entropy
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They do-it's called Pemmican.
Your go to snack when hunting
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troy fairweather
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I don't need the extra fat tho. I always wondered how it tasted tho,
entropy
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If you don't need the extra fat, it's not cold enough......
whughett
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Good question. The native Americans made a version called pemmican. Fruits,nuts, fat and smoked meat I believe all hammered into a paste. Yummy.
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entropy
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Great minds think alike....
BigSteve57
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Peanut butter Granola bars, fig newtons, Ginger Snap cookies*.
Plus any kind of (ham, roast beef, turkey, chicken) sammich with mayo or mustard as appropriate.
*These cookies don't break up in your nap sack.
Plus any kind of (ham, roast beef, turkey, chicken) sammich with mayo or mustard as appropriate.
*These cookies don't break up in your nap sack.
Robbins290
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I bring an MRE, i open up most of the stuff for less noise. And I bring a bottle of water. So I have a warm meal when its 10 degrees out.
mokin
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I'll roll some dates up in tortillas with peanut butter. If I want something more spicy, I'll sprinkle some cayenne on the peanut butter. Also maybe some carrots or an apple.
Captcurt
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When it is an all day affair I might pack a lunch, but I usually have a can of Beanie Wienies, Vienna Sausage, granola bars and water either in my truck or in my backpack. If it gets cold the thermos gets filled with hot coffee.
Terry G
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Venison Jerky, homemade and HOT. Fruit Snacks and Peanut Butter candy. Unseasoned Venison Jerky for the Dog.
der Teufel
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I like to cook a link of sausage, and if it's large I'll split it lengthwise, then wrap it in a flour tortilla with a little mustard and a strip of cheese. I wrap that tightly in foil and put it in my shirt pocket. When I'm hungry I pull it out and chow down. If I know I'll be out for a while (hog hunting — start well before sundown and stay 'til the hogs show up, which may be several hours past dinner time) I'll bring two.
Sav .250
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Armored farmer
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I know peanuts predate flintlocks....!Huh?
OK maybe the wrapper sound is bad, but I thought the point was to get you visually above the predominant sight-line of the deer, and to get your scent above the nose of the deer. ???
I find that I'm a bit sharper when a bit hungry, but if I get the shivers then some sort of calories are needed to stop.
I carry dried, parched corn,
home made venison jerky,
raisins,
and maybe a few pieces of taffy (Bit-O'-Honey or Mary Janes).
Tobacco and my pipe
Water
In the car I will have a few water bottles and a little pot with a cup, and little alcohol stove. I will make tea when I'm done dressing and dragging the deer and have reached the car..., especially in damp weather.
The parched corn is dried, then parched in a dry, iron pan. The local chipmunks like it too. When I get bored I can toss a few kernels out and watch them find them among the leaf debris.
Parched corn when well chewed, when you then take some water, it swells a bit in your tummy, and keeps the growling down.
The jerky doesn't have the same amount of salt that the commercial stuff does and I use sea salt and potassium salt substitute (reduces lower leg cramp risk, as do the raisins)
Raisins give a good energy boost when you're tired at the end of the day's hunting or when you're draggin' out that deer you just harvested. Also good for stopping the shivers and lower leg cramp (potassium you know).
The taffy (which was a candy known in the era of the flintlock rifle ) has even more sugar, in case I really get a bad case of shivers from the cold, but that's seldom. The two brands that I use are honey flavored or peanut/molasses flavored. I like those over things like Banana/Strawberry/Apple Laffy Taffy, but one of my hunting buddies thinks honey or peanuts/molasses are better for scent too.
Yes, I've been known to fire up my pipe when hunting, and I hunt from a ground blind when not still hunting. The wind is generally blowing West, and there is a horse boarding business to the West of where I hunt so I'm not going to shoot that direction anyway, so better that any deer over that way avoids me and doesn't "tempt" me, eh? Normally the smoking is done after I make a shot, and I smoke the clay pipe to fill the time between shooting the deer and going to collect the deer, as like an archer, it's good when using a single shot rifle like my flintlock to give the deer time to go down and expire IF you didn't see it go down and can't see it from where you shot.
LD
I've had a few pop tarts that I thought predated them too.
