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Autumn Roosters
It all began in 1881, when ring-necked pheasants were introduced in North America. Over the next two decades they were liberated in 40 U.S. states. Mention pheasants to a bird…
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An Annual Southern Classic
The Plantation Wildlife Arts Festival has become one of the largest and most recognized wildlife-arts exhibitions in the country. But it is not just the show itself that brings people…
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Gambel's Quail
I’ve always been reluctant to take a partner along when I hunt the singing windmill arroyo, whose loveliness and loneliness seem to demand solitude. Still, sometimes I relent and feel…
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Venison Medallions with Mushroom Risotto and Sweet-Pepper Coulis
Chef Kipp Bourdeau Pine Creek Sporting Club Okeechobee, FL Ingredients for Venison 1 pound venison tenderloin, trimmed, cut into medallions 1 tablespoon A1 steak sauce 1 tablespoon soy sauce 2…
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Dogs of Duality
Epiphanies are confounding. You never know you’re going to have one, right up until the moment you do. They can’t be summoned, predicted, or carefully constructed from the sturdy building…
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Ben O. Williams: A Legend of the Fall
Ask Ben O. Williams and he will tell you that the wingshooting season does not start on opening day. Indeed, bird hunting is a year-round endeavor in the Williams household…
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Three- Toes on a Two- Track
Cle-cle-cle. The sound was unmistakable—mountain quail. I hadn’t guessed I could find them this close to home. We saw their three-toed tracks in new-fallen snow. When we bounced a covey…
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Grilled Elk Chop, Braised Kobe Beef Short Rib, Poached King Prawn, Morel Mushroom and Caramelized Shallot Polenta
Chef Kipp Bourdeau Pine Creek Sporting Club Okeechobee, FL Ingredients for the Elk Chop
4 elk chops, trimmed well 1 tablespoon olive oil 3 juniper berries, crushed 4 garlic cloves, crushed…
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Opening Day
On the Opening Day of the grouse and woodcock seasons, I am like a coiled spring. I wait for months on end until Father Time tick-tocks his way slowly through…
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Investments in Taste
Whiskey can get expensive. And if you have the money, auction houses are happy to cash your checks. For example, Bonhams auction house recently sold Macallan Anniversary 50-years-old for $40,460…
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Tomahawk Rib-eye Steak with Heirloom Tomato Salad, Duck-fat Fries, Cabernet Wine Salt
Chef Kipp Bourdeau Pine Creek Sporting Club Okeechobee, FL Ingredients & Directions for Steak 1 Allow bone-in rib-eye steak (32 to 34 ounces) to come to room temperature. 2 Brush…
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Technology
Rummaging in my hunting cabinet the other day, I came across a sheep bell. It is the one my dad used last century to keep up with his wide-ranging dogs…
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