Jake's Tails, Tales, and Tips

Chorizo.

That highly flavored Mexican sausage that everyone seems to love. Perfect to accompany any breakfast. When I worked in a kitchen, it was a big deal to have chorizo in house. And let me tell you, they didn’t bring that cheap chorizo either. They bought expensive chorizo, which is why it was a big deal. This chorizo had less fat, more quality muscle-based meat in it, was darker in color, and tasted multitudes better.

We almost always paired it with eggs, onions, and jalapenos. That mixture was then put in some corn tortillas with either tobacco or homemade salsa. I’m not afraid to admit that I took advantage of these breakfasts. I sure miss those days with my Mexican and Guatemalan comrades.

Today we are going to talk about hunting the legendary Kaibab Plateau.

If you don’t know what the Kaibab Plateau is, then get out.

Just kidding. The Kaibab Plateau is one of the most beautiful places in Arizona and is home to one of the greatest mule deer herds on earth. Kaibab also has some of the best populations of turkeys, blue grouse, squirrels, band-tailed pigeons, and more, in Arizona. It’s truly a magical place.

Well, I’m here to tell you that you shouldn’t hunt Kaibab this year.

If you got a tag this year (unless it’s for turkeys), I hope that you got point guard from AZGFD so that you can get your bonus points back.

The simple reason as to why you shouldn’t hunt Kaibab this year is due to the fire that happened earlier this year.

I’m not even going to mess around with a fancy or wordy intro today – I’ve been looking at magazine extenders for my Smith and Wesson Shield for a while now. What does a while mean? Literally probably 2 years.

It’s not that they are that expensive, but I wanted THE best. Not runner up or close to the best, but THE best. I’ve had so many different people tell me “oh, this brand is the best” or “just buy new mag guts” or “EpStEiN dIdN’t KiLl HiMsElF” (What?). I decided to not listen to anyone, to investigate on my own, and to make the purchase that I saw fit, and that would provide me with what I thought was the best.

Today, I am going to be reviewing the New Frontier Armory Polymer AR15 Complete Lower Receiver.

Before we talk about anything, I’m telling you right now; I’m not a master gunsmith. My job and life aren’t firearms. I’m not a professional gunfighter. I like to express my 2nd Amendment, and I enjoy firearms designed for both hunting and anti-tyrannical actions. With all of that said, I don’t want to hear any comments about how I didn’t mention how the buffer tube is actually 0.91lbs stronger than it’s supposed to be. I’m giving you a real-world review on a firearm, and that’s it.

I know I’m a little late, but I have for you the story of my spring turkey hunt 2020 in unit 12A.

This was actually my first ever spring turkey hunt. I was excited but also a little anxious. I hadn’t practiced my turkey calling in several months and though I considered myself a natural, being rusty was inevitable. Regardless, I was ready to put a tom on the ground.

I’m back!

I’ve been a bit MIA for several reasons that I figured we would go over here, and we will go over an update about this website.

I landed a new job in January of 2020 that I was extremely excited with and it took all of my time and attention, which is why I stopped posting on here.

Long story short, I hated it. It was a toxic environment that I had to get out of one way or another. It was not healthy to stay at the place of employment, so I left.

Too many people are intimidated about cooking wild turkey. I can assure you, however, that there is nothing to fear. Paired with a parsnip puree, blood orange gastrique, and wild arugula from my garden, this dish is hard to beat.