Counted My Snow Booty For The Day As The Smoker Was A Smok'n Cheese :devil:

[John-Edmonton]

Had a great day on the hills. It got up to about one degree above freezing and the sun peeked through several times. Those one and two dollar coins sure bring up the totals fast. I was also rewarded with a coold LEGO watch, still ticking, which was about 6 inches in the snow.

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[upnorth]

Neat score on the watch. Must be a Timex.

 

[61chip]

John, some questions on snow hunting. Do use use a scoop to make recoveries? Are your finds in the snow, or in ground under the snow? Does the snow give you better depth, like wet ground? I havn't tried hunting in any deep snow yet, but we have a lot on the ground right now Thanks, Chip

 

[John-Edmonton]

The finds are all recent drops buried in the snow from tobogganers. I just use my digger or relic shovel, depending on how deep the targets are. The ground is usually frozed under the snow. The snow does give good depth. I remember some years back finding a coin at a measured 14" inches, where it was in the side of the dug hole, not the bottom, so I knew it hadn't fallen to the bottom.

 

[John-Edmonton]

Shopped on line, compared prices..electric vs. propane vs. charcoal. I decided to go electric. Cost $119.99, a steal of a deal compared to anything similar. the ratings were good too. because it is still below zero, I had to cover the unit with a cardboard box and bag. That got the internal temp much higher then my dehydrator. My choice of wood was a mixture of apple and alder.

Below is a pic. of the unit and what I have smoked so far.

 

[William-NM]

Great winter hunt, John! Hope the balmy temps don't melt your igloo!!

 

[fongu]

How long did it take to smoke a batch of jerky or cheese?

 

[John-Edmonton]

Cheese is a couple of hours. Jerky is about 2 hours of smoking time + about 5 hours drying time.