INGREDIENTS

• 1 pound venison, ground or cubed

• 2 tablespoons olive oil

• 1 onion, chopped

• 4 cloves garlic, sliced or minced

• 1 tablespoon chili powder

• 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder

• 2 teaspoons cumin

• 1 teaspoon coriander

• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

• Salt and pepper to taste

• 1 6-ounce can tomato paste

INGREDIENTS

• 1 pound bacon, ham or sage sausage

• 1 26-ounce package of frozen hash browns, or equivalent

• 1 dozen eggs

• 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

• Salt and pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS

Grits and granola will do the trick for a day or two, but after just a few mornings in the woods I'm ready for a breakfast hearty enough to get me over the mountain or around the next river bend.

Prep Time: 10 minutes 

Cook Time: 25 minutes 

Servings: 4

INGREDIENTS

• 2 large chicken breasts (1 ½ pounds of chicken)

• 2 tbs. of your favorite chicken rub, such Hi Mountain Poultry Rub

• 1 package Knorr Sides Rice Medley

• 12 oz. bag Vegetable Medley or 1 cup each of broccoli, cauliflower and carrots

• 4 tbs. olive oil

• 2 cups water

• ½ tsp. salt

• ¼ tsp. pepper

• Grated cheese, optional

9 Best Ways to Keep Your Food Cold Longer in a Cooler

Whether you’re willing to spend hundreds of dollars on a roto-molded cooler or your budget is more in line with a traditional double-walled cooler – we all want the same thing. We want a cooler to keep our food and drinks cold for as long as possible!

Prep Time: 15 minutes 

Cook Time: 5-10 minutes 

Servings: 4-8

INGREDIENTS

• 3-4 bananas

• 1 tbs canola oil

• 1 small bar milk or dark chocolate, broken into squares

• 1/2 cup toasted almond pieces

• Vanilla ice cream

DIRECTIONS

1. Leaving the peel on, cut the bananas in half, lengthwise.

2. Brush cut side with canola oil and place skin side up on a well lubricated medium hot grill.

How You Can Find Morel Mushrooms this Spring!

If you’re a spring turkey hunter, particularly in the Midwest, you’ve probably run across other hunters in the woods who are definitely not turkey hunting … at least at the moment. They are walking very slowly, usually in small circles. They exhibit a stooped, head-down posture, but they don’t have their smartphones out.

Prep Time: 1 hour 

Cook Time: 2.5 hours 

Servings: 8-10

Cooking pudgy pies with a pie iron over an open fire is usually thought of as something to keep the kiddies occupied during a camping trip. They turn out grilled cheese sandwiches, toasted PB & J's, and s’mores and go away happy with the evidence on their cheeks. But wait, what about the grown-ups?

Come early autumn each year, one of the most popular family outdoor activities is picking apples. Orchards hold festivals that include hay rides, bonfires, entertainment, tastings, and … of course … apple picking.

Let’s just admit it. Any time you go camping, you feel like a mountain man. It doesn’t matter whether you're hunting in the wilderness or you’ve packed into a remote camp somewhere on the Snake River in Idaho; canoed to a secluded island site in the BWCA; or simply rolled the RV down the road to a KOA. Waking up in “camp” instills that first explorer, mountain man feeling.