OX Joins Team Germany During Wounded Moose Break!

Now we have all read about the issues going on about TFC's Dwayne De Rosario's recent trip overseas to tryout with Celtic FC without informing TFC. Considered a big NO NO in the industry, and actually illegal, teams can face huge fines and bans from their organizing bodies, which in this case would be FIFA.

Now the latest uproar! The World Juniors are going on in Buffalo as we all know. What you probably didn't know was that a member of the Wounded Moose got the call to join their ancestral homeland and help out the cause. Did Turbo get the call to join Lichenstein? Noooooo. Did Matt Kelly get the call to play for Ireland? Thank your lucky stars he didn't you fighting Irish! Wait, did Stevens, Vezina, and Horbatuk get the call to Team Canada after Matthews did but showed up late? Unfortunately for them, no.

But what did happen was unprecedented. Rather than asking his club's permission, the man, the legend, the detester of the Portugese Space Shuttle, OX, has joined Team Germany at the tourney! Thought he would go unnoticed in front of the opposing teams net with his classic grin on his face, he was wrong! Caught on camera by some guy who for whatever reason attended this game, he immediately did a search on Tin Eye to see if this guy was known elsewhere (Tin Eye will use a photo or photo url to see if the photo is a fake or seen elsewhere on the internet). Finding out he was on the Wounded Moose, a call into team management quickly alerted Wounded Moose executives.

At this time not much is known about what is happening, but an emergency board meeting has been called to determine what, if any, sanctions should be handed down.

In the meantime, we wish OX all the best at the tournament!!! Go OX!!!

The Task of Butchering an Elk

The Wounded Moose Blog Team is proud to bring you informative pieces such as this. This will be the first in a series of provocative learning seminars aimed at increasing Wound Moose knowledge and education!

The inaugural article is by Robert Bennett, as he explains how to butcher an Elk. A timely piece given Don and Jimmy have gotten into Elk meat supplies. For a look back to days of our ancestors, I also recommend the following article, which aims to butcher an elk using basic tools, aka, THE STONE! CLICK HERE!

By: Robert Bennett
Break Studios Contributing Writer

Most elk hunters don't realize exactly how big a task they face until the kill has been made and they are faced with the task of figuring out how to butcher an elk. However, by following these steps, the job can be made easier.

Supplies:
1 sharp knife
1 sharpening stone (to resharpen knife during process)
1 bone saw
Rope

Roll the elk onto its back and stabilize it into place by using rocks or rope to tie it into place.

The process to butcher an elk involves removing the internal organs. Begin by lifting a fold of skin and making a cut along the center line, running from the anus to the throat. Some prefer to make a cut through the skin, then return and make a second cut through the meat, while others prefer to make a single cut. Either way, be careful not to cut into the contents of the stomach, intestines or bladder.
Using a saw, preferably a bone saw made just for this purpose, cut through the pelvic bone and sternum, being careful not to cut the stomach, intestines or bladder.
Cut through the windpipe as close to the head as possible, then gently remove it from the body. It will be necessary to cut through the tissue attaching it as you pull it out.

When the windpipe is completely free of the tissue connecting it to the carcass, remove all the entrails and organs from the body. Save and store any parts, such as the liver, heart or kidneys that are to be used for food. The task of butchering the elk is now halfway complete.

Cut a circle around each leg at the knee. Cut a slit up to the sternum on the front legs and from the anus to the knee on the rear legs.


At this point the lower legs can be removed by cutting through the tendons and ligaments, although some people prefer to leave these in place until the end, particularly if they have used these as tie spots to hold the elk in place.
The skin should peel away from the body, although the knife may occasionally be used to free any tough spots. If the skin slips from the hands as it is peeled, a rock can be placed into a piece of the skin and tied into a "bundle," forming an easier to grasp handhold.

After the skinning is completed, remove the head by cutting through the neck, first with the knife and then with the bone saw.

Cut the elk in half lengthwise by cutting through the spine lengthwise. Butchering an elk at this point should resemble the steps necessary in butchering a cow. The carcasses are very similar.

Cut each side in half, leaving quarters. The final step is to remove the meat by cutting into major muscle groups, then cutting these groups into roasts or steak. Any miscellaneous sections of meat can be used for sausage, stew meat or hamburger.

Merry Christmas Wounded Moose!

On behalf of the official Wounded Moose Blog, we wish all the Wounded Moose and their friends and families a Merry Christmas!

With no games to be played until the New Year, the Wounded Moose are on an extended break. No fears though, as the holiday season is now upon us, the Younks brothers have blessed us with some substinance to keep us all going. Elk has arrived in town and will be feasted upon by all!

Stay tuned for a picture by picture description of how an Elk is caught and brought from the wild to the dinner table.....

