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Learning to Cull the Herd

September 11, 2023 · Countryside Contributor · Homesteading

Raising animals for any reason eventually ends with hard decisions about whether or not to keep stock. Eventually, you have to cull the herd.

How to Process a Deer: Start with Sharp Knives

November 10, 2021 · Sponsored Content · Self-Reliance

Deer hunting and processing has been a family tradition for as long as I can remember. As kids, my brother and I would joke that this was our family’s “quality time.”

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