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Backwoods Bound Bullet Volume 13 - Issue 8

  Welcome to the August 2012 issue of The Bullet. Wow! What a summer this has been with the heat and drought. Almost makes you wish for December and deer season. But then I’m not sure if I like shivering in my boots strapped to a tree twenty feet in the air any more than sweating profusely sitting in a boat casting to some lily pads. But those are the things we as outdoorsmen endure in our passions.

Speaking of passions, squirrel seasons open this month in most parts of the country. Find a good nut tree or water source and you’re sure to find some ‘tree rats’ hanging around. I always thought of squirrel season as not only a great sport but as a warm-up to bigger game. It helps me sharpen my woodsmen skills that have rescinded into the back of my mind. If you venture forth this month remember to use bug repellent, stay hydrated and most of all have a safe hunt.

Enough said. Let’s get to it. Enjoy the one hundred and forty third issue of The Backwoods Bound Bullet. Until next month, stay cool. J. E. Burns, Editor-in-chief.

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In this issue:

~ Backwoods Trivia
~ Recipe: Awesome Burgers
~ Article: DNR Cautions About Blue-Green Algae
~ Recipe: Gar Patties
~ Press Release: Latest Volume In 'Hikes with Tykes' Series Released
~ Article: Art Of Nature: Hurdles Always Surmountable
~ What's New
~ Recipe: Crispy Frog Legs
~ Last Minute Stuff

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BACKWOODS TRIVIA:   Here’s one we came up with. See if you know it.

"What is the record high temperature in the United States?"

Find the answer at the end of this newsletter. Send your trivia questions to mail@backwoodsbound.com.

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RECIPE: AWESOME BURGERS

~ 2 lbs ground deer
~ 12 oz. chorizo (Mexican sausage)
~ 1/2 medium onion, finely chopped
~ 1 egg, beaten

* In a large bowl, combine all of the ingredients.

* Shape into 1/4 lb. patties.

* Fry in a skillet with a little oil or place on grill and cook over medium heat.

* Serve with your favorite burger condiments.

* Enjoy.

Thanks to Randy Rogers for sharing this recipe. To see more deer recipes visit our site at www.backwoodsbound.com/zdeer.html.

Send in your favorite recipe to mail@backwoodsbound.com and we'll post it on the site or use it in an upcoming issue of The Bullet.

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ARTICLE:   DNR CAUTIONS ABOUT BLUE-GREEN ALGAE

  Editor’s note: We’ve come across many articles and releases about this problem from many states all around the country but this one stood out a bit more with their cautions and suggestions. No matter where you live, keep your eye out for algae blooms.

  People who use Indiana’s lakes and reservoirs for recreation should be aware that blue-green algae blooms have the potential to cause health problems in humans and animals.

  Blue-green algae blooms are a seasonal occurrence in some Indiana waters, fueled by summer heat, sunlight and fertilizer runoff from lawns and farms. Drought and low water levels in lakes and reservoirs can increase blue-green algae quantities and/or toxins.

  Some blue-green algae produce toxins that can cause rashes, skin and eye irritation, nausea, stomach aches, and tingling fingers and toes. People who experience any of these symptoms after boating or swimming should seek medical attention.

  Dogs and other animals are particularly vulnerable to blue-green algae because they may drink the contaminated water or swallow the algae as they clean their coats.

  Two dogs died and two others were sickened earlier this week after swimming in a cove at Salamonie Lake. Symptoms and circumstances suggest blue-green algae toxicity may have been the cause.

  Boaters, swimmers and dog owners should:
  * Avoid ingesting lake water.
  * Avoid contact with algae blooms, which generally appear as a scum on the water surface.
  * Shower with soapy water after swimming.
  * Bring clean water for your dog to drink on hikes or other outings.
  * Keep dogs close and on a leash.
  * Bathe your dog with soapy water as soon as possible after a swim.

  People who access Indiana’s reservoirs from resource management areas, small boat launching sites, fishing access parking lots or unofficial entry points such as dead-end county roads and other remote locations should be especially cautious before entering the water. It is important for visitors to check the property’s webpage at www.stateparks.IN.gov and at the property office to ensure that they have current information about property rules and possible algae alerts.

  Blue-green alga is most often found in shallow water or coves and bays where water movement is limited. Weather conditions—wind direction, water temperature, precipitation—can quickly change the blue-green algae cell count and the concentration of toxins in an area.

  Hoosiers can help reduce blue-green algae blooms by choosing phosphorus-free fertilizer, limiting the use of fertilizer around waterways, and regularly maintaining septic systems.

