Far Removed from Nature

[Bill Babler]

Turned one pound of thigh and leg meat into Turkey noodle soup. 

the other 2 pounds of dark meat are going into the smoker for sandwiches. 

Here is a load of young stuff from one of our cameras. 

Here are a few night time deer pictures. Not a lot moving in daylight. Going to be way hot this week, but I did see a big boy walking a burn terrace this morning. Probably 160 class. 
Better than what I have on camera. Just got my buck back from last year. He is very tall and really nice for a CMden County deerGood Luck

[Quillback]

Looks like you won't be starving. 😁

[Johnsfolly]

On 10/29/2022 at 8:47 PM, Bill Babler said:

At Camdenton we’re just covered up with Turkeys. Bow killed a Gobbler this evening out of a group of 7.  

I have trail pic’s. Of 23 pullets in one group and a count on the other side of the hiway of a group of 30 out in the hay field. We have a few turkeys. 

That's really great Bill! Impressed that you have so many birds. so many properties around the state are at really low numbers or in decline over the last several years.

[Bill Babler]

Lots of camera pictures of bobcats and coyotes so I’m sure they will work on them this Winter. 

I’ll start trapping after Christmas to slow them down a mite

 

 

[Champ188]

That soup looks incredible, Chef Bill. Just needs one of Donna's oven-baked grilled cheese sandwiches (they are ridiculously good) and the feast would be on! 

[Smithvillesteve]

Nice buck Bill!! Its great that you are able to use the turkey legs for your noodles. I tried one time and it just didnt work out. 

[Bill Babler]

Ya there is a lot of work involved.  I originally made stock using the thighs and legs. At the end of that process, 4 hours, I deboned the legs and thighs the splinter bones came right out. 

I then shredded the dark meat, and made the soup with about a pound of it. Smoked the remainder yesterday and we had enough for 10 big sandwiches for the farm crew. 

Next time I’ll make Turkey pot pie out of the shredded dark meat. 

Everyone likes the white meat tenderized and fried into nuggets.