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How to Get Deer Meat Processed
So you have shot the deer…yay! Woo hoo! But now what? You need to field dress (remove the insides) and quarter the deer shortly after harvesting and get it into a refrigerated container.…
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Venison Sausage Soup Perfect for a Winter’s Day
Tonight I made venison sausage soup with the deer Brandon and I harvested this October in Goldthwaite and it turned out to be simply divine. One of my favorite ways to prepare venison…
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Buffalo Style Dove
Wrap it in bacon and throw it on the grill — this is the Texas way to cook dove. It’s such a tradition, it might as well be the law. It was the…
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Review: Mother Neff State Park
Mother Neff State Park is where I found myself last weekend on a camping adventure at the end of a frenzied work week. I use the word “adventure” because discovering item after item…
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My Husband’s First Hunt
I must admit, I never thought I would marry a man who hadn’t ever been hunting. Not that I was opposed to dating someone who had never hunted, it’s just that during my…
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Devil’s in the Details
Sometimes the devil is in the details. This past weekend, the details snuck up on me. Like I mentioned last week, the past two weeks have been busy at work. Two major events…
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Packing List: Mini Camping Trip
Saturday we’re going on a mini-camping trip at Mother Neff State Park, the first state park in Texas. Mother Neff was the mother of one of our former Governors and donated her family…
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Packin’ Heat and Pickin’ Melons
This past Sunday, I took Brandon to see our family farm near Dilley, Texas, where my mother grew up and where I spent a good part of my childhood. The farm has been…
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Field Fashion Friday: Camo Shotgun Shell Pouch
Sidekick shotgun shell pouch, $107. Happy Field Fashion Friday! Today I chose this shell pouch, which would come in very handy on a shooting range. There aren’t a lot of cute shell pouches…
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What to Wear Skeet Shooting..When It’s Hot Outside
Texas is hot but it’s even hotter on a skeet range, due in part to the asphalt and part to the lack of shade. Trees tend to get in the way of moving…
A Texas girl's guide to the great outdoors.
