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  • Stuffed Smoked Turkey Breast Recipe, Easy with Hi Mountain Seasonings

    May 2, 2024
    Dave Barus
    Stuffed Smoked Turkey Breast Recipe, Easy with Hi Mountain Seasonings
    This recipe produces a moist and tender breast that’s absolutely scrumptious. By Karen Lutto With spring turkey hunting season kicking into high gear all around the country, successful gobbler getters looking for a delicious new way to prepare their turkey breast should try this Stuffed Smoked Turkey Breast recipe from Hi Mountain ...
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  • Wild Turkey Pastrami

    May 2, 2024
    Dave Barus
    Wild Turkey Pastrami
    Have you tried making your own wild turkey pastrami? It’s easy and delicious. You just need a smoker or pellet grill and the simple Hi Mountain Seasonings noted below. By Karen Lutto Ingredients: 2 to 3 lbs wild turkey breast Hi Mountain Seasonings Game Bird & Poultry Brine Mix 2 tbsp Hi Mountain Seasonings Garlic Pepper Rub 1 tbs ground ...
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  • Good morning, Happy Easter!

    March 31, 2024
    Jennifer Johnson
    Good morning, Happy Easter!
    We sincerely hope that you and your families are well and that you have enjoyed this unusual Easter weekend more than expected. Yesterday, here in Western New York, it was a gorgeous spring day. As you can see, the daffodils at the end of the vineyard rows are celebrating. We appreciate, ...
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  • Delicious Venison Gumbo – for 10

    January 23, 2024
    Dave Barus
    Delicious Venison Gumbo - for 10
    By Fern Fisher The perfect quick-to-make meal for Super Bowl Sunday, or any other day. Most everyone has these simple ingredients in their everyday pantry. Ingredients: 2 lbs ground venison 6 cups of diced (3/8 inch) white potatoes 2 cups diced sweet white onion 2 cups sliced celery 2 cups sliced carrots 2 TBS minced garlic 1 TBS ...
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  • Venison Meatball Rigatoni Mug

    January 23, 2024
    Kitchen Kate
    Venison Meatball Rigatoni Mug
    A tasty deer camp “Cup of Energy.”  Recipe by “Kitchen Kate.” Makes 8 Servings, what you’ll need: Noodle/Cheese Ingredients: 2 cups shredded mozzarella ½ cup parmesan cheese 1 jar marinara sauce 1 box (12 oz) rigatoni pasta, cooked 1 tsp chopped basil One 12-ounce coffee mug for each serving Olive Oil Meatball Ingredients: 1 lb ground venison, 1 TBS garlic 1 TBS ...
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  • Baked Fish, Easy Recipe, Simply DELICIOUS!

    January 23, 2024
    Fern Fisher
    Baked Fish, Easy Recipe, Simply DELICIOUS!
    This recipe works for any medium-thick fillet (1/2″ – 1″), including walleye, salmon, trout, even bass Simple ingredients, easy preparation, indescribable deliciousness Can also be prepared on the grill, simply use heavy-duty aluminum foil instead of the baking dish By Fern Fisher Ingredients: Pam spray or Olive Oil Hellman’s real mayonnaise 1 large salmon fillet (you can ...
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  • DELICIOUS Pennsylvania Dutch Ham & Bean Soup

    January 23, 2024
    Tyler Frantz - Natural Pursuit Outdoors
    DELICIOUS Pennsylvania Dutch Ham & Bean Soup
    Perfect for camp or those cold days afield By Tyler Frantz Ingredients: 1 smoked ham end w/bone-in 1 pound (bag) of dried northern beans 2 large potatoes diced 1 onion chopped 1 cup diced carrots 1 TBS minced garlic 3-4 hard-boiled eggs, yolks removed Black Pepper & Parsley seasoning to taste 2 cups ham broth or stock if available 1-2 TBS olive ...
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  • Simple E-Z to DO Alternatives for Game Meat

