Ingredients: Pheasant & stock ingredients: 2 pheasants (about 2 ½ pounds each 1 carrot 1 celery stalk 1 medium onion, halved 2 teaspoons salt 2-3 cloves of garlic pressed or minced Filling ingredients: 6 Tbsp butter 1 large onion, diced (about 1 ¼ cups) 3 carrots, thinly sliced on the diagonal 3 celery stalks, thinly sliced on the diagonal ½ cup all-purpose … [Read more...] about Pheasant Pot Pie
Orange Glazed Pheasant Recipe
What you need: 1 pheasant; breasts are easiest, but a whole bird would work too if you want to deal with the bones. 1 quart buttermilk 2 tablespoons butter 4 tablespoons of your favorite orange marmalade 2 oranges (4 tablespoons of juice and zest) 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 2 tablespoons teryaki sauce 2 cloves garlic minced (more to taste) To prepare: Place pheasant … [Read more...] about Orange Glazed Pheasant Recipe
Ozzie's First Day
We indoctrinated a new player into the game today! Al & Traca's black lab Ozzie joined us for his first day in the field. The weather was cool with a temperature in the high 30's and a cold wet breeze from the NorthWest. The skies were overcast but that didn't seem to keep anyone down. Ozzie came out of the gates and produced his first bird within 30 minutes just on the … [Read more...] about Ozzie's First Day
First Attempts at Video Editing
Here is my first attempt at video editing. It is a clip we captured with the Playsport and hat cam. YouTube version below. Original .MOV at the link! See the video page for the original at 720P and 60FPS. … [Read more...] about First Attempts at Video Editing
Des Plaines State Fish and Wildlife Area
As a follow up to my previous post about Des Plaines I thought I'd share a map we generated allowing you to view and research potential strategies when visiting yourself! View Des Plaines Wildlife Conservation Area in a larger map More information about this park can be found at the Illinois DNR web site and more information about hunting specifically can be found here. … [Read more...] about Des Plaines State Fish and Wildlife Area