Geezers Clean Yer Freezers - July 31

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For those of you in the Bozeman area, we are hosting our first annual Freezer Burn party on Friday, July 31. I wanted to name it after a small gathering my Dad used to have with a few of his buddies, "Geezers Clean Yer Freezers," but everyone else thought Freezer Burn was a better name.

Fresh Tracks, MTN TOUGH, PEAX, Traeger, and RMEF are hosting an afternoon/evening to celebrate hunting, food, conservation, and the fun of getting together on a beautiful Montana day. Details at the QR code on the poster, but here's the quick version.

Bring some thawed meat to cook on the grills (not a meat donation event). Traeger has provided us grills for everything. We'll toss it on a grill or a flattop and cook it for you. We'll have all of the sides, utensils, etc. Bring your own drink, unless you drink beer, as there will be free beer from Bridger Brewing (at least until it runs out).

For those with an empty freezer or those who can't bring anything, we'll be cooking burgers, tacos, brats, and steaks from meat that we have. Big thanks to Traeger, who is bringing a crew of grill masters, and chefs Jamie Teigen and Corey Piersol.

There will be a raffle with all of the proceeds going to the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. The location is at MTN TOUGH's parking lot. Time is 4-10pm (on until the police show up), Friday, July 31. Hope you can be there. Bring some thawed meat, a smile, and a few bucks to donate to RMEF.

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I LOVE IT! Wish it would have started forever ago I’d of been going for forever! Lol
Unfortunately I don’t think I’m going to make this one but I look forward to seeing all the pictures and hopefully be at the next one!!
 
I’m in Tennessee and my venison freezer got turned off due to a tripped GFCI that we found yesterday. Lost most of the meat, and all of the good stuff that was left (backstrap, etc) 😭
 
Sounds like a great opportunity to bring a prime elk sirloin roast and some fresh chimichurri
 
You know what?

This is an OUTSTANDING idea!

I can’t do the travel but damned if I can’t cook it up at my house and invite the neighborhood over.

Great Idea!
 
That was great time last night. Thanks Randy and crew, Mtn Tough, Bridger Brewing and everyone who put it together.

It was great seeing a couple of old faces I haven’t talked with in years and meeting some Hunttalkers that I felt like I already knew even though I hadn’t met them face to face.
 
Appreciate all who came out. I think were was a good representation of Hunt Talk. With free beer, I would have expected such.

The logistic of this were not as bad as I thought when we first cooked up the idea. The folks from Traeger were amazing and had some of the best wild game meat I've had in a long time. Thanks to Sarah and Cody at Yellowstone Game Processing for all the brats and other contributions they made to the event. And to Bridger Brewing - what a great company who was quick to volunteer for this event.

Other companies that helped a ton were MTN TOUGH and PEAX. A good chunk of money was raised for RMEF without having to do a full production banquet. Appreciate their local volunteers showing up, given we just had our Life Member and Sponsor Member event the night before. They need a break from all the volunteer work.

Hopefully we can find a way to replicate it for next summer. Some other companies had people there and they stated they would surely be interested in getting involved with the next one.

Mostly, thanks to all the folks who helped and who showed up. A great crowd celebrating wild food and hunting in a laid back atmosphere was a fun time, even if the temps were above 95F.
 
This geezer found a Nilgai neck and the last of the home grown broiler chicken halves to participate remotely from Texas. Where the beer was not free. Great idea
 
Sounds like a blast. Wish I had been in the area for the free beer. Well, burnt meat too but yeah, free beer.
 
When seeing the term "Geezer" combined with the phrase "free beer" ... I'm all in! The Traeger chefs cooked a deliciously perfect cheese burger and the Bridger Brewing Metcalf Wilderness pale ale was ice cold and tasty!

Conversations with RMEF volunteers and staunch supporters further instilled my gratitude for their good work in promoting the many worthy projects to enhance and to acquire good habitat for elk and other wildlife.
 

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