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| Sawing off the feet |
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| Hung and Waiting to be cut up |
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| Jared and Cody |
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| Noah and Alex |
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Elk Update
Yesterday, the boys helped Tom get the elk cleaned up and hung. We got some pictures of Cody and Jared sawing off the feet....Cody said that was his favorite part! Alex was delighted to watch and occasionally helped to hold the leg still. Jared was very interested in the head. He told me "I think she needed to spend more time brushing her teeth!" He was also very interested in the Ivory teeth that are supposed to be sent in from any elk that you get. I'd never heard of such a thing, but I've never been a hunter, so I guess I've never needed to know! They also enjoyed playing with the tongue and spraying the eyeballs.....yes, they are definitely boys! I heard all about where the head was attached and why the guts got left in the woods and the elk didn't come home whole. We didn't get a lot of book school work done yesterday, but they learned about hunting, butchering, anatomy, and hard work....I'm glad they are home during the day and can take advantage of unexpected opportunities like this. Faith didn't get as interested in the process as the boys. Thursday we are going to cut up the meat and wrap it for the freezer....My funny husbands says "I don't do roasts, because inside every roast is a lot of little steaks just waiting to get out!"
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I totally get Tom's thinking! When we got tired of cutting moose, some of it ended up as roasts. Note: It's easier to cut into steaks when it's half frozen anyway. Your story is like a walk down memory lane for me. One time we all went hunting on a Saturday. My brother-in-law shot a moose ~ I couldn't eat it for a couple of months. I get a little emotionally involved with my food, right? Same thing with fish. I can't eat it right out of the water. Great stories, Cher! I always look forward to your posts.
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