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Wild Fish and Game Podcast — 279 episodes

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Episode 279: The Wild Pantry, Part VI, Pickling Wild Foods

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Episode 278: The School of Salmon

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Episode 277: Hunting America's Hidden Truffles with Alana McGee of Truffle Dog Company

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Episode 276: The Wild Pantry, Part V, Preserving Wild Food with Fat

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Episode 275: Wild Game Without Borders

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Episode 274: The Wild Pantry, Part IV, Smoking

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Episode 273: Wild Salmon, Wild Forests

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Episode 272: On the Ethics of Killing: The Moral Math of Eating

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Episode 271: The Wild Pantry, Part III - Dehydrating and Drying

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Episode 270: The Wild Harvest Report - April 2026

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Episode 269: Wild Game Is More Than Protein

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Episode 268: Wild American Foodscapes - Newfoundland

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Episode 267: What If the Grocery Stores Didn’t Open Tomorrow?

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Episode 266: The Wild Harvest Report - March 2026

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Episode 265: The Wild Pantry, Part II - Salting and Curing

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Episode 264: Wild American Foodscapes - Hawai'i

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Episode 263: Late-Season Small Game, Squirrel Dogs, and Cooking What You Hunt

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Episode 262: The Harvest Report - February 2026

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Episode 261: The Wild Pantry, Part I - Freezing as Preservation

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Episode 260: From Landscape to Foodscape: The Next Chapter of Harvesting Nature

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Episode 259: The Okayest Cook Returns: Real Food, Real Learning, Real Wild Game

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Episode 258: The Future of Wild Food: What 2026 Gets Right and Wrong

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Episode 257: How to Transform Holiday Wild Game Leftovers

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Episode 256: Wild Food Has No Single Culture

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Episode 255: North America’s Invasive Species Double Standard

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Episode 254: The Best Wild Game Recipes for the Holidays

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Episode 253: Why Hunters Value the First Meal After the Hunt

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Episode 252: Wild Food Horror Stories, Legends, and Myths

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Episode 251: Edible Invasive Plants & Fungi You Should Be Cooking

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Episode 250: The Ultimate Wild Game Casserole Guide

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Episode 249: Eat More Invasive Birds - Pigeons, Collared Doves, Starlings & Swans on the Table

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Episode 248: Beyond Bacon and Eggs - Wild Game and Foraged Breakfasts

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Episode 247: From Nuisance to Nourishment: Eating Invasive Fish & Crustaceans

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Episode 246: Cast Iron, Charcoal, and Controversy: Rethinking the Wild Game Steak

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Episode 245: Eat More Invasive Species - Iguanas, Pythons, Frogs, and Turtles

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Episode 244: Wild Kebabs and the Ancient Art of Meat on a Stick

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Episode 243: Joe Cermele Talks Fishing Culture, Adventures, and the Stories Behind the Catch

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Episode 242: Eat More Invasive Species - Pigs, Nutria, Hares, Audad, and Horse

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Episode 241: Live from the BHA Rendezvous: Wild Food Q&A, Chef Stories, and Public Lands Cooking

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Episode 240: Borderlands Cookbook with Hank Shaw

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Episode 239: Wild Burger 101: Recipes, Toppings, and Cooking Tips

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Episode 238: Prescribed by Nature: How Hunting, Fishing, and Foraging Heal the Body and Mind

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Episode 237: Cactus, Coyote, Crickets, and Corn: Tales from the Wild Taco Trail

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Episode 236: Shorelunch Shenanigans: Fish, Fryers, and Field Notes with Nate P

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Episode 235: Feathers Don't Lie: A Turkey Hunting Saga

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Episode 234: Escape the Supermarket with Arthur Haines: Science Shows Wild Food is Better

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Episode 233: Rewild Your Salad: Venison, Foraged Greens, Smoked Fish, and More

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Episode 232: Wok This Way: Stir-Fry Tips for Venison, Wild Turkey, and More

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Episode 231: The Art of Venison Sausage Making - Behind the Book

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Episode 230: Invasive Plants Are Delicious: Culinary Alchemy with Pascal Baudar

