tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post1463292494569174142..comments2024-03-29T03:57:26.974-04:00Comments on Grim's Hall: Ignis fatuusGrimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-4915133075762997372011-10-24T19:38:31.455-04:002011-10-24T19:38:31.455-04:00The Army Survival Manual, which has all sorts of u...The Army Survival Manual, which has all sorts of useful hunting and trapping advice for various game animals, is adamant that the only proper tool for alligator is a rifle. As for butchering it, I'm with Bill.Grimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-49831352720722509632011-10-24T13:52:18.666-04:002011-10-24T13:52:18.666-04:00Stihl, McCulloch, and Husqvarna all manufacture im...Stihl, McCulloch, and Husqvarna all manufacture implements suitable for dressing out an alligator. Just make sure to use Wesson oil as a bar lubricant rather than 10-weight...BillThttp://www.thedonovan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-57542175757028060752011-10-24T12:47:16.834-04:002011-10-24T12:47:16.834-04:00It fought back, too. It was ten feet long. Even ...It fought back, too. It was ten feet long. Even after you shoot an alligator in the head, the tail considers that the fight is still on. In fact, the tail meat, after being fileted and stuck in a ziploc, continues to twitch for quite a while. Luckily, it's quieted down by the time you cook it and serve it to the judges.<br /><br />My husband and his companion in violence learned that ordinary knives are not the best tools for butchering an alligator. You really need a Saws-All. Never again, he says.Texan99https://www.blogger.com/profile/10479561573903660086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-15854653023612824022011-10-24T12:12:29.977-04:002011-10-24T12:12:29.977-04:00No one would dare to send the creator of an alliga...No one would dare to send the creator of an alligator jambalaya homeward *without* a trophy...BillThttp://www.thedonovan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-72058943511012113922011-10-23T12:32:08.363-04:002011-10-23T12:32:08.363-04:00I admit I've never tried your technique of com...I admit I've never tried your technique of combining a jackolantern with a full-up bonfire.Texan99https://www.blogger.com/profile/10479561573903660086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-91708749125654465452011-10-23T07:44:41.360-04:002011-10-23T07:44:41.360-04:00Your carving far outstrips mine; so I try to make ...Your carving far outstrips mine; so I try to make up for it <a href="http://grimbeorn.blogspot.com/2010/10/happy-halloween-how-about-little-irish.html" rel="nofollow">with the fire</a>.Grimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.com