Introducing myself: Marcus
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 9:18 am
Hello everyone,
My name is Marcus and I'm just getting myself established in the woods of New Hampshire on the border of Vermont. Spent the last 5 years or so learning woods skills, mostly at an outdoor school in Wisconsin that taught a lot of Native American philosophy and crafts.
Making my living these days as a traditional hidetanner - I use brains or eggs to tan mostly deer hides the way its been done for hundreds of thousands of years. It's definitely more muscle intensive than the modern methods, but its something that keeps me outside and constantly learning about what I'm doing, plus I eat a lot of wild meat and forage so I get to use things like bones and nutshells and so on in my crafts. If anyone is interested more in this I have a website: http://www.wildabandnskinworks.com.
My experiences with coyotes are mainly in tracking them in my time in the woods. I'm inspired by their ability to adapt to pretty much any environment, and to modulate their breeding techniques to hunting pressures so...pretty much no matter what they survive. I've tanned one of their skins before and wear it as a winter cap (very warm). I'd like to do some hunting/trapping of coyotes coming up this year, and have a friend or two that is willing to team up with me. I'm curious as to what type of gun would be best to hunt them with. I have a wooden longbow made by a friend, and I've been told shotguns with slugs are very versatile (though I'm afraid I'd blow the thing to bits, which I don't want to do for specific reasons...), .240, ect. ect. Any input on weapon selection would be helpful; I live in wooded land with lots of national forest, so legally my options are open.
Also...I'll just throw it out there: I eat coyote. Long ago I discovered the wonders of wild meats and getting to know the flavors and bodies of different animals. I have only trapped and hunted a few different species, but I've eaten nearly every animal the northwoods has to offer. I've told taxidermists around me that I'd be glad to put coyotes to use, and have since come up with a delicious coyote burger recipe using ground meat, bear fat and garlic. If any of you are in my neck of the woods, and would be happy to see your coyote carcasses going to some use, drop me a line.
Thanks for having me, and for whatever you have to offer in my time here.
Marcus
cybrmarc21 at hotmail dot com
My name is Marcus and I'm just getting myself established in the woods of New Hampshire on the border of Vermont. Spent the last 5 years or so learning woods skills, mostly at an outdoor school in Wisconsin that taught a lot of Native American philosophy and crafts.
Making my living these days as a traditional hidetanner - I use brains or eggs to tan mostly deer hides the way its been done for hundreds of thousands of years. It's definitely more muscle intensive than the modern methods, but its something that keeps me outside and constantly learning about what I'm doing, plus I eat a lot of wild meat and forage so I get to use things like bones and nutshells and so on in my crafts. If anyone is interested more in this I have a website: http://www.wildabandnskinworks.com.
My experiences with coyotes are mainly in tracking them in my time in the woods. I'm inspired by their ability to adapt to pretty much any environment, and to modulate their breeding techniques to hunting pressures so...pretty much no matter what they survive. I've tanned one of their skins before and wear it as a winter cap (very warm). I'd like to do some hunting/trapping of coyotes coming up this year, and have a friend or two that is willing to team up with me. I'm curious as to what type of gun would be best to hunt them with. I have a wooden longbow made by a friend, and I've been told shotguns with slugs are very versatile (though I'm afraid I'd blow the thing to bits, which I don't want to do for specific reasons...), .240, ect. ect. Any input on weapon selection would be helpful; I live in wooded land with lots of national forest, so legally my options are open.
Also...I'll just throw it out there: I eat coyote. Long ago I discovered the wonders of wild meats and getting to know the flavors and bodies of different animals. I have only trapped and hunted a few different species, but I've eaten nearly every animal the northwoods has to offer. I've told taxidermists around me that I'd be glad to put coyotes to use, and have since come up with a delicious coyote burger recipe using ground meat, bear fat and garlic. If any of you are in my neck of the woods, and would be happy to see your coyote carcasses going to some use, drop me a line.
Thanks for having me, and for whatever you have to offer in my time here.
Marcus
cybrmarc21 at hotmail dot com
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I thought you were from MN not MT! jk