If it's real, it's just dumb. It's not like the animal would be infused with flavor.

Assuming this is the same thing Minion told me about the other day, I think that kind of is the point. Or at least to mask the gunpowder flavor.

Or at least to mask the gunpowder flavor.

Well true, I'm sure that an infusion of spices tastes much better than buckshot and gunpowder. The first animal that came to mind was deer, not turkey, as I've never known anyone personally who hunted turkey. I guess it could make a little difference in a smaller bird, where you might be cleaning and preparing it at home. But the typical deer is dressed and processed before consumption.

Man, you can take the girl out of the country, but....

Oh dog. I was 3 years out of university, 4 years married and preparing to walk across America in 1985. May not be old per se, but I sure am mature.

Beej and Zen are roughly in my cohort. I graduated from college in '83. Which is not an era defined by ginormous perms and acid washed jeans, but the year that Murmur was released. Hmph. The eighties were all about the glorious indie rock revolution! Husker Du, Replacements, R.E.M., Meat Puppets and X!

I got some good news yesterday! The editor from the journal Oxford American emailed me and Kim and told us that he loved Lost in the Grooves and he invited us to pitch for some upcoming issues. This is good because aside from the actual books getting published, I don't get published that much.

I just got a flatscreen monitor!

And the heavens are opening up outside.

But the typical deer is dressed and processed before consumption.

I've never gone hunting, but if someone is using a shotgun to hunt deer, wouldn't they be more likely to use a slug instead of buckshot? Of course, since it's called 'buckshot,' maybe I'm wrong....

Oh, congrats and good luck, Hec!

tommyrot, I know next to nothing about guns and ammo, but here's a list of deer hunting guns.

Way to go Hec!

I've never gone hunting, but if someone is using a shotgun to hunt deer, wouldn't they be more likely to use a slug instead of buckshot? Of course, since it's called 'buckshot,' maybe I'm wrong....

You're right. I only looked at the seasoning thing briefly, but if it's real, it would be for the small speedy animals that shotguns are used to hunt.

here's a list of deer hunting guns.

Hmm, those are all rifles. At least in Wisconsin, there are areas where you can only use a rifle, and areas where you can only use a shotgun. If you use a shotgun, you either use shot or slugs. (A slug is just a hunk of lead.)

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