    January 23, 2024
    Jason Houser
    Simple E-Z to DO Alternatives for Game Meat
    Burger, steaks, roasts, stew meat, and ribs are all fine and dandy, maybe you want more It’s easy to put breakfast sausage, summer sausage, jerky, and other novelties in the freezer What to do, where to buy supplies, how to process your game meat By Jason Houser As hunters, we don’t have to hunt ...
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  • Easy Venison Crockpot Chili from a Woodsman – It Will Have You Coming Back for Seconds

    January 23, 2024
    Jason Houser
    Easy Venison Crockpot Chili from a Woodsman – It Will Have You Coming Back for Seconds
    By Jason and Lotti Houser This easy Venison Chili recipe is hearty and delicious, perfect for the cold months of hunting season, or any time you have ground venison in your freezer. I grew up on venison. If you lived in a family of hunters, you probably did too. When properly butchered, you end ...
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  • Got the Blues? Smoke your Bluefish for a Tasty Treat

    January 23, 2024
    Karen Lutto
    Got the Blues? Smoke your Bluefish for a Tasty Treat
    Bluefish is a popular saltwater game fish found in tropical and subtropical waters around the world. In the United States, they are found from the Florida Coast to Massachusetts, and also in the Gulf of Mexico. Bluefish are caught in great quantities, and when cooked up fresh, they are delicious. ...
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  • JIM ZUMBO’s Moose Backstrap RECIPE

    January 23, 2024
    Forrest Fisher
    JIM ZUMBO’s Moose Backstrap RECIPE
    ONLY Ingredients: Olive Oil Cavender’s Greek Seasoning HOT GRILL Presented by Forrest Fisher (photo credits: Jim Zumbo) When Jim is not shoveling snow off the deck or fighting off the Wyoming wolves and grizzlies that want to partake in his cooking, he is sharing recipes with outdoor friends on-line.  Here is one of those ...
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  • Best Tasting Venison Burgers, Ezy-Peezy & Fast

    January 23, 2024
    Fern Fisher
    Best Tasting Venison Burgers, Ezy-Peezy & Fast
    By Fern Fisher This is the easiest, fastest, most tasty and quick recipe for delicious venison burgers. Everyone that visits our humble abode says they love it, so I’m sharing it with you all. Please let me know what you think. Ingredients: 1 lb ground venison ½ lb lean ground beef 2 eggs (beaten) 1 cup ...
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  • Compact Outdoor Cookware: Ideal for Backpacking & Camping

    January 23, 2024
    Bob Holzhei
    Compact Outdoor Cookware: Ideal for Backpacking & Camping
    Durable and innovative line of outdoor cookware Ultimate outdoor eating solution integrated into one package    By Bob Holzhei Our four children, my wife and I, have camped throughout our lives. We started first with a 9 by 9 tent, then moved up to a pop-up camper, then a travel trailer, and finally ...
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  • Wild Turkey Cottage Pie…A Fresh Florida Recipe that works all across the USA

    January 23, 2024
    Tammy Sapp - Florida FWC
    Wild Turkey Cottage Pie...A Fresh Florida Recipe that works all across the USA
    Ingredients 2 cups fresh Florida wild turkey meat, diced or shredded 1 ½ cups Florida green beans, cooked until tender crisp 1 ½ cups Florida sweet corn, cooked and cut off the cob 1 cups carrots, cooked 1 cup brown gravy (homemade or store bought) 2 cups mashed potatoes (homemade or store bought) Sea salt and ...
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  • Venison Reuben, from the kitchen of Charlie Killmaster – Georgia State Deer Biologist

    January 23, 2024
    Dave Barus
    Venison Reuben, from the kitchen of Charlie Killmaster - Georgia State Deer Biologist
    Each year that goes by, I search for recipes that are worth sharing because they meet the rules of “Easy-To-Make” and “Delicious-To-Eat.” Charlie Killmaster from Georgia has several great game recipes. Here is one of them and there are more at this site: https://georgiawildlife.blog/2018/12/12/oh-deer-7-venison-recipes-youve-gotta-try/. Ingredients: Venison roast, preferably shoulder/neck, 1 to 3 lbs. Thick-cut ...
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  • Spice Up Valentine’s Day with Hi Mountain Seasonings

