If you’ve had the good fortune of harvesting a few birds this grouse hunting season, you have the great opportunity to add some variety to your family’s dinner table.
From slow cooked to roasted to…
I learned Dutch oven cooking from a Scoutmaster named Gene Reddick. Gene had a magical way with one of these versatile utensils, baking some of the most delicious cobblers, cakes and pies I've ever…
Deer hunters often say that the hard work begins after the hunt is over—but with delicious wildgame recipes like these, the reward is well worth it.
The distinctive taste of venison is as much a part…
Sure, you’ve heard of chili cook offs, rib cook offs and chowder cook offs. But how about a squirrel cook off?
While the idea of cooking up squirrels is certainly nothing new to those who hunt the…
There's a great organization that few outdoorsmen know about. It's called G.A.S.S. — the Gar Angler's Sporting Society. The gentleman who started it is, like me, a gar -fishing aficionado. He's been…
Venison with mushroom sauce. Photo by Holly A. Heyse
When I was a teenager, longer ago than I care to remember, I hunted deer each fall with a group of 12 or so men who camped in the vast…
Campfire cooking is often one of the best parts of camping or backpacking: It’s outdoor food preparation at its simplest that results in flavor-packed meals, which taste all the more delicious after…
One of my most memorable fishing trips took place on a little oxbow lake in the backcountry of eastern Arkansas. Two friends, Lewis Peeler and Jack Bissell, had joined me for a day of bream fishing.…
Smoking is one of the oldest methods of preserving fish. Long before there were refrigerators and freezers, our fishing ancestors learned to use a combination of salt and smoke to keep fish from…
Frog gigging is a great way to spend your nights, but what’s next once you’ve reached your limit and it’s time to pack it in for the evening?
After all that hard work, a frog legs feast is in order…
Got Venison? Got a little free time? How about experimenting with do-it-yourself venison jerky? If you're like me, the start of a new year usually means a freezer full of deer meat and some free time…
Writer Steve Bodio once had this to say about the big gamebirds so many love to hunt every spring: "How about real turkey, the wild kind? It actually tastes like bird, not cardboard, and has juice…
