I love quesadillas, but they’re hard to eat in a blind—or pickup. So, as soon as I saw this folded version of a venison quesadilla, I jumped on it. (Apparently they’re a hot trend for city folks, but it’s a natural for eating while fishing for bass and walleye out on the big lake, or […]
Best Varmint Handloads According To John Barsness Over the decades I’ve done a lot of varminting, partly because Montana has an abundance of burrowing rodents, which farmers and ranchers tend to want reduced in number. In fact my first full-time job out of high school was as a ranch hand in southeastern Montana, where a […]
Last week I posted tricks for getting big game in the freezer quickly. This week, it’s the feathered game into-the-freezer quick. And there is more than one trick. Upland Game Bird Care: Let’s start with the tools that help. There are three: Feathers Re-sealable freezer baggies, both sandwich and gallon-sized. A bird-sized gut hook: not […]
I don’t have time. I’ve got to go to work tomorrow. How am I going to get this elk in the freezer. I don’t want to lose any of it. It’s happened to all of us. Even John and I. Even though we work at home. Several years ago we took an elk and two […]
It’s that time of year when the best-organized freezers get a bit disheveled. That’s what’s happening at our house at least. Way back in August, while dying of the heat and praying for rain, we started some Beach Boys music on the CD player, turned it up loud and did the big clean up and […]
John Barsness’s Take on Simple Reduced Rifle Loads While I cast bullets for several rifles and handguns, I usually try to keep the process as simple as possible, on the theory that less time spent casting and loading means more time for shooting. One example occurred during The Great Obama Rimfire Shortage, which began shortly […]
We all know what it looks like. There’s even a rural legend about it: a freshly killed deer loaded into the trunk of a car that turns into a block of stone on the way home. And is impossible to unload—until it ‘softens up’ again in a couple of days. It’s called rigor mortis. From […]
Why bother making your own spice mix? Here’s just a few reasons why they’re perfect: They’re cheaper. They’re always available. But if one element isn’t in stock at your local grocery store, you can always improvise and still have that basic spice mix. Maybe even a better one than the original. They’re infinitely adaptable. (See […]
There was a recent article in CNet: 5 Common Slow Cooker Mistakes. But they left out the two most important. So what did CNet say, who is CNet and why is CNet, talking about cooking for Pete’s sake? CNet, short for ‘Computer Network,’ mainly writes about and reviews electronic devices. I get a […]
From Chapter 45 of Gun Gack 2 My latest 6.5 Creedmoor is a Ruger American Predator purchased for the vast sum of $350. Right out of the box it turned out to be as accurate as any 6.5mm rifle I’ve ever owned, including several custom rifles. Is this due to chance? I doubt it, since […]