Easy hunting meals???

[FOTIS]

Going for elk in a week or so so I need any and all ideas for easy either pre-made or on the spot meals. mainly lunch but especially dinner.

Breakfast is covered.... :mrgreen:

 

[Guy Miner]

How much kitchen do you have? Sometimes this is all I have:



I keep the meals real simple for that setup. If I've got a real kitchen, I might get a little more adventurous.

Guy

 

[Guy Miner]

A dinner favorite is fajitas. Chicken, beef or venison. Sliced in small strips, about 1.5" long, .5" wide, and a quarter inch thick. Also dice up a yellow onion, and two bell peppers. Add an Anaheim pepper, or something warmer if desired.

Heat up the skillet, good and hot.

Brown the meat. This is quick. Set the meat aside, and put the diced peppers & onion in the skillet for a few minutes, 5 at most. Put the meat back in the skillet.

Add the store-bought fajita seasoning after mixing in 1/4 cup of water, thoroughly.

Simmer for about 5 minutes.

Serve on a large flour tortilla. One or two of these is a man-sized meal. A side of rice helps. If we're feeding Scotty, we might need to cook more food....

Guy

 

[FOTIS]

I have a 4 man camper with stove and microwave fridge etc

 

[Elkman]

MRE's you don't even need a stove. Peanut butter and strawberry jam is excellent for breakfast and lunch. You can rotate them with the MRE's. Mountain House also makes some excellent meals but they require water and a stove. If you actually kill something you can eat it.

 

[Anonymous]

I like to make fajitas...easy and everyone loves them. I make smoked caribou sausage and O'Brien potatoes every trip- easy... stick it all in the skillet and fry in olive oil or butter till done.

For lunch on the trail I'll offer up the "butthole sandwich".

Bagel with peanut butter, honey and crisp bacon...sounds gross but it's not. Easy to eat and has plenty of energy for hauling dead critters. It'll keep without refrigeration for a week or so and the bagel resists squishing better than bread.

 

[Guy Miner]

MRE's you don't even need a stove. Peanut butter and strawberry jam is excellent for breakfast and lunch. You can rotate them with the MRE's. Mountain House also makes some excellent meals but they require water and a stove. If you actually kill something you can eat it.

Had to live on MRE's for weeks at a time.

Honestly, they do all that's required. But I hope I never have to eat another one.

Guy

 

[HAWKEYESATX]

MRE's you don't even need a stove. Peanut butter and strawberry jam is excellent for breakfast and lunch. You can rotate them with the MRE's. Mountain House also makes some excellent meals but they require water and a stove. If you actually kill something you can eat it.

Had to live on MRE's for weeks at a time.

Honestly, they do all that's required. But I hope I never have to eat another one.

Guy

You and me both Guy! I've had more than I can count.

HawkeyeSATX a.k.a. Bryce

 

[HAWKEYESATX]

I would buy premade canned items. Chef Boyardee spaghetti, and ravioli. Also Chunky soups, Dinty Moore beef stew, Spaghetti O's, etc...
You can heat them on a rock at the campfire, and eat straight out of the can.
The Spaghetti O's, you can eat cold or warm. I'd take some seasoning to put in, or tobasco.
You'd be amazed at how good they taste after a long day of hunting.

HawkeyeSATX a.k.a. Bryce

 

[Polaris]

In the BWCA, my favorite fast lunch was lipton rice or noodle packs. Used to boil them with a fish filet or 2 and make a sort of soup. Add extra butter. High fat, carbs and energy.

For a more developed camp like you have, I like to make a big batch of spaghetti sauce. Keeps well in a cooler, just boil fresh noodles and reheat the sauce. Add extra mozzarella. High fat, high carb.

Smoked (pre-cooked) Polska Kielbasa are good too. Keep well in a pack in moderately cool weather and easily roasted on a stick over a small squaw wood fire. A large container of pre-cooked wild rice is a great filler or staple, as is a large container of mashed potatoes. I also keep potato flakes in camp. Makes a good filler to thicken up soups and stews. Minute rice is also good to have on hand. Pre-made chop suey or chow mein packs well.

For breakfast I like to make an egg mess. Potato flakes, eggs and the appropriate amount of milk stirred together and fried in bacon grease with mozzarella on top. Don't tell your cardiologist. Potato sausage is also a great breakfast food. I like to cut it into coins and pan fry in butter.

 

[muleman]

Fotis,
What I've been doing for years is making meals like spaghetti, stroganoff, stew etc, vacuum pack and freeze. Packed into a cooler with dry ice they keep for up to 10 days. When you want to heat them up you drop them into a large pot of boiling water for 20 minutes and your good to go. Minimal pots and pans and the clean hot water can be used to clean up afterwards. Works pretty well.

Scott

 

[FOTIS]

Thanks for the ideas

 

[wisconsinteacher]

Here is my main meal list for our hunt in WY. We will have a 2 burner camp stove and the truck with coolers at camp.

Homemade stew w/bread
homemade chili w/bread
fried antelope with canned potatoes and onions
antelope brats w/baked beans and potato salad
pulled pork sandwiches
spaghetti w/meat sauce

Everything is precooked except for the antelope steak. The rest are reheat meals.

 

[salmonchaser]

We do the same as Mule Man. Meals like pot roast or lasagna frozen and vacuum sealed. Before we leave for the day that nights dinner comes out of the ice chest to thaw. The wood stove has a five gallon water tank on the side. First guy back to camp fires the stove and drops dinner in the tank. By the time everyone is in, the rifles put away, boots hung from the ridge pole, dinner is ready.


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[Thebear_78]

I usually end up eating almost all mountain house meals. Sometimes supplemented with small game or fish


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[sask boy]

I don't know about you guys :wink: but it is not a hunt without at least one evening meal of Chili :mrgreen:. It warms you and can give excitement later in the evening :shock:!

Blessings,
Dan

 

[Thankful Otter]

I have a 4 man camper with stove and microwave fridge etc

I would think I died and went to heaven if I had this available to me when we hunt LOL

Depends on the time of year, but we utilize what comes our way a lot, fish, seal, birds, eggs, hare as well as what we have processed at home from previous game hunts, but we have also tried and/or done the same thing the other fellows have mentioned. --surprisingly, even the "Hodgeman" bagel hunting sandwich LOL

But if my base camp was a camper, with a stove, microwave, fridge, then I would lay in some steaks and a good bottle of scotch and would be looking forward to dinner all day long

 

[FOTIS]

I like the way you think!

 

[Europe]

I like the way you think!

+ 1

Fotis, it looks like you and Cheyenne brought this thread to a stand still LOL

 

[Anonymous]

My most favorite camp meal of all time...

Fresh tenderloin, cut into medallions, sautéed to a perfect medium rare with peppers and onions. Served sizzling under the hiss of a Coleman lantern with the beverage of your choice.