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Post by Paws on Oct 27, 2004 6:20:01 GMT 12.75
What a great trip!! Considering I was sick, tired, old, and slow! Believe it or not I lost 21 pounds; a nice surprise for me. On the last day there I had to remove my rings and add a link to my wrist watch. Even losing the weight my wrist, forearms and biceps had grown. Although everything is still stiff and sore, I think my upper body strength has increased by half! Great bunch of people there. I learned a ton, especially from Craig, Ivan, and James. Those guys are a treasure trove of outdoor skills. The ladies were great cooks and livened up the camp quite a bit (especially the ones that got smashed on vodka!) Cap'n Mike and Ray are terrific hosts and with the exception of Ray's "Old Folk" chile which is the epicurian equal of my "Fire Brand Ham" they are great cooks as well. Got to say, and this is absolute truth,that Red Angus beef critter was the best beef I have ever eaten including Kobe! It was fantastic. Old Arnold, the porker, put forth terrific bacons, loins and sausage too! (Sorry, I can't speak for the ham!) Afraid my late arrival did fubar the "plan", but they responded well and improvised. Everyone ate well and although the planned menu fell through early, had a fairly diversified variety of meals supplemented by voluntary contributions. Mike and Ray's attention to fresh produce, meat, and a wide variety of canned items made it work well. My first night we ate roast pork loin, mashed potatoes, and vegies. There was a constant pot of beef vegie soup prepared by Petra that was being eaten for three or four days along with Ray's chile. Mike's spaghetti effort including fresh ground red angus in the Contadina sauce was a real hit as were lthe garlic bread made with a French loaf split and smothered with butter, garlic, onion powder and provolone cheese slices. Mike's chile, although needing just a touch more chile powder, was terrific as well. You know it really is nice to have the cheese, onions, tomatoes and jalapenos to top that stuff with. (Good planning Mike and Ray!) The gals had breakfasts under control serving the traditional stuff; ergo, bacon, sausage, biscuits and gravy scrambled or fried eggs, French toast, etc, plus cold cereals and a ton of delicious Belgian waffles that Petra prepared as well as light home made biscuits baked by Marcie which were just super. Lots of "super sized" steaks for dinner! Beef ribs complimented the steaks with baked spuds and corn on the cob. Fresh made salads and cole slaw were welcome additions as well. Maries peach and apple cobblers, done in the Dutch Oven, and Travis and Dave's wives (sorry I forgot your names) added cakes and pies along with Marcie's and Taylor's chocolate chip cookies rounded out the food supply with fresh hot dessert! All in all I'd say the 2nd Annual Idaho Elk Hunt and GT was a rousing success!! (From a culinary perspective that is!) Icertainly hope OCC is well represented for the 3rd annual event next year! posted October 24, 2004 01:37 PM Here's our youngest tagholder with his bird.. Way to go NICK! Taylor Hussey helping to carve up Dave's (Travis' Dad) elk. Here's everyone, I think... And if not, here we are again.. And poor Captain, he was so tired. He claims Marcie got him drunk but you know what? She did too! andof course me myself!
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Post by atrkyhntr on Oct 27, 2004 10:36:57 GMT 12.75
Sounds like it was a great time had by all... maybe some day I can make the trek... I am sure there were a few things forgot so spill the beans when the brain cells have time to rest and kick back in again
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Post by Mars on Oct 27, 2004 10:48:52 GMT 12.75
I'll bite Paws. How did you lose your tent? The camera I can see losing but a tent?
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Post by DaGriz on Oct 27, 2004 10:53:07 GMT 12.75
Sounds like it was more of a gourmet feeding frenzy than a hunting camp! ;D
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Post by 97whiteml on Oct 27, 2004 15:39:41 GMT 12.75
OK Paws you sold me ;D When is the 4th one going to be? Was there only one (1) Elk taken? Have to know when the next one is so I can starve for a week befor.
Now lets hear the story on the tent and camera.
Glad everyone had a good time.
Paulette is in Fl. now she left Oct 6th.,I'm not going down till mid Dec.
I'm comming back for the Michigan Ice Fishing GT, Feb 25th through Feb. 27th, hope you can make it.