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Episode 229: Bird Dogs, Big Bucks & Classic Perspectives with Project Upland’s AJ DeRosa

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Episode 228: Wild Wild Stew

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Episode 227: The Incredible Edible Animal Hierarchy: Hunting, Taboos, and Food Identity

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Episode 226: How to Brine, Corn, and Cure Wild Game, Fish, and Foragables

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Episode 225: Exploring the World of Edible Insects with Aly Moore

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Episode 224: Re-Indigenizing Our Plates - Ancestral Wild Food Knowledge & Modern Cooking with Mariah Gladstone

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Episode 223: Hunting & Cooking Wild Game in Ireland with Anthony Grogan

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Episode 222: From Fur to Food: The Role of Trapping in North American History and Cuisine

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Episode 221: The Rookies - The Journey from Kitchen to Wilderness

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Episode 220: Bones, Fat, Odd Bits, and Blood with Jennifer McLagan

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Episode 219: Kevin Gillespie on Southern Cuisine, Wild Game Recipes, and Sustainable Food Practices

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Episode 218: Eastern Shore Secrets: A Sika Deer Taste Test and Hunt

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Episode 217: Noodles Gone Wild: Unleashing the Art of Wild Food Pasta

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Episode 216: The Rookies - From Island Roots to Wild Hunts: A Path to Sustainability

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Episode 215: The Wild Kitchen - Wild Game Sandwiches: Tips, Tricks, and Recipes

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Episode 214: Waste Not, Want Not: How Venison for Vermonters Fights Food Insecurity

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Episode 213: Deer Camp Delicacies and Hunting Camp Food Traditions

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Episode 212: The Rookies - Reconnecting with Cajun Culture through Hunting

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Episode 211: The Wild Revolution: Redefining Food in the Modern Era

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Episode 210: How to Cook Wild Game Offal – Kidney, Caul Fat, Trotters, and Testicles

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Episode 209: Trees Can Make You a Better Hunter and Forager with Adam Haritan

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Episode 208: Talking Wild Food with Andrew Zimmern

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Episode 207: Tips on Butchering and Cooking Wild Game Hearts and Livers

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Episode 206: The Rookies - The Transformative Power of Becoming a Hunter

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Episode 205: The Wildest, Weirdest, and Most Unusual Eating Experiences

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Episode 204: The Fight for Mountain Lion Hunting, Conservation, and Food Security in Colorado

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Episode 203: Venison Pho: A Wild Game Twist on the Vietnamese Classic

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Episode 202: Wild Game Bones in the Kitchen: Crafting Rich Stocks, Broths, and Dishes with Marrow

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Episode 201: Fly Fishing Essentials: Gear, Techniques, and Recipes with Brandon Dale

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Episode 200: Lobster Beyond the Tail: How to Make Stock and Uncover America's Real Lobster History

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Episode 199: From Anglers to Chefs: Aging Fish for Enhanced Flavor with Liwei Liao

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Episode 198: Don't Throw Away the Head and Tongue - Eat It!

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Episode 197: Dive Deep with Brad Leone: Foraging, Spearfishing, and Cooking Local Fish

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Episode 196: Wild Game Ground Meat: Grinding, Fat Ratios, and Recipes

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Episode 195: Create World-Class Tasting Fish with Ike Jime

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Episode 194: Wildly Delicious and Historically Rich - The Tale of Mulberry Pizza

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Episode 193: Spring and Summer Eastern Hunting & Fishing: Top Spots and Crew Tips

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Episode 192: Catching, Cooking, and Eating Carp with Matthew Dollenbacher

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Episode 191: Exploring the Intersection of Wild Food and Wine with Jason Passalacqua

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Episode 190: Chile Snow Goose Burgers and Problematic Snow Geese in North America

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Episode 189: Wild Game Top Sirloin and Sirloin Tip Butchering and Cooking

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Episode 188: Sous Vide Venison French Dip

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Episode 187: Come Hunt, Cook, and Eat Wild Pigs with us in Texas