  The Indiana Department of Environmental Management regularly tests for blue-green algae at 13 Indiana lakes during summer. If high levels of algae or toxins are documented during testing, a notice is posted at algae.IN.gov and caution notices are placed in those locations until algae cell counts return to safe levels.

  For additional information about pets, farm animals and blue-green algae go to www.in.gov/boah/2617.htm.

  For information about the outdoor adventures in Indiana, visit their web site at: http://www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/.

 

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FUN FACTS:   "The Mayflower set sail from Southampton, England on August 15, 1620 with 120 Pilgrims aboard." – Sam Gregory.

Send your Fun Facts to mail@backwoodsbound.com. For more Fun Facts visit www.backwoodsbound.com/funfacts.html.

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FISHIN' TIP:   When fishing in the late summer and early fall for bluegills, fish around wood cover if available. Stumps, snags and stick-ups give them places to feed on insects and small minnows.

Send your tips to: mail@backwoodsbound.com and we’ll post them on the site or use them in a future issue of The Bullet.

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INTERESTING QUOTE: "Life is like an ice cream cone, you have to lick it one day at a time." – Charlie Brown, beloved Peanuts character.

If you’ve seen or heard an interesting or humorous quote send it in and we'll post it next month. Send them to: mail@backwoodsbound.com.

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** AFTER THE SHOT TROPHY PLAQUES **

Our handcrafted plaques are made from solid oak not plywood or particle board giving your trophy a solid base to anchor to. Each plaque comes with a wall hanger(s) installed and the Picture Plaques come with glass and picture backing for your 4" x 6" photo.

No matter what type of trophy you want to display, Backwoods Bound has a plaque to fill your need. We can design and make special shapes to fill your trophy needs. Just contact us with your ideas.

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RECIPE: GAR PATTIES

~ gar fillets
~ 1 small or medium onion, finely chopped
~ 2- 3 green onions, finely chopped
~ 1 egg, beaten
~ flour

* Place the gar fillets in a large pot and cover with water.

* Bring to a boil, reduce heat and cook until the meat loosens and starts to flake easy.

* Remove and let cool.

* Pull the meat apart and discard any bones or cartilage.

* Place meat in a bowl and add the onions and egg.

* Mix together with your hands. Shape into patties.

* Heat some oil in a skillet over medium/low heat.

* Cover the patties with flour. Add to the hot oil.

* Fry to a golden brown flipping as needed.
* Drain on paper towels.

* Serve and enjoy.

Thanks to Brantley for sending in this recipe. For more delicious fish recipes to try visit our site at www.backwoodsbound.com/zfish.html.

Remember to send your favorite recipe to mail@backwoodsbound.com. We'll post it on the site or use it in an upcoming issue of The Bullet.

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PRESS RELEASE:   LATEST VOLUME IN ‘HIKES WITH TYKE’ SERIES RELEASED

  New book focuses on kid-friendly games, activities for day hiking.

  Ojai, CA. – The author of the popular and highly acclaimed "Hikes with Tykes" book series has released the latest book in the series: "Hikes with Tykes: Games and Activities."

  Culled from the experiences of "Hikes with Tykes" author Rob Bignell and fellow outdoor-minded parents, "Hikes with Tykes: Games and Activities" is the most comprehensive collection of diversions available, with something for every age group and childhood interest.

  The new guidebook provides comprehensive descriptions of more than 100 games and activities parents, grandparents, teachers and youth club leaders can engage kids in before, during and after day hikes.

  The book is the follow-up to Bignell’s highly successful "Hikes with Tykes: A Practical Guide to Day Hiking with Kids," which was released last year.

  "As soon as that book came out, parents began emailing me tips and suggestions they had about hiking with kids"” Bignell said. "I noticed a lot of those suggestions were for great games and activities. I found a number of those ideas really useful, for as my son grew older I had to come up with new ones for the trail and for the drive over to the trailhead!"

  "Collecting all of those suggestions and my trials and tribulations with my son’s interest in the trail led to the series’ second book, 'Hikes with Tykes: Games and Activities.'"

  That so many parents shared games and activities shouldn’t be surprising, Bignell said. During these difficult economic times, a number of families have turned back to the low-cost, fun activity of hiking. An Outdoor Industry Association report from 2010 says that 40 million Americans hike – and a number of them take along their children.

  Among the many topics in "Hikes with Tykes: Games and Activities"” are:

  * Activities to get kids excited about a day hike.
  * Crafts in which kids make their own hiking gear.
  * Recipes for healthy snacks on the trail.
  * Games that will help kids better understand and appreciate nature.
  * Post-hike activities to keep kids excited about the sport.

