“Kill to Eat” — Grok Ventures Out

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Follow my Journey:
I will be trying to tweet this adventure. Save the #KilltoEat search hashtag and follow me along the way. Instantly see my realtime Tweets and Twitpics! I should be able to get txt messages out at least most of the time.

Objective:
To harvest one Blacktail Buck.

My plan is to harvest enough game this year that I will not have to buy any nasty meat from the store (unless desired). I eat a lot, so this requires a lot of meat.

Duration:
Sept. 26, 27, 28, 2009.

Motivation 1:
Potentially 72 hours (3 days) of tough cross-county hiking with no substantial food. I will be eating NO MEALS after the evening of Sept. 25th.

Motivation 2:
I want to have to buy another freezer because I have too much meat

Exceptions:
If I’m feeling a little weak, I will eat wild eatables. But only if I’m feeling weak. Grok would have eaten whatever he found, but Grok wasn’t on a ketogenic diet. Most of the berries are coming out of season by now, so unless I come across an apple tree, there’s not a whole lot of substance quickly accessible except clover. (Update: Boy was I wrong)

If I see other game. I may harvest it also. In that case I will eat it (and only it) at night.

What I will be doing:
Trying to film the experience and take photos. This is not easy when trying to actively hunt. Especially witty Blacktail deer in dense forests with sub-par camera equipment.

~~Depending on my energy, I may also try and film bodyweight exercise videos for the MDA video contest.~~

I haven’t decided if I’m going to camp overnight yet. This will depend on how many miles from home I am, if I find a good site and/or my energy levels. I will not be hauling around camping gear or a sleeping bag.

Gear:
Water
Knife
Rope
Compass
Matches
Cell phone for Tweeting
Camera, video camera, tripod
.50 caliber Muzzle Loading Black Powder rifle (old school guns)