Creating a Lake

[pat32rf]

Eddie- Been lurking for weeks but I just had to ask, what do the hogs taste like? I can envision a monthly hog barbeque for the guests....(what caliber is Steph's hog gun?)

 

[EddieWalker]

Wild hog doesn't taste like domestic pork. It has a totaly unique flavor from a very lean meat. It's one of the few wild game animals that you can just cut a stake out of and though on the grill and enjoy eating it. Of course, that's a nice young hundred pounder or less. Once they get much bigger, it's hit or miss as to what you end up with. I've had 200 pound boars that tasted great and 150 pound sows that were tough. She was still better than venison!!! hahaha

Steph shoots my Remington .30-06. It's a 700 BDL with a Hogue stock, Timney trigger and Redfield 5 Star scope. I bought the Redfield right after I got out of the Marines because they were on sale, a friend said they were great and I didn't know what a good scope was. It's failed on me twice, and Redfield has repaired if for free both times, but I don't trust it.

I shot Expert in the Marine Corps and feel I'm fairl competent with a rifle. My brother went through Sniper School and was an instructor for awhile in the Marines. He's a great shot. Steph is close to being as good as he is, and if we worked at it, I think she could be great too. It's easy for her to shoot sub MOA at 100 yards.

I use Federal Premium ammo with 165 grain bullets.

We're still getting pics of hogs on our game cam, but we've moved it to another location with tracks of coyotes and deer. We've only been seeing hogs at nighttime, but you never know with them. They can be out anyday.

Eddie

 

[RobJ]

Wild hog doesn't taste like domestic pork. It has a totaly unique flavor from a very lean meat.

Still funny about this I guess out taste buds are different. We just had some country cut ribs from a 80# boar i shot with a bow. Cooks up white and tastes just the same as the store. If my wife can't tell the difference then something is amiss (and she does not eat beef). I could only detect a slight hint of game when getting close to the bone. I just cooked them on the grill with some BBQ sauce. Same night I cooked some small backstrap ( I think, small round cutlets) that were pure meat, they cooked up like a pork tender. My wife buys a pork tender at the store 3-4 times a month. I haven't tried the ham steaks yet.

Last weekend up there I cooked some tenderized venison backstrap. Since we use to grind everything, these tasted real good. Very little game taste (people forget venison is not beef). We added a little A-1 for good measure. I think the processor has a lot to do with things. On a quick visit he agreed that cooking game without the bones will remove some of the gamey flavor. I'm not sure if thats 100% true but it works for us.

Rob

 

[john_bud]

Venison fat is nasty stuff. If you get all that out of the meat and let it age properly it melts like butta.

jb

 

[schmism]

so the lake is full? lets see some feb pics

 

[donais]

7 days im starting to shake man i need a hit.. any changes or just a new pic to shut us up???? jon

 

[EddieWalker]

There's really nothing new to report on the lake. It's a short walk from the house and impossible to see from here, but I haven't even been down there since last weekend. We've had a few small showers, but not enough to cause an runoff. Every time it rains, the first thing I do is look at the dirt to see if the water ran off of it, or if it just soaked in.

The water level seems to be droping a steady one inch per week. This has been going on for about four weeks now and is a steady decline. I'm confident it's from evaporation and no longer worried about a leak.

Every weekend Steph and I go for walks on our trails. She's an amature birder and is always trying to get a better picture of the birds on our land, or idnetify a new type.

She spotted this one along the shoreline of Lake Marabou on Saturday. It's a Savanah Sparrow, which is only here in winter. It's rapid running along the edge of the water was so strainge that she took a bunch of pictures of it. This is the 51st type of bird we've positively identified.

The forecast is for thunder storms this weekend with the possibility of severe weather. That usually translates into allot of rain coming down real fast!!!

Thanks,
Eddie

 

[BTDT]

Eddie, do you have any Inca doves at your place? I have seen several around our place in the last few years. Here is a link to a pic, they generally stay a little farther south.

Inca Dove

 

[EddieWalker]

Last August Steph spotted this pair of Inca Doves. She didn't know what they were at the time, but knew they were much smaller than the other Doves we have here. They also have some very unique markings, but neither of us realized that until she downloaded the pictures.

They were here just a few days and most of the time we saw them was when they took off. The pictures are from our front porch.

Eddie

 

[rico304]

I just noticed that your first posting was on 02-23-2005, at 06:56 PM .

Happy anniversary a day early Eddie! I'll be gone tomorrow, so I thought I should write it now. That picture of the swampy area seems like it was taken yesterday! hahaha Ok, I'm sure you don't feel that way, but it doesn't seem like 2 years ago.
Congrats on everything. Looks awesome.