Hungry Horse Res (eat, summer, lizard)

[Stephan_K]

Originally Posted by Reziac

And then there was the night I went out fishing (whitefish bite best around sunset), flung my rod back to cast it, and hooked a bat.

Are you sure we never met each other years ago camping ?

In PA when we were kids... teens actually, at dusk we used to go out away from camp about 100' feet in the open and start twirling a small roostertail or panther martin around on a fishing pole. It was like ringing the bat dinner bell. They would come in droves ! One person would do the twirling until a bat grabbed the lure while the others would attempt knocking them for a loop with a stick as they flew around.

It was quite a scene until my cousin got a panther martin spinner stuck in his chest one time... that ended the fun FOREVER . That sucked because that was some fun stuff .

Ended up torturing the bats that actually got a hold of the lure. That was before we learned that you weren't allowed to hurt them . Good thing fish and game never saw us doing that. Stupid too as we would be right out in the open in campgrounds doing it !

Pretty funny trying to real in a bat !

Rickers, when I was in FL one time doing some pier fishing, a pelican scooped up some dude bait before it had time to get under the water far enough. That was a wild site him realing it in and then trying to get that hook out ! They too ended up cutting the line as close to the bird as they could get. That bird was beating people up .

[Reziac]

Originally Posted by Stephan_K

Are you sure we never met each other years ago camping ?

I hope not. You sound a trifle batty.

[rickers]

Originally Posted by rickers

On the way home we shot a few buzzards at his water spring and then once home we cleaned them and fried them in a pan on the wood cook-stove.

Quoting just this part of my own post, I don't want folks to think that I like to eat buzzards. !

[Gman2007]

Originally Posted by rickers

Quoting just this part of my own post, I don't want folks to think that I like to eat buzzards. !

I was thinking it may have been some special recipe you were going to share!

[Stephan_K]

Originally Posted by rickers

Quoting just this part of my own post, I don't want folks to think that I like to eat buzzards. !

BS... give us the recipe damit !

[Broz]

Originally Posted by rickers

Quoting just this part of my own post, I don't want folks to think that I like to eat buzzards. !

LOL, I read it a few times and had almost ruled out pan fried buzzard. Then I got to thinking..... If they had been eating elk the week before that might be good. Elk stuffed buzzard...


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[rickers]

Originally Posted by Stephan_K

BS... give us the recipe damit !

OK you asked for it !

In a large cast iron kettle hanging over your campfire at your camp at Hungry Horse Reservoir, put in 20 gallons of river water, add 1 whole uncleaned freshly killed buzzard, two muskrats, three bull snakes and four field mice. Boil for five days stirring continuously.

Enjoy !

[Reziac]

Originally Posted by rickers

In a large cast iron kettle hanging over your campfire at your camp at Hungry Horse Reservoir, put in 20 gallons of river water, add 1 whole uncleaned freshly killed buzzard, two muskrats, three bull snakes and four field mice. Boil for five days stirring continuously.

You forgot the most important part:

At the end of five days, throw away the buzzard and eat the pan!!

[Broz]

Yeah, I have that recipe. I was hoping you had the one with the pickled lizzard tounge. It has a little more of a southwestern citrus flavor.

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[Reziac]

Oh, pickled lizard tongue... I think that involves smoking it over a mesquite fire, then serving it with peyote sauce.