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6 Reasons to Process Your Own Game

One of the best parts of being an outdoorsman is a chance to process your own game. We’re obviously prone to do things on our own at Outdoor Edge, but there seems to still be a contingency of hunters out there who still bring their harvests to a processor, spending unnecessary money on something they

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Here Are 6 of the Best Venison Burger Recipes Ever

Is there anything more satisfying, more American, or more delicious than a burger? I think not. When posed with the choice “Burger or X,” burger wins nine times out of ten. The question that I get most from friends looking to host a decent BBQ is – What makes a good wild game burger? Well, a

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How to Really Carve Up That Turkey You Harvested This Fall

Learn the right tactics to carve up your harvested turkey, and you’ll serve up something special. Hunting turkeys is really only half of the job, because cooking a wild turkey can be one of the greatest parts. But because it’s so important, that means carving it up (especially for a holiday feast) is paramount. It’s

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Empty the Freezer with These 4 Deer Camp Meals

Make these four tried-and-true deer camp meals to feed your buddies and clear space for this season’s haul. All hunters have been guilty at one time or another—the season opener is just around the corner and your deep freeze still contains remnants of last year’s success. Sure, the tenderloin and prime cuts didn’t make it

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5 Surprisingly Great Squirrel Recipes

Chicago Reader

These five recipes for squirrel are guaranteed to get your mouth watering. These squirrel recipes will have you heading off to the woods to bag some squirrels for dinner! 1. Baked Squirrel 4 cut up squirrels (use only hind legs and meaty back pieces) 1 chopped green pepper 2 Tbsp butter 4 Tbsp. red wine

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An Easy and Tasty Way to Make Venison Sausage

Making breakfast sausage, or any kind of venison sausage, has never been so easy thanks to Hi Mountain Seasonings. Year after year I spend my hard-earned money getting deer processed at the butcher shop. On average, I shoot anywhere from 10 to 15 deer a year. Often times, a good majority of those are donated to help

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5 Disgustingly Awful Field Dressing and Skinning Fails

Ugh, sometimes field dressing and skinning fails are just too much to handle. Sorry if you already had lunch. We probably could have been a better job of warning you. But in any case, we hope you’ll find these disgusting field dressing and skinning fails entertain, even if they don’t educate. Yeah, don’t do what

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5 Best Venison Marinades for the Wild Game Chef

Here are the top five venison marinades from around the web. Many will tell you that venison does not need to be marinated, that the natural flavor of the meat only needs a touch of salt and pepper and a hot cooking surface to taste delicious. While those folks have a good point, some cuts

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5 of the Worst Field Dressing Jobs You’ll Ever See

Ugh, sometimes field dressing and skinning fails are just too much to handle. Sorry if you already had lunch. We probably could have been a better job of warning you. But in any case, we hope you’ll find these disgusting field dressing and skinning fails entertain, even if they don’t educate. Yeah, don’t do what

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My Dad Taught Me How to Treat Wild Game, and Now I’m Teaching You

I’m a meat hunter. I hunt for the sole purpose of eating the meat. I’ve never cared about the size of the horns or antlers. I’ve never handed a taxidermist any money. I derive much more pleasure from cooking, sharing, and eating the meat than staring at an inedible head on a wall. Don’t get

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