newhunterette
11-04-2008, 12:51 PM
Being a preschool teacher I have on many occasion read the story Stone Soup to my little students and after we read the story we make Stone Soup for everyone to try as a shared snack.
so I figured I would create a Hunter's version called "Tag Soup" based along the idea of Stone Soup.
The story goes, Opening day of hunting season brings many people out of their homes for that time of year where you see loaded trucks, camoflauged clothing, various firearms and bows, and many tags for the elusive animals we call GAME. The hopes and dreams for these individuals to harvest big trophy animals or just enough to fill their freezer for another year with such wholesome organic meat to feed their families.
Alas time and time again, trip after trip out, the animals are winning and the hunters are losing their quest and the ever so unpopular thought of having to end up with tag soup for the season. Believe me you are not alone in this feeling of dispair. So to overcome your disappointment of the entire season of not cutting your tag, you the hunter decide to call on all your non-tag cutting friends to make the best dang TAG SOUP and have a great party in celebrating your many friends and talk about your past hunting trips where you didn't have to make tag soup and the accomplishments of all your yearly endeavors and before long the excitement of the next year season is glowing and running through your veins.
Now to make Tag soup you all get together and throw away your uncut tags and as each person walks up to the big pot of bubbling water/chicken broth with herbs and spices, they talk about a memory of hunting and drop into the pot a vegetable of their choice nicely chopped into bite size pieces (celery, carrots, potatoes, onions, peas, corn,squash, beans,cabbage) the ideas are endless for Tag soup and someone may even add some fancy noodles. By the time it is all said and done you have a huge pot of soup to share with all your friends and you have forgotten the real reason why you actually started making "Tag Soup".
Have a celebration because remember Hunting is not about the harvest of the animal it is all about the good memories you make while doing something you love and sharing each and every tale with friends and family.
MMMMMMMMMM ENJOY
Ali:-D
so I figured I would create a Hunter's version called "Tag Soup" based along the idea of Stone Soup.
The story goes, Opening day of hunting season brings many people out of their homes for that time of year where you see loaded trucks, camoflauged clothing, various firearms and bows, and many tags for the elusive animals we call GAME. The hopes and dreams for these individuals to harvest big trophy animals or just enough to fill their freezer for another year with such wholesome organic meat to feed their families.
Alas time and time again, trip after trip out, the animals are winning and the hunters are losing their quest and the ever so unpopular thought of having to end up with tag soup for the season. Believe me you are not alone in this feeling of dispair. So to overcome your disappointment of the entire season of not cutting your tag, you the hunter decide to call on all your non-tag cutting friends to make the best dang TAG SOUP and have a great party in celebrating your many friends and talk about your past hunting trips where you didn't have to make tag soup and the accomplishments of all your yearly endeavors and before long the excitement of the next year season is glowing and running through your veins.
Now to make Tag soup you all get together and throw away your uncut tags and as each person walks up to the big pot of bubbling water/chicken broth with herbs and spices, they talk about a memory of hunting and drop into the pot a vegetable of their choice nicely chopped into bite size pieces (celery, carrots, potatoes, onions, peas, corn,squash, beans,cabbage) the ideas are endless for Tag soup and someone may even add some fancy noodles. By the time it is all said and done you have a huge pot of soup to share with all your friends and you have forgotten the real reason why you actually started making "Tag Soup".
Have a celebration because remember Hunting is not about the harvest of the animal it is all about the good memories you make while doing something you love and sharing each and every tale with friends and family.
MMMMMMMMMM ENJOY
Ali:-D