Tag Archives: Cast iron
Rendered Venison Fat (Lard)
Venison fat, like the fat of most wild game, has a bad reputation. Depending on the diet of an animal, fat will have a wide variety of tastes. For example, Mule Deer in Western states who have been eating predominately … Continue reading
Improvising Venison Stew
When it comes to making stew, rather at home or at hunting camp, exact recipes are often not necessary. For cooking at deer camp, we often just bring along a random selection of vegetables, herbs, etc and create a stew … Continue reading
St Patrick’s Day: Corned Venison and Hash
St Patrick’s Day will be upon us before you know it and this is a great excuse to treat your family and friends to a special occasion using your venison stores. What you know as “Corned Beef” is a salt curing process … Continue reading
Quick Pick-Me-Up: Rabbit Offal
Rabbit hunting along the banks of the mighty Mississippi River. If you are like me, after a day of busting through briars, brambles and thickets chasing rabbits, you are in dire need of instantly gratifying snack before anything else … Continue reading
Squirrel Hunter’s Breakfast
This is a great, simple breakfast that eats well after a cold morning of late season squirrel hunting. Though you can use any squirrel, a young (and small) squirrel is ideal. Older squirrels are better suited for other dishes or, … Continue reading
Cast Iron refurbishing
Brute Outdoors has a great post on Cast Iron care and revival. Speaking of which, cook (and master “Charcuteriest”) Michael Ruhlman had some recent Tweets about looking for (non-Lodge) cast iron in antique shops. Apparently, a cast iron skillet made from any other … Continue reading
Deer Camp Cookin’
Deer camp cooking photos