    January 23, 2024
    Karen Lutto
    Spice Up Valentine’s Day with Hi Mountain Seasonings
    What to get that special someone for Valentines Day? One answer is right here Not sure what to get that special someone for Valentines Day? The answer is at your finger tips. Just type www.himtnjerky.com into your browser, and a plethora of fabulous gifts ideas will appear, making it hard to ...
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  • Wild turkey: A different twist for a Thanksgiving favorite

    January 23, 2024
    Tammy Sapp - Florida FWC
    Wild turkey: A different twist for a Thanksgiving favorite
    Thanksgiving is a favorite holiday for all who cherish its traditions involving friends, family and food. Some love preparing dishes from recipes that have been passed down through the generations. Others enjoy experimenting with new flavors. An interesting culinary trend is using organic ingredients and serving wild turkey for Thanksgiving ...
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  • 7-minute Fish Dinner, Fat-Free and Delicious

    January 23, 2024
    Fern Fisher
    7-minute Fish Dinner, Fat-Free and Delicious
    Coat the bottom of a micro-wave baking dish with Pam, olive oil, coconut oil or your favorite oil. Mix the following “crumb mixture” together in a small bowl: 2 melted TBS of margarine, 1/2 cup seasoned bread crumbs, chopped onion and garlic — 1/2 tsp each (or use garlic and onion ...
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  • Bacon Butter Potatoes – from the Walleye Capital of the World

    January 23, 2024
    Joe Henry
    Ingredients: 2 bottles (12 oz. each) medium-bodied ale (3 cups) 4 pounds red-skinned potatoes 8 slices thick-cut bacon 1/4 cup butter 1 small onion, chopped 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper Salt Directions: 1. Bring beer to a boil in a 5- to 6-qt. pot that can hold a steamer basket snugly. Meanwhile, cut potatoes into bite-size pieces and ...
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  • Dutch Oven Cooking

    January 23, 2024
    Rich Creason
    Shared Cooking Secrets Old Fashioned Cooking in Modern Times It’s All About the Taste! By Rich Creason Many guys (and some of the ladies) enjoy outdoor cooking over hot coals.  A steak cooked on the patio grill tastes excellent.  Even at the campgrounds we travel to, most of the guests will have some type ...
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  • SO SMALL, SO BIG! New Cooking Gear for Smart Outdoor People

    January 23, 2024
    Dave Barus
    Compact, Durable, Affordable Fits in Your Pockets Great Holiday Gifts By Forrest Fisher  Usually with unexpected gunboat diplomacy, winter delivers nasty weather.  Bone-chilling cold is predicted for the 2017 Christmas holiday period in many parts of the country, but don’t panic.  For outdoor folks, heading out on a hunting trip or planning to fish ...
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  • Ground Meat Mix for Basic DEER SAUSAGE – Do it Yourself!

    January 23, 2024
    Fern Fisher
    By Forrest Fisher w/Missouri Dept. of Conservation Ingredients: 5 lbs. venison 1 lb. fresh pork fat 2-4 tablespoons salt (I use Morton’s Tenderquick) Instructions: Grind the meat and fat thoroughly, mix in salt and add one of the seasoning recipes. Knead one of the seasoning mixes listed below into meat. Keep mixture cold. Salami Seasoning: 2 tablespoons sugar 1 ...
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  • Poached Venison Burgers – so simple, so delicious

    January 23, 2024
    Fern Fisher
    By Fern Fisher Many of my outdoor guide friends in the mid-west and northeast use this recipe, or a recipe quite similar to this one, to share in the bounty of fat-free deer meat found and harvested on our lands across this great country.  It’s easy, tasty and healthy. Ingredients: 1 pound ground venison 1 egg 1/2 ...
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  • Scrumptious Wild Turkey Cookery

    January 23, 2024
    Jim Low
    Wild Turkey is as Versatile as Domestic Poultry Don’t Hesitate to Try Something New This Turkey Parmesan Recipe is Easy for Hunters By Jim Low Rain and wind made hunting conditions less than ideal for the first week of this year’s spring turkey season in Missouri.  As a result, I wasn’t feeling choosy when ...
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  • Spring Cure for Your Freezer Meat

