what do you eat while hunting/camping in elk country?

so basically just what the question says....breakfast and lunch are pretty easily covered...ive been debaiting whether i should take my little portable grill, is it a bad idea to be grilling burgers in the middle of the mountains with mountain lions and bear around? id put it back in my truck when im done but im pretty sure they could smell it still, that's the last thing i need to deal with

what are your staple meals on a hunting trip in such an area?
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camodup
Spaghettios... ya dont even need to cook em
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ABert
What ever the old man (my dad) decides to cook each night lol

See, I've got my own personal Cajun chef who plans and prepares the meals weeks in advance and my brother and I eat like kings when hunting! Of course, there are those nights when we eat a overcooked, dried out meal after dropping an elk (or deer) on the evening hunt and get back to camp around midnight or later.

The old man is 78 this year and for the first time he will only be the camp cook. He didn't draw a tag this year but will be up there to be the camp cook.
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Loafer
[quote="camodup"]Spaghettios... ya dont even need to cook em[/quote
I don't know how you can force them down, Easy? Yes. Delicious? No, barely edible. :)
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camodup
Loafer... lets just say growin up my mama wasnt a good cook (no offense mama) so those spaghettios are heaven :))
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Loafer
I'm envious of your ability to eat them, spagettios are very budget friendly. My camp costs would be almost nothing if I got rid of most of the food budget.
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MRE's and maybe some jerky. You can live off them things for quite some time. Also the amount of calories, protein, ect... makes for good energy. And if you know how to make em up by mixing the things together just right they can make for one helluva meal. :thumb
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Loafer
I like to keep it easy, like camodup, with little clean up so I really like brats, they are better then hot dogs and can be cooked over the fire. Also I have a grilled cheese maker for the fire, a little ham and cheese and you have a easy tasty hot meal.
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a toxic combination of MRE's, Beanie Weenies, cheddar cheese, dried fruit, and energy bars. lol
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Loafer
"wingmaster36" wrote:a toxic combination of MRE's, Beanie Weenies, cheddar cheese, dried fruit, and energy bars. lol
 Don't forget the wet wipes. lol
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"Loafer" wrote:
wingmaster36 wrote:a toxic combination of MRE's, Beanie Weenies, cheddar cheese, dried fruit, and energy bars. lol
 Don't forget the wet wipes. lol
Nah you eat enough of them you get pretty good and plugged if you know what i mean. Its when you make it off the mountain and go feast on a triple baconator from wendy's that you need to worry. the stomach dont make that transition very well
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ABert
Ya'll know that MRE's are full of saltpeter, right? lol

And Xeleventyhundred on them plugging you up!
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This is my Menu for Elk Camp this year.

Dinner

Chili and corn bread
Rib eye Steaks and bake potatoes
Pock tacos with Mexican rice
BBQ Ribs with baked potatoes and corn
Beef stew and Rolls
Swiss steak with mashed potatoes gravy and corn
Ham and potatoes
Spaghetti and garlic bread
Chicken, mashed potatoes and dressing with gravy
Pork chops and fried potatoes

Breakfast

eggs bacon and hash browns
biscuits and gravy and hash browns
scrambled eggs with ham and potatoes
pancakes and sausage
french toast and sausage

The chili, spaghetti and swiss steak will be made with last year Elk.

Kevin
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Most years the menu goes something like this. 1st night greek chiken served with potatoes,carots, musrooms atossed salod and rolls. 2nd night ribeyes,baked potatoes tossed salod and rolls. 3rd night bbq beef ribs potatoe salad baked beans. 3rd night cnter cut porkchops greenbeans corn a tossed salod and rolls. and so it goes all week. Every year my mom now 70 insists on being part of elk camp. I set up a ketchen in the wilderness most people would not believe. It belongs to her and anybody that goes nearit or the food before she says so will be beaton or shot by her and then thrown out of elk camp. Ya'll can give me all the crap you won't but she was takeing elk,deer and antilope before most of you were born. I drew a dec hunt this year and there is no way I can let her go. I'll never here the end of it and I'll miss the cooking.
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amp713
"Sniper1" wrote:MRE's and maybe some jerky. You can live off them things for quite some time. Also the amount of calories, protein, ect... makes for good energy. And if you know how to make em up by mixing the things together just right they can make for one helluva meal. :thumb
 where do you get your mre's and how much?? been thinking about trying them out....
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You know what I found that's been good for instant energy, GU packets that runners use on a marathons. They're like a dollar and you can pound one right in the middle of a hike for energy. I'm not saying they taste the greatest.

Unfortunately, if I'm ever going to have a good, nice, cooked, hot meal, I'll have to hire a chef.
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We either eat Pancakes for dinner one night or stick to the Mountain House meals because we get back to camp so late. Trying to cook a big meal after hunting is difficult and time consuming. I'd rather be sleeping than up cooking a meal.
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"amp713" wrote:
Sniper1 wrote:MRE's and maybe some jerky. You can live off them things for quite some time. Also the amount of calories, protein, ect... makes for good energy. And if you know how to make em up by mixing the things together just right they can make for one helluva meal. :thumb
 where do you get your mre's and how much?? been thinking about trying them out....
You can buy them off the internet but i go to smith and edwards up here in ogden and buy them by the case. A dozen of them are in a case and its like 70 bucks a case. I know i little pricey but a quick easy meal that you dont need a stove or anything to enjoy.
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NotEnufTags
"buckykm1" wrote:This is my Menu for Elk Camp this year.