  A long-time hiker, editor and journalist, Bignell is uniquely qualified to discuss hiking with children. He and his son Kieran have been going on day hikes together for more than five years. Bignell took Kieran on his first hike when he was but four-months-old, through an old grove of redwood trees that soared 150 feet over their heads. Since then, they’ve peakbagged mountains, rambled along ocean coastlines, searched fossil and gem trails, and explored desert canyons, often all in the same month.

  Before Kieran, Bignell served as an infantryman in the Army National Guard and taught middle school students in New Mexico and Wisconsin. His newspaper work has won several journalism awards, from editorial writing to sports reporting. In 2001, The Prescott Journal, which he served as managing editor of, was named Wisconsin’s Weekly Newspaper of the Year.

  Both volumes in the "Hikes with Tykes" series are available for purchase online at http://hikeswithtykes.com/home.html.

 

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PROFILING THE STATES

South Dakota

Nickname: The Mount Rushmore State
Size: 77,123 square miles, ranked 16th in size.
Admitted to the Union: 1889, 40th State.
State Animal: Coyote
State Bird: Ring-Necked Pheasant
State Insect: Honey Bee
State Fish: Walleye
State Tree: Black Hills Spruce
State Flower: Pasque
State Fossil: Triceratops

State Fishing Records, Line and Rod;
Largemouth Bass: 9 lbs. - 3 oz.
Smallmouth Bass: 6 lbs. - 9 oz.
White Crappie: 3 lbs. - 9 oz.
Black Crappie: 3 lbs. - 8 oz.
Bluegill: 3 lbs. - 4 oz.
Brown Trout: 24 lbs. - 8 oz.
Walleye: 16 lbs. - 2 oz.
Channel Catfish: 55 lbs.
Blue Catfish: 97 lbs.
Muskie: 40 lbs.
Tiger Muskie: 37 lbs. - 7 oz.
Rainbow Trout: 19 lbs. - 4oz.
Cutthroat Trout: 6 lbs. - 5 oz.
Lake Sturgeon: 40 lbs.
Paddlefish: 120 lbs. - 12 oz.
Creek Chub: 9.7 oz.
Northern Pike: 36 lbs. - 3 oz.

Big Game Records – All measurements in inches.
Antelope (firearm) – 90”. Taken in 2006.
Antelope (archery) – 84 2/8”. Taken in 2005.
Elk (firearm) – Typical – 377 3/8”. Taken in 1980.
Elk (archery) – Non-Typical – 352”. Taken in 2009.
Mule Deer (firearm) – Typical – 192”. Taken in 2003.
Mule Deer (firearm) – Non-Typical – 281 6/8”. Taken in 1944.
Whitetail Deer (firearm) – Typical – 193 2/8”. Taken in 1948.
Whitetail Deer (archery) – Typical – 182 7/8”. Taken in 2004.
Turkey (firearm) – 109.125”. Taken in 2009.
Turkey (archery) – 120.42”. Taken in 2009.
Big Horn Sheep – 196 4/8”. Shed found in 1984.
Mountain Goat (firearm) – 50 6/8”. Taken in 1967.
Mountain Lion (firearm) – 14 14/16”. Taken in 2011.

Quick Facts:
1743 – The first Europeans to see the Black Hills, the Verendrye brothers, claim the land for France and bury an engraved lead plate near present-day Fort Pierre stating so.
1831 – The first steamboat on the Missouri River travels upriver to Fort Tecumseh.
1804 – Lewis and Clark expedition passes through on their way to the Pacific Ocean.
1874 – Gold is discovered in the Black Hills by an expedition led by Lt. Col. George A. Custer.
1890 – In what will become known as the Wounded Knee Massacre, more than 250 Lakota men, women and children are killed by the 7th Cavalry.
1927 – Work begins in October on Mount Rushmore National Memorial. Sculptor Gutzon Borglum intends to carve the four presidents to their waists but dies in 1941 before the work is finished.
1948 – Sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski begins to carve Crazy Horse into a mountain in the Black Hills as a memorial to Native Americans. He dies in 1982 but the work continues to this day by his family.
1973 – About 200 armed members of the American Indian Movement occupy Wounded Knee to protest policies towards Native Americans.
1998 – The face of Crazy Horse is completed on the world famous sculpture. It is 90 feet tall, 30 feet taller than the faces on Mount Rushmore. Work continues on the rest of the colossal carving.

