Today my youngest son, Rob who lives in Alaska, went out on the second day of moose hunting season. Looking for that large lumbering animal you see all the time in Alaska. Well, see all the time, except in hunting season! These creatures are so huge that you wonder how they are able to negotiate thick wooded areas.
You will be driving down the highway when all of a sudden a moose will appear on the side of the road, seemingly from nowhere! It may mosey across the road in front of you, or turn and walk back into the woods, and promptly vanish! How do they get those racks around the trees? The fact of the matter is, I haven't the foggiest idea. They are an enigma to me; almost like UFOs at Area 51.
But, wait a minute, moose are known to walk down the center of town in Alaska. As if they didn't have a care in the world. I saw one hanging out between townhouses right on base at Ft. Greely. How about grazing on the front lawn at the Administration Complex. However, when moose hunting season is in play; you have to head for the bush country and hunt them down! So, that is what Rob had to do this morning, seek out and hunt the moose down.
Being a proud parent, and wanting to give support to my son, I proudly posted the picture on my facebook page. One, to let everyone know of his achievement, and two 'cause I thought it was pretty exciting. Several posts from friends and family to congratulate him...but, one very interesting question. "What does moose taste like?"
Whenever someone asks that question about wild game, you know they have an idea that it tastes awful in their world. Been there myself a few times. So, my answer was the same one all parents use to tell kids when they ask this food question, "Taste like chicken!" Oh, the power of persuasion!
By the way...it taste like beef. Unless, someone tells you it is moose, then you try to convince yourself that it taste like chicken! The mind is a terrible thing to waste. So too, is a great moose roast.
Congratulations Rob!!!
You will be driving down the highway when all of a sudden a moose will appear on the side of the road, seemingly from nowhere! It may mosey across the road in front of you, or turn and walk back into the woods, and promptly vanish! How do they get those racks around the trees? The fact of the matter is, I haven't the foggiest idea. They are an enigma to me; almost like UFOs at Area 51.
But, wait a minute, moose are known to walk down the center of town in Alaska. As if they didn't have a care in the world. I saw one hanging out between townhouses right on base at Ft. Greely. How about grazing on the front lawn at the Administration Complex. However, when moose hunting season is in play; you have to head for the bush country and hunt them down! So, that is what Rob had to do this morning, seek out and hunt the moose down.
Being a proud parent, and wanting to give support to my son, I proudly posted the picture on my facebook page. One, to let everyone know of his achievement, and two 'cause I thought it was pretty exciting. Several posts from friends and family to congratulate him...but, one very interesting question. "What does moose taste like?"
Whenever someone asks that question about wild game, you know they have an idea that it tastes awful in their world. Been there myself a few times. So, my answer was the same one all parents use to tell kids when they ask this food question, "Taste like chicken!" Oh, the power of persuasion!
By the way...it taste like beef. Unless, someone tells you it is moose, then you try to convince yourself that it taste like chicken! The mind is a terrible thing to waste. So too, is a great moose roast.
Congratulations Rob!!!
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