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Re: Vintage Hunting and the 1876
« Reply #20 on: January 26, 2010, 06:57:29 PM »
    Porcupine liver sauteed in butter is out of this world. It puts calf liver to shame.

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Re: Vintage Hunting and the 1876
« Reply #21 on: January 26, 2010, 11:45:29 PM »
When I was in 'Rescue Training 1969-70 we were on our final field trip ... I was being caried in a litter with a blindfold on to give me an idea what it would be like to be totally dependent on my medical team. All of a sudden, our instructor, and old mountain man born 200 years too late, called, "Academic situation; get that armadillo!"

I was uncermonially dropped, litter and all, as the entire team (four people)ran after this poor little armadillo. When they caught it, it curled up into a ball and they used medical tape to force him to stay that way. Then they put it between my legs and we continued on ....

About 5 minutes later, the litter got very wet where the armadillo was ... it had peed on me, itself, and the litter!

But the end of that story was that we gutted it that night and threw it in the coals, using the bony plates as a roasting pot.

Now that armadillo must have been terrified and making adrenaline for hours. I just remember it tasting like very oily very tough chicken, and marking it down as one of those things I would use as survival food and not before ...

But like a porcupine, it is easy to catch and easy to cook. I think the next time I would parboil it in the shell with some rocks for several hours ... then throw away the armadillo and eat the rocks ....
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Re: Vintage Hunting and the 1876
« Reply #22 on: January 30, 2010, 04:13:32 PM »
Howdy Pards
I have been sitting around the fire today eating Deer jerky , the Deer was taken with my 76 and using black powder ammo . Now if I take a coyote I will not make any jerky out of them they are NASTY little critters .

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Re: Vintage Hunting and the 1876
« Reply #23 on: January 30, 2010, 05:57:02 PM »
Dog-gone it Rowdy. I didn't isolate that little doe I got with the '76 or I could have done the same thing today. I did polish off a half dozen sticks of pepperoni venison sauage sticks, if that counts, but no fire and not taken with a vintaqe rifle. One of my distant neighbors made it from his venison. Oh well - it was still good.  :)

Double Ditto's on the coyote jerky! (I'm still searchin' for any kind of recipe that uses coyote - not too hard tho!)

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Re: Vintage Hunting and the 1876
« Reply #24 on: January 31, 2010, 08:09:38 AM »
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A suggestion!  Go to any Book Store and see if they have a book entitled "The Road Kill Cook Book".  You might find what yer huntin for there.  Or go find an old Indian and see if they will tell you how their ancestors did it.  According to some of my old books, they ate one hell of alot of dog stew so that might be what you are hunting for. ;)
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Re: Vintage Hunting and the 1876
« Reply #25 on: January 31, 2010, 11:35:35 AM »
Dirty Brass:
A suggestion!  Go to any Book Store and see if they have a book entitled "The Road Kill Cook Book".  You might find what yer huntin for there.  Or go find an old Indian and see if they will tell you how their ancestors did it.  According to some of my old books, they ate one hell of alot of dog stew so that might be what you are hunting for. ;)

Thanks larryo_1. Guess I didn't emphasize this part enough  ;D Not really in any hurry to find one (chuckle)

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Re: Vintage Hunting and the 1876
« Reply #26 on: February 19, 2010, 06:31:02 PM »
Howdy Pards
What about this weather ? Sure makes it tough trying to Hunt . I have picked up a few coyote hunting toys . Will keep you posted on the hunting , has anyone been hunting ?

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Re: Vintage Hunting and the 1876
« Reply #27 on: February 26, 2010, 06:36:57 PM »
Howdy Pards
The weather is starting to warm up and hopefully the dogs are Hungry and will respond to a call .

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Re: Vintage Hunting and the 1876
« Reply #28 on: February 26, 2010, 07:30:52 PM »
I was out last week...walked a bit, sat a bit, called a bit. I got nothing but cold. Saw a bald eagle & a turkey.
On the drive home I saw two yotes at different locations. One was sitting in a fenceline (outta the wind) - and it was real close to a farm house. The other was hopping a fence on the edge of town. Dog-gone it :(

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Re: Vintage Hunting and the 1876
« Reply #29 on: February 27, 2010, 11:24:09 AM »
Headin to Texas the 13th to Hog hunt. I will be using my '76 45-75 with black powder and my wife will be using a 94 that I built into a 38-55 from a 30-30. Maybe this hunt will convince her that we need another '76 - in 50-95 of course ;D

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Re: Vintage Hunting and the 1876
« Reply #30 on: February 28, 2010, 09:47:08 PM »
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Good Luck on your Hog hunt .And good luck on that 50-95  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Hope you bring back a few pictures of your hunt .

