Caribou Chili
Dee Rusin, Kenai
One cold and wintry night
Caribou chili hit the spot
So how do you make it
This answer I got
Any real Alaskan woman
Knows just what to do
As it was shared to me
I will share with you
A permit is important
A truck a gun and ammo
Hiking boots and gloves
Dress stylishly in camo
Scout the hills and plain
Hoof prints all around
Piles of little pellets
Now stuck onto your shoe
Up ahead one stands alone
A rifle shot rings out
Painlessly it hits the ground
Dead without a doubt
Clean and quartered shouldered “bou”
Hustled to the truck
Freezer filled with nice sized pieced
What a lot of luck
Some caribou meat now gets browned
In a very large cooking pot
Add some broth tomatoes carrots
And any spices that you’ve got
Simmer it for hours
And then when you are through
Enjoy and share
Chili made from caribou
