Articles posted by "Dan Stefanich"
DIVING DUCK ACTION ON REND LAKE
It’s 3:30 a.m. The air is cold and brisk, and the parking lot is full of boats and camo-clad hunters. It’s something only hard core, seasoned waterfowl hunters can appreciate, one of which I am not. But I’m getting there. I had an opportunity to hunt with my [...]Read more
FINS AND FEATHERS – FIRST TIME WATERFOWL HUNT IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
I took my son Logan and my nephew Matt Hayden on their very first wingshooting hunt — a waterfowl hunting trip to Southern Illinois. We hunted with my buddy Tony Skobel from SouthernHonkers.com for mallards out of a box blind on a private slough. I had a chance to try out some [...]Read more
ICE ARMOR GEAR FOR WATERFOWLERS
I took my son Logan and nephew Matt on their first waterfowl hunt to Southern Illinois. I had a chance to try out some awesome gear from our friends at Clam Outdoors. We used gloves hats and hand muffs to keep our hands warm and trigger fingers moving so we could blast some [...]Read more
GIVE YOUR GUN A NEW LOOK WITH MOSSY OAK GRAPHICS GUN SKINS
Twenty years ago, I thought it would be cool to camouflage my gun. This was before camo patterns were mass produced and offered as an option for new firearms. In addition to making my gun a part of my concealment for deer and turkey hunting, I figured the covering would also [...]Read more
THE VENERABLE CHEVY SUBURBAN
The Chevy Suburban first put rubber to road in 1934, making it one of the longest-living vehicle models in auto history. This vehicle could be be viewed as the great-grandfather of today’s SUVs. It was developed as a “station wagoned-bodied” version of the [...]Read more
BAMBI BITES
This easy-to-make appetizer will MELT IN YOUR MOUTH! It’s marinated deer loin, wrapped around a chunk of cheese, then wrapped again with bacon. The combination of a chipotle marinade and pepper jack cheese create a tantalizing zesty flavor, without the spicy kick. The lime [...]Read more
JUST LIKE CLOCKWORK- FALL MUSHROOMS ARE HERE
I love being right when it comes to mushrooms. On September 9th, just like clockwork, there were the mushrooms. Sheepshead (or Hen of the Woods) are Fall’s gift to the shroom-lovers of Illinois. This tasty fungus runs a fairly close second to the treasured spring morel [...]Read more
TERIYAKI-GARLIC DUCK BREAST
This is by far, the best way we have prepared duck breasts. I tried it out on my faithful food testers and it passed with “flying” colors. The combination of garlic/teriyaki and pineapple give this dish a “sweet & sour” accent. The bacon enhances the flavor as well as keeps [...]Read more
FISH NOT BITING? TRY FROG GIGGING
As the sun settled down behind the horizon, not far from the DesPlaines River, we heard our first “Barooomp, baroomp” echoing across the lilypad laden backwaters. Before jumping out of the truck I ran through my checklist— bug spray, cooler, knife, flashlight, and [...]Read more
THE LOON CAPITAL MERCER WISCONSIN IS THE ULTIMATE NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE
There’s something special about Northwoods. The heavy scent of pine in the air. Bald eagles everywhere. The wailing call of the loons. It’s been a while since I had the opportunity to fish up North. But a recent trip to Mercer, Wisconsin brought back a flood of [...]Read more
