Archives for February 2015

Our Spring born lambs are up to the 60-80 pound weight range and ready to slaughter.  I had a couple of lambs to deliver to the processer for clients and took one for us.  We decided to have fresh lamb ribs and steaks on the smoker yesterday.  They were simply coated with a salt, pepper, garlic and allspice rub and slow smoked over cured live oak coals.  What a fantastic supper … [Read more...] about Slow Smoked Lamb

Yesterday I was checking the sheep on our place in Lampasas and saw a newborn fawn. It reminded me that I needed to post a warning about touching these little fawns. This is the time of year that people come across these darling little creatures and want to pick them up or feel they are abandoned and think they are saving them.  Do not touch it, if you get your scent on it the … [Read more...] about Leave Deer Fawns Where You Find Them

 Sometimes at the ranch or hunting camp I need to fix a quick hardy dish that I can make in one cast iron skillet and still provide a stick to the ribs meal to keep everybody on the trail.  This dish is easy and cooks in about 30 minutes.  You can change the meat or beans you put in and it still comes out fine.  One of the reasons we like this dish is you can change it to use … [Read more...] about Mexican Rice One Skillet Dinner

Blake Oestreich spends his summers away from school working for Dolphin Docks on their offshore fishing boats.  So what does Blake do when he gets a little time off?  He went on a 60 hour fishing trip where he was the fisherman instead of the deck hand.  This trip paid off for Blake with two great fish and both are pending records.  The shark is the pending State of Texas and … [Read more...] about One Fishing Trip Nets Two Records For Oestreich