Should I buy eggs or wait it out?

[cheeka]

I hate it too... to the point that I have a "no junk mail" order. gotta put it in writing, and I still get 3rd class (junk) mail but it has my name and address on it. I don't get "resident" mail... we're not allowed to bundle our mail in what is known as "taco style", where the carrier pulls it down in a curl and bundles several boxes worth together and bands it. we have to bundle our mail "flat". folks complained about permanent creases in their nice coffee table magazines. I don't blame them, I like "flat" style myself, but the guy who delivers my mail does "taco", so I changed the mailing addy for the mags to the Gilboa PO, I don't care about catalogs... but quality deer mgt and my gf mags I never throw out, and I want them lookin' nice

 

[okallthis4eggs]

Quote: Saw lots of deer today. I always do. Just not the right deer. Still trophy hunting. Today is the last day of modern gun season. In a couple weeks the muzzleloader season will open and I will fill my tags then and fill the freezer. Then deer season will be over for me. Will be lots of scraps for the chickens. I cook it first and give it to them in moderation throughout the year. They go nuts over venison scraps and I like the fact that nothing gets wasted.

 

[okallthis4eggs]

I totally hate that junk mail...used to get bags of it a week, no lie...had to shuffle through it to find the important stuff...drove me to hate going to the mailbox..one more reason to step off that grid....now I get junk email, but its so much easier to get rid of. I wish I could get a dime from each one.

Junk mail is good for starting fires in the wood stove. And I feel like I am getting even with whoever is bothering me with that junk. I use it every time my fire goes out.

 

[cheeka]

take the business bulk mail reply envelopes that say "no postage necessary if mailed in the US", stick a Dominos or Dunkin Donuts coupon in it, seal it and send it. then the annoying company has to pay 50 cents roughly... for the postage, got a bulk rate to send it out, have to pay the full rate for return... serves them right for annoying us and gets the USPS some needed revenue!

 

[Wishing4Wings]

Saw lots of deer today. I always do. Just not the right deer. Still trophy hunting. Today is the last day of modern gun season. In a couple weeks the muzzleloader season will open and I will fill my tags then and fill the freezer. Then deer season will be over for me. Will be lots of scraps for the chickens. I cook it first and give it to them in moderation throughout the year. They go nuts over venison scraps and I like the fact that nothing gets wasted.

So can you trophy hunt until the end of the season? And if you find the perfect rack, is it for mounting? for sale? is there a local competition? Do you eat the rest? Do you think I drove my parents crazy with lots of questions?

Yup, chickens are regular vultures, aren't they! Some meat is good for them. Helps 'em stay warm in the winter, well, in places where winters are actually cold, that is. If I was in the cold like Cheeka's got, I would be whining louder than the boys!

40+ years living in this Mediterranean climate has turned me into a total weather wimp. It's not very often that it even gets into the 20s, let alone stays there all day. Our summer wardrobes are not all that different from winter. Just add a sweater!

Between the chickens and the dogs and the teenager, nothing goes to waste around here!

 

[okallthis4eggs]

lol, Roger! Si thanks you for your efforts! he's still alive, still in the portable run, alone... but he's all right. I got home with just enough daylight to put up one sheet of clear plastic over one half of the front wall of the enclosure. having to do it by myself was what made it harder to do... I had to use channel locks to hold the bolt still to crank it, if one person could have been on the outside to hold it with a screwdriver... and another person on the inside to ratchet... it would have been easier. it's nice tho', crystal clear flex pane...

work was okay, the new carriers showed up, and got back before I did, all I heard was they "did okay", I had to take the distant parcels, up into snow country. W4W, too funny that your boys think 45 is cold! I barely need a hoody for 45 degrees..., won't usually put a coat on til it's below 20, and don't bother unless I will be outside for more than 15-20 minutes. for me, below zero is "cold". a few years back, we had 42 days in a row where the temps stayed at 30 below or colder. 15 seconds was long enough to freeze/burn exposed skin. Balaclavas were essential. today wasn't too bad, 20's all day, the coop has little icicles hanging from it, the waterers were frozen an inch deep, but the gang is perfectly content and cozy. even managed to produce 4 eggs, one from Isis, one from Rose (RIR), and both Wilma and Betty (BR's) gave me one.

I should be able to get another sheet of plastic up tomorrow after work, then only have the door to do, might be able to get the whole thing done, but it's not likely, Monday's are always "heavy" with mail, and I do know that I have a boxholder piece from the local furniture store... you know the kind of stuff... says "resident" or "our neighbor at" or plain old "boxholder" so it's a stop at every box regardless whether or not there is other mail to go with it... it's at least a 55 hour work week, so, I'll get the plastic done as I can...

I talked to Si. He asked me to tell you he is sorry from the bottom of his heart. Sometimes we do things without thinking. I've done my share too.

 

[Wishing4Wings]

take the business bulk mail reply envelopes that say "no postage necessary if mailed in the US", stick a Dominos or Dunkin Donuts coupon in it, seal it and send it. then the annoying company has to pay 50 cents roughly... for the postage, got a bulk rate to send it out, have to pay the full rate for return... serves them right for annoying us and gets the USPS some needed revenue!

An excellent idea! A bit devious, but excellent none the less.

 

[okallthis4eggs]

take the business bulk mail reply envelopes that say "no postage necessary if mailed in the US", stick a Dominos or Dunkin Donuts coupon in it, seal it and send it. then the annoying company has to pay 50 cents roughly... for the postage, got a bulk rate to send it out, have to pay the full rate for return... serves them right for annoying us and gets the USPS some needed revenue!

I have done that before. I usually tear the application in half that comes with the "no postage necessary" envelope and mail it back to them blank.

 

[cheeka]

I talked to Si. He asked me to tell you he is sorry from the bottom of his heart. Sometimes we do things without thinking. I've done my share too.

yeah, me too lil Ogrre... glad I didn't slit his throat right off the bat... he's just being a juvenile, and I'm an overprotective Mom. Ruby isn't one bit phased, marched back into the enclosure this afternoon like she owned the place and nobody paid her any mind. and I've got a harem coming, just for him if he can hold onto his britches... I spent a little time with him in jail, he was good. but he's staying put.

 

[okallthis4eggs]

Quote: You can trophy hunt as long as the season is open. Deer antlers or "racks" are scored and a final score is given based on a number of factors. Mainly the bigger the rack the more they score. But not always. There are records kept of trophies, who has them, where they were taken, what they scored ect.. Each state also has their own record system and their largest bucks recorded also. All true record book bucks get mounted. Most people don't sell a true trophy because they are trophies of their accomplishment and not as valuable to anybody else. Nobody wants to buy themself a trophy. Only the world record deer racks are really valuable. Yes the rest gets ate after a taxidermist removes the head for mounting. A young deer is best for eating. In Kentucky they beg us to shoot the does. The numbers are out of control and shooting does helps bring the numbers down. A female (doe) will have a single fawn when she is 1 1/2 years old and either two or three fawns every year after that provided food is available. I probably saw 25- 30 deer today that were all legal to take had I not been trophy hunting. Filling the freezer is easy and we wait till the end of the season when it is good and cold and the last opportunity. Kill deer when its cold not when its warm. You don't have to worry about the meat spoiling. We process our own deer, cut,bone, grind, wrap, till its in the freezer.