FLAMES WIN BIG!!! Leafs SUCK!

I said it, LEAFS SUCK! Flames win, Flames win!

Dion Phaneuf had his game face on last night as he returned to his former team. This time, it wasn't the Flaming C on his chest but a sorry Captain's C from a team that is in dispair. He lead his merry men onto the ice only to get shown that they weren't even in the same class.

5-2 was the final score.....

5-2 was the final score.....

5-2 was the final score.....

For those interested in a nice printable game sheet style of the game, please go HERE!

For those that couldn't watch the game, the Flames just released a great new app for both the Blackberry and iPhone. As of this blog article going to cyberspace, I could not confirm if Android had one yet. Sorry Turbo!

With my early Christmas present now unwrapped, 25 is a happy man and will smile out the rest of 2010. Stay tuned when the Leafs host the Flames at the ACC January 15, 2010 in a return match that should be just as one sided as this one!

Go Flames Go!

Wounded Moose Prevail, Turbo shines!

The Wounded Moose played HPA, who were 2-7-2 going into the game last night against. Coming from the division above, where our rivals Gabby's were sent up to, they looked strong and mighty skating in the warm-up wearing their Detroit Red Wing inspired jerseys...

BUT THEN CAME........................

TURBOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Turbo is a life long Wounded Moose rookie who got his status by not finishing his hamburger. Always the mantra with the Moose, waste not, want not, Turbo was handed down a lifelong rookie label when he chucked his half eaten burger.

At 9:02 of the first period, Turbo opened the scoring from a pass from Jim Younker. Just an aside, Mr. Younker has true to his word, brought in some delicious Elk which some members of the Moose are going to enjoy!

That would not be all for Turbo, as he would assist on a Jay Stevens goal at 3:23 of the third period. To top it off, Turbo would assist on a gorgeous goal by none other than OX!!! At 11:26 of the third Ox put home a Turbo pass to ice the game.

Turbo... A God among men? A Pro among the Wounded Moose? True to the monicker of the Moose, Turbo was suffering from nautiousness the day after the game after suffering a hard hit with a jerk member of the HPA. We all wish Turbo a speedy recovery and hope that he joins us next week. Turbo is after all, the man, the myth, THE LEGEND!

All Hail Turbo!

Matt Kelly is nothing but.....BIZZZZNEEESSSSSS!

On a recent executive lunch I came across the Matt Kelly shot. Now, I will be the first to say that there was no alcohol involved during this lunch, as it was during business hours. Business hours for some, but maybe not for our esteemed leader by blood lineage, Matt Kelly. While looking through the drink menu, I came across the Matt Kelly BIZZZZNESSSS shot!

For those that don't know, Matt Kelly is a fashion icon, most notably in the business atire realm of the fashion world. Some of his famous graduates have been none other than Toronto's own Saul Korman of Korry's Clothiers on the Danforth, Harry Rosen, and Calvin Klein.



Mr. Kelly didn't invent the three piece suit. He didn't invent the cravat. He didn't even invent the pin-striped suit made famous during the gangster era (and not the gangsters that put hydraulics in their car or ride Audi's with yellow paint jobs). What Mr. Kelly is famous for is the track-suit business suit.

And so, I present Mr. Kelly with the shot named in his honour: The Florida Track Suit

It is the #1 best-seller, and sells more than a pansy pink dress shirt for men!

Wounded Moose Scarves and Hats

I know, you are wearing your fave jacket in the world. Naturally, that is your customized Wounded Moose jacket. It is my fave, and I know it is yours...But it can be chilly out there so you have wanted to wrap that gorgeous cashmere purple scarf you got from your significant other around you to keep you warm...

ONE PROBLEM.. you don't want to get beat up in the dressing room and denied beverages after the game for looking like a Justin Bieber fan (Turbo, yes, we are on to you!).

So what do you do? Why a MOOSE scarf and hat combo! Might you be made fun of at your daytime job? Maybe while heading off to a flight in the Portugese Space Shuttle? Or even venturing into Woodbridge and hopping on a ride in the Italian Bobsled?

It doesn't matter because we are Wounded Moose, and there is nothing tougher than a Wounded Moose or Ox being prevented from 7-8 Ferrero Rocher or Turbo having his yellow Audi insulted.

Thoughts? I think it makes great tourney wear!

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Wounded Moose Launches New Site

The Wounded Moose have re-launched their website.
www.thewoundedmoose.com

New features include a comments forum and links to the Moose On The Bus feature film. The Alumni tab has also been updated to help us keep track of Moose that have come and gone.

Keep checking back for more updates including a new store from our friends at Blakbak and new pics and videos from our upcoming trip to Niagara Falls.