|
|
Post by DaveM on Oct 28, 2012 18:46:54 GMT -5
And found several that were too far gone, so I have some trees to look at next year. It may be coincidence, but it seems like the red oaks had the early ones and the white oaks had the later ones.
|
|
|
|
Post by gameboy on Oct 28, 2012 19:00:25 GMT -5
I picked 6 over the weekend. All were in good shape and I left another little one to grow. Some of my best spots haven't hit yet.
|
|
|
|
Post by rivertrapper316 on Oct 28, 2012 19:55:32 GMT -5
hmmm Dave i may need to do some more looking!
Mark how cold is to cold for the hens. I got about 30Qt bags but I will take some more. ;D
|
|
|
|
Post by tired of scraping coyotes on Oct 29, 2012 1:41:57 GMT -5
amazing. ours up here are all done now.
|
|
|
|
Post by gameboy on Oct 30, 2012 19:04:26 GMT -5
Jeff, I'm no expert by no means on the hens. I just walk my rear off lookin' for'em and keep a mental note on where and when I find'em. On the how cold.....I think, IMO that when the ground freezes, they are done. I've checked trees all the way into the end of the first week in November and came back a couple weeks later checking traps and found big ones that were too far gone. But....it was a warm wet fall. I've got pics of hens I found in gun season so don't give up if the conditions are right. I've vacuum packed a load of them so I hope that works. If you just froze them and bagged'em, I'd be checking them every now and then because I tried that and they didn't keep very long.
|
|
|
|
Post by gameboy on Oct 30, 2012 19:10:09 GMT -5
Dave, that little one I left to grow some is on a tripple red oak. I have checked that tree every week since the end of Sept. and it's just now producing. Last year that tree had a ring of seven but I didn't find it until gun season and I think I was a week too late.
|
|
|
|
Post by gameboy on Dec 25, 2012 11:58:36 GMT -5
Got a bag out of the freezer that we vac packed and had for Christmas breakfast. They were just like "new". Have to see what they are like later on but I bet they will be good for a good while.
|
|
|
|
Post by DaveM on Dec 29, 2012 10:48:53 GMT -5
How do you fix them other than deep fried or grilled? I bet they were good!!
|
|
|
|
Post by doyleflory on Dec 29, 2012 11:35:19 GMT -5
Dave brown up a swiss steak and smother it with some all diced up put in oven till tender and then take out meat and make gravey with the hen and water its great with mashed taters.
If you can't eat that you can't eat any thing.lol
|
|
|
|
Post by gameboy on Dec 29, 2012 14:13:41 GMT -5
I let them thaw a bit and stripped into smaller pieces and saute' them with salt, pepper, olive oil and a little butter. Threw some green onion in right at the end and tossed.
|
|
|
|
Post by DaveM on Dec 29, 2012 18:46:41 GMT -5
Thanks guys! I never fixed them in the house before.  |
|
|
|
Post by hoosieryote on Dec 31, 2012 1:00:53 GMT -5
Lmao d**n M won't let u in the kitchen? Lol
|
|
|
|
Post by DaveM on Dec 31, 2012 5:55:40 GMT -5
Lmao d**n M won't let u in the kitchen? Lol You got that right. She says I'm messy! LOL |
|
|
|
Post by gameboy on Dec 31, 2012 16:26:45 GMT -5
Nothin' good happens without makin' a little bit of a mess! Come on now!
|
|
|
|
Post by DaveM on Jan 1, 2013 19:24:11 GMT -5
You aint seen my messes! LOL
|
|
