Bread

Sourdough bread offers several health benefits due to its fermentation process, including improved digestibility and better blood sugar control, enhanced nutrient absorption and support for gut health from beneficial prebiotic fibres and antioxidants. Sourdough bread made with flour, wild yeast and bacteria is the oldest form of leavened bread.

So far I've made . . .

White

Olive and Rosemary

Jalapeno and Cheddar

Pumpkin

Wholemeal

Yum

Snowy Creek Mitta Mitta

As the track gates in the high country open at the end of September I wanted to hunt for deer by walking from the locked gate into sambar deer country to try my luck. Theoretically at least no one would have hunted here for at least three months. So as there is great camping area 20 metres from the closed track into the state forest I thought I'd get in a couple of hunts and some trout fishing to boot. I last visited this area in October last year (LINK) No luck hunting and only one very small brown trout, that dropped of the hook on landing. But great spot with no one there, very unusual for this spot. A very beautiful and peaceful spot.

Holloways Log Road (Closed)

Snowy Creek

My view

Some of the empty camping sites

Plenty of room.

Good facilities

Clean drop toilet (with toilet paper)

A fairly recent deer skeleton.

Dinner

Dartmouth dam wall

Jalapeno and Cheese Sourdough

The baking process

Finished product allowed to cool for 1 hour minimum

mmm fine crumb

Heat up the Dutch Oven

Oven is 230c

Put the dough on the dutch oven

Score the dough to allow rise

Into the pizza oven with lid on for 30 minutes

First rise then the lid off

Baking nicely

15-20 minutes uncovered

Edwards (Kolety) River Quick Visit

We visited the Edward River, or Kolety, an anabranch of the Murray River. We had been to Deniliquin (NSW) for the weekend and on the trip home decided to drown a couple of worms and give Helen a break at the bridge near Picnic Point, Mathoura (NSW).

Sorry I can't I'm baking bread today

I have a renewed appreciation for the process of fermentation, the unique flavour and texture of sourdough, and the satisfaction of creating something from scratch.

I think I'm addicted. . .  for now . . 

This one was made the day after the one below.

White sourdough and an olive and rosemary loaf.

Books

Pumpkin Sourdough

Game Bags

I made some bags to pack and protect any hunting harvest. I use natural Calico Meat Bags which are, washable and reusable. Breathable calico allows meat to cool quickly which helps prevent spoilage and keeps meat clean after it has been field dressed.

These are lightweight and easily rolled up and kept a pack while hunting. Once an animal is harvested the individual quarters can either be boned out or placed whole into a game bag each.

Back at camp the bags can be suspended individually from a tree branch allowing the meat to cool quickly while keeping flies off your meat.

Carabost State Forrest NSW

Carabost State Forest is a large, mountainous forest in the Riverina region, north-east of Holbrook, north of Albury in New South Wales covering 22,000 hectares.

In NSW, you can hunt on private or public land, provided you hold an appropriate licence and the permission to hunt issued by the landholder.

To hunt on public land, you must hold a NSW Restricted licence (R-Licence). You are then able to gain permission to hunt by logging in to the online licence holder services portal and booking a spot in your preferred state forest.

The steps are basically:

• Have a current valid R-Licence
• Apply for written permission to hunt through the NSW Hunting Portal
• Download the current hunting maps showing hunting and exclusion zones to your GPS-enabled device
• Download and carry either a physical or digital written permission with you while hunting
• Read, understand and comply with all the conditions that apply to hunting in NSW.

R-Licence holders must carry an operational GPS-enabled device when hunting on State forests. This is a mandatory condition for public land hunting. The device can be a smartphone, tablet or specific GPS device.

You must not obstruct or impede the right of any other person while you are hunting.

You must not hunt when there is a Total Fire Ban in place.

You must hold a current firearms licence

You may only hunt using a firearm during day-time, being from 30 minutes before sunrise through to 30 minutes after sunset.

You must wear an item of blaze orange at all times while hunting. The item must be worn externally on the upper part of your body and must be visible from all sides.

I did not find any deer or deer sign in the section I was in but did get very close to a pig and saw a goat from a distance. Oh and lots of kangaroos, black tailed wallabies and thousands of wombats.