Moose
10 entries share this tag.
Bottled moose
Food and Foraging
Putting up moose in glass jars the safe way, with a pressure canner, so it keeps on the shelf all year.
Calling moose
Hunting
Bringing a bull to you in the rut with a cow call, a grunt and a bit of noise in the brush, and where to sit while he comes.
Field dressing
Hunting
Getting the animal opened, cooled and clean before the meat turns.
Hanging and cooling meat
Hunting
Getting the heat out of an animal fast and keeping the meat cool, clean and dry until it is cut up.
Hunter orange and being seen
Hunting
Being seen by other hunters is the cheapest safety there is. What to wear, and how to move and carry game in the fall woods.
Jerky and dried meat
Food and Foraging
Lean moose, caribou or beef cut thin, heated safe, and dried into light food that rides in a pack.
Moose and bear
Animals and Tracks
What to do when you meet the two that matter on this island.
Reading tracks and sign
Animals and Tracks
Who walked here and when: tracks, droppings, browse and the other marks animals leave.
Shot placement and the follow up
Hunting
Where to put it, when to wait, and how to track what you hit.
Still hunting and glassing
Hunting
Moving slow through the woods and working the country with binoculars, so you see the animal before it sees you.