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Episode 186: Exploring Organ Meats with Dr. Jonathan Reisman

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Episode 185: The Turkey Book with Jesse Griffiths

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Episode 184: Exploring Wild Indigenous Cuisine with Sean Sherman, the Sioux Chef

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Episode 183: Jalapeno Wild Turkey Piccata and the Successful Reintroduction of Wild Turkeys

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Episode 182: Butchering and Cooking Wild Game Tri Tip and Eye of Round

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Episode 181: Adventures for Food: New Mexico Mule Deer with John McAdams

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Episode 180: Butchering and Cooking Wild Game Top and Bottom Round

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Episode 179: Using Fish and Game in Spirits with Will Robinson of Tamworth Distilling

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Episode 178: Venison Neck Goulash and The Interesting History of Goulash in Europe and North America

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Episode 177: Snow Goose Culinary Hunting Camp

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Episode 176: Butchering and Cooking Wild Game Skirt and Flank Steak

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Episode 175: Don’t Kill it Twice: Best Methods for Cooling Down Wild Game Meat

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Episode 174: Venison Queso Dip and How The Super Bowl Became the American Snack Food Dream

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Episode 173: Exploring Advanced Wild Game Cooking Techniques with Larry White

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Episode 172: Antler and Fin - Venison Gyros and the Origins of the Vertical Kebab

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Episode 171: Butchering and Cooking Wild Game Ribs and Brisket

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Episode 170: Hoppin’ John with Braised Venison Shanks and Other Lucky Foods from Around the World

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Episode 169: Butchering and Cooking the Loins and Tenderloins

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Episode 168: Antler and Fin - Bear and Pineapple Burgers and the Interesting History of the Pineapple

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Episode 167: A Wild Game Thanksgiving Revisited

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Episode 166: The Ballad of the Modern Western Elk Hunter

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Episode 165: Antler and Fin - How to Stir Fry and Chinese Venison and Snowpea Stir Fry

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Episode 164: Come Hunt Ducks with us in Oklahoma

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Episode 163: Butchering and Cooking the Neck and Denver Steak

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Episode 162: Butchering and Cooking Venison Arm Roasts and Shanks

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Episode 161: Butchering and Cooking the Flat Iron Steak and the Mock Tender

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Episode 160: Clamming, Crabbing, and Foraging on the Oregon Coast

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Episode 159: Butchering and Cooking Big Game Front Shoulders

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Episode 158: German Hunting Culture and German Wild Food

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Episode 156: An Intro to Cooking by Cuts…the Future

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Episode 155: Turkey Hunting is Hard Revisited

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Episode 154: LIVE PODCAST Improve Your Wild Food Cooking

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Episode 153: Overcoming Wild Game Cooking Mistakes

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Episode 152: Black Duck Revival

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Episode 151: Spearing for Food in Australia Revisited

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Episode 150: Cast Iron Conversations

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Episode 149: Drinking Wildly! Pairing Beer and Wild Game Revisited

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Episode 148: Cooking with Wild Game Fats Revisited

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Episode 147: Wild Game Resolutions for the New Year

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Episode 146: Everything is Edible Except the Oink

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Episode 145: Turning Feral: a Modern Journey of Hunting, Trapping, and Transformation

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Episode 144: Expect More From Backpacking Food

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Episode 143: The Kids of Harvesting Nature

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Episode 142: Antler and Fin and Wild Pigs

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Episode 141: They Rise up from the Ground

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Episode 140: Wild Elk and Wild Chestnuts

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Episode 139: Hunting Drama and Desert Antelope

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Episode 138: Big Game Cookery Bonanza

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Episode 137: Man Eats Wild

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Episode 136: Adventures for Food - Elk Hunting with Mom

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Episode 135: Cleaning out the Freezer

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Episode 134: The Unspoken Rules of Eating Wild Game

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Episode 133: When Nature Calls

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Episode 132: Wild Foraged Cocktails

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Episode 131: Keep Your Knives Sharp

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Episode 130: Thoughts on Lead Free Ammo

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Episode 129: Spring Foraging Tips and Recipes

