Recent content by MikeV-MI

I'll be going after Coastal Black bears this time. Bears don't scare me much. If you go into anything not mentally prepared, then you shouldn't be putting yourself into that situation. At least, that is my thoughts. Here is the bear I shot a couple years ago with my longbow. Bear was at 18...

Thank you for the kind words. As for the hog, the quality of the meat was MUCH better than that we have bought from the grocery store. Seems to be much more meat, and less fat. From what we have ate, so far, I'd say it was money well spent on a quality product. I'd gladly do this again if...

I started curing the bacon last Sunday. I'll save you the details on my bacon "process". I had this Friday off, so I decided I wanted an outdoor "Kitchen" for my 22.5 WSM, so I built a place to call My Kitchen. Now my wife is wanting to know when here INSIDE kitchen is going to get done...

Disclaimer...If you don't want to know where your food comes from, then STOP reading right now. This will also be picture heavy... Seeing as I'm going to Alaska, in the near future, to hunt bears with my longbow and wood arrows, I thought it would be best to get in some skinning and butchering...

"Sweetza" It don't get any better than this...(healthy and good) Here is all the ingredients: Cast iron skillet (preheated to 350*) Sweet potato (washed) 8 ounces shredded mozzarella 1/2 can of tomatoe sauce 1/2# bacon Oregano to taste 1 egg As the oiled skillet was preheating to 350*, I...

Thank you for the warm welcome. So far, I'm loving my WSM. I'm wondering now...Why did I wait so long?

Hello everyone. I just signed up a couple days ago to be a member of this site, and I'm wondering why I waited so long. A little about me and BBQing...I've been open pit BBQing since I was in the Army and stationed in NM. I met a few guys from Texas, and they didn't mind showing a northern...