Part of homesteading and self sufficiency is to provide for your own food. We hunt, fish and grow our own vegetables in order to provide for our own food. We also raise chickens for meat, eggs and fertilizer for our garden.
When you gather food from nature, it is generally much healthier and nutritious for you than that which was commercially grown and raised. The reason for this is simply the lack of chemicals, medicines and pesticides as well as the larger, open area wild game grows in. Our own garden is organic and free of any chemicals or pesticides. Chicken manure provides our fertilizer while tree mulch retains moisture and adds nutrients to the soil.
We hunt for food. This also cuts our grocery bill tremendously. This year a doe was eating from our garden in the late season after the snow started to fall. Most of our harvest was out but we were saving some of the cabbage family of plants for later eating. Well the deer got to it first.
That was no problem really because I simply found her favorite trails in our nearby woods and waited for hunting season to open up. At this time I went out and waited. Sure enough, she came along her favorite trail, heading to our open land.
I hauled her into our garaged and processed her myself.
Here I had a tough time skinning her though because she froze up solid on me:
After I got her skinning, I then began to process the meat. This took us a couple days because the meat was quite frozen solid. But it also meant that we were in no rush because it was not going to spoil on us any time soon.
Inside the house my wife cuts the meat off the bones. I bring in larger chunks while she processes it down into smaller bits and puts it into serving size portions for the freezer. Then it is back to me to put it out into the freezer until we need it for a meal.
You can see the video of us processing our own meat here:
Many have asked to see what is in my hunting backpack so I did a video showing it all. So here is the video:
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STOPhey reid! is it true mel used to date an aircraft carrier before she met you?
I feel this is tag abuse @fixedbydoc and I ask you to reconsider. If you disagree with this individual sharing how to correctly process game to help others, don’t read it. He has done nothing wrong here and has even gone as far to try to show you proof. I suggest you remove the flag.
Edit: Ah, I see this is some dumb ongoing fued. This platform is about not being censored.. and I still see no proof this individual has done anything wrong.. so I’ve submitted to the freezpeach initiative who protects free speech on this platform. Hope you both have a lovely day.
This is NOT correctly processing game. This deer was gutshot in his garden and the meat has fecal material all over it as shown in the video with brown meat. No tag was on the deer for the first 3 videos uploaded. As far as free speech @thediyworld was 17th largest 'flagger' on all of steemit one week last year. His youtube channel has 75% comment deletion cause he is hiding being a scammer and a fraud. I have been to freezepeach about him before and know 2 mods there. Since you wanted to go there I will be mentioning your lack of reading comprehension. About ready to flag you, @llfarms.
Are you threatening me now?
@llfarms I was responding to your action of going to freezepeach which wasn't a threat cause you did it. Do you consider a flag, a threat? A 10cent flag is a threat? Your supporting @thediyworld shows your ignorance of him. Please read the following blog. https://steemit.com/news/@fixedbydoc/troy-reid-thediyworld-supports-people-who-bash-others-with-disabilities
Me saying I reported this to freezepeach is absolutely not a threat, as you are right.. I did it. But as they are a group that looks into censorship how is me contacting them a threat? They don’t blindly start flagging people.. they look into things. Attempting to insult me and then throw in a “About ready to flag you” though.. you clearly had a point there no?
I’ve not flagged anyone here.. if you feel the need, flag away. Because no, I’m not scared of your flags but threatening to flag me is an interesting response to my comments here. Do what you got to do.
Oh, and btw.. when you report me to freezepeach for not being able to read.. tell Ron I said hi.
If you want proof the man Troy Reid is a fraudster. It can be found here http://troybusters.com
There is nothing there but a group of trolls spreading slander and turning me in for crimes I did not commit again and again through the years.
Anyone can see that if i was guilty of even a tiny fraction of your claims against me, I would be in prison long ago and not freely walking and making videos on YT.
I'm curious how YOU made this determination @llfarms.
Is it from reading this blog, or do you follow Mr. Reid on his YT channel where these episodes were published a few weeks ago?