As a rule I don't snack much when hunting. I do carry a couple of energy bars along with water and usually some type of flavoring that can be added to the water.
But one trick that I've used over the years to stay warm in cold weather is to eat a small snack size Snickers bar when I start feeling cold. They are usually in stores around Halloween and I always buy a bag. After eating one I can feel my metabolism start jacking up and the increased blood flow does warm me up for about 30 minutes.
It's probably just a Southern thing, but judging by the trash I find in the woods hunting on public land Mountain Dew is VERY popular. Before energy drinks like Monster and Red Bull were available Mountain Dew had the highest caffeine of all soft drinks.
But one trick that I've used over the years to stay warm in cold weather is to eat a small snack size Snickers bar when I start feeling cold. They are usually in stores around Halloween and I always buy a bag. After eating one I can feel my metabolism start jacking up and the increased blood flow does warm me up for about 30 minutes.
It's probably just a Southern thing, but judging by the trash I find in the woods hunting on public land Mountain Dew is VERY popular. Before energy drinks like Monster and Red Bull were available Mountain Dew had the highest caffeine of all soft drinks.
Chuck R.
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Venison Jerky
Cliff Bars
Apple
Snicker's Bar for when/if things go to chit.
Cliff Bars
Apple
Snicker's Bar for when/if things go to chit.
aarondhgraham
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Real Huntin' Men only eat "Vienney" Sausages at the stand,,,
That's what my Grand-pop would have said anyways.
I swear he always had a half a dozen cans on his pick-em-up dashboard,,,
If my grand mother wouldn't have cooked meals for him,,,
He would have lived off of the dang things.
Maybe with some old stale saltines from the glove box.
Pry 'em out with that nasty old Case knife blade,,,
Lick the blade clean and fold 'er back up.
Old school hillbilly and proud of it.
Aarond
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That's what my Grand-pop would have said anyways.
I swear he always had a half a dozen cans on his pick-em-up dashboard,,,
If my grand mother wouldn't have cooked meals for him,,,
He would have lived off of the dang things.
Maybe with some old stale saltines from the glove box.
Pry 'em out with that nasty old Case knife blade,,,
Lick the blade clean and fold 'er back up.
Old school hillbilly and proud of it.
Aarond
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whughett
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My kinda of fellow. Was god him self invented Vienna’s Sausages.
Patocazador
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Whoever invented VI-enna sausage must have invented Moon Pies too. 
If you're going to have a can of something, try Bush's Baked Beans. They are good hot or cold.
If you're going to have a can of something, try Bush's Baked Beans. They are good hot or cold.
Rubone
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Oh yeah, a "Taco Polacko" !!, love it!
Loyalist Dave
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Whoever invented VI-enna sausage must have invented Moon Pies too.
I confess that in the past I've carried V-sausages in the field, and I've had a Moon Pie or two when having driven out, and realized no supplemental food was remembered to be brought.., and I stopped at the local 7-Eleven to find "something", prior to arrival at a farm and walking out to the hunting area. That was back in the days before 7-Eleven sold hot food and cold sandwiches, and you either had to buy something to microwave there, or buy something in a wrapper/can.
IF you're gonna eat a "bean dish" then be careful NOT to be wearing insulated coveralls, as the only "vent" in them things is up around your neck, and hot gas rises, ....if you get what I mean when I write "hot gas"....
And YES..., personal experience!
LD
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IF you're gonna eat a "bean dish" then be careful NOT to be wearing insulated coveralls, as the only "vent" in them things is up around your neck, and hot gas rises, ....if you get what I mean when I write "hot gas"....
And YES..., personal experience!
Remind me not to share a blind with you.
Ernie Bass
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I travel fairly deep into the woods and swamp. I never take high sodium products. Water is more important than calories. However I just mix up a small plastic container with Oatmeal, mixed with nuts and berries. The Oatmeal is a good source of Carbs, the nuts, Protein and Fat. Fat is good as it decreases hunger. Provides more than enough sustainable energy for all day. I also do not want any products that will emit strong odors. Some of the high salt Jerky has all kinds of ingredients like smoke and garlic etc. I do bring a energy bar for "Just in case". Might have to spend the night in the woods etc.
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