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‘Take Me Fishing’ a reeling success

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The City of Terrell Parks and Recreation Department held a successful ‘Take Me Fishing’ event at Ben Gill Park pond on Saturday, Jan. 10. Children and their families gathered together to fish as part of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department initiative.
‘Take Me Fishing’ a reeling success

Processing game meat at home

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For many years, back in the day when I simply could not afford to drop my game off at a processor, I learned to do the processing at home. As a youngster, I watched my dad butcher hogs every winter and learned the basics skills necessary to transform game into ‘meat’ ready for the freezer. My duty was to haul water for scalding the hogs before scraping and do the ‘grunt’ work. As a young boy I didn’t relish hog killing day but looking back I did learn the skills that would later serve me well.
Processing game meat at home is not rocket science. Making cured, smoked meats such as this wild hog ham is really simple but it does require a bit of preparation. Photo by Luke Clayton

Around Town

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Jan. 5-26: Al-anon meetings for family and friends of alcoholics will be held each Monday at noon at the First United Methodist Church, located on 503 W.