Nope, never seen the guy before.. or any of you. Just watched the videos, read the blog and comments.. I see nothing flag worthy here. Seems like some sort of past dislike of an individual and nothing having to do with the content presented. I don’t care about past drama, just judging the content itself.
this guy has been proven to have illegally poached this deer and has not shown his original shooting of the deer or proper tagging of the deer during transport or after shooting. my flag of this blog remains for deception and failure to follow michigian laws for deer hunting.
he was turned into the DNR and is being investigated
the tag he shows as proof is not proof as it is not damaged and clearly never been used. a tag is a one time use item and designed to be destroyed during removal. therefore the tag he showed was not the one used on his deer. further more the video and screen caps he shows here are from DAYS AFTER he shot and transported the deer WITHOUT PROPER TAGGING then got busted by his followers so he slapped a tag on trying to deceit his viewers.
my flag remains on this blog for said reasons.
this man is a fraud and a conman and preys on people like you for your sympathy and goodwill. dont get duped.
Wasn’t even sure who to respond to since somehow so many alt accounts showed up at once to respond to me. So I’ll go with you since you seem to be the leader.. I curate here and that’s how I found this post, I’m also a homesteader and I’m not ignorant to how things work. You say it’s been proven, but show a report was filed.. from someone who saw it on YouTube.. I’m not a betting person but I would say I’m sure you know who reported him. I see no proof of charges filed so I believe saying things like he’s been proved to have poached this deer is incorrect. I don’t care about past drama, websites which seems to solely be set up to bash one individual or really anything else. On this post, and in these comments.. I feel you are in the wrong.
Now, I have not said anything rude or disrespectful.. and as soon as I arrived here, many account showed up to educate me on why your side was correct.. which says a lot in my eyes. Also, one of those accounts somehow decided that responding to my pretty respectful replies with an insult and threat was the way to go, that also speaks volumes.
So, I stand by my original comment.. I think this is flag abuse. It’s a free country, do as you wish.. but my statement still stands.
First I only have ONE account. My comment to you was not disrespectful in anyway shape or form. and i left you no threats. dont be like troy and assume all these people are the same person. I only have one account and it is this one.
i am not anyone's leader of anything. that is just asinine.
Think what you want. curate what you want. do what you want. my flag on troys blog remains because he poached this deer and broke the laws of our state doing so. period. what you want to believe and what is fact are obviously two different things.
there are dozens of steemians that agree with me and a some of them are curaters and such as well. i have not violated any rules. and a flag is my opinion and not a violation. i have not mass flagged troy i only gave him ONE.
All the accounts showed up at the same time, I meant clearly there was communication of some sort to bring them here.. and by leader I meant they all mention you, so clearly you are why they are here.
You are correct, you were not disrespectful nor was I. I was referring to one of the other accounts and the actions of those coming here to make sure this author is not seen as anything but horrible. I think that is just a bit silly, I mean some of the names of the accounts actually refer to this author, the posts they make refer to this author. While he seems to reply somewhat respectfully to all who have commented here... not sure I would do the same in the situation.
I guess I just don’t see the problem here, and I was just trying to explain I just happened across this post while curating and didn’t like what I saw. If the guy broke a law, he’s been turned in.. I guess they will take care of it.. not sure why it’s worth all this trouble if I’m honest.
Either way, not really worth my time time to discuss it as you are very sure you are right here.. and as I said, flagging is your right. But it’s also my right to say the flag is not used correctly as this is a personal attack and not protecting the blockchain in any way.
No bad feelings to you sir, just calling it like I see it. Have a great night.. and I knew I recognized your name, I’ve seen some of your recipe posts.. hopefully you write some more of those soon.
@llfarms Troy Reid has a history of throwing Pity Parties... There are 100s of people who despise him like you wouldn't believe... Now, how does 1 person get hated so much and by so many people... and to the point of having an entire website dedicated to him... The only reason why Troy Reid is here is because Troy Reid believes he can suck some money out of this community. Thus the why he use his rented Steem power to upvote himself (but rarely anyone else)...
