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NJ has great diversity . Just need to pick the game you want to play

My ruger has a saftey. I also carry a 1911 at times so I'm used to hammers.

Have marks on my hand that proves they mean business...lol

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Have the csx, nice carry gun if you are accustomed to a safety and hammer fire.

Found it. A fellow member here asked me for my Stromboli recipe and I figured I would share it with everyone. So here it is.....long. A Stromboli is basically a pizza that has been wrapped up. You can put anything you like in it. Peppers, onions, pepperoni, ground venison, ground bear, provolone cheese, cream cheese, mozzarella, spaghetti sauce, pizza sauce, anything! It all turns out good. I seem to make it a different way every time so I do not have a specific recipe to share, every Stromboli I make is an experiment. My best suggestion to you is to keep your first venison Stromboli simple (dough, cheese, sauce, ground venison) and than expand from there like I did. The first thing you will need is a good dough. A good dough is the foundation of a good Stromboli. The same needed for a record book buck. No matter how many ingredients you put in it, if the doe is bad the Stromboli will come out disappointing. You can buy it from the supermarket pre made. That is pretty much the least desirable choice, but doable as you are experimenting. You can make it yourself, but if you have not done it before there will be a longer learning curve to get it right. What I do is buy it from a local pizzeria already made and fresh. (yes I am a slacker at times) Now for the ground venison. I brown it in a pan with a little olive oil sprinkled with Italian seasoning, and add a little sauce (pizza, spaghetti whatever) to it for moisture. You can brown some peppers or onions and add that to the mix also. OK so we have the raw dough, cooked ground venison, cheese, and, sauce ready to go now so it is time to put this all together. I use a large cookie sheet covered in tin foil sprayed with Pam to cook the Stromboli on. I spread a little flour on my kitchen counter so I can stretch the dough. Not too thick, not too thin. Then I place it centered on the cookie sheet. The shape is the same as the cookie sheet but larger and not round. You can apply the ingredients in the center (not all the way to the ends) and fold the two sides over and seam it in the middle, or put the ingredients on one half also leaving dough with no toppings on the edges so you can pinch the dough together. You are basically sealing it. You will be tempted to over stuff it, but I would suggest to hold back a little at first while you are experimenting. Just like making a pizza I add the sauce first. Be careful here, more is not always better. If you ever saw a pizza being made you will be surprised with how little sauce they actually use. Cheese is next. If you like extra cheese go for it. The venison is next and then a little more cheese of course. Now it is time to close this beautiful creation as your appetite is quickly rising. Fold the dough and seal the seams by pinching the dough together. (remember you didn't spread the Stromboli stuffing to the edges so you could do this right?) Now what you should be looking at is a giant Hot Pocket in the center of your pan. If it is hanging over or ripping thru the dough you probably overstuffed it. The egg wash is next. It gives you a nice color and a crispy crunch on the outside. I use two egg whites beaten, and I baste the Stromboli followed by a sprinkle of a favorite seasoning. Salt, pepper, Italian, oregano, whatever. You will need to slice a few narrow venting slits on top of the Stromboli to allow steam to escape. Finally it is time to bake it. I probably could have made 5 Stromboli's in the time that it took me to type this up. Cook it in a pre-heated oven at 375 degrees for 18-25 minutes or until done. Time will vary by your oven so you will want to check it as it is cooking. When the crust looks a little brown and is hard to the touch it should be done. When you pull it out of the oven let it rest a little just like a good steak. If you cut it too soon when it is hot it will separate and not hold together. ENJOY! If you try this Stromboli recipe or make anything similar post up some pics. If you have any suggestions please don't hesitate to share.

Good day fishing is a good day!

Everyone seems to be busy turkey hunting or chasing the glamorous stripers, bluefish, fluke or trout. I went slumming Friday in pursue of the disrespected pickerel in the disregarded D & R Canal. I ended up getting a trifecta of gamefish. Nine pickerel, one trout and one bass. The trout was several miles from the nearest stocking point and it hit a 2 and 3/4 inch red and white daredevil spoon. Nothing big in size, but here are a few pics just to provide some variety in postings.

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Uncle Neil still gets it done with his favorite nephew! Way to go. I missed getting out . I have a feeling I will make it up. Lol

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In great shape. I have only used it a few times and really don’t need it as my archery club has a press I can use. $350 obo located in East Brunswick Nj Can call or text 7325705279, Nick

Hey guys; Past few times Ive gone fishing, its been on a stretch of river for stocked Rainbows . normally, when I have success, I use a 2-3 fly rigup with various nymph patterns as to p 2 flies and a vladi type wprm fly with a bead on the point. Past couple times Ive gotten skunked, though. I talke with a couple of other fly guys like me and they were also getting skunked, yet a few of the spinfisher guys are getting fish using worms and/.or those power baits. Upon reflection, I was thinking that my highvis bicolor sighter section might be spooking the fish ; reason why is, Ive been throwin on a thingmabobber and fishing slower water with some deeper holes here and there. Maybeb with that hi vis line drifitng in the water column theyre seeing the line and its spooking them or is that a non- issue? Also, what flies might imitate the berkely power bait chunks the spin guys are using with decent success? I guess they kind of look like the pellets used at the hatchery to the fish?

Nice; what kind of indy? Thingamabobber ?

He isn’t a snob , ‘he was fishing with a bobber lol

He fished subsurface. He’s no snob. You have to be a dry fly only guy to be a snob. You know, like me.

A very wet raccoon

Nice limit. This weather does not feel like fluke season.

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$1000

Agree. I’m in Blairstown right below worthington. The odds are against them. Last year I saw half of what I usually see at my house and the same does were around solo by June.

Sweet start to the season.

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