures begin.  I got shut out this year, so I'm using an old picture to make me feel better.  Guess that is the bloggers privilege!  Notice the lack of the gunslinger moustache. 


John (No Boozer), aka JAB, shot a really nice Tom in the South sparse woods, south of the pond.  This is his first turkey, and a good story came with it!  Some say it may have been dumbest turkey in the woods, I think that JAB just confused him with his unorthodox techniques. Regardless, nice bird JAB, you are the man! 




First part of week was cold with snow, rain, sleet, and hail!  Later in the week it was campfire city!  Notice the new campfire couch.  It was to good to be true.  Couldn't burn it, so we saved it for another camp.  Covered it and put it under cook shack roof. 
Just a little gathering at the Sportsbar.  Lots of stories, not much truth.  Choose sides, choose fast, change often.  Never have truer words been spoken.  Some things never change and that is a good thing! 


Now, let's talk food!  Shawn and Aaron set a new standard for camp meals.  Smoked two briskets, and one loin.  Dry rub, and in smoker by 10 a.m., meal at 7:00 p.m.  I wasn't real sure about their methodology, but it came out great.  Might have been the beer consumed.  I'm sure they can never repeat process, it is lost in a trail of alcohol.  


Members present:  Garcia, JAB, Cookie, Kolbs, Aaron, Shawn, Mac, BJ, Kris, Kyle, Knife

Guests:  Klinger, Mrs. Knife

Great week!  Weather started out terrible with rain, snow, sleet, and hail.  By end of week the weather had improved and it was campfire season.  New UTV's were used to get campfire wood from Fredrick's.  That makes it pretty easy,  just drive up, cut, load.  Away you go!  Nice.

All the Turkey action was on south end of farm, behind the pond.  Cookie and JAB scored, Chad missed (he ducked).  Seemed the birds did not go North this year.  Numbers are down, but we should have done better than 2, guess you can't kill a bird if you don't leave the building! 

Late nights prevailed.  Most of World's problems are solved.  Shawn got a hot crotch after pointing out Garcia's weight gain, loss of hair, and Paul Bunyan shirt that would not button on bottom.  Political discussions were heated, yet civil. 

Meals were outstanding.  Shawn and Aaron smoked brisket/loin, Glumkies, Chicken cacciatore, grilled chicken, it was a very good week. 

Activities included wood cutting, furniture camp fires (glad it had rained), new campfire couch, and washing the building down with TSP.  All the dirt, mold, and algae is gone.  Building looks like new.