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Episode 128: Adventures for Food - Fishing, Canoes, and Foul Weather

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Episode 127: Shot Placement and Ammo Selection for Reducing Meat Loss

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Episode 126: Adventures for Food - Rafting Pronghorns, Family Style

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Episode 125: Adventures For Food - Spring Bear Consolation

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Episode 124: Wild Pig Hunting Skills Camp Recap

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Episode 123: Blood Tracking with Hounds to Save Meat

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Episode 122: Harvesting Nature Magazine

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Episode 121: Fin + Forage and Cooking Your Catch

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Episode 120: Wild Military Food and Finding Solace in the Outdoors

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Episode 119: Wingshooting the Palouse

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Episode 118: The Front Lines of Protecting Hunting Rights

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Episode 117: New Tech for Food Seasons

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Episode 116: Come Hunt Wild Pigs in Texas

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Episode 115: Connecting Outdoor Lovers with Outdoor Experiences

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Episode 114: Necessary Ingredients for Wild Food Cooking

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Episode 113: Adventures for Food - Colorado Plains Mule Deer

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Episode 112: Canning and Pickling Game, Fish, and Wild Edibles

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Episode 111: Flintlocks, Deer Drives, and Late Season Whitetail

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Episode 110: Wild Edibles with the Wild Food Girl

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Episode 109: Fishing the Wild Waters

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Episode 108: How to Make Wild Game Soap

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Episode 107: Young vs Old Hunting and Eating

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Episode 106: The Wild World of Game Tacos

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Episode 105: A Cut Above the Rest

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Episode 104: Mule Deer Madness

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Episode 103: Speed Goats, Snow Storms, and Whitetails

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Episode 102: Hook, Line, and Supper

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Episode 101: Food, Culture, Place

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Episode 100: Fancy Field Food Favorites

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Episode 99: Elk Make the Plan

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Episode 98: Wild Game Finger Foods

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Episode 97: Grey Feathered Mini Missiles

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Episode 96: Flying Meats and Waterfowl Treats

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Episode 95: Never Go Home Empty Handed

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Episode 94: Adventures For Food - Lobsters, Sharks, and Eels

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Episode 93: The Hunter Chef

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Episode 92: The Concrete Mixer Meat Tenderizer

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Episode 91: Venison Pizza Rolls

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Episode 90: Adventures for Food - Bulls, Sharks, and Lions, oh my

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Episode 89: Bathtub Carp and Tasty Trash Fish

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Episode 88: Sauteed Cicadas and Summertime Shenanigans

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Episode 87: Reclaiming the Legacy of Meat

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Episode 86: Adventures For Food - Doubling Up with Dad

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Episode 85: Hunting and Creating Food

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Episode 84: Venison Every Day!

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Episode 83: The Hog Book w/ Jesse Griffiths

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Episode 82: Adventures for Food - Trout Fishing w/Dad

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Episode 81: Life is Like a Box of... Duck Livers

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Episode 80: Fishing in a Tuxedo

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Episode 79: Oregon Black Bear Boondoggle

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Episode 78: Spearing for Food in the Southern Hemisphere

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Episode 77: A Wild Game Sausage Party

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Episode 76: Trout Fishing in Pennsylvania

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Episode 75: Florida Osceola Turkey Hunting

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Episode 74: Adventures for Food - The Turkey Triple

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Episode 73: Searching for Seafood in British Columbia

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Episode 72: Turkey Hunting is Hard

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Episode 71: Adventures for Food - Battling Bears for Deer Meat

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Episode 70: Campfire Cookery and Wild Kitchens

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Episode 69: University Students Battle for Hunting Club Creation

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Episode 68: Adventures for Food - Spartan Forays into Goose Hunting

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Episode 67: Essential Kitchen Equipment

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Episode 66: Opportunistic Omnivores Eat Invasives

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Episode 65: Adventures for Food - Retrieving Ducks without Dogs

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Episode 64: Chewing the Fat about Wild Game Fats

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Episode 63: Wild Game Chili and "Is Hunting a Sport?"