7 months ago, he kept going on the Steem Abuse channel to whine and asking people to come upvote him... The people in that channel at that time saw through him after a while and told him to take a hike...
As per yesterday, he tried again the "Oh poor me, I never do anything wrong but those 100s of 'trolls' are harrassing me...."
Now, as for my final point: None of the people that flag down Troy Reid is trolling anyone else or flagging down anyone else on Steem it... I hope this makes sense to you and that if anything, the people Troy Reid calls trolls... are actually here to protect the Steem Community from his ways.... Sorry you got caught into this vendetta, but that's the way it is.
Because all I ever want to do is post my videos and write my blog posts in peace.
I have to vote up my own comments because you guys vote them all down. That is clear and obvious to all.
You guys have been harassing me for 6 years now from YouTube. That is also clear.
Leave me alone.
Leave my blog.
We all live in peace.
All anyone will ever see is you guys harassing someone who posts videos and blog posts of homesteading.
Period.
Thank you. All I ask is the freedom to post on my own blog and be part of the community.
We share our daily lives on the homestead and trying to be self sufficient. We have a long way to go but its fun and challenging.
all you ask for is the freedom to con people! your flag remains!
Congratulations @thediyworld!
Your post was mentioned in the Steem Hit Parade in the following category:
ACCORDING TO MICHIGAN LAW THIS DEER WAS POACHED AND TROY REID HIMSELF FILMED THE EVIDENCE OF SUCH.
HE WAS REPORTED AND IS BEING INVESTIGATED FOR POACHING.
HE DESTROYED THE MEAT AND ALLOWED IT TO GO RANCID.
HERE ARE SCREEN SHOTS OF HIS ORIGINAL VIDEO WHERE HE FAILED TO TAG THE DOE AND FAILED TO FOLLOW PROPER LAW:
NO TAG SEEN...
Notice that little bit of orange in the ear of the dear on the bottom photo? The very same photo that you posted here actually. Yes thats it. That is the deer kill tag. I had stuffed it in there well during the journey over to my home from the woods so it would not get lost.
no troy no orange there at all and the DNR didnt see it either. and by law it must be clearly visible which it is not so here is the law once again:
Oh really? So you are stating as fact the following:
you do realize that the DNR reports are posted publicly in detail for everyone to see. also the person who filed the report was called by the DNR agent. it is there for anyone to see. you need to learn that all this crap you get introuble for is public record. here is a link for you to go read some of the local DNR reports from your area...
https://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-350-79136_79772_81097_81109---,00.html
here is the report made about you...
possible fines you could have received...
Once I got it hung up, I clearly pulled out the tag and made very sure it was quite visible and easy to see. Let me get you some better screen shots from the videos on this very blog post.
you dont get that you transported that deer illegally without a visible tag. also you had no visible tag until AFTER you said you have to run an errand before you showed the deer hung and started working on it. you gave the impression that you ran to store to buy doe tag (which does not come with hunting license). you got tag after you poached the deer and most of your veiwers agreed. hence why you were investigated by the Michigan DNR.
if you want a war you got one. this blog will remain flagged.
poof! gone! funny how "poof" works both ways reid. ima likin it! hi doc! btw. got an xtra grand layin around reid? hardeharhar!
why are you not showing the original video that proves you poached this deer. instead you jump to a later video. one after you shot it after you got a tag and stuck it on the deer after you got busted for it.
Ok, I will happy edit this blog if you remove your flag. I have nothing to hide.
@thediyworld has been hiding truths said about him by deleting youtube comments for 5 years. That's all he does is delete comments and calls it 'work'. He spends hours a day hiding comments about himself. No debate or rebuttal just 'delete' cause is way faster. How many youtube channels have 75% comment deletion like yours? All you do is 'hide' to scam and defraud new people. Bonus: Youtube is deleting your fraudulent paid for subs so will you be sending the 'silver play button' back?
sorry troy i will not unflag a lie... you poached this deer and that is final. you have not proven otherwise and cannot prove. therefore your blog stays gone. be happy i am not flagging your comments at this point in time.
