![]() ![]() Wrap a fish fillet along with butter, onions and seasonings in foil, then wrap it again. Dazzle your pals with rabbit, squirrel and goose meatballs.Ĥ7 DISHWASHER FISH Here’s a crazy technique I learned in the Arctic. Try boning rabbits, squirrels and other game meats, and grinding the meat to make meatballs and burgers. Stir-fries are the best at masking a too-strong taste because the ingredients are in close contact with the surface of the meat.Ĥ6 GRIND YOUR OWN Want to try something wild? Get a small electric meat grinder for less than $100 and make your own burger and sausage. Here are ingredients that will tame strong meats: fresh ginger root, soy sauce, onion and garlic. No matter how well you care for it, an animal can taste gamey because of its age, the rut, its diet or other factors. Most grizzly confrontations with hunters occur around meat that has been left in the field overnight.Ĥ5 TAME THE TASTE Some say strong, gamey venison is always the result of improper field care. A nearby grizzly will be possessive of the meat and you could be in big trouble if you unwittingly approach. In the morning when you return, you can check the meat with binoculars to make sure it wasn’t disturbed or covered with brush. I’ve had it happen to me more than once.ģ8 GRIZZLY SMARTS If you’re in grizzly country and shoot an elk late in the afternoon and don’t have time to get it out that evening, place the quarters in an area that’s visible from a distance. Animals can quickly consume your hard-earned venison. For longer periods of storage, toss the cheesecloth and put the meat in heavy-duty bags that can be laundered.ģ7 HANG ‘EM HIGH Never hang a carcass or part of a carcass any lower than 3 feet from the ground in a yard or shed. Wrap the meat in cheesecloth to keep it temporarily clean and to let air circulate. The idea of hauling a deer or elk out of the bottom is a double nightmare that makes them even more prone to avoid these potentially game-rich spots.ģ6 LOSE THE WEIGHT Bone out a moose or elk quarter before you move it. Most hunters don’t descend into nasty spots because they know they’ll have to climb back out. Once settled, take a nap and wait for other hunters to push deer to you as shooting hours approach, or look for unpressured deer feeding naturally.ġ9 BIG-GAME HONEY HOLES If you’re in big country and want to focus on the place where the odds are best of finding game, look no further than a deep, heavily timbered canyon with no roads or major trails to the bottom. Since these spots are virtual smorgasbords for wildlife, position yourself at the back of the area in an elevated spot away from the road, using your flashlight sparingly. Carry a light sleeping bag and walk to the end of the road, where you’re apt to find a logged area. Beat everyone else by parking there at midnight. Hunters commonly park at gates early in the morning and hike up roads. 18 GETTING IN FIRST Many roads are blocked these days to restrict vehicle access, allowing only foot or horse traffic. ![]()
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