The American buffalo — or yanasi in Cherokee, tatanka in Lakota, and scientifically Bison bison — has provided food for native North Americans for millennia, as well as served as the wildlife icon for the continent itself. In the not-so-distant past, ...
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The Tools You Need To Process an Entire Moose, Solo
Trevor Thompson told the Free Range American podcast recently about the time he processed an entire moose by himself on a hunt in British Columbia. He ended up filling his tag with a great bull early in the week, so he had the time and ...
Why Hunters Should Eat Mountain Lion and Other ‘Bad’ Meat
In a recent talk on the Free Range American podcast, hunter, biologist, and filmmaker Donnie Vincent talked about a mountain lion he’d arrowed in British Columbia and how much everyone in camp had loved the meat from the big cat. “We’d cook a ...
A Holiday Wild Game Roast, Brined
My hands are numb. Well, mostly just my fingertips, but I finally find the roast I’m looking for deep in my chest freezer. It’s from an elk I hunted with Garrett Johnson in southern Utah in 2019. It was cold then, too. Five pounds of healthy, ...
How to Prepare a Wild Turkey Thanksgiving
I was patiently sitting, hands nipped with cold, listening to my own breath and the occasional squeak sqwuak eek eek from Chad Mendes as he made turkey calls in the Kansas morning frost. We sat for hours, listening to the echoes of gobbles from ...
Super Meat: Fortify Ground Beef with Game Liver
Nose-to-tail or holistic eating has gained momentum in culinary and hunting communities recently, but we humans have been eating organ meats since we first started walking upright. Organs are the most nutrient-dense part of the body, so it makes ...
Mountain Goat Backstrap Over an Open Fire
In September, Cole Kramer and I guided a mountain goat hunt on the savage landscape of Kodiak Island, Alaska. The best part — or one of the best parts — was backstrap over an open fire. After several long days and cold evenings spent trudging over ...
The Ultimate Guide to Making Wild Game Jerky
For as long as there have been hunters, there’s been jerky—at least as best we can tell. Ötzi the Iceman—a 5,300-year-old hunter found frozen solid in the Italian Alps—had a last meal of dried ibex and red deer meat. Archeologists have found ...
How to Build a Kitchen Cook Kit
Our ancestors separated from the great apes thanks to cooking with tools over fire. Yet now in our tech-heavy age, thanks to apps like DoorDash and Uber Eats, a whole generation of young adults has never learned how to cook. We’re here to help. ...
Fish Candy: Dry-Brined and Smoked Lake Trout
The best part about fishing with Big Spoon Sportfishing isn’t all the fish you catch but the snacks that Capt. Chris Bomysoad serves up on the water. “Fishermen,” he likes to say, “fish on their stomach,” so this New York guide keeps his clients ...
The Black Rifle Coffee LMTV: The Most Insane Food Truck in America
Sometimes a run-of-the-mill coffee shop is not enough. Sometimes a converted military vehicle working as a mobile coffee shop makes more of a statement. Enter the Black Rifle Coffee Company (BRCC) LMTV. Weighing in at 19,000 pounds, this Light Medium ...
The Only Way to Make Steak and Eggs is the Black Rifle Coffee Way
When you’re talking breakfast, steak and eggs is sure to be mentioned as the best way to start your day. So is Black Rifle Coffee. Combining the two is a no-brainer. To start, toss in a quarter cup of fresh coffee grounds with a vibrant mix of ...
How to Make Wild Game Chili the Black Rifle Coffee Way
There’s no better use for ground meat than chili, especially when it’s got real heat and kick behind it. So grind up some fresh game, pull out a couple of beers (one for you, one for the chili) and some Black Rifle Coffee, and follow these steps for ...
How to Make Biscuits & Sausage Gravy the Black Rifle Coffee Way
Plenty of us love Southern cooking, and there’s nothing that says down-home like sausage gravy and biscuits. Add in some Black Rifle Coffee, and you’ve got a traditional dish with an innovative twist. You can make your own biscuits or get them ...
How to Make Pancakes the Black Rifle Coffee Way
Pancakes are easy to make — but easy can also mean boring. Instead, try cooking up these mancakes infused with Black Rifle Coffee. The fundamental components of pancakes are important. Milk, eggs, flour, butter. Look at the mancake ingredients and ...
How to Make Ham Steak & Eggs the Black Rifle Coffee Way
If you’re looking for a new delicious way to cook the other white meat, you need to try this simple and savory recipe for ham steak and eggs that uses a delicious rub mixed with Black Rifle Coffee. Break out your cast iron skillet (while ...
Does Bulletproof Coffee Live Up to the Hype?
Before we address the elephant in the room, let’s take a moment to discuss the difference between fad coffee and legitimate coffee. Fad coffee recipes include most seasonal Starbucks drinks, glitter coffee, coffee in avocado skins, and ... well, I'm ...
