Johnsfolly

Ness - They sound good. Can't wait to see what they look like after their nap.

As previously stated on record that you Suck ! That comes from your Mrs and from the Folly family! Don't even get me started on this statement Duane! It's just the jealousy talking. Congrats to both of you!

I have seen lots of game recipes that call for juniper berries, but I have always left out them out. I tended to just look for recipes that didn't need them. They tend to be hard to find. I haven't looked for them in years. If I can't find them around here, I may have to check out Mama Jeans natural market .

BH Sounds like a great way to cook uo a shoulder roast. Loved the french dip with the cooked meat☺. I think my stomach is growling. Thanks buddy.

I didn't get a chance at getting down to fish your way last weekend. Planning on getting down there in the next couple of weeks. May be able to catch one or two near you when I am down that way.

Saturday I had a couple hours before sundown to get out and fish Whetstone creek CA. I have been looking for a spot to catch orangespotted sunfish and this creek has a good population. It also is one a few creeks in central Missouri that has the blacknose shiner. I fished this creek back in Sept and did not catch either of these two targeted species. I'm sure that I had seen several schools of the blacknose shiners. They were a spooky bunch of minnows. So this trip I put my spinning reel on my 9' fly rod. That set-up has worked for me in the past on spooky fish. The first pool was very clear water and I felt good about my prospects as I headed to a deeper pool that had the largest school of minnows on my last trip. The pool was an example of some of the issue with fall fishing, leaves. The deeper section of the pool was completely covered in leaves. No way to sight fish this pool. I went further down stream and got into cleaner water on the head of the next big pool. Also had active fish. I had lots of hits by little fish and only landed this carmine shiner. I continued further downstream. Still getting hits by the smaller minnows, but no hook-ups. The larger fish shied away from my baits. I was running our of daylight and was not as patient as I should be to catch some of these spooky fish. In another long pool I caught this minnow near some brush. I got confirmation that this is likely to be a blacknose shiner, but the glare from the LED light on the camera was obscuring the lateral line coloration. I'll have to get back as try to get a better picture. (didn't have my photo bag). I just wish that I could have got one of the larger minnows to bite. Just before it got too dark, I switched and targeted sunfish. I was only able to catch a single creek chub before it got too dark to see my float without my headlamp. As I headed back upstream I was constantly looking for possible fish, particularly the diminutive catfish, madtoms! I have been obsessed with catching a madtom since I last tried to catch these catfish. I never got one to hand on that trip. I found a bunch of madtoms in a calm pool. They would shy away from my headlamp. I found that I could find the fish using the high intensity beam and then turn it down once I spotted fish close enough for me to drop a bait near the fish. Maybe it was the lack of heavy flow, but once I got my bait near a madtom it wasn't long before the fish would circle the bait like the sharks you see on nature shows targeting a chum block. I got bit often and like the last time would get the fish up an out of the water, but not into my hand for a photo and release. I finally got a solid hook set and landed this slender madtom ! The madtom and blacknose shiner are the 16th and 17th new lifelist species that I have caught since March. Now if I could just catch a flathead catfish!

Tonight my Betterhalf made lasagna. We had made tomato sauce this summer using seconds that she picked up while amish shopping. She thawed that out and browned burger, cooked onions and green peppers to make a more flavorful meat sauce. She assembled and cooked the lasagna while Livie and I were shooting at the nearby rifle range. Nice to come home with the house smelling like lasagna !

Norm keep strong! Don't worry the water will be waiting for you when you are able to get out and fish again!

MOPanfisher you cook soup the way that I like it with big cuts and lots of chicken☺! Looks good!

If you see a bigger buck then just feel that you were fortunate enough to see a couple of nice deer! Would not have passed on the one you did shoot. Congrats!

I have Monday through Thursday off next week. Really would like to get a chance at a few deer. May still try to fill my last firearms turkey tag over the weekend.

I always hate it when I see turkeys when out deer hunting and vice versa! Sounds like you guys still had a great time and you definitely caught some nice walleye!

It will be hard to not cut the shanks for osso bucco ! I will likely need to shoot a couple this year! I may have to camp out at Billetheadville !

The fat is the flavor! Remember Emeril "Pork fat rules"!

Congrats on a fine deer! I have always felt that any game taken quickly and processed well for the table is a trophy. I have to get out and try for some myself. The cooler weather is starting to stir that predatory instinct for larger game !

Congrats on a great smallie and good luck on your continued recovery!

So with the cool damp weather it seemed that a stew would be suitable. My wife had picked up a couple of Japanese pie pumpkin squash on one of her Amish grocery runs. We have had this squash simply fried. It has a natural sweetness and is a meaty squash. I thought that it would make a good addition to a Dublin pork stew that cooks pork together with apples. I picked up some pork steaks and cubed the meat. Peeled and cubed 4 braeburn apples and cubed an equal amount of the squash. I diced a sweet onion and cooked the onion in a dutch oven over medium high heat until translucent with a mix of bacon and goose fat. I removed the onion and added the squash and only cooked it partially done but at a high enough heat to caramelize the squash. I removed the squash and added a bit more of the fat mix into the dutch oven. I had seasoned the pork cubes with the jerk seasoning mix that I made with my Betterhalf, dusted the pork with seasoned flour, and then browned the meat. I added the onions back into the dutch oven and along with 1 Tbsp brown sugar, 1/2 cup of white wine, and 1 1/2 cups of the chicken stock we made on Sat. The meat was cooked at a simmer for almost 1 1/2 hours. I added the squash and apples and cooked it all for another 40 minutes until both the squash and apples were cooked. Added 1/2 cup of cream and S&P to taste. Mixed until the stew was warmed through. Served it with my wife's latest sour dough loaves. A little Irish whiskey would have gone well with this meal !

I have never tried marrow, but have watched enough Meateater episodes to want to try it sometime on crispy bread. Looks good with beef or wild game bones. Now I just need to get some femurs !

I'll give that a DANG!

Thanks for posting this information. I was thinking about Norm M the other day and was wondering how he was doing with his treatments. We will keep him in our thoughts.

Great job on a nice night of bows and a white! Got to love catching a trout that hardly fits in your net☺! That was a real nice PB rainbow! My plans changed this weekend and I won't be out at Taney tonight. So seeing fish like yours ratchets that yearning to net a nice trout to a much higher level.

Sounds like a great couple of hours fishing! Congrats on catching a few rainbows!

That doesn't even look like a real fish. More like an over stuffed sausage with gills and fins !

Well we culled two of our older layers this morning. I skinned the one and into the pot, The other I plucked and kept the skin. I split it in half and roasted for about 20 minutes at 425 deg to get some crispy skin. Then it went into the stock pot and covered with water. Also added cut onions, carrots, garlic, black pepper corns. and a little worchestershire sauce and cooked the stock on medium. Still cooking.

Looking good Mitch. Definitely need to wipe a little drool from my lips !