Dinner

Chili and corn bread
Rib eye Steaks and bake potatoes
Pock tacos with Mexican rice
BBQ Ribs with baked potatoes and corn
Beef stew and Rolls
Swiss steak with mashed potatoes gravy and corn
Ham and potatoes
Spaghetti and garlic bread
Chicken, mashed potatoes and dressing with gravy
Pork chops and fried potatoes

Breakfast

eggs bacon and hash browns
biscuits and gravy and hash browns
scrambled eggs with ham and potatoes
pancakes and sausage
french toast and sausage

The chili, spaghetti and swiss steak will be made with last year Elk.

Kevin
Are you planning on hunting at all?

Sounds like you'll spend all your time preparing and eating food.

You can camp next to me ... just keep the left overs warm til I get back after dark.
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"NotEnufTags" wrote:
buckykm1 wrote:This is my Menu for Elk Camp this year.

Dinner

Chili and corn bread
Rib eye Steaks and bake potatoes
Pock tacos with Mexican rice
BBQ Ribs with baked potatoes and corn
Beef stew and Rolls
Swiss steak with mashed potatoes gravy and corn
Ham and potatoes
Spaghetti and garlic bread
Chicken, mashed potatoes and dressing with gravy
Pork chops and fried potatoes

Breakfast

eggs bacon and hash browns
biscuits and gravy and hash browns
scrambled eggs with ham and potatoes
pancakes and sausage
french toast and sausage

The chili, spaghetti and swiss steak will be made with last year Elk.

Kevin
Are you planning on hunting at all?

Sounds like you'll spend all your time preparing and eating food.

You can camp next to me ... just keep the left overs warm til I get back after dark.
No kidding!! Me too!!!
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"NotEnufTags" wrote:
buckykm1 wrote:This is my Menu for Elk Camp this year.

Dinner

Chili and corn bread
Rib eye Steaks and bake potatoes
Pock tacos with Mexican rice
BBQ Ribs with baked potatoes and corn
Beef stew and Rolls
Swiss steak with mashed potatoes gravy and corn
Ham and potatoes
Spaghetti and garlic bread
Chicken, mashed potatoes and dressing with gravy
Pork chops and fried potatoes

Breakfast

eggs bacon and hash browns
biscuits and gravy and hash browns
scrambled eggs with ham and potatoes
pancakes and sausage
french toast and sausage

The chili, spaghetti and swiss steak will be made with last year Elk.

Kevin
Are you planning on hunting at all?

Sounds like you'll spend all your time preparing and eating food.

You can camp next to me ... just keep the left overs warm til I get back after dark.
It sounds like a lot of work, But it really isn't, anything that i can prep at home i do, and vacuum seal it and freeze it. anything on my Menu i can have ready and on the dinner table in less then a 1/2 hour.

And it beats the heck out of MREs or MH, and it is a lot cheaper.

Kevin
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Loafer
"Sniper1" wrote:
amp713 wrote:
Sniper1 wrote:MRE's and maybe some jerky. You can live off them things for quite some time. Also the amount of calories, protein, ect... makes for good energy. And if you know how to make em up by mixing the things together just right they can make for one helluva meal. :thumb
 where do you get your mre's and how much?? been thinking about trying them out....
You can buy them off the internet but i go to smith and edwards up here in ogden and buy them by the case. A dozen of them are in a case and its like 70 bucks a case. I know i little pricey but a quick easy meal that you dont need a stove or anything to enjoy.
 Can really "enjoy" an MRE though? Watch out for the Gumbo with Ham slices one.
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no MRE's im not in the military anymore i dont want them lol....ok so i have 3 left that im taking with but hoping not to eat them.

i think what is making this more difficult is my wife is coming with for the first 3 days and she likes to eat healthy so i cant just do brats and spaghettios
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Can really "enjoy" an MRE though? Watch out for the Gumbo with Ham slices one.[/quote][/quote]


Really oh hell ya you can enjoy them. I lived off these things over seas in the marines. Both in afgahnistan and iraq. If you learn to make them right they make a pretty good meal in the hills. You get like ravioli or chicken breast with a browny heat up the peanut butter in it man makes for a great dessert. :thumb
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Loafer
"Sniper1" wrote:Can really "enjoy" an MRE though? Watch out for the Gumbo with Ham slices one.
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Really oh burn ya you can enjoy them. I lived off these things over seas in the marines. Both in afgahnistan and iraq. If you learn to make them right they make a pretty good meal in the hills. You get like ravioli or chicken breast with a browny heat up the peanut butter in it man makes for a great dessert. :thumb[/quote]

Under those living conditions I'm sure MRE's were great, but if I have to choose between the MRE and spaghetios, no contest spaghetios. Although the toffee cookies are pretty good.
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