Hard to argue with a lot of these… SRV, Jimmy Page, Hendrix, Duane Allman, Clapton, Van Halen, BB King, Derek Trucks, Dickie Betts, on and on…. My favorite is Jerry Garcia. Massive body of work and just suits my ear…
All you can say from the molars is the bull had some age. I’ve seen molars on bulls about like that with a wide age spread according to the lab results.
Definitely check out the Meeker Hotel. Lots of neat stuff if you are driving in on I-70. Glenwood Springs has a bunch of stuff. Dinosaur Monument is reasonably close. Some cool wide open country north and west of Meeker.
I had this happen. I was in pain simply laying there. I work out a lot so I laid off a bit, stretched out often, walked a lot. Worked itself out in a few days.
Obviously take as good care of it as you can and hang if temps allow. Other than that, depending on the animal, some are just tougher than others. Understanding cuts of meat and how to prepare and cook goes a long way. I’ve been separating and packaging whole muscles a lot lately and prepping...
I haven’t dabbled a bunch in the fancy hunting clothes. I still mix match all kinds of stuff and use cheap stuff that works for me. However, I was able to pick up a pair of first lite catalyst pants with the knee pads and suspenders. I really like them.
I smoke mine overnight at 225. Wrap at 170 or so, which is usually about the time I’m waking up and getting coffee. I like to use a foil baking pan with beef broth in it. Let it go to 200. If I have company over there’s no stress, as the brisket gets done whenever around midday and rests several...