Think Ryan think.
You live in Michigan.
What happens to a person if they get caught poaching???
Oh, they lose their license right?
But I just made this photo for you. I still have my licenses. This is one of many I got:
Further proof that you are lying.
Oh, and the fact that I processed the deer meat AFTER you turned me in for a crime I did not commit.
The very fact that I still have the deer proves you are a liar Ryan.
People are not that stupid to believe your lies anymore Ryan.
Troy , i am one of several people who filed a poaching claim against you with the Michigan DNR
you prove you care more about your social media than your baby and wife by spending all night arguing with me and others and never spending time with your family.
my wife is in florida at the moment so im home alone...
what's your excuse for ignoring your family???
just so we are clear... i am not the one who turned you in troy... several of your followers turned you in not me... they sent me the screen caps i posted here... get your facts straight... hundreds of people are after you for fraud and slander and cons... not just me...
if people didnt believe the truth then you wouldnt be having so much trouble losing subs, revenue, views, and more... people are waking up to your bullshit troy...
Ryan - fixedbydoc - claims I poached this deer and have been fined and let the meat go to waste.
He claims that I did not tag the deer and put up images "proving" his claims. But anyone can see for themselves that in the videos I did have a deer tag and I did not waste any meat.
Here is an image of the tag stuffed into the ear for transport so it would not get caught on something in the woods:
Notice the bit of orange in the ear. That is not natural deer color.
And then later at home I pulled out the tag so that it was clearly displayed. Yet Ryan denies this and claims it was an illegal kill.
Here is a closer image of the deer tag on the ear when it is hanging up:
Now I am no nature expert but that does not look like a natural part of a deer to me.
How about you?
I do believe you are digging yourself another hole, something you seem to do a lot. What you are attempting to do is plant an idea in the minds of others. What you are asking is for this planted idea to superseded what their eyes tell them. Sir, when are you going to wake up and see how you are endlessly setting yourself up for failure? There is/was no tag present in the first few videos. No matter how much you try and point it out, critical thinkers will not succumb to this programming. Again, I cannot say you did or did not have a licensee prior to killing this animal, but it is very clear you violated the rules of proper tagging. The fact that you dodge around what is clearly known only makes people more suspicious.
Watch the videos. The same ones posted here on this blog. The tag is there. It was dark and grainy video but you can see it on the videos.
tag is not on the deer in the original video. you have not posted that video here on steemit.
This is the video:
Here is a close up of the tag in the ear:
Later I pulled it out, after transport:
Proof Ryan is a liar
i didnt say you got fined for it troy. i said you got investigated. big difference. and you purchased that tag AFTER you shot the deer and it is NOT SEEN in your original video of shooting and transporting the deer which you refuse to post here. you applied a tag you bought after you shot the deer which is a violation. you were reported for that. you have not proven anything yet.
Oh look at this Ryan - now I must be an amazing time traveler. Look at the date on my license. Now think about this a minute...
You state as fact - well, let me copy and paste what you said "you purchased that tag AFTER you shot the deer"
Now look at the date on the tag:
Now when was hunting season? Oh, it was November 15th right?
Now when did I kill that deer? Oh, it was November 17th right?
So you are a stinking LIAR Ryan. A plan pure simple liar Ryan.
You see, I show real proof of my claims. Real, solid, hardcore proof. Unlike liars.
that tag is clearly unused. the point of the tags is that they are one time usable and tamper evident. your posted tag here has clearly never been used. it can easily be a pic you got off the internet. no proof it is yours. the one you claim you used and showed after the fact on the deer is crumpled and messed up and certainly NOT this one.
Yes Ryan. I have many tags. The point is that you claim I purchased a tag AFTER killing a deer illegally. But this is evidence that I DID have tags BEFORE killing a deer.
Which proves you are a liar.
Or do you truly believe I traveled in time, back to September, after shooting the deer in November, just to purchase a tag?
Really?
Get your head on straight.
then why not show the actual tag you used on the deer? this tag here proves NOTHING!
