Thread: Victory! (First Deer)

Congrats on the first deer. Ripper of a shot too!

Here's some more pics!

The swing bridge we used at the start to avoid getting wet. All well and good, very pretty, but as mentioned that decision cost us about 4hrs and we won't be doing that next time:




A view of the river as we slog it out walking upstream. Earlier on and still on the track - you can see the red marker post on the left:




A view of the river further up as it widens out:




Here's the creek next to where we camped - looking across the river to the hills on the far side. You can see our cooker set up in the bottom left as it boils water for some Back Country Cuisine. Not bad stuff, I must say:




And lastly, a fire to finish it off! My sexy boots and socks can be seen getting partially dried out. I almost cooked them and steam was pouring out, but it was still wet boots for me the next day when we walked out. Blisters gallore:




Oh, and thanks for the advice with the meat. What sort of coverage would you use in the fridge? I can raise it up so that it drips dry and doesn't sit in its own juices, that's no problem. Do I cover it with glad wrap?