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Don't Californians know when to go home? If Uly ever showed up here day 7 would be "hit the road jack" day.

Margaret's sister, husband and granddaughter arrived Sunday 7/13. Their daughter arrived Wednesday the 16th. Daughter and granddaughter flew home this morning, but the sister and husband are leaving on Friday. Since they do not eat red meat I am in need of a burger or steak---soon. Enough chicken already.

I am just kidding, it has been a lot of fun. They always request me to line up "things" to do and it must include a "farm" visit. I took them to an Elk ranch this trip and they said it was the best "farm" visit of the 5 we have done over the years. We helped feed the elk, with some of the cows being very tame. So tame we could feed them out of our hands. The granddaughter was amazed. They have about 70 head and slaughter about a dozen a year. They allow bow hunters to help further cull the herd each year.

kusch wrote:Don't Californians know when to go home? If Uly ever showed up here day 7 would be "hit the road jack" day.

Margaret's sister, husband and granddaughter arrived Sunday 7/13. Their daughter arrived Wednesday the 16th. Daughter and granddaughter flew home this morning, but the sister and husband are leaving on Friday. Since they do not eat red meat I am in need of a burger or steak---soon. Enough chicken already.

I am just kidding, it has been a lot of fun. They always request me to line up "things" to do and it must include a "farm" visit. I took them to an Elk ranch this trip and they said it was the best "farm" visit of the 5 we have done over the years. We helped feed the elk, with some of the cows being very tame. So tame we could feed them out of our hands. The granddaughter was amazed. They have about 70 head and slaughter about a dozen a year. They allow bow hunters to help further cull the herd each year.

What's a "farm"?

There are "things to do" in North Dakota?

who knew?

peacock2121 wrote:There are "things to do" in North Dakota?

who knew?

You may "bite me".

kusch wrote:

peacock2121 wrote:There are "things to do" in North Dakota?

who knew?

You may "bite me".

Love the quotes.

You are such a gentleman.

kusch wrote:Don't Californians know when to go home? If Uly ever showed up here day 7 would be "hit the road jack" day.

Margaret's sister, husband and granddaughter arrived Sunday 7/13. Their daughter arrived Wednesday the 16th. Daughter and granddaughter flew home this morning, but the sister and husband are leaving on Friday. Since they do not eat red meat I am in need of a burger or steak---soon. Enough chicken already.

I am just kidding, it has been a lot of fun. They always request me to line up "things" to do and it must include a "farm" visit. I took them to an Elk ranch this trip and they said it was the best "farm" visit of the 5 we have done over the years. We helped feed the elk, with some of the cows being very tame. So tame we could feed them out of our hands. The granddaughter was amazed. They have about 70 head and slaughter about a dozen a year. They allow bow hunters to help further cull the herd each year.

But my name is not Jack.

What's a "farm"?

It's where most iceboxes are used.


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tlynn78 wrote:

What's a "farm"?

It's where most iceboxes are used.


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And the hamburgers grow inside? How often are they harvested?

kusch wrote:Since they do not eat red meat I am in need of a burger or steak---soon. Enough chicken already.

We have friends visiting, too, but they rarely eat anything but red meat. We made steaks with a peppercorn sauce for them last night. Yummalicious! It's an Alton Brown recipe, and I highly recommend it when you can get your cow on again.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alto ... index.html

I took them to an Elk ranch this trip and they said it was the best "farm" visit of the 5 we have done over the years. We helped feed the elk, with some of the cows being very tame. So tame we could feed them out of our hands. The granddaughter was amazed. They have about 70 head and slaughter about a dozen a year. They allow bow hunters to help further cull the herd each year.

Very cool! Elk are such gorgeous beasts. I have only seen them up close once. There's a herd in the Great Smoky Mountains NP. Apparently the Smokies were thick with elk in times past, but they were completely hunted out. Some elk hunters group got together with the park people, and they paid to reintroduce elk to the area. The idea was that the herd would be protected in the park until their numbers grew and grew. Once the population is strong enough, hunting will be permitted for the elk that eventually roam outside the park's boundaries.

There's an area in the far eastern section of the park where you can see them pretty regularly. They're not tame enough to eat from your hand, but they aren't bothered by all the people gawking at them either.

marrymeflyfree wrote:Very cool! Elk are such gorgeous beasts. I have only seen them up close once.

Go to Jackson Hole, sometime. The National Elk Refuge hosts thousands of elk during the winter months. Visitors can take horse-drawn sleigh rides for a close look at them and they're as calm as a herd of cattle!

marrymeflyfree wrote:Very cool! Elk are such gorgeous beasts. I have only seen them up close once. There's a herd in the Great Smoky Mountains NP. Apparently the Smokies were thick with elk in times past, but they were completely hunted out. Some elk hunters group got together with the park people, and they paid to reintroduce elk to the area. The idea was that the herd would be protected in the park until their numbers grew and grew. Once the population is strong enough, hunting will be permitted for the elk that eventually roam outside the park's boundaries.

There's an area in the far eastern section of the park where you can see them pretty regularly. They're not tame enough to eat from your hand, but they aren't bothered by all the people gawking at them either.

Rocky Mountain National Park too.

Elk dig me. When we go to Yellowstone, I am an Elk Magnet.

If I ever need a resume, that is going on it...

minimetoo26 wrote:Elk dig me. When we go to Yellowstone, I am an Elk Magnet.

If I ever need a resume, that is going on it...

If you wear Yankee Clover perfume, that would be an explanation -- if you're looking for an explanation. If not, pardon the interruption and return to your formerly appointed tasks -- grumbling, hoping (I think that's mine), stoopiding, bittering, enaht.

Apologies to Kusch for hijacking the thread.

minimetoo26 wrote:Elk dig me. When we go to Yellowstone, I am an Elk Magnet.

If I ever need a resume, that is going on it...

Not only is she an elk magnet-she is a man magnet too <G>

oops. Meant to start new thread, not add to this one.