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briarch
@briarch Oct 30, 2020, 1:05 AM UTC

Squirrel hunting: from tree to table

The tastiest wild game might by hopping by at a park near you. Squirrel offers a delicate white meat that has a savory, (no surprise) nutty flavor. Here's how we put the chicken of the tree on our di…

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briarch
@briarch Oct 23, 2020, 1:10 AM UTC

5 ways to use a roadkill beaver

Do you pick up $20 bills on the side of the road? I sure do. Would you pick up a roadkill beaver? I would since it's the same value. I threw a large male beaver in the trunk on the way to work. One m…

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briarch
@briarch Oct 14, 2020, 1:20 AM UTC

Preparing new traps with speed dip

We are busy with last-minute preparations for running the trap line in a few weeks. I bought new traps that still need preparation. The kids and I prepared 6 #11 double longsprings and 1 MB-550. The…

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briarch
@briarch Sep 27, 2020, 8:51 PM UTC

Pre-season scouting for small and big game season

We camped this weekend on public land to scout for animal sign and identify the final places for our trap line and small and big game openers. In the south, we don't get a lot of snow so it can be ha…

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briarch
@briarch Sep 14, 2020, 1:09 AM UTC

DIY fermented eggs for trapping lure

The leaves are beginning to fall, which means I am beginning to prepare for trapping season. With the 2020 collapse of the fur market, I am trapping for meat, fur for personal consumption, and manage…

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briarch
@briarch Jun 13, 2020, 7:00 PM UTC

High intensity gardening, from spring into summer

For the first year, I have tried to use all my garden in the spring and then turn it over for a summer garden. Typically, I plant a spring garden, then let that area lay fallow, and then plant a fall…

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briarch
@briarch Jun 11, 2020, 12:59 AM UTC

Sick pullet, home remedies

One of my COVID-19 panic buying chickens is sick. Yesterday, she didn't want to eat dinner, which isn't that unusual. This morning I found her on the floor of the chicken coop. I thought she was dead…

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briarch
@briarch May 19, 2020, 12:45 AM UTC

Breaking free of smartphone addiction: free your mind, wallet, and autonomy

I was a late adopter of the so-called smartphone. I didn't want to constantly be "available" but I was eventually persuaded by the mapping and photo features. Though I don't use it all that much and…

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briarch
@briarch May 11, 2020, 12:49 AM UTC

Day 57 of self-isolation: the end of isolation, return to the world preps

The last two months have been some of the most transformational of my life. After being furloughed, tomorrow I return to work at a new position as a healthcare provider caring for people at relative…

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briarch
@briarch May 4, 2020, 12:36 AM UTC

6 weeks into the season in the southeast: April garden

This year, we are focusing on yield given our economic uncertainty. This means we decided to sharply narrow the kinds of vegetables we grow, and focusing on a few nutrient rich crops. For the first t…

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