tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603192921512857639.post2212086101330588302..comments2024-03-29T04:06:42.310-05:00Comments on Hickery Holler Farm: A Hunting Storythe canned quilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08161381921874364319noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603192921512857639.post-70684603562160158012012-11-22T09:45:54.891-06:002012-11-22T09:45:54.891-06:00Livers, gizzards, hearts and such are a rich prote...Livers, gizzards, hearts and such are a rich protein source and are saved and cut into small pieces and cooked down and added to grains and veggies for the dogs. The bones first cooked down for broth then and only then are they discarded along with the guts far from where my small house dogs could find them. Far back in the woods they will be scavenged by coyotes and such. We have buried them a time or two to enrich the soil but most times they are placed far back in the woods to be scavenged. the canned quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161381921874364319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603192921512857639.post-79318153332780766942012-11-22T07:46:16.435-06:002012-11-22T07:46:16.435-06:00I Am wondering what you do with all the guts and s...I Am wondering what you do with all the guts and stuff from cleaning so many animals (like 34 turkeys or all those deer). We are soon going to butchering some old hens and wonder if we should try to bury it all or put it in a big bag for Veolia! Thanks for your input.<br />AimeeAGRARIAN BIBLEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04612341920893486671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603192921512857639.post-59196213969609984902012-11-20T20:03:07.920-06:002012-11-20T20:03:07.920-06:00Happy Thanksgiving and God bless you all, CQ. ♥Happy Thanksgiving and God bless you all, CQ. ♥LindaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203719919661519350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603192921512857639.post-82009031131573363022012-11-19T15:47:55.149-06:002012-11-19T15:47:55.149-06:00First of all thank you for your kind words. I am h...First of all thank you for your kind words. I am hardly an expert on anything but like to simply show what works for me. What works on my farm, in my soil and in my area and growing zone. I am so glad that it helps people. To answer your questions about my arbors, they have been in place for 6 years. You can look at the size of the trunks on the grape vines and see that they have been there awhile. I think that eventually the bottoms on the steel posts could rust out but I am unsure as to how long that would take. I would imagine they will last much longer than wood posts. It is very important when the grapes are trellised this way that they are trimmed well in late winter so that the ones under the trellis get light. <br /><br />We grow Doyle blackberries and allow them to reach the top of the trellis and then cut the top out of the vine to encourage it to bush out. <br /><br />Thus far this system has worked great for us, is sturdy, locally available and relatively inexpensive.<br /><br />Good Luck....CQ the canned quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161381921874364319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603192921512857639.post-7430134996746274532012-11-19T14:36:08.921-06:002012-11-19T14:36:08.921-06:00you do have a lot to be thankful for and the best ...you do have a lot to be thankful for and the best part is you know it! That is a lot of deer antlers, I have to show my grandson this photo, I know what you mean about the coyotes moving in fast, we had that happen on my grandsons kill last year, the deer jumped the creek and died on the shore across from my grandson, he had t go down stream to cross and by the time he got there the coyotes were on the spot, thankyou for sharing today,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603192921512857639.post-84889857559662566952012-11-19T14:12:20.454-06:002012-11-19T14:12:20.454-06:00I want to thank you for all the information you sh...I want to thank you for all the information you share on this blog. It's almost like an encyclopedia for farming, canning, gardening, and simple (absolutely wonderful) living. After looking at the way in which you trellised your grapes and blackberries, I was wondering how long your arbors have been in place? Do you have any additional pointers for someone who is fixin' to set up three or four of the trellises for our berries and would like to use the same system? I’m hoping to avoid having to redo the trellises in a couple of years. Thanks so much!!!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04033056531501910810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603192921512857639.post-39176079073828924522012-11-19T13:50:16.295-06:002012-11-19T13:50:16.295-06:00Good for you!!! Have a great Thanksgiving!:)Good for you!!! Have a great Thanksgiving!:)Farmlife Chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986872485762862172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603192921512857639.post-58242414397785018032012-11-19T13:34:04.720-06:002012-11-19T13:34:04.720-06:00You are absolutely right and I will not disagree i...You are absolutely right and I will not disagree in any way! Through the years we have harvested hundreds of pounds of fresh venison for the freezer from the animals that roam this farm. The problem is that on the good years ( plenty of rainfall, mild winters and warm springs.. etc) the herds tends to get too thick sometimes. You can always tell on these years because the deer population becomes incredibly destructive(more than usual). There is where the coyote and mountain lion serve their predatory purpose. We have an abundance of coyote because we have an abundance of deer! Checks and balances ! This is why we rarely hunt the coyote depending on it and hunting to keep the deer down. With the bad economy though we see a huge increase now in those hunting for the table. Do you know that during the great depression the deer were almost wiped out of the state from hunting them for food. Then they were reintroduced. the canned quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161381921874364319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603192921512857639.post-70162004984527463042012-11-19T13:07:40.691-06:002012-11-19T13:07:40.691-06:00It's how I grew up and was raised on our farm ...It's how I grew up and was raised on our farm living off of the land and live stock ! I used to hunt and fish with my dad when I was a teen. Nice hunt . Have a wonderful Thanksgiving !Country Gal https://www.blogger.com/profile/08693944554850315123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603192921512857639.post-42082315075016225482012-11-19T13:05:38.146-06:002012-11-19T13:05:38.146-06:00"I cringe to think of the dollar amount attri..."I cringe to think of the dollar amount attributed to loss of crops and fruit trees over the years here on this land." <br /><br />You also should look at the amount of free meat (deer) you harvested from the land. There is a little give and take in everything in life. By the look of all the antlers it looks like you are probably ahead. I don't mean to be negative but there is another side to the story.Paula Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11294006499559294315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603192921512857639.post-48298378709399510972012-11-19T12:48:26.592-06:002012-11-19T12:48:26.592-06:00Your freeze will be full of food for the next year...Your freeze will be full of food for the next year.Sandy Livesayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183449816586125720noreply@blogger.com