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HUNTIN' TIP:   "An easy way to make your own deer rattler bag is take an old sock and gather some round sticks around an inch around and maybe 4 to 5 inches long. One inch diameter dowels rods from the hardware store work great if you can’t find suitable sticks. Place them in your sock and tie it up. Put a string around it to hang it from your neck so it is ready to rattle." – Morrie Atkins.

Send your tips to: mail@backwoodsbound.com and we’ll post them on the site or use them in a future issue of The Bullet.

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ARTICLE:   ART OF NATURE: Hurdles Always Surmountable by Gary L. Fitzgerald

  I believe Nature does not seem to have any hurdles it cannot conquer. For mega-millions or billions of years Nature has gone over, around, under and through any hurdle it has encountered. I believe Nature does not waste time looking back, it just keeps going forward.

  I have noticed that some people have a tendency to build hurdles that are really not there with words like "what if", "it could be", "in the past", etc.. I wonder what it would be like if we learned from Nature to cross the hurdles as they are given us and keep going forward. We would have more time to think about the hurdle we have rather than the one that might be. Devote more time to the actual hurdle and go forward.

  Would we have a simpler life, one with more direction and be better at handling the hurdle we are faced with? I believe we would all be happier.

  Once again, look, listen and learn from Nature. Face only the hurdles you are dealt with, not the ones that might be. Nature is a great teacher if we take the time to learn from it. Don’t build things in, don’t live in the past!

Brown Bear

  I don’t believe this Alaskan Bear is concerned about the downed tree. He is just stepping over the hurdle and going on his way!

 

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** AFTER THE SHOT TROPHY TAGS **

Now you can add all the information about your trophy with our NEW metal placards! Made from brass with black lettering, they will add that final touch to your After The Shot Trophy Plaque.

Offered in two sizes; 1 1/4" x 3 1/4" with three lines of text or 1" x 3" with two lines of text. They are easy to install. No holes to drill or nails to drive, they just stick on!

Go to www.backwoodsbound.com/ats.html for ordering information.

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WHAT'S NEW

The new recipes continue to roll in. Thanks to everyone for sharing! We’ll get them sorted and post some news ones on the site as soon as we can. We continue to look for wild hog, fish/seafood, moose, elk and exotics recipes so we can expand those sections. We also want to start recipe sections for antelope and buffalo so send those in too. Send them to mail@backwoodsbound.com and check out the recipe section at www.backwoodsbound.com/recipe.html.

Still in need of your Trail Camera photos!!!! We don’t care what they’re of just send them our way!

Send everything to mail@backwoodsbound.com. Thank you! We couldn’t do this without your help!

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RECIPE: CRISPY FROG LEGS

~ 2 back frog legs, skinned and washed
~ 8 – 10 saltine crackers
~ 1/4 cup or so french fried onions
~ salt and pepper
~ 1- 2 eggs, beaten
~ oil

* Crush the crackers and onions together. Salt and pepper to taste.

* Heat some oil in a skillet over medium heat.

* Dip the legs in the egg and then the cracker mixture.

* Place in the hot oil and fry 20 – 25 minutes flipping every 5 minutes.

* Serve with your favorite side dishes and enjoy.

Note: Adjust the amount of crackers and onions to suit your needs. You can also increase the amounts when cooking more legs. - Krystal

Our thanks to Krystal for sharing this recipe. To see more frog recipes visit our site at www.backwoodsbound.com/zfrog.html.


Send your favorite recipe to mail@backwoodsbound.com and we'll post it on the site or use it in an upcoming issue of The Bullet.

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ANSWER TO BACKWOODS TRIVIA:   Death Valley hit 134 degrees Fahrenheit on July 10, 1913 making it the record high temperature for the United States.

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LAST MINUTE STUFF

We get a lot of letters from readers of The Bullet and visitors to our site asking a variety of questions. Last month we passed along a few of questions from a couple of our readers asking for help with some problems they were having. We received one response to the problem that David Hume was having. Here’s is David’s problem;

….they have a problem with geese at their cottage property when they’re not there "crapping everywhere and the clean-up is a 2 hour ordeal. What do you reckon to be the best deterrent to keep the geese away?"

Joely Pozole sent in this suggestion, “What a lot of dock owners here do is install motion activated sprinklers run off garden hoses. Coyote silhouettes only work until the geese figure they're not a threat anymore.”

Thanks Joely!

If anyone has a question or problem they need help with, send it in and we’ll post them in an upcoming issue. Send your questions and answers to mail@backwoodsbound.com. Thanks!

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