    January 23, 2024
    Karen Lutto
    March and April is Prime Jerky Making Time Turn Freezer Meat into Healthy Snacks Spring is a great time to go through the freezer to clear out older harvests and turn them into some great, healthy snacks like jerky or sausage. Whether you have an abundance of ducks or geese, fish or ...
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  • Elk or Venison Chili, Slow-Cooker

    January 23, 2024
    Fern Fisher
    Elk or Venison Chili, Slow-Cooker
    By Fern Fisher   Heat oil in frying pan on medium heat, add onions, green pepper, add pinch salt, garlic, chili powder and cumin.  Cook until onions turn translucent and meat is brown (about 7-9 minutes). Occasionally stir with wooden spoon. Add cooked mix to crock pot, add diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, beans, ...
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  • E-Z Can-Cooker Venison Soup

    January 23, 2024
    Fern Fisher
    E-Z Can-Cooker Venison Soup
    By Fern Fisher Need 3 Gallons of Soup Quick? This simple recipe is so easy and fun.  Just slice, dice, toss into the Can-Cooker, turn on low heat and come back in 90 minutes.  Let it cool a bit and this will feed your family or your entire deer camp crew ...
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  • Italian Venison Sandwiches

    January 23, 2024
    Dan Stefanich
    Easy, Done, Delicious! By Dan Stefanich This is a no-brainer. Mix some of your favorite beer with dry Italian seasoning mix. Pour that into a crock pot with your venison. Slow cook until you can shred the meat, throw in a handful of pepperoncini’s, cook a little longer then serve on a bun ...
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  • Tealgating – Outdoor Cooking for Hunters

    January 23, 2024
    Jim Low
    My first forays into cooking anything other than scrambled eggs often involved ground beef and cream of mushroom soup. Those dishes weren’t sophisticated, but they were fast, easy and sustaining for a college student for whom “middle-age spread” was still several years away. Campbell’s got less and less of my business ...
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  • Gluten-Free Venison Spaghetti

    January 23, 2024
    Fern Fisher
    Gluten-Free Venison Spaghetti
    With so many folks changing to a more healthy diet, many to a gluten-free diet due to Lyme disease, Celiac disease or for other health concerns, we have this delicious spaghetti recipe in our house at least once every week or two. The Barilla Spaghetti Noodle (pasta) is made with ...
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  • Walleye Fish Chili

    January 23, 2024
    Fern Fisher
    Walleye Fish Chili
      Tasty, Delicious, Healthy – makes 10-12 servings Cut fish fillets into 1 x 1 inch cubes and lightly coat with Badia Adobo seasoning (no msg). Allow to sit for at least 30 minutes while preparing the remainder of the recipe. In a 1-gallon cooking pot, add the olive oil and sauté the ...
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  • Venison Kabobs – Colorful, Healthy, Delicious

    January 23, 2024
    Fern Fisher
    Venison Kabobs - Colorful, Healthy, Delicious
    First, rinse off the meat, then cut your venison back-strap or venison sirloin into cubes of about 1” x 1” size. Cut-off any excess fat, as venison fat tastes bitter and tart. Add some chicken to the mix too – if you like, cutting to the same size, and then toss ...
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  • Cooking Your Goose

    January 23, 2024
    Bill Hilts
    Cooking Your Goose
    Corned Goose Breast is a Great Treat! Every year in early March, I attend the World Fishing and Outdoor Expo in Suffern, New York.  During the course of the four day show, I usually share outdoor recipes with former state trooper Dave Rath of Fulton, New York, and many other friends ...
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  • Episode 4 – Wild Boar Shoulder – Part 1

    January 23, 2024
    Cameron Tait
    Episode 4 – Wild Boar Shoulder - Part 1
    Using an old-fashioned slow cooker/Dutch oven that can go on top of the stove or in the oven, culinary master-chef, Cameron Tait, provides the trail to understanding the power of properly blended ingredients, including one super-secret ingredient called “star anise”. The blended flavors of apples, sour cherries, molasses, barbecue sauce ...
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  • Savory, Delicious Duck Breast Cooked in 1 Minute!