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Episode 62: The Heart of Hunting

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Episode 309: Adventures for Food - A Record Book Bruin

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Episode 61: Cooking Failures with Wild Game

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Episode 60: Food for Hunters

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Episode 59: Family and Food

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Episode 58: Adventures for Food - A Pointing Dog Reborn

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Episode 57: Mountain Men of Pennsylvania

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Episode 56: Sous Vide Wild Game

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Episode 55: A Roasted Wild Duck Tasting Trio

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Episode 54: Our 10 Favorite Segments of 2020

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Episode 53: Cooking, Hunting, and Eating with a New Hunter

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Episode 52: Airbnb for Hunting and Fishing

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Episode 51: Mingling with Mule Deer

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Episode 50: Adventures for Food - Blueberries and Black-Tails

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Episode 49: Wild Military Food and BHAs Armed Forces Initiative

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Episode 48: Cook a Wild Thanksgiving Meal

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Episode 47: Adventures for Food - The Golden Goose

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Episode 46: Nilgai Tacos and Guns

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Episode 45: Pronghorn Antelope Taste Delicious

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Episode 44: Adventures for Food - Face Off with a Cougar

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Episode 43: A Hunter's Connection to Food

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Episode 42: Hunting Alligators - The Food that Bites Back

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Episode 41: Adventures for Food - The Flintlock Fiasco

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Episode 40: Ice Fishing in Pajamas

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Episode 39: Liver, Heart, Caul, and Tongue… Yum!

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Episode 38: Adventures for Food - Stingray in Mexico

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Episode 37: Bird Hunting and Creating Diversity in the Outdoors

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Episode 36: Becoming a Hunter

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Episode 35: Adventures for Food - A Deer Tag for the Table

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Episode 34: When Lobsters Bite Back

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Episode 33: No Sunday Hunting???

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Episode 32: Adventures for Food - Backcountry Turkey Hunt

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Episode 31: Taste of the Wild w/ Evy Gebhardt

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Episode 30: Pairing Beer and Wild Game

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Episode 29: Adventurous Hunting and Eating with Josh Kirchner

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Episode 28: After the Shot: Meat Field Care

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Episode 27: CWD - Prion, Bacteria, or Virus?

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Episode 26: Venison Diplomacy

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Episode 25: Honest Food with Hank Shaw

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Episode 24: Why Take Kids Hunting?

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Episode 23: The Wild Game Cook - John Wallace

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Episode 22: Freedom Hunters

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Episode 21: Happy Independence Day and Season 2 Primer

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Episode 20: Life in the Water with Capt Aaron Young

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Episode 19: Trapping Wild Hogs in Texas - Food or Foe?

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Episode 18: Grow Your Own

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Episode 17: Bear Necessities - Eat the Meat!

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Episode 16: Hunting and Fishing with Allen Company

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Episode 15: The Turkey Slayer, Bicycle Hunting, and Deciding Out of State Hunts

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Episode 14: Hunting, Cooking, and Technology with Brad Luttrell of GoWild

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Episode 13: Aging Big Game, Kitchen Knives, and Lavash the Cookbook with Ara Zada

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Episode 12: Hunting and Spearfishing in Hawaii and Abroad with Justin Lee

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Episode 11: A Greenhorn's Guide to Hunting, Cleaning, and Cooking Turkey

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Episode 10: Food Talk with Danielle Prewett of Wild + Whole and MeatEater

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Episode 9: Wild Game Soups, Stews, and Can They Help the Flu?

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Episode 8: Spices, Good Food, and Hunting

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Episode 7: Cast Iron Cookware, Campfire Cooking, and Camp Stoves

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Episode 6: Catching, Cleaning, and Cooking Fish, Lobster, and Other Water Dwellers

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Episode 5: Braising and Roasting, Cooking Game Birds

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Episode 4: Hunting, Cleaning, and Cooking Squirrels

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Episode 3: Everglades Deer, Panthers, Pythons, Iguana Tacos and Swamp Buggies

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Episode 2: Curing Wild Game Meat

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Episode 1: Briny Beginnings: Marinades vs Brines for Wild Fish and Game