Deer, Rutabagas, and the Mail Carrier

Deer. I live in the same area, drive the same roads, use the same eyes at the same times that I always have, and I have hardly seen any deer this yr/fall. Has our DNR gotten hooked on the money they get from bonus deer tag sales? Something is amiss.

Pasties. I guess I don't need the pasty girl w/ the tattoo because I got a call from the Church Lady in Crosby today and guess what I got my two pasties. They were beautiful. They were also as bland as February in February. Beef ( round steak?, tender ), potatoes, onions, rutabagas, carrots. My 10 yr old daughter said Dad it's the worst thing she ever ate, and she only ate the good parts - beef and potatoes. Gravy for dousing or dunking would be good. Scant salt and pepper is all I could discern for seasoning.

I don't think I'll be the first to re-invent these things, but I will, and will let you know of my results. I would like to know that I am eating when I am eating, and I do not know that now. The pastry is good, and the rutabaga an aura, but it was overall a less than memorable food. That said after being so excited about them.
I will practise and do some recipes and let you know. In the meantime I'll be looking up the mail carrier.