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The Daily Signal ^ | January 28, 2019 | Ted Bromund

[Carriage Hill]

I bet you’d win that bet.

Around here, the cops call a local butcher buddy, who shows-up in his un-restored ‘49 Chevy Pick-up, carts it away, butchers and says he cooks the food for some local foodbanks. That’s what he says, but I’d also bet he and his local cop buddies enjoy the backstrap, too.

I see a lot of that during the fall, when the deer are on the move into the deep forest for the winter.

[old-ager]

ATF issued letters allowing pistol braces, bump stocks and more under Obama. Under Trump they have blatantly violated the NFA. What the hell?

[Texas Fossil]

I’ve not read about the violation you mentioned.

[mabarker1]

That’s cool, I’ve known several people that do the same. One place near Kerrville, TX the Axis Deer would come right up in the backyard 10’ from the House. Just have a window open 2” to stick the muzzle of the .17HMR and drill them right in the ear. Drops them right there.

[Chode]

poor situational awareness

[Viking2002]

.17 HMR is an awfully light load to be taking down a deer, isn’t it?

[mabarker1]

Not when it enters the ear canal on one side and either plays “Bounce off the inside of the Skull Handball” or exits the other ear or an eye. The shot was usually between 10’ and 30’. I never checked the Ballistics at that distance but it does the job. Also none of the Meat or Internal organs got tore up. I’ll pass but I know many eat the Heart, Liver, etc.

A .22 almost killed President Reagan.

[Viking2002]

Well, yeah, it would make for a cleaner kill. Not sure how I'd fare at 30' with a .17 cal round, even if I gave it a haircut and shave along the way. Never had deer liver or any of that. Now, I do eat some of the innards of other game. My late dad and I used to get into fork fights at the Thanksgiving dinner table over the turkey liver. My little sister didn't care because she loved the turkey heart. Duck liver is great. Beef liver and onions? Love it. Puts iron in your blood. Try getting a pound of chicken livers (down here in the south they serve a dual purpose - dinner and catfish bait), and hand-wrap them with slices of bacon, then secure them with a toothpick as a skewer. Grill or broil them, and about 10 minutes before they're really ready to go, mop some good BBQ sauce of your choice on them and let them finish off until the sauce starts to caramelize. Nirvana. Given my geographic area of birth and ethnic upbringing, things like blutwurst, weisswurst, and braunschweiger were all common. Love me some pork liver. I never got into things like bull testicles or tongue. My wife recoils when I tell her of some of these things, but then I remember that she was born and raised in Georgia, and her childhood favorites were things like peanut butter and mayonnaise sandwiches.😝

Mayonnaise. The Official Condiment of The South. Down here, if it ain't chicken-fried or has mayo listed as one of the Top 5 ingredients, they won't put it anywhere near their mouth. (I'm a Miracle Whip kinda guy, myself.)