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Photos from the high plains

Chris . . . a little tune for your inner turntable (the song/phrase we all have rolling around between our ears on an endless loop)
The Brudi Brothers . . . 'Me More Cowboy Than You' ;) 😊

Love Wyoming, ridden much of it H-D fashion . . . would live down around Lander if I could.
 
It’s always amazing to see all the Antelope and Mule Deer running around here all the time.

It makes driving at night incredibly dangerous I’ve found. The amount of road kill this time of year is staggering. I think I’m going to need to invest in some much brighter headlights.

That is why they invented the snow plow. Angle it towards the ditch and drive on.
 
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Either that or a grille guard which is next on my list 😉

Please get a real one. I have a push bar and grill guard made by Vic Hickey , I hit 2 mulelys at 55 m.p.h , pretty ugly , but ZERO damage to my 80 K-20.
Ranch hand make some decent bumper grill guard combos.
 
Please get a real one. I have a push bar and grill guard made by Vic Hickey , I hit 2 mulelys at 55 m.p.h , pretty ugly , but ZERO damage to my 80 K-20.
Ranch hand make some decent bumper grill guard combos.

Yep, I’m planning to buy a real one. I’ve seen enough front end hits around here to realize that if you hit a deer without one it’s going to total the vehicle.
 
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Yep, I’m planning to buy a real one. I’ve seen enough front end hits around here to realize that if you hit a deer without one it’s going to total the vehicle.

In the mid 70's my dad and brothers and I traveled to Sheridan to visit friends. We left after work and traveling at night , the tires on my dads Impala were iffy at best so we cruised at 70-80 ( speed limit 55 ) . North of Casper an independent semi trucker passed us going 100-110 . He was really moving with a conventional Pete tractor with a giant aluminum front end guard and a million marker lights. 10 miles later we came across carcasses of antelope covering the interstate. My little brother was driving at the time and really had to slow down , while weaving through half and quarters of Pronghorn. There had to be 20-30 head everywhere across the interstate , no skid marks , no wrecked cars , nothing. We were impressed that the semi drove through the herd at least 100 and was able to continue his trip. Just another night in Wyoming !
 
In the mid 70's my dad and brothers and I traveled to Sheridan to visit friends. We left after work and traveling at night , the tires on my dads Impala were iffy at best so we cruised at 70-80 ( speed limit 55 ) . North of Casper an independent semi trucker passed us going 100-110 . He was really moving with a conventional Pete tractor with a giant aluminum front end guard and a million marker lights. 10 miles later we came across carcasses of antelope covering the interstate. My little brother was driving at the time and really had to slow down , while weaving through half and quarters of Pronghorn. There had to be 20-30 head everywhere across the interstate , no skid marks , no wrecked cars , nothing. We were impressed that the semi drove through the herd at least 100 and was able to continue his trip. Just another night in Wyoming !

WOW! That’s impressive to say the least. I would have loved to have witness that in person. Sounds like it would have been crazy.
 
Yes, down here we do antelope but I don’t care for the meat much so I prefer to stick to deer and elk hunting with elk being my favorite.

I agree with Elk ! but I will say I had a antelope tenderlion once that was flavorful and melted in your mouth like butter , fantastic !
 
I agree with Elk ! but I will say I had a antelope tenderlion once that was flavorful and melted in your mouth like butter , fantastic !

If you cook the backstrap correctly it tastes pretty good actually. I’m sure the tenderloin would too. Still, nothing compares to elk. I love doing elk on the smoker.
 
I like to brine wild game. It tends to be a little dry for me and brining adds/retains moisture.
  • 1 Gallon of water
  • 3/4 Cup of Kosher Salt
  • 1/4 Cup of Worchestershire Sauce
  • 1 Cup of Brown Sugar
  • 1/2 Cup of Soy Sauce
  • 2 Tablespoons of black pepper
  • 6 Cloves of Garlic (just smash them and throw them in)
 
I like to brine wild game. It tends to be a little dry for me and brining adds/retains moisture.
  • 1 Gallon of water
  • 3/4 Cup of Kosher Salt
  • 1/4 Cup of Worchestershire Sauce
  • 1 Cup of Brown Sugar
  • 1/2 Cup of Soy Sauce
  • 2 Tablespoons of black pepper
  • 6 Cloves of Garlic (just smash them and throw them in)

Your brine is a good one. It works very well on salmon, but without the garlic. The original chili recipies were for Pronghorn. It hid the slight gamey flavour and the peppers/chili acted as a preservative.
 
Last nights sunset. I sure wish there was such thing as an inexpensive camera that did well with low light situations.

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