Good Morning from the Richardson Highway! We got our caribou yesterday and this
morning, we thought we'd come out and do some grouse hunting!... And also, they're
kind of plentiful and yeah... As you guys know, since we're up here... We kind of like
to harvest off the land what we can and... You know, be a little more
self-sufficient! So this should be fun! And this is also gonna be your first
experience actually pulling the trigger on something! You know, you've
participated in a lot of hunts...Killed a lot of fish... Yeah, done a lot of fish but actual... You know...
Oxygen-breathing animals, this is gonna be a first... Yeah... How are you feeling?... A little nervous... Yeah, that's
okay!... We'll see!... 0kay guys, we respect these birds and they're beautiful creatures...
But they're not the smartest birds around! They literally just sit and stand there
and stare at you a lot of times!... You know, you almost can walk up and just kick them up with
your boot but... We use this 22 so we're not picking out shot... But all we're doing
is just drive along the pipeline and... These birds are roosting and all this
gravel here... Got our first one guys!... Shut that one in a tree!... Yep!
It's beautiful bird and they have a pretty good bit of size to them!
Number two!
We're gonna call you Tuesday!... Okay, there's some grouse over
there! Beck is walking up on them!... Alright, here's
the first bird that she got! She's walking down the shoulder ditch trying
to get more... What's up?... Did you pick up the bird?... I did!
Yeah... It was a little freakish when the birds started flapping its wings on the
way back... But...
Just so you guys know the rules... This pipeline road is just like any other road where you don't...
And you are not allowed to... You're not supposed to... It's illegal to shoot from
the road surface on the road surface or across the road surface! So you need to
get in the ditch and... Once you are in the ditch and your target is in the ditch... And
as long as it's not crossing over the road... You can shoot! Obviously, you don't want
to hit the pipeline! that's like a no-brainer!... You got one!... I did!... Okay we saw one... Oh
it's still there! She's lined up!
Good shot!... Well, I know this type of hunting is like not what you see on TV
where you know... You got your bad dog walking through the field shooting
pheasant... But these birds, they like the grit and gravel and sand on the road
surfaces... So they kind of just hang out by the road surfaces and... You know, you
see one... You jump into the ditch and you shoot! It's a good way to you know, put
food on the table!... I don't know about you... But there is no better way to spend a
Saturday morning than going hunting with your wife... And your spoiled rotten little
dog!... Alright, those birds are adding up! Alright we used this Creek yesterday to
clean off all of our gear after the caribou hunt... And we thought this would
be a great place to come clean our birds as well... We have eight birds to clean and... Kind of
curious to see how many meals this is gonna add up to!... Alright, it's been a
while since I have cleaned birds like this but... I know that my preferred method
is not to pluck the feathers even though the skin is nice! But I usually like to
just rip them open and expose the breast meat... Oh yeah! See there you go! You got
access to the meat right there!... It is! That's actually quite a bit of meat
surprisingly!... Yeah, we have some pretty good sized breasts!... So step one is
complete and here's the breasts and here are the thighs and legs... We'll just set
these all over here and we'll do like a more detailed cleanup later! And we'll
also kind of dispose of this pile of feathers and guts... So here we go... All in
one shot! The head comes off... Expose the breast...
Okay... And there's another breasts or two
breasts... That's enough for each of us to have one bird meal... Yeah, it's a decent amount of food!
It's a bit messy but... You know, most people have an extreme disconnect with
where their food comes from... And it really kind of brings it to life when
you got a kind of harvest and clean and do all that to your own food!... My turn! So
after watching Ben kind of refresh his skills... I'm gonna... I'm going to start by
cutting off the... The feet!... Looks like this one took a bullet in the chest!... Okay
and that's why they're called spruce hens because they have spruce needles in
their stomachs!... Yep! Spruce grouse... Spruce hens, same thing for
us!... Oh, there you go! Good job! We'll clean them all later!... Yeah! Nice
little pile of meat form in there... Nice!... One problem I see with cutting things
off from the outside first.. It doesn't have feathers all over... The scissors I think...
Alright, well the responsible thing to do is once you're done cleaning them...
Take the remains back here away from the road.. Alright, finished product all said
and done... Eight grouse, breasts, thighs and hearts!... Mm-hmm... Starting to look more like
food!... It is!... Cleaned and rinsed off and ready to take home and make some lunch!
Well, we've had a great afternoon! We watched the movies and lounged around... Great
Saturday! Now it's time for dinner... If you guys haven't tried these Indian
marinade sauces, they are pretty awesome! We have a pretty big batch of food going...
So I'm not sure if we're gonna be able to get away with just one... So we might
have to combine vindaloo with tandoori... Alright, the grouse finished cooking... I
added the vegetables back in and we opted to go with the the tandoori sauce... It
ended up being enough! So now we just have to let it simmer, let all the seasonings melt and we'll have dinner ready!... Real life... Paper plates
when you're camping in the RV! That looks great!... It does!
Not bad at all! Nothing like a little fields a table on a Saturday afternoon!
All in one day!... How does it taste?... Really good! So we can go Aah...Spruce grouse hunting
some more?... Mm-hmm... Alright, thanks for joining us today! Make sure you hit
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