Dispatch from FTW Ranch SAAM Course: Day 1

Dispatch from FTW Ranch SAAM Course: Day 1

Yesterday I’d never shot more than a sporting clay. Today I shot a metal target from 700 yards away in the heart of Texas hill country as a student of the FTW Ranch SAAM Course.  Yep, 700 yards away. And that’s only part of what I learned how to do in my first day as...
How to Prepare Game Stock for Cooking

How to Prepare Game Stock for Cooking

Kick those tried-and-true recipes up a notch! This simple game stock recipe adds powerful flavor to any kind of sauce used for game cookery. One of the most important operations in game cookery is to know how to prepare game stock, also called “Fumet”...
10 Turkey Hunting Mistakes to Avoid

10 Turkey Hunting Mistakes to Avoid

Avoiding these 10 all-too-common turkey hunting mistakes is sure to increase your chances in finally bagging that glorious gobbler. As turkey hunters, we are hopelessly lost souls doomed to have misery and misfortune as pretty near constant companions. When one of the...
Creative Ways to Use Deer Antlers

Creative Ways to Use Deer Antlers

About the only limitation on the use of deer antlers is one’s level of skill and imagination. Here are some suggested uses for deer antlers. Making Complete Use of Your Deer The “eat what you kill” mantra is commonplace in the sportsman’s world and rightly so; it...