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Tag Archives: hunting
Ozark hunting success
For the last two years, I’ve had zero success during deer season. In 2011, the only deer I got was one that a person graciously hit in front of our house. It ended up in our yard, and I shot … Continue reading
Poisonous flowers and edible mushrooms
Last year, it basically didn’t rain in the central Missouri Ozarks after about March. So we had a brief spell of green, and then things were brown, for a very long time. But this year, things are different. We’re saturated. … Continue reading
Kaiser Ozark the Mouser
I’m so proud of my pup. He’s really the best pup. Oh, I know he has some excitability issues; we’re working on that. And he does occasionally pull clothes off the line; we’re working on that. And every once in … Continue reading
The deer can’t see me
The season begins one week from today. Well, allow me to clarify. As of this morning, snot-nosed 6-year-olds who can barely shoulder a rifle are filling the Missouri forests, bringing down all the big bucks I’ll never see. I kid. … Continue reading
Foodonomics
Some thoughts (sprinkled with theology and home-grown photos). I. Food: The Foundation of All Economics These are the things I will argue: A) Food is the foundation of human society. B) A vibrant economy in any people group comes only … Continue reading
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Tagged chickens, community, cooking, cows, faith, farming, food, gardening, health, homemade things, hunting, natural living, permaculture, philosophy, politics, reflections, sustainability, theology
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Difficult Days: Laments and Lessons On the Farm
The difference between dreams and reality is…well…reality. One often imagines things will work out a certain way, imagines all the fine details about how such things will work out, invents grand plans based on the success of such imaginings. Then, … Continue reading
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Tagged chickens, farming, food, goats, hunting, natural living, nature, permaculture, reflections, sustainability
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Lake of the Ozarks State Park: a hiking photo/video montage
Lately we’ve been morel hunting. If you don’t know, morels are edible mushrooms that are supposed to be making their appearance right about now. But they’re supposedly somewhat elusive. Such as been our experience. However… Some other interesting sights in … Continue reading
First Blood
It is always a difficult thing to deal with when your little ones grow up. For so long you have made decisions for them, and then without warning, they are living their own lives, making their own paths, killing their … Continue reading
Eventful
It’s been an interesting week. Here are the highlights… Monday our well pump stopped working. Well, Kate and I were still driving back from Texas, so Taylor talked to my uncles (our landlords) and decided to call a local pump … Continue reading
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Tagged community, cooking, farming, food, hunting, natural living, pregnancy, raw milk
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Happy Thanks
A very happy Thanksgiving to you all from the Ozark House! Today, Kate and I find ourselves in south Texas, celebrating with my mother’s family. Doing a little hunting, too – hoping to bring some wild hog meat back to Missouri…bacon … Continue reading
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