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Re: Vintage Hunting and the 1876
« Reply #31 on: March 01, 2010, 10:05:24 AM »
Sounds like fun.  I just can't get past the size and heft of the '76.  Also, the Chapparal guns that I looked at were dismal inside.  The Ubertis were nice, but again, a real log to drag around.  My son and I use a '73 in 44wcf w/ blackpowder and it's proven itself to be more than adequate for deer and antelope, repeatedly. Maybe I'll look at the '76 at some point in 45-75 for elk. 

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Re: Vintage Hunting and the 1876
« Reply #32 on: March 01, 2010, 02:35:04 PM »
For some reason I thought that while the '76 was a big 'log' like shieldsmt said, that somehow the '86 would be better.  I got a deer with the '86, but after lugging that monster through the bush I don't think the '76 will be a problem this fall.
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Re: Vintage Hunting and the 1876
« Reply #33 on: March 01, 2010, 04:28:37 PM »
In my experience, the '76 with a 22" or 24" BBL isn't too bad to carry - unless you are up and down hillsides all day. My '86 SRC is actually easier to carry than my 26" 45/75 1876 rifle, and about even with the shorter 45/60. Only advantage of the 86' is it is sleeker, and chambered in 45/70 [with mid pressure level capabilities].

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Re: Vintage Hunting and the 1876
« Reply #34 on: March 01, 2010, 04:42:03 PM »
Much of our hunting around here is up and down, some damn near vertical.  Don't need the juice of the '76 for the deer & antelope, but elk is a different story.  All I ever killed elk with was a .270 and a 30-06.  Both plenty of power.  After going to BP for deer and antelope, I don't want to go back to a modern gun.  Getting close to antelope is a challenge, but that's the name of the game and I'm hooked.  300 yard shots with a scoped 270 or the like becomes ho-hum.  I've used a Sharps w/ 30" med. heavy barrel in 45-70 and that is more than I want to drag around the Montana mountains. Don't do it anymore.  Maybe a 76 w/ 22" barrel would be OK.  I'll have to take another look...

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Re: Vintage Hunting and the 1876
« Reply #35 on: March 06, 2010, 03:31:06 PM »
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The 22 in barrel in a 76will make hunting on foot a lot more fun than dragging a 28 inch barrel rifle around . The carbine in a 45-75 might be the weapon for you . Good luck and Happy Hunting .

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Re: Vintage Hunting and the 1876
« Reply #36 on: March 08, 2010, 02:09:01 PM »
In my experience, the '76 with a 22" or 24" BBL isn't too bad to carry - unless you are up and down hillsides all day. My '86 SRC is actually easier to carry than my 26" 45/75 1876 rifle, and about even with the shorter 45/60. Only advantage of the 86' is it is sleeker, and chambered in 45/70 [with mid pressure level capabilities].

Funny you say that DB, cause when I got home I pulled them both out and the 86 rifle is still a far cry easier than the 28 inch 76 (I think i'll stick to the '86 for walkabouts or keep the '76 close by the truck!)
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Re: Vintage Hunting and the 1876
« Reply #37 on: March 08, 2010, 04:36:39 PM »
I guess that's a workable plan - as long as you keep ammo close by for the `76 too!   ;D

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Re: Vintage Hunting and the 1876
« Reply #38 on: March 08, 2010, 05:10:02 PM »
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A carbine might be the way to go, though I'm not crazy about the NWMP full stock. I guess I need to handle the various guns.  I can find a 28" to look at but not the 22".  I'll keep looking around in my travels here in Montana and Wyoming - Idaho.  I ought my '73 in Utah while traveling, they didn't have any 76's.  Hunting with that '73 really changed me.  I dropped the scoped 270 for an old 1903 Springfield that is as it came from the armoury, iron sights.  Serves me well, but I really would like to go with BP and soft lead for elk now.

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Re: Vintage Hunting and the 1876
« Reply #39 on: March 22, 2010, 10:33:38 PM »
Doesn't anyone take their 76 and kill something with it? Coyote Jerky???? Come on, someone else must use a 76 for hunting...

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