“You really want to do this” asked Chef Mike Zeller – a friend, co-worker and fellow wild game butcher at this point. “Well, no, but I have always wanted to try…” I said. “I’ve always been a little curious myself…no going back from this man…” Zeller added. “Cheers!” I said and took a bite out … Continue reading Ode to Offal – Deer Kidney Pot Pie
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Good for the Goose
I think at this point in my life I have heard every reason for someone not to like geese. Tastes like liver. To tough. “Gamey” for whatever the heck that means. Tastes like duck. Only good for jerky. The list goes on and on. The bad part with geese, in many ways, is that I … Continue reading Good for the Goose
Hunting Video – Ridin’ Shotgun
This was shot a while back, took two years to edit and then two years to post. So, yeah, it is late. But late work can still be good work. Cameron, my son, was ten in this video. He is almost fifteen now. He cringes at his old voice, the voice of a child. Not … Continue reading Hunting Video – Ridin’ Shotgun
Clam Chowder – Loving to Fish in the Time of Covid-19
Ling Cod and Clam Chowder “Yeah bud” I said, adjusting my now numb left butt cheek. “Dad?” came the question from the back seat. “What was the town we are fishing out of again?” my middle son asked. “Newport, what up?” I said. “Well, we might want to look at that…” Like many Idahoans who … Continue reading Clam Chowder – Loving to Fish in the Time of Covid-19
Grilled Trout, Columbian Exchange, Invasive Worms…
The tug was slight. Almost perceivable on the tackle I was using. Almost. I had six pound test on what was essentially a bluegill fishing rod. I had half a night crawler skewered onto a circle hook with two minuscule split shot a foot up the leader. The bite was happening however, I just needed … Continue reading Grilled Trout, Columbian Exchange, Invasive Worms…
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