Author: huntressmama

  • A tiny step into the world of Taxidermy

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    Ok, well maybe not a tiny step… but in the past hubby and I have processed our own European mounts, with varying degrees of success. Usually we have boiled the sculls and tried to degrease them thoroughly. Recently he processed a very weak yearling buck, and it basically fell apart in the process.. I know… Read more

  • Hunting Journal – July 29

    Hunting Journal – July 29

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    First things first. I hijacked Hubby’s lucky hunting shirt tonight. It’s and old holey cammo shirt that is literally falling apart at the seams. He says it’s lucks so I can’t replace it. I’t being used as an under layer tonight, I#m not comfortable sharing that much skin in mosquito season as the shirt would… Read more

  • Mama – MIA

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    So I am back. life has been busy. At the end of May my boss left the company. Mid June his boss asked me to step into the role in interim. So I have been working longer hours and having a lot of work to do as well as learning a lot. I’vestill been getting… Read more

  • Hunting Journal – July 28

    Hunting Journal – July 28

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    Today I went to a stand I called the pumpkin patch. This is really just a small field of grass, sometimes used for temporary cow grazing and often the animal park next to the area uses it to spread manure. Last year a big patch of Hokaido pumpkins showed up seemingly wild. So I dubbed… Read more

  • July 12 – Hunting Journal

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    Been working on a few stands for the past weeks built from some recovered materials. This morning we took out our stand “pretty Lady” to it’s new home. It will be a good seat as the breeding season kicks off, assuming of course the grass gets cut. Right now it’s about chest high. some is… Read more

  • July 8 – Hunting Journal

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    went back to the zoo… There’s got to be something moving around here. This evening I got to see a mature Roe Doe deer. She came in to the salt lick today and hung around for quite a while. She’s not open.. but maybe in a few weeks when the breeding season starts she might… Read more

  • July 7 – Hunting Journal

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    The past few days have been a bit crazy. My son’s football team had an away game in Saturday in Munich. That meant we left for Munich on Friday afternoon and stayed in a youth hostel and then traveled the last hour of travel time on Saturday morning. The game was an experience. A break… Read more

  • July 1 – Hunting Journal

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    Good things come to those who wait! Well it’s been 2 weeks and when you are used to being out in the woods 2-3 times a week, waiting 2 weeks for the all clear feels like an eternity. Today was the first time we got out since the announcement that our area might be restricted… Read more

  • Forest Exhibit In the Museum

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    a few weeks ago I took of 2 days of work to participate in the Interdisciplinary Colloquium on the Topic of the Forest. The event was planned by the German Romantic Museum, The Senkenburg Nature museum and Sinclair House museum. I was really excited to participate in the colloquium, the theme was the forest and… Read more

  • Better Late than Never

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    The last few weeks have been quiet. I haven’t had much to report. In my non hunting life, my work responsibilities have changed rather significantly and I am working on getting up to speed with those changes. I am happy with the changes, it’s just going to take some time getting used to. We also… Read more