How To Skin A Rabbit

How To Skin A Rabbit The best way to skin a rabbit or a hare is to hang it by its hind legs, on hooks. Cut the skin at the full length of the belly. Now proceed to remove the skin on either side, first, up to the first joint of the hind legs. Make incisions on the...

Different Methods Of Cooking

Different Methods Of Cooking BRAISING – Is a combination of stewing and baking meat through immersion in a covered vessel containing a solution of vegetable and animal juices called “braise,” hence its name. The meat is exposed to a strong but not...

Lost In An Alaskan Blizzard

I realized then I was on my own — alone in a vast wilderness of ice and snow. Looking above camp toward where we’d be hunting brown bears, all we could see was snow and mountains, not a tree in sight. The only thing that wasn’t white was an occasional rock sticking...

Wayne McLoughlin – Eternally Fleeting Dreams

My life outdoors began as an escape, a way to get away from people, yet now I’m involved in the outdoors because of people — the people I’ve met there. Over the years, the most common question I’ve been asked about my painting is “How did your...

How To Bone and Carve Wild Birds

How To Bone and Carve Wild Birds Bone Clean the bird as usual and singe. With a sharp-pointed knife, begin at the extremity of the wing, and pass the knife down close to the bone, cutting off the flesh from the bone and preserving the skin whole; run the knife down...

What Is Game?

What Is Game? A Few Foundational Points On Game: Under the generic name of game, we understand and include all the animals good to eat which live free in the woods and fields. To the culinary point of view, game is divided in three classes: large, medium and small....

Introduction To Cooking Wild Turkey

Introduction To Hunting And Cooking Wild Turkey Nearly 2.5 million hunters in the United States pursue wild turkey each year, making it the second most hunted game after deer. The wild turkey is often mistakenly thought of as an “upland game bird.” But...

Upland Birds Preparation

Introduction to Upland Birds from THE MANEATER FISH AND GAME COOKBOOK My early exposure to upland birds was pretty limited. We had almost zero pheasants in the area of Michigan where I grew up and there was no dove season. i never ran into any quail, sharptail grouse...
Trout On The Table – Part 5

Trout On The Table – Part 5

Trout On The Table – Part 5 CRAB-STUFFED TROUT For a truly toothsome combination of flavors, one sure to impress even dyed-in-the-wool trout aficionados, give this a try. It works best with smaller trout (under 10 inches) of precisely the type likely to make up...

Field Dressing Equipment

Field Dressing Equipment – Small and Large Game, and Wild Game Birds Once you have successfully identified and targeted your specific game, the real work will begin if you have downed you animal. For small game and birds, the task isn’t terribly daunting,...