I've seen dogs not touch a seasoned, cooked caribou bull from Oct......

The urine's in the muscle tissue. Their filters can only take so much so it has to go somewhere.

I have, but you need a small silent period while he reloads, followed by four more blasts, and then the DAM IT! We want to keep things accurate.....

-TJ

Really???

Yeah, sounds like some fine tasting meat!! I guess anything that will be killed won't be by Alaskan with the sounds of his shooting!

Do you have a scientific or research paper you got this from?? i would like to read it...

It seems to me, that there would not be "urine" per say in the meat, as uric acid is toxic....hence dialysis and kidney transplants, or in minor cases Gout....

Perhaps, them drinking the urine, puts a burden on the filtration and the uric levels build up, also the possibility of dehydration and malnutrition due to rutting...

Intersting topic for sure.

He also yells "KENTUCKY WINDAGE" , sort of as a disclaimer, or justification of flinging lead..

Hup, I usually don't post something that I can't back up.

Maybe Perrydog can chime in.

I thought it was the hormones in the bloodstream, not urine in the meat...I'm interested in hearing more about it..

Like Kusko said, if you shoot a bull caribou in the rut, it will be inedible. I don't care how much you "spice" it up. I've fried up backstrap from one and the dog wouldn't even touch it. Fact is nothing will touch it. It is inedible.

Not saying that, or accusing.... Just asking for a source if you had one...as the reasons for "bad" taste are many.....
and I haven't been able to find a definitive answer either way in my little research....

I was given some caribou by a guy, and fried it up and spit it out. figured it was a "fluke" or I over cooked it.... made some more, same result....
i don't know if it was poor meat care ( which i doubt considering the source) or it was a ruitting bull....

Shoot a cow or a bull that is feeding again and you should be okay. Not sure how Alaskan's "taco's" taste, but I wouldn't want to eat them!

Bulls drink cow urine during the rut. Taste tells them when the cow is ready to breed. Not sure why they don't do it the old fashion way (smell check). Hence the nasty bou.

I'm really glad I had dinner b4 I checked in on T'man tonight ;o))

Have a great time on your hunt boys ;o)

White has seen LOTSA antelope....No reports yet though. And I'm pretty sure they got outta the truck. LOL

Hup, I hope you find the Grayling.......

When do you all head out?

I think the French still do that......


OB, he wanted me to make sure you had the wood chopped and piled...

We leave tomorrow morn.
It is going to be odd when we all show up in Las Vegas with the hunting gear.... But our wives wouldn't buy it otherwise...

I'm splitting it and burning it as fast as I am able......;o)

Happy hunting and fishing.....

What is the deal on the new Mobile Homes in Alaska? Are they insulated better than the Mobile Homes that are in the Lower 48 ?

With the wind storms we've had here the last couple of weeks, most of them were HIGHLY mobile, and are now resting in the channel.

You wouldn't believe what passes for a mobile home here... lol! Now a new one might be a little thicker, but the majority that are here on the Island are just like the ones anywhere else, only crappier.

The brand new Double wides look fairly well built.

Floors R-40, Walls R-21
Ceiling R-33
2x6 Exterior Walls
2x8 Secured Floor Joists
Low E 100% Vinyl Windows