A Hopeful Endeavor
Nothing is quite so driven by hope as the act of gathering food from the wild. Anyone who has ever hunted, fished or foraged knows the feeling that the bonanza could come at any moment.
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Finding the Forgotten Feast
Duck: The Cookbook
Duck, Duck Goose Ready for Preorder!
W00t! Here it is: My duck cookbook is available for pre-order on Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble! Just a few short months and I’ll be on the road to a place near your, copies in hand…
Coming this Fall: ‘Duck, Duck Goose’ Book Tour
Plans for my 2013-2014 book tour for “Duck, Duck, Goose” — yep, we have an official title now — are already afoot! It’s looking like the tour will be about 50 cities in 38 states in four months. Hope my little truck (and I) can take it!
Coming Soon: Duck, the Cookbook
I can finally announce it: I got a book deal! Topic? Something close to my heart: ducks and geese. Yep, I will be writing what I hope to be the definitive cookbook for both domestic and wild ducks and geese — and I am asking for your help in doing it.
Essays
The Imperative of Protein
My life is governed by the near-constant need to process, butcher and store the fish and game we bring home. This is the Imperative of Protein, and while it is indeed hard work, I would not choose to live any other way.
An Awful Mercy
Sometimes a hunt is more than a hunt. Sometimes it is a window into the dark reaches of this world, and the next. I came away from my Wyoming antelope hunt with a vision of courage — not by me or by any of my companions, but of the animals we pursued.
The Lines We Draw
A lot of people think I will eat anything. A lot of people are wrong. A recent news story here in California brought this into focus.
On Killing
Hunting season brings with it a flood of emotions. Elation when you succeed, frustration when you do not, and always a deep contemplation about what it means to kill for food.
Gardening or Gathering?
Can a forager and gatherer of wild foods also be a competent gardener? Yes, but it ain’t easy: A year spent gathering wild plants puts a life spent gardening in perspective.
Making Wine and Riding the Dragon
Have you ever walked in the kind of fog where you cannot see your own outstretched hand one moment, only for the breeze to shift in the next, leaving you standing in the blinding sun? This is winemaking — a shifting series of revelations clouded by conundra. As I enter my third Crush, a vineyard double entendre for [...]
Become a Hunter
Want to Learn to Hunt? Start Now
Want to learn how to hunt but haven’t the faintest idea how? This should help get you started – but you need to begin your journey soon, as hunting season will soon be here…