As further proof, you can refer to the video I made AFTER hunting, showing my hunting licenses. That is on YouTube Ryan. NOT a picture. My hunting licenses.
Oh look. I have a screen print from that video:
If, as you stated on YouTube, the DNR took my rifle and licenses and deer.....
Well, its absolutely absurd......
I cant say any more...
it was not stated that the DNR took your rifle and license...
i asked you if they did and asked you to show them if you still had them...
i never said the DNR took them...
again you need reading comprehension classes...
hence why i am typing my sentences out like this in short bursts...
perhaps you can comprehend the words better...
Now go away and stop harassing my family Ryan - doc
how is commenting to you have anything to do with your family. im simply debating your lies with YOU not mel or your baby. not once have i said a word about your family.
Oh. What about your false reports to CPS (child protective services) recently?
What about your video swearing to have our child taken away?
What about illegally turning me in for poaching?
And much more.
i didnt turn you in for poaching, others did.
i am a mandatory reporter for children and it is my legal duty to report child endangerment and anything i see that might be... it is up to CPS to determine what is or isn't safe for child...
i will continue to turn in your child endangerment until you make your home safe...
how about the fact that I have you on video - personally stating that you destroyed my source of income?
Yes, you admitted 2x in that video that you destroyed my source of income. Bet you did not realize that huh?
Its on YouTube.
where is your evidence that proves your claims that i came to your home and vandalized your property?
where is your proof i killed your cats?
where is your proof i come to your home uninvited and harass you and spy on you?
you have none because it is all lies!
what you have is me stating i destroyed your steemit account for slandering me and falsely accusing me of crimes i didnt commit.
you are a LLC which makes you a business...
it is within my legal right to give a review of any business and it is not slander...
my opinion is not considered slander as it is an opinion...
timcat says hello.
Oh, so you only say I got investigated now?? Earlier you said as fact that I got fined and got my deer taken away. Wasnt that on YouTube? You stated as fact that they took away my deer and probably my rifle as well. Remember that?
If I had purchased the tag AFTER the deer kill then you could not see it in the video. And then it makes me an awesome time traveler because I bought my tags in August/September. I wonder if the tags show the date - let me see.....
i think you need reading classes troy.
your blog is gone and not coming back troy. face it you got busted.
you dont see the deer tag in your original deer video. you dont see it until several days later when you start skinning it in a different video.
Now Ryan - doc - I dare you to leave up MY evidence of the REAL truth.
when you post some undoctered evidence i will leave it up. you have yet to post the original videos you made of you shooting the deer and transporting it illegally...
I copied and pasted this right out of the very same videos linked here Ryan. Watch them for yourself. Actually the small image you posted as "evidence" shows the same tag. Its just dark and grainy at that time so it is not very clear.
I blew up the image a bit so you can see it a bit better.
Ryan, filming in a dark room is not enough to convict a person on. The tag is clearly there in the image you yourself posted.
Not sure about "transport illegally". I had no idea it was illegal to transport a deer on a hand cart. LOL
you have failed to show the video to which i took the screen caps from of your illegal poaching.
Here is the video:
And here is a close up from THIS VERY VIDEO. I simply screen printed from this video.
Sure it was dark and a grainy video. But you can see the tag in the ear.
Later once the deer was hanging, after this video, I pulled it out to show it properly:
Also screen printed from a video on this very blog. You can see me walking past the tag and bumping it with my leg.
Proof I still have hunting rights therefore I was not prosecuted for poaching as Ryan claims as fact:
All proof that Ryan - Doc - is a flat out liar.
it is illegal to transport a deer without a tag regardless of hand cart or not.
Again, for all to see I have nothing to hide.
This proves who the liar really is.
Here is my hunting license bought BEFORE hunting season:
Notice the date.
BEFORE hunting season.
Hunting season began on November 15th. I shot my deer on November 17th.
Yet Ryan - Doc - claims I bought my license AFTER I shot the deer and was investigated for it. Earlier he said I was fined and stated it as fact. And he stated that it was public record.
Yet here he is caught lying clearly.