Sometimes trapping is overlooked as a way to bring home tasty meat, along with the fur.  The beaver trapping season ends tomorrow in our part of NYS, but there…

Squirrel season is open in NYS until the end of February and since it’s a leap year, we get an extra day!  Squirrel hunting is a great way to introduce…

I had the amazing opportunity to meet Leah Chase, The Queen of Creole Cuisine and Disney’s inspiration for the Princess and the Frog movie.  We were talking about food, of course,…

People have been asking, sometimes jokingly, for a recipe for groundhog.  Although we were skeptical about the potential for creating a delicious meal out of a groundhog, surprisingly, we succeeded!…

Hasenpfeffer is a traditional German rabbit dish made by first marinating the rabbit and then braising it with other vegetables in a stew. This recipe is usually a crowd pleaser…


If you are looking for a diversion from deer hunting, and since the waterfowl is a bit scarce, then why not consider some squirrel? I must confess, I was a…

This year the forest mast is plentiful. The acorns, hickories, and apples are abundant and the squirrels are fat! The harvest photograph pictured above (courtesy of Keith Tidball) includes the…

Ingredients 2 1/2 cups boneless cooked squirrel meat, cubed (you may simply boil/simmer the meat until cooked through and the bones are easily removed) 2 cups of diced potatoes 1…

With the weekend thaw, hunter’s are able to take their Beagles out for rabbit. Even without the dogs, the weather is nice to “take a walk,” or hunt, in search…