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Post by Paws on Oct 28, 2004 8:26:32 GMT 12.75
Well the camera was left improperly secured and removed by someone who decided thatthey needed it more than I did. The tent was wet from three days and nights cold rain and I decided to give it away rather than pack it wet and transport it for a week before it could be properly dried. There were four elk, 1 whitetail, and a ton of ruffed grouse and a couple blue grouse , smallmouth bass, and trout taken. I don't believe anyone took a salmon. The Fish and Game guys who camped with us were doing a survey , which means they get paid to fish everyday, to attempt to remove the Bull Trout from the endangered species list. If you guys are interested in next years doin's keep me informed. Tags and licenses for Non-Residents run right at 500 bucks and are snapped up by the end of May with season beginning about 10 October give or take.
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Post by Paws on Oct 28, 2004 10:14:55 GMT 12.75
If this works here is a e-mailI sent to Ray Vincent to share with James Hussey and Mike Butler. Just want to let everybody know how highly I think of these folk! From: Phil Foreman (Paws) Date: 10/27/04 16:09:07 To: Ray Vincent Subject: Well I'm Beginning to Recover Can not believe how stiff and sore I am! Well I have done nothing but sleep since getting home. Just wanted to thank you for all the work you put into making this thing work. I know it was tough and if you decide to do another please incorporate lessons learned Ray. After eyeballing the quantity of food it takes all in one place it became apparent to me how difficult it must have been to collect pack and transport it to the site. As they say, there has got to be a better way. Same thing with storage and organization. Meal schedule flexibility needs to be worked out maybe incorporating a dish that can be an all day cook thing like soup, chili or stew "Everyday" added to with a prepared dessert and quickly prepared side dish and breads with a quickly prepared meat dish too like dogs or burgers. That way the steaks and chops can be done individually by the hunters "themselves" when they return to camp. Preparation of the coffee pots the night before would be a big help and I would recommend that at least two large pots totaling 70 cups be done. Forget the cowboy coffee cause nobody likes it. Using the industrial coffee filters and a cup and a half grounds for 35 cups is just about right. Bring it to a boil, shut it off and hang the pre-made coffee filter into it and let it steep for about 15 minutes then serve it after removing the grounds. I think that adding cookies, donuts, and breakfast rolls is a good idea so that the early risers have something to munch while meat and eggs are being prepared. I would limit prepared hot meals to two that being breakfast and dinner with service running from 0400 to 0600 and 1600 to 1800. Make it clear that while the kitchen is to remain open for individual use that it will be cleaned and re-organized by the user thus not leaving a mess for a volunteer cook or other hunting participants. I think that the kitchen garage tent worked out really well. I'm going to keep an eye out for that thing. In any case among your efforts and those of James and Mike you folk did a tremendous job and I'm damned proud to know you! Please pass along to Mike and James. Phil Foreman aka/ pawclaws, Cpl Kass Irons, CSA Come visit at www.ohiocampcooks.org or ohiocampcooks.proboards19.com/index.cgi
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Post by threedogs on Oct 28, 2004 14:28:34 GMT 12.75
You got callouses on your backside from all the driving?? Sure glad to see you had A good time ;D
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Post by Paws on Oct 28, 2004 14:43:35 GMT 12.75
No Neal swelling and pain in my left elbowand knee.
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Post by atrkyhntr on Oct 29, 2004 10:27:56 GMT 12.75
Hey Phil... What was your total cost? Include everything if you can... THANKS in advance ;D
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Post by atrkyhntr on Oct 31, 2004 5:03:10 GMT 12.75
BUMP
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Post by Paws on Oct 31, 2004 5:41:22 GMT 12.75
My cost Clyde was:
Transportation or gas was based on 4400 miles so it varies. (Mine was an average 34 mpg with gas at about an average of $2.10 per gallon
Hotels were right at about: $950.00 for 14 nights stay.
Meals while travelling were running about $35.00 per day for 14 days. $490.00
Food buy in, T shirt and Sweat Shirt were $100.00.
Outfitting items (propane, butane, etc) $250.00
Food item donations: About a hundred and a half.
That's about it.
Hunting costs run about 500 bucks for the license and an elk tag. A deer tag can be had which allows a lion, or bear to be taken. And the fishing license is about 28.00 bucks for three days with ten more per day for each additional day.
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Post by Paws on Jan 9, 2005 0:52:15 GMT 12.75
Anyone interested in the 2005 hunt sing out and I'll post information for you. I willnot be attending this hunt.
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Post by atrkyhntr on Jan 9, 2005 1:29:19 GMT 12.75
...this is not the place but let me know when the salt fork do dad will be a go this coming spring 05...
It looks like I can't make the western trek for at least several more years "SIGH"
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Post by Paws on Jan 9, 2005 6:25:32 GMT 12.75
Salt Fork do dad is 20 through 22 May. ;D
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