Chuck's kill with Faith 2014--- "Fine Dining" update PG 3

[Matty]

Over 10 minutes and a couple arrows! Tough buggers. Good for you and a special thanks to him!!

[nineworlds9]

Thanks for all the kind words folks!! 

The bandit weighed in at 7.5 pounds.  That means he was prolly close to 10 pounds live!  Not too shabby for a Florida coon!

I took special care when skinning to make sure I removed the oil/musk glands from the arms and legs to avoid cooking them with the meat.  I am really happy that patience allowed me to remove the hide with the face and ears fully intact. 

I brined the meat in a vinegar solution for several hours, then parboiled it in chicken broth and spices for another hour or two, then into the oven covered to be slow roasted for 1 hour at 350 degrees, then for another 1.5 hours at 300 degrees.

MMM good cookin! It came out beautifully roasted, falling off the bone. 

I basted it with Sweet Baby Ray's barbecue sauce and then kept some on the side for dipping. 

The meat definitely has a slight flavor to it, but nothing bad, it honestly tastes like turkey thigh or any other dark turkey meat, or even like goat.

I served it up with a big pot of red beans and rice and my shiftmates at the station actually tried some. 

We all agreed it was decent fare, but not something we'd want to eat everyday.

Though I'm not gonna lie, I ate two plates worth.

I probably won't shoot anymore for the sake of eating myself, but I wouldn't refuse some properly cooked coon if offered it by someone else in the future. 


   

[pitbull]

[South MS Bowhunter]

Chuck, congrats on the first!  But you can have all my coons as well    

I've tried it a couple of time now and still can't stomach it   :(

[Fattony77]

Congratulations, Chuck!!! I'm CERTAIN that you will have a thread up soon, titled "My first Big Game with a bow".     I'm still rootin' for ya, bud!

Again, a big congrats on the 'coon!

[Hubi]

Gratulation mein Freund!

[bowhunterfrompast]

Congrats    

[bowfanatik]

 

My first trad kill is squirrel :-)
Congratulations!!

[SheltonCreeker]

Way to go. Great story and awesome recipe. Hope there is many more kills to adorn your lodge pole. Thanks for sharing.

[goingoldskool]

Looks like miss Faith might be the missing link... better save your pennies for the auction!

Congrats!
Rodd

[Kopper1013]

Congrats

Dang! You ate that thing!

Well done!

We ned to see pics of the hat, when finished, too!

Bisch

[gringol]

I can't believe you had seconds!

I cannot stomach coon at all.

[mec lineman]

Way to go chuck! good thing you didn't shoot with the phoenix , you would have shot through the dang tree. ha

[nineworlds9]

[nineworlds9]

Bowfanatik bumped the thread to congratulate me.  I recently counseled him into the decision to get on Gregg's list for a Java Man Assyrian.  I think he's going to be VERY happy.

Yup I had seconds.  Like I said, I prolly won't shoot anymore, but in a pinch I'd cook one up no problem.  It tastes a lot like goat or turkey thigh meat.  

The trick is to clean the sucker carefully and remove the scent glands located at the armpit and inner thigh areas, vinegar soak the meat and parboil to cook off the fat, as the fat in the meat is where the strong flavor comes from.  Barbecue-sauced after a good bake its healthy eatin'.  

I fleshed and salted the hide and then rolled it up and threw it in the freezer at the station until I have time to finish the tanning process.  I'm excited cause I skinned out the face and ears perfectly with the fur, it'll be a beautiful hide when I'm done tanning it.

Yeah mec', the Sarrels Faith bow is no slouch, quite powerful, but you're right, the new Phoenix would have prolly blew through the tree indeed LOL!

Thanks for the kudos guys.  My season isn't over until January so I still have time for a deer or hog if I'm lucky.

[johnnyk71]

[Terry Green]

Great Job!!!

I"m going to copy and paste you hunt on the thread stickied at the top....so the story will be with all the others on one thread as well because we archive them every year.