Outdoors

Bowhunting for boar and fallow deer

Bow hunting

We did encounter several deer, but we were either spotted first or the wind was wrong. The wind seems to be constantly swirly in these hills. Now back to the start of my story; about 50m away from me a good-sized boar was coming right to our location. Rhea and I were crouched on the ground trying to hide behind …

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Stalking a monster stag in southern NSW

Though I was after something bigger I spent some time stalking the herd and ended up getting in front of them. They were feeding about 30m away and I wished the stag was a giant, but that would be too easy. After they finished feeding I backed out and headed for the next glassing spot. Once I had looked around …

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Smoky pork brawn

The perfect recipe for creating a delicious smoky pork brawn. Ingredients 1 pig’s head 2.5kg corned beef shin 1kg venison silverside 1 tbsp Keen’s curry powder 1 tbsp Keen’s mustard powder 1 tbsp marjoram 1 tbsp thyme 1 tbsp freshly chopped garlic 1 tbsp ground black pepper 2 tbsp salt 4 medium onions, finely chopped Method Place pig’s head, beef …

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