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Wild Harvest Table

Cornell Cooperative Extension

Fowl

January 18, 2025

This is a great, quick appetizer! Ingredients: boneless, skinless duck breast from one duck, ~6-8oz simple brine, 1 qt cold water with 2 Tbsp kosher salt (optional:...

September 22, 2024

September goose season in New York has very generous bag limits, providing some meaty opportunities Smoked goose jerky is a tasty snack to have in your hunting bag as the autumn...

May 11, 2023

Beautiful little heart-shaped quail cook up quickly for a delicious and elegant dinner  Frozen quail can be defrosted directly in a brine to imbed flavor and plump up the meat,...

May 1, 2023

May in New York State brings two delicious items into season- Eastern wild turkey and fresh asparagus These two items pair beautifully in this version of a classic turkey recipe ...

December 9, 2022

In June 2022, we published an article, Locally Procured Wild Game Culinary Trends in the US: A Study of the Ruffed Grouse as Entrée and Accompanying Nutritional Analysis, in the...

September 11, 2022

September goose season, aka resident goose season, has generous bag limits and the potential for lots of goose meat for the larder!  Canada goose meat is very dense, flavorful...

February 21, 2022

Just a few days left for grouse and a few more weeks of pheasant season in New York and of winter Perfect timing to make up a batch of white chili using pheasant meat  This...

October 20, 2021

There is a lot of meat on an Eastern wild turkey and grinding is an efficient way to use up some of the leg, wing, and back meat after removing the breast, though the breast can...

March 13, 2021

For fast, easy goose meals a pressure cooker is an incredible tool!   With just 15 minutes of pressure cooking, cubes of goose breast meat become incredibly tender for any type...

September 23, 2020

Often celebrating a successful grouse hunt on location with family/friends and the dogs that helped make it possible is the most memorable kind of meal!  You may not have all the...