Boiled Crawfish
Living in South Louisiana gives every willing and able outdoorsman plenty of opportunity to catch his own “mud bug” bounty. This adds a certain level of enjoyment to boiling these tasty morsels for your family and friends. This “event” can be found in many…
Corned Venison
Corned venison is the perfect example of patience meets flavor. After one week, you are left with some of the finest sandwich meat known to man. It is sure to impress your friends and hunting buddies when they are using store bought meats for…
Venison Stroganoff
Ingredients 1 ½ lbs venison (I used backstrap for this recipe but any good cut would work) 1 large onion sliced 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 cup sliced mushrooms (button mushrooms work but wild foraged oyster mushrooms would add a certain uniqueness to the…
Smoked Venison Meatloaf
Ingredients 1 ½ lbs ground venison (I used an 80% venison, 20% wild pork mixture) 1 onion, minced finely 1 egg 1 cup plain bread crumbs 1 cup milk 2 tablespoons Cajun seasoning 1 tablespoon smoked paprika ½ cup ketchup 2 tablespoons brown sugar…
Wild Pork Breakfast Sausage
Ingredients: 2 lbs ground wild pork 3 teaspoons dried sage 2 teaspoons ground black pepper ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes 1 teaspoon ground cloves ½ teaspoon dried marjoram 1 ½ tablespoon brown sugar 2 teaspoons salt 2 teaspoons Cajun seasoning Process: Mix all…
General Tso Pheasant
The General Tso dish is more than likely the most well-known Hunanese dish in the world. It is named after Tso Tsung-t’ang. Tso was a successful 19th century general that led several campaigns and is one of the best known historical Chinese figures. The…
Sweet and sour wild pork
Ingredients 1 cup corn starch 2 ½ cups canola oil 1 tablespoon sesame seeds Marinade ½ lb wild pork cubed into bite size pieces (I used the backstrap) 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon corn starch 1 medium egg Sauce 2 teaspoons canola oil 2…
Wild Turkey Tuscan Pasta
Ingredients 12 oz angel hair pasta 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1 side of the wild turkey breast 6 slices bacon 2 cloves chopped garlic ¼ cup chopped mushrooms 3 tbsp chopped sundried tomatoes 2 cups diced tomatoes 3 cups baby spinach ½…
Crawfish stuffed venison backstrap
I first discovered this wonderful blend of flavors a few years back. It was a combination of a successful late season archery hunt on public land and the remainder of tails from a crawfish boil for my birthday. After peeling several pounds of tails,…
Sandhill Crane (Coq Au Vin)
Last year I traveled to Oklahoma to hunt the magnificent sandhill crane. These audibly majestic creatures are known as “ribeye in the sky”. After hearing the reports of how wonderful the table fare is, nothing was going to stop me from harvesting this bird…
