Reheated leftover venison steak is like leftover fish or Chinese food. It never tastes the same. Actually, it’s exactly what wild game cooks try their hardest to avoid, and that is overcooked, gray, lifeless meat. That is the nature of reheating food, which is why I try not to cook more venison than could be eaten in one sitting. Unfortunately, I do miscalculate from time to time, and then I’m left with the decision of giving it to the dog or suffering through it myself. Fortunately, all ...

As the tide slowly rolled into Yaquina Bay I looked down at my bucket in contempt. This was not the plan. This was not the plan at all. The three of us, my long-time co-conspirator Ryan, and my middle son Cameron, had been digging for the better part of an hour and had about a dozen clams between us. I had managed to find a small number of immature gaper clams, all about four inches across, while Ryan and Cameron had gathered up a decent number of cockles. Our efforts were extreme and our ...

Northern Colorado has some of the best Canada goose hunting in the country if you can find access, afford a lease or be lucky enough to be invited to one. Low on decoys, I often wait for the last. So, when I get that call from a friend, usually someone I met through BHA, I try not to say no to their invitation.  This time the invite came from Colorado Chapter Co-Chair Donald Holmstrom. We headed to his lease and sat in the blind. As the geese lifted off the roost from a nearby lake, they ...

Stroganoff is one of those meals that just hits all the right notes: it's a comfort food from childhood that's a bit heavy and filling, leaving you in a wonderful food coma afterward. In an effort to modernize some of my favorite childhood meals, I realized I wanted to combine my love of my grandmother's beef stroganoff with my love of all things outdoors. The addition of high quality pasta, wild game meat, mushrooms and, of course - smoke - all seemed to be the perfect way to honor the ...

As hunters and outdoors folk, summer can be a bit of a restless time. Many of us are itching for our first cool fall morning in the field or tree stand. Foraging is a great way to get some wild foods on the table in the meantime, and it can be done easily in these months even while you are scoping out your fall hunting areas. There are numerous things we can forage this time of year. The first one I would like to recommend, and the one responsible for peaking my interest in foraging in the ...

Having spent some time in quarantine, at this point, our kids are clawing at the walls. To stave off a complete takeover of our home, I’m feeding them well. Recently, I figured I would create a delicious fish recipe that is kid friendly, healthy and easy to make. These homemade wild fish fingers are just the ticket. You can even batter the fish in advance and freeze until a time when you’re ready to bake, making it a clutch mid-week dinner. This recipe is intended to take the place of the ...

This dish was the focus of Wade Truong’s live workshop at the North American Virtual Rendezvous. We’re bringing you this recipe as a follow up to that exclusive session. We hope you’re inspired to give it a try. There is something about smoky aromas and flavors that just makes food taste better. Not everyone will agree with this statement, but generally speaking, we as humans love food that has been cooked with burning wood. With most cooked foods, it's easy to introduce smoke. You simply ...

Believe it or not, two years later, I still have caribou meat leftover from my first backpack hunt. Down to the last few packages of grind, and a craving for healthy comfort food (is there such a thing?), I created an easy pizza pocket recipe. The McCain pizza pockets were a childhood favorite of mine. I have fond memories of my father slightly burning them in the oven and having to remake a second batch. Thinking back on things, I think he purposely burnt them so he could have the extra ...

What do young D.C. lobbyists do when they're unable to hang out with friends and don't have brunch reservations? Well, they practices social distancing by avoiding grocery stores and preparing meals from ingredients stocked away in their pantries and freezers. Like a lot of people, I’ve been spending my time exploring meals that can be made with ingredients I have on hand and those that can be easily hunted, caught or foraged. Recently, I made red snapper sashimi with a recipe inspired from ...

This simple recipe is part of a series I've created on foraging for wild spring greens. Foraging for food is not as daunting as it might seem. Much of what you'll need for this recipe can likely be found a few steps from your back door. If you're looking for more information on common plants to add to your weekly spring meals then check out my other article, A Beginner’s Guide to Foraging Spring Greens. If you enjoy this pesto recipe I think you'll also enjoy my piece on Salted Wild Greens, ...