    January 23, 2024
    Cameron Tait
    Savory, Delicious Duck Breast Cooked in 1 Minute!
    Master chef Cameron Tait shares his fastest, great tasting recipe for roast duck breast.  Using skewered pickled and roasted vegetables with beets, peppers, rosemary and thyme, the skinned duck breast is seasoned with blackened Cajun seasoning, pineapple Jalapeno jelly (that adds spice and sweet together), orange marmalade and just a ...
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  • Episode 5 – Wild Boar Shoulder – Part 2

    January 23, 2024
    Cameron Tait
    Episode 5 – Wild Boar Shoulder - Part 2
    Using the easy to flake-apart boar shoulder we cooked in the last episode, make a bowl of pulled meat,  add a blend of hickory smoked barbecue sauce and Hi-Mountain steak rub (which provides a blend of tasty seasonings) in bowl, mix, slice some focaccia bread, spread the boar on the ...
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  • Gluten-Free, Sugar-Free, Pan-Fried Fish

    January 23, 2024
    Fern Fisher
    Gluten-Free, Sugar-Free, Pan-Fried Fish
    A lot of people are looking for these kind of gluten-free, sugar-free recipes today as learn more about how to stay healthy, and after two of my grandchildren were diagnosed with Lyme disease, it was necessary to change their diets to control negative reactions from their medications. The doctor advised a ...
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  • Yummy Venison Nacho’s for Super Bowl Sunday

    January 23, 2024
    Fern Fisher
    This is a great time to relish the satisfaction of delicious meals that can result from the success of MSG-free sportsmen pursuits of hunting wild game and fishing. There is something very special about the culinary delights that connect us to conservation practices, the purity of organic food from wild harvest, ...
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  • Episode 3: Duck Breast Dinner

    January 23, 2024
    Cameron Tait
    Episode 3: Duck Breast Dinner
    Cooking duck breasts is easy and fun. Use a little Olive Oil, you’ll need a fillet knife to remove the skin from breasts, slice thin, marinade for 4 hours with lemon flavored soy sauce and teriyaki-garlic-onion cooking sauce, add to a hot Teflon pan, then sear to cook, done in ...
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  • Simple and Delicious Venison Steak

    January 23, 2024
    Fern Fisher
    Simple and Delicious Venison Steak
    Simple and Delicious Venison Steak … Easy and Fun from Freezer to Dinner Plate This simple venison steak recipe we mostly use for the backyard grill, but it can also be easily cooked in the broiler of your kitchen stove, on a griddle-plate or in the colas of a wilderness hunt campfire ...
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  • Venison Roast: Easy, Slow-Cooker Recipe

    January 23, 2024
    Fern Fisher
    Venison Roast: Easy, Slow-Cooker Recipe
    Defrost a 3 to 4 pound frozen venison roast completely, remove all silver skin and any noticeable venison fat. Lightly sprinkle chili powder, pepper, salt and steak seasoning (or your favorite outdoor style seasoning) and rub into the exterior surface of the roast. Cover with saran wrap and refrigerate overnight. Peel and ...
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  • Episode 2: Learn how to debone the hind quarter and remove the flavorful shank.

    January 23, 2024
    Cameron Tait
    Episode 2: Learn how to debone the hind quarter and remove the flavorful shank.
    Episode 2: Learn how to debone the hind quarter and remove the flavorful shank, see process for using sharp knife with famed Butchers Hold, preparation details for roasting and stuffing, save the bone for roasting, then learn how to brown, braise, add flavor, and serve with red wine and beef ...
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  • Preparing a Hind Quarter

    January 23, 2024
    Cameron Tait
    Preparing a Hind Quarter
    Episode 1: Follow this continuing “Cooking With Cameron” series to learn and easy method on how to prepare the hind quarter of Venison (must remove the silver skin), Elk, Boar or Lamb, all are similar, essentially using the same process, including how to prepare the tough, but tasty shank, as ...
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  • How to Prepare and Smoke Black Bear Backstraps

    April 3, 2023
    Dave Barus
    How to Prepare and Smoke Black Bear Backstraps
    I like Simple We all Like Delicious By Forrest Fisher Across the country where black bear hunting is allowed, harvesting a black bear means more than just a fabulous rug. Bear meat is delicious and healthy when properly cared for in the field and during transport and storage. Generally, bear meat tastes similar ...
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  • Tasty Chicken Wings…It’s Football Playoff Finger-Food Time!

