Thread: Fires

Hunting to me is about the environment I'm in. I love to roam with only a pack & rifle, in our bushlands and Mountain Ranges, keeping alive the old school "man alone' protocols and etiquettes. The bush lore's our last generation of ngarled and grizzled old hunters used to guide their morals.
And cooking on a fire fits right in there..... take it from me, you wont shoot any less deer if you pick your campsite and light a fire and I believe I can hear the odd ghostly "here here"

Originally Posted by NIMROD

Hunting to me is about the environment I'm in. I love to roam with only a pack & rifle, in our bushlands and Mountain Ranges, keeping alive the old school "man alone' protocols and etiquettes. The bush lore's our last generation of ngarled and grizzled old hunters used to guide their morals.
And cooking on a fire fits right in there..... take it from me, you wont shoot any less deer if you pick your campsite and light a fire and I believe I can hear the odd ghostly "here here"

Here here

Originally Posted by Nathan F

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and does it not all taste a little better - love the battered old billys - I have my old brew billy and look out any bloody drongo who trys to heat baked beans in it

Originally Posted by Barry the hunter

and does it not all taste a little better - love the battered old billys - I have my old brew billy and look out any bloody drongo who trys to heat baked beans in it

The sights and smells of a campfire trigger a primal feeling of wellbeing in a hunter. The bush is not quite the same without one. Just be sensible.

Man smell will drift almost as far as smoke, so its a forlorn hope thinking that by not having a fire, the deer won't spook.

Originally Posted by Barry the hunter

and does it not all taste a little better - love the battered old billys - I have my old brew billy and look out any bloody drongo who trys to heat baked beans in it

Aye - gotta love wood smoke infused billy tea

Originally Posted by Nathan F

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This is what I was talking about. I bought couple cast iron cookware for camp fire cooking, thinking someday maybe I could find my little secrete hunt place near water, I will carry them there and leave there since it is too heavy.

Originally Posted by Black Rabbit

This is what I was talking about. I bought couple cast iron cookware for camp fire cooking, thinking someday maybe I could find my little secrete hunt place near water, I will carry them there and leave there since it is too heavy.

hmmmm - dont leave cast iron to long out in scrub even if you have greased it really well - rusts fairly quickly

Originally Posted by Barry the hunter

hmmmm - dont leave cast iron to long out in scrub even if you have greased it really well - rusts fairly quickly

Yes, but if you could prepare a new cast iron well for the first time, then there would `nt be any problems, but it has to be real cast iron. some of my ones, I just leave them outside, I did `t find any rusts, but the big steel pot 16 inches...now it `s fire pit.

Originally Posted by Black Rabbit

Yes, but if you could prepare a new cast iron well for the first time, then there would `nt be any problems, but it has to be real cast iron. some of my ones, I just leave them outside, I did `t find any rusts, but the big steel pot 16 inches...now it `s fire pit.

yes they are great if properly treated from new - and ones knows how to look after them - but sadly many dont - been to a lot of huts and there is a cast iron camp oven been left there but sadly rusted so badly cant be used - we always had aluminium camp ovens when I worked in the bush - much easier to look after - so Black Rabbit be good if you could tell us how you treat a new cast iron camp oven and how do you fix a rusted one ??

Seasoning cast iron is a very simple process.

Heat skillet on the stovetop over medium-high heat and rub with a vegetable oil-soaked paper towel or rag. ...Allow the skillet to dry out on the stovetop.Repeat this process until skillet looks glossy, smooth, and dark, and is not sticky or patchy, about 3 rounds.

Originally Posted by Barry the hunter

yes they are great if properly treated from new - and ones knows how to look after them - but sadly many dont - been to a lot of huts and there is a cast iron camp oven been left there but sadly rusted so badly cant be used - we always had aluminium camp ovens when I worked in the bush - much easier to look after - so Black Rabbit be good if you could tell us how you treat a new cast iron camp oven and how do you fix a rusted one ??

I enjoy cooking, outdoor cooking particularly. One thing I learned is the real cast iron cookware when it `s new is not black, but is more silvery. After treatments, it `s black, shining black, you can fry a egg without oil. I am no expect of metals...you get lots pigs, so use the pig skin, take little time about 30 minutes then you will have a good pan. It `s a long story to tell, I will PM or post here after this weekend since I am on fishing trip. Sorry

Originally Posted by Black Rabbit

This is what I was talking about. I bought couple cast iron cookware for camp fire cooking, thinking someday maybe I could find my little secrete hunt place near water, I will carry them there and leave there since it is too heavy.

Yeah I’ve got a cast iron camp oven too. It lives out of the rain well under the tarps in the wood pile. Great thing to have