Podcast

Hunt Gather Talk: Gamebird Guru

In this episode, I talk with biologist Rocky Gutierrez, the Yoda of game birds. Mountain quail are our focus, but we go into so much more.

Mexican

Mole Amarillo, Mexico’s Golden Sauce

Oaxacan yellow mole with partridges, served in a pumpkin. What can be more autumnal than that? Mole, a rich sauce used over meats, fish and vegetables, comes in many colors.

Podcast

Hunt Gather Talk: Pheasants

Everything you need to know about the ring-necked pheasant: how to hunt them, their conservation status and biology, dogs, gear and how to prepare them in the kitchen.

Podcast

Hunt Gather Talk: Scaled Quail

Everything you want to know about scaled quail, also known as blue quail, with biologist and outfitter Ryan O'Shaughnessy.

Recipe

Pan Roasted Ptarmigan or Grouse

A simple recipe for pan-roasted ptarmigan -- or any other small game bird. This method works in a frying pan, either in camp or a kitchen.

Podcast

Hunt Gather Talk: Spruce Grouse

This episode is all about spruce grouse, the grouse of the boreal forest. Biologist Bailey Petersen and grouse hunter Kevin Kossowan join me.

Podcast

Hunt Gather Talk: Sage Grouse

This episode of the podcast, sponsored by Filson and Hunt to Eat, features sage grouse, an important species in the American West.

African

Coconut Curry Chicken

This recipe is from East Africa, where it is called kuku wa nazi in Swahili. I used pheasant here, which is more like an African chicken.

Mexican

Sopa de Lima

Classic sopa de lima soup from the Yucatan typically uses chicken, but you can use any white meat, in this case, chachalaca, a chicken cousin.

Podcast

Hunt Gather Talk: Chukars

I chat with Travis Warren of the Upchukar Podcast all about, you guessed it, chukars, in this episode of Hunt Gather Talk sponsored by Filson and Hunt to Eat.

Essays and Stories

Boom Chachalaca!

Hunting chachalaca birds in Texas is not easy, but the rewards are sweet if you come home with America's jungle grouse.