    January 18, 2023
    Dave Barus
    Tasty Chicken Wings...It's Football Playoff Finger-Food Time!
    Crispy chicken wings or meaty chicken drumsticks – perfect for football games! You can fry, grill, smoke, or bake the wings at the tailgate or the house. Dust your wings with Trail Dust, Cajun Cowboy, or Pineapple Siracha seasoning for more kick. The Hi Mountain Seasonings Chicken Wing Bundle (www.himtnjerky.com) has everything needed ...
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  • Outdoor Alabama’s Wild Eats Page…Find and Share Recipes

    December 23, 2022
    David Ranier
    Outdoor Alabama's Wild Eats Page...Find and Share Recipes
    More and more people are interested in wild table fare, which has made learning to hunt a priority. Outdoor Alabama gives everybody the opportunity to cook wild game with unique recipes. Outdoor Alabama gives everybody a place to share their best recipes. By DAVID RAINER Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources If your hunting ...
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  • Tazin Lake Lodge Guides Master the Midday Meal

    September 7, 2022
    Dave Barus
    Tazin Lake Lodge Guides Master the Midday Meal
    Shore lunch completes every Canadian fishing adventure. Canadian guide and foodie Kent Kulrich shares his secret shore lunch recipe. By Dr. Jason A. Halfen Waves lapping against the rocks, a crackling fire, and a delicious handcrafted meal of fresh fish, fried potatoes, and warm beans fuel the body and fill the soul. This ...
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  • Smoker Drumsticks…Simply Delicious! Easy-to-do

    July 12, 2022
    Forrest Fisher
    Smoker Drumsticks...Simply Delicious! Easy-to-do
    Easy-to-do Simple ingredients By Forrest Fisher My grandson and I tried something new in the smoker getting ready for a Sunday family dinner celebration. Chicken drumsticks! A few weeks back, we found some huge chicken drumsticks at a local market in Arcadia, Florida. When we bought them, we vacuum-packed 13 of them ...
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  • Smoked Wild Turkey Breast…EZ Recipe

    April 7, 2022
    Dave Barus
    Smoked Wild Turkey Breast...EZ Recipe
    By Karen Lutto Ingredients: 1 Boned Wild Turkey Breast Hi Mountain Seasonings Game Bird and Poultry Brine Kit Hi Mountain Seasonings Rib Rub Olive Oil Directions: In a non-metal container, prepare the Hi Mountain Seasonings Game Bird and Poultry Brine following the instructions included in the brine kit. Place the turkey breast into the brine and refrigerate ...
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  • Grocery Shopping with My Best Friend

    April 7, 2022
    Dave Barus
    Grocery Shopping with My Best Friend
    By Larry Whiteley Have you been to the grocery store lately? I went with my wife the other day and was totally shocked. Usually, I don’t pay much attention to what she spends on groceries. Since it was just the two of us, I always figured it couldn’t cost too much. ...
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  • It’s Time to Get Outside and Fire-Up the Grill

    May 20, 2019
    Larry Whiteley
    It’s Time to Get Outside and Fire-Up the Grill
    Hunting and fishing success means healthy food Cooking our harvest, even easier to get “best taste” with these secret seasonings…I’m sharing ’em Even my college grandkids like to cook with the “make me look good” ingredients  By Larry Whiteley Spring is here and that means it’s time to get outside, fire up your backyard ...
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  • STRONG AS AN OXX…Camp Coffee when You Want It

    May 13, 2018
    Larry Whiteley
    STRONG AS AN OXX...Camp Coffee when You Want It
       Like Coffee? Get Camping Much? You Might Need This.  Portable TOUGH Coffee Maker that Takes Any K-Cup. My Search is Over! By Larry Whiteley A recent Harvard School of Public Health study showed 54% of Americans drink coffee and you can count me into that percentage. I enjoy my coffee as I sit at my ...
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