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Not a lot of meat on that thing, you're gonne need one more to make a meal.

How'd that orange thing do skinning?

It was awesome. First time ever skinning a groundhog, and it got a workout. I got the ass out, and then tried to pull it down like, well, any other critter I've ever skinned. Didn't budge. I had to cut the whole thing off. They are some tough bastards. I was skeptical of the knife when it came to bones, though, but it had no problem cutting the sternum, tail, and the pelvis. I was just super careful, since I didn't want to put a very sharp knife full of gopher guts into my palm. The blade is still fine, also. After skinning, gutting, and quartering, I used the same blade to shave off the boogery membrane on the outside of the meat. No problems.

Awesome! I've sold a fair number of those so far and I'd bet a hundo that you are the first to skin Punxsutawney Phil with one.

The whole time, I was thinking "I didn't think a groundhog would be first with this"

Forgot to tell you they are like skinning a turtle. my bad

Was that a Mora knife? When you gonna eat him?

That was one of tripods knives. I'm gonna eat the go-fair Saturday, with a couple racks of ribs.

this has to be the most entertaining thing I've seen all day.

flight control wrote::clap: this has to be the most entertaining thing I've seen all day.

Another Assaclassic!

Life is too short to worry about conventional wisdom.

assateague wrote:Life is too short to worry about conventional wisdom.

You were the kid who wore cowboy boots with a pair of cut off jeans, huh?

(I was that kid, too)

Tomkat wrote:

assateague wrote:Life is too short to worry about conventional wisdom.

You were the kid who wore cowboy boots with a pair of cut off jeans, huh?

(I was that kid, too)

Grandparents got me some red ropers when I was about three. Have many pictures of me with them in shorts.

I didn't give this thread the attention it deserved, lol. Lanybug was cracking me up

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Groundhog and ribs are on the smoker. Neighbor just brought 4 packs of salmon up when he smelled the smoker going, but it's full. When the ribs come off, the salmon will go on. The UDS is getting a workout today.

assateague wrote:

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Smells good

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First flip (groundhog in the middle)

assateague wrote:

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Place looks awesome Jim. Too bad it's in Maryland.

Pretty good. But I went wrong with the rub. It's not nearly as strong tasting as I thought, at all. So the rub made it taste like beef jerky, only tender. I'll eat it again, but with a simple marinade instead of a rub.

The wife says you are gross and disgusting and wonders why you don't "just eat a fucking rat" ?

Ha ha I loved seeing the look on her face when she said that.


All better now!

assateague wrote:First flip (groundhog in the middle)

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Damn those are some gout sized ribs!

Tomkat wrote:The wife says you are gross and disgusting and wonders why you don't "just eat a fucking rat" ?

Ha ha I loved seeing the look on her face when she said that.


All better now!

like these? Damn tasty!

jehler wrote:

Tomkat wrote:The wife says you are gross and disgusting and wonders why you don't "just eat a fucking rat" ?

Ha ha I loved seeing the look on her face when she said that.


All better now!

like these? Damn tasty!

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Bet mama is so proud of that pic it's framed in the dining room.

Flightstopper wrote:

jehler wrote:

Tomkat wrote:The wife says you are gross and disgusting and wonders why you don't "just eat a fucking rat" ?

Ha ha I loved seeing the look on her face when she said that.


All better now!

like these? Damn tasty!

ImageUploadedByTapatalk1371329450.519459.jpg

Bet mama is so proud of that pic it's framed in the dining room.

nope, one if the conditions of her eating the things was she didn't want to see them, the hat though makes it inevitable lol

But by God, our grocery bill is only $120!!

DeadEye_Dan wrote:But by God, our grocery bill is only $120!!

i just made a trip to the store for tomorrow's dinner and it wiped out assa's monthly budget

jehler wrote:

Flightstopper wrote:

jehler wrote:

Tomkat wrote:The wife says you are gross and disgusting and wonders why you don't "just eat a fucking rat" ?

Ha ha I loved seeing the look on her face when she said that.


All better now!

like these? Damn tasty!

ImageUploadedByTapatalk1371329450.519459.jpg

Bet mama is so proud of that pic it's framed in the dining room.

nope, one if the conditions of her eating the things was she didn't want to see them, the hat though makes it inevitable lol

The hat that looks back at you?

Tomkat wrote:The wife says you are gross and disgusting and wonders why you don't "just eat a fucking rat" ?

Ha ha I loved seeing the look on her face when she said that.


All better now!

Well, we do refer to muskrats around here as "rats", so...

Gramps and I saw a groundhog in his back yard. Told him I had a buddy cooking one today, he said there's not much better than a young tender groundhog, and if that fucker touches his squash he's gonna rearrange its brains with a pellet gun and you could have another.

jarbo03 wrote:Gramps and I saw a groundhog in his back yard. Told him I had a buddy cooking one today, he said there's not much better than a young tender groundhog, and if that fucker touches his squash he's gonna rearrange its brains with a pellet gun and you could have another.

Well there ya go Jarbo. You have a smoker.

Hey, do you want my extra crows this season?