4thefunofit
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Happy Thanksgiving! -- Smoked turkey gravy! It's not a tradition, but after having it yesterday it's going to be. Sooo good!
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Mike Matteson
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Thsi Thanking I stayed home do to getting a dose fo Covid. Man was I sick! 2nd time for me. Different than the first time.
Generally try and get together with my sons and their family, but that ent out door year. Was going to do a little hunting together and a grandson. Sure missed out.
Generally try and get together with my sons and their family, but that ent out door year. Was going to do a little hunting together and a grandson. Sure missed out.
rodney7370
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Hate to hear! Missed chances with sons and grandsons suck. Hopefully you can double up when you fully recover which I hope is soon! Prayers for you!!Thsi Thanking I stayed home do to getting a dose fo Covid. Man was I sick! 2nd time for me. Different than the first time.
Generally try and get together with my sons and their family, but that ent out door year. Was going to do a little hunting together and a grandson. Sure missed out.
baldhunter
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Just having a home cooked Thanksgiving meal with my wife.
My wife, the dog, kids and I are at cabin during the week of Thanksgiving for deer hunting.
We hunt in the morning, come in earlier cook our ham roast and smoke our chicken eat and then roll out to our stand for a short afternoon/evening hunt. With full bellies of course!
Most of the food prep is done day or two before along with side dishes.
We hunt in the morning, come in earlier cook our ham roast and smoke our chicken eat and then roll out to our stand for a short afternoon/evening hunt. With full bellies of course!
Most of the food prep is done day or two before along with side dishes.
jamie eaton
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Like most of you our holidays have forever changed . Most of extended family is now gone . Immediate family becomes quite spread out . Don't seem together like we used to . Daughter and son in law still come over for the day , no grandkids at present but time will tell . Heading out to the gun range with the wife today , maybe this can become our " new tradition "!
slv hunter
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Sorry for your loss
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sable tireur
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Lots of memories for lots of families!
The best of the Thanksgiving celebrations I remember happened when I was young, 6 - 12 years old.
We (9 uncles and my father) would gather at a couple of the farms to split up into groups with dogs for pheasant hunting in the morning. Limits were pretty slim even back then. But we always returned to the main house with plenty of pheasants to supplement the 3 turkeys being baked in the 'summer kitchen'.
The young'uns (boys) plucked and picked the birds while the big fireplace outside came up to temperature for grilling the birds. Slow roasted and a little basting for flavor helped with the timing.
8 aunts and my mother created a large cooking staff for my Grandmother to manage. Fortunately the house was set up for cooking for a large number of people. We did have to sweep and scrub the 4-car garage where we used those old wood banquet tables kept just for these occasions along with the those wood folding chairs which were so capable of pinching little fingers.
Growing up with so many cousins was a real blessing because we always had a friend or friends to play with. Country living on farms was not conducive to a social life anyway.
The first round was all the hot fixings along with roast beef, turkey and pheasants of course! Mashed potatoes and hot rolls were served in wash tubs. Grandpa had a small commercial mixer used to make those huge batches of potatoes! Fortunately he raised milking cows so we always had fresh milk and cream. There was usually enough leftovers for making sandwiches later in the evening. Not much left after that round!
Lots of laughter and stories were shared throughout the day and into the evening. It became a sort of oral history given the number of relatives and the number of years the group spanned. I still recall some of the stories and have recited them at other gatherings.
I hope everyone has the joy and fellowship of being with family and friends this Holiday Season!
The best of the Thanksgiving celebrations I remember happened when I was young, 6 - 12 years old.
We (9 uncles and my father) would gather at a couple of the farms to split up into groups with dogs for pheasant hunting in the morning. Limits were pretty slim even back then. But we always returned to the main house with plenty of pheasants to supplement the 3 turkeys being baked in the 'summer kitchen'.
The young'uns (boys) plucked and picked the birds while the big fireplace outside came up to temperature for grilling the birds. Slow roasted and a little basting for flavor helped with the timing.
8 aunts and my mother created a large cooking staff for my Grandmother to manage. Fortunately the house was set up for cooking for a large number of people. We did have to sweep and scrub the 4-car garage where we used those old wood banquet tables kept just for these occasions along with the those wood folding chairs which were so capable of pinching little fingers.
Growing up with so many cousins was a real blessing because we always had a friend or friends to play with. Country living on farms was not conducive to a social life anyway.
The first round was all the hot fixings along with roast beef, turkey and pheasants of course! Mashed potatoes and hot rolls were served in wash tubs. Grandpa had a small commercial mixer used to make those huge batches of potatoes! Fortunately he raised milking cows so we always had fresh milk and cream. There was usually enough leftovers for making sandwiches later in the evening. Not much left after that round!
Lots of laughter and stories were shared throughout the day and into the evening. It became a sort of oral history given the number of relatives and the number of years the group spanned. I still recall some of the stories and have recited them at other gatherings.
I hope everyone has the joy and fellowship of being with family and friends this Holiday Season!
crashlanding
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Getting a $10 tree permit from the blm, Saturday after thanksgiving, our family goes out and gets our Christmas tree. Been doing this for many many years. Donuts and hot chocolate make up the morning breakfast.
Varmint Hunter
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Here on Long Island, duck hunting is one of our few hunting opportunities. Thanksgiving Day has traditionally been one of the most active days of the season. Typically, father & son teams head out early in the morning while the wives and daughters are happy for them to get out of the house. The girls take care of all the cooking and the guys get home just in time for the appetizers to be served.
It may be a bit chauvinistic, but it's a Thanksgiving tradition that has been going on for decades.
It may be a bit chauvinistic, but it's a Thanksgiving tradition that has been going on for decades.
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Calvin45
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Saskatchewan canuck here, our thanksgiving is in October here but nonetheless this time of year feels festive and fun!
Last year winter saw hardly any snow and wasn't very cold either. This winter we've got SNOW and the kids AND THE DOG love it
It's a lovely day today, not too cold to have a ton of fun with them outside, but still "real winter" like we didn't have yet this time last year.
The dog's name is "Pesto" and he LOOOOOOVES snow, he runs around the yard rolling in at and snapping it up eating it and the kids try to dump their shovels of snow on him and he loves the attention and they laugh their butts off at his antics.
The older smaller dog is "tikka" and can't be bothered with this nonsense anymore
Last year winter saw hardly any snow and wasn't very cold either. This winter we've got SNOW and the kids AND THE DOG love it
It's a lovely day today, not too cold to have a ton of fun with them outside, but still "real winter" like we didn't have yet this time last year.
The dog's name is "Pesto" and he LOOOOOOVES snow, he runs around the yard rolling in at and snapping it up eating it and the kids try to dump their shovels of snow on him and he loves the attention and they laugh their butts off at his antics.
The older smaller dog is "tikka" and can't be bothered with this nonsense anymore
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huntsman22
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my favorite tradition, is telling the visiting mother-in-law goodbye, for another year.....
rodney7370
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-17 and it's not too cold????Saskatchewan canuck here, our thanksgiving is in October here but nonetheless this time of year feels festive and fun!
Last year winter saw hardly any snow and wasn't very cold either. This winter we've got SNOW and the kids AND THE DOG love it
It's a lovely day today, not too cold to have a ton of fun with them outside, but still "real winter" like we didn't have yet this time last year.
The dog's name is "Pesto" and he LOOOOOOVES snow, he runs around the yard rolling in at and snapping it up eating it and the kids try to dump their shovels of snow on him and he loves the attention and they laugh their butts off at his antics.
The older smaller dog is "tikka" and can't be bothered with this nonsense anymore
