Camp Whackabigun

At Camp Whackabigun which is on Waxahatchie Street in Yazoo County, there are multiple four-wheelers. Two of which work! Somehow we figured out that the only two that work are the brand new Rubicon and Ranger. It's odd that there are two other fairly new bikes and both of them the batteries are fried. We figured that out after multiple jump starts and riding in the freezing cold.

After we got all the bikes situated (kind of) we got to cooking dinner. We cooked up some steaks and green beans and potatoes. It was excellent and we wolfed it down. We hung around a fire and talked with our friends Scott and Chuck then went back inside. The Grudge happened to be on so we stayed up and watched that. Kind of an odd movie..... and a complete waste of our time.

We got up early and headed out (on the working bikes) to the stands. My dad and I thought we had an idea of where to go.... we soon came up on Scott's bike (the other working one) which was supposed to be extremely far away from us.... WHOOPS! Guess we kind of took a wrong turn. So we were totally lost and just headed to the nearest stands we had driven by. My dad on a long thin field and me on a tiny one surrounded by awesome woods. We saw several deer, just never really got shots.

This place has awesome deer, so big that the minimum size you can shoot is eight points...and it has to be eight big points. We'll be back out there soon to help Chuck with his doe and big deer problem.

Chilly Day Chili

I tell you what, on a chilly day there is nothing better than a good ole' pot of chili to warm you up! And using venison is my favorite part. Using a pound of meat from the deer I had shot along with two more pounds of ground beef, we added some great flavor. Our friend Mr. Al was visiting from south Louisiana and he tried to make Miss Karee's Chili. It was great. Here is the recipe.

Miss Karee’s Chili

3 lbs. ground beef (we like to use 1 lb. venison chunks with 2 lbs. ground venison or beef)

2 onions chopped

1 green bell pepper chopped

2 Tb. spoons minced garlic (or more)

1 15 oz can kidney beans (do NOT drain)

1 28 oz can crushed tomatoes (do NOT drain)

1 6 oz can tomato paste

¼ cup Worcestershire sauce

2 Tb. spoons chili powder

¼ teaspoon cayenne

Brown meat in stock pot, drain fat, add all ingredients and simmer for about 45 minutes or more, stirring occasionally.

A Real Country Breakfast

I was invited to go to a hunt with my dad and grandpa, but I had a band competition on the day they were going. So I had to miss the hunting trip but my dad and grandpa were still able to go. They had a great trip and got a bunch.

My dad and I decided to cook some for breakfast, and seeing how Miss Karee was out of town, we could eat them the real way! (She does not like squirrel, because they're so cute and fuzzy I guess, unless we tell her it is duck or something not cute and fuzzy) It was a great breakfast, having pan-fried squirrel, mixed with a country gravy slathered over French bread. We would have put it over biscuits but we had some French bread that needed to be eaten.

Talk about messy! They had bones in them so we could not use a fork, which meant we had to chow down into thick and messy gravy. It was excellent, especially the bread mixed with squirrel and really good gravy!

While I was finishing my breakfast, my dad was in the kitchen and saw a squirrel outside the window...if he only knew what was going on just a few feet away!

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