November 19th was opening day for gun hunting. It lasted for 9 days and within that time, we were blessed with three deer, two does and a button buck. Papa used a .300, Elijah used a 303 British, and Jeremiah used a 30-06. On the last Saturday in November, we butchered them in Northern Wisconsin with the Richter family. We had a lot of fun and it was a great learning experience. Here's some pictures from our time.
This is Mr. Richter's buck that he got opening morning.
While Mr. Richter was dragging out one of his deer, he found this temporary bear den.
We had a snowball fight on Wednesday night.
Elijah, Jeremiah and Grant skinning the deer.
Before we butchered the deer, we torched the hair off of them.
Cutting off the tenderloins.
These are some of the tenderloins and roasts.
Christian and Jonathan helping Grant grind the meat.
Christian
Lunch break.
Mr. Richter wrapping the deer burger and John labeling.
We washed the floor where they hung after we finished butchering.
The Richters have a really fun tradition...
The Richter's have a family "contest" to see who can get the most nubbins. They like to pick on Mr. Deland Richter! :)
