Articles posted by "Dan Stefanich"
A Great Hunt Requires Great Footwear – How to Find the Best Boot for Hunting
There’s no question, one of the most important pieces of outdoor gear is good footwear. If you hunt, climb, hike or participate in any outdoor activity that involves moving and walking, then footwear is paramount. What you have on your feet will have a huge impact upon your [...]Read more
Know the Hunting and Fishing Regulations or Pay the Price – Illinois Game Laws
On the opening morning of the 2012 Illinois firearm deer season, two hunters in camp didn’t have any blaze orange. They claimed they didn’t know you needed to wear orange during shotgun season. Fortunately for them, I had a couple extra vests in my gear bag, which saved [...]Read more
Where the Buffalo Roam – Midewin Tallgrass Prairie Introduces Bison Herd
For over ten years, I‘ve enjoyed my commute from Wilmington going north on Route 53, often wondering how cool it would be to see a herd of bison standing on the pre-dawn, rolling hills of the thousands of acres at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie as the sun breaks the horizon. [...]Read more
Pheasant and Wild Mushroom Soup
This tasty soup recipe combines 2 of my favorite ingredients— pheasant and hen-of-the-woods (or sheepshead) mushrooms. Sheepsheads are the tasty alternative to the king of spring morel. I prefer the fall sheepshead for soup. They are the perfect wild mushroom to use in either a [...]Read more
Teriyaki Deer Loin on Oak Coals
Who needs a grill? You can cook deer loins right on hot embers. Using hickory or oak wood, make a fire and once the wood burns into hot coals or “embers”, rake some of the hot embers into a flat pile away from the ashes. Then lay your steaks directly on the hot [...]Read more
Family Fishing and Fun in Biloxi Mississippi
When I was looking for a family destination that included fishing and fun, we threw a dart and hit a bullseye with Biloxi, Mississippi. I don’t know what I love better — catching fish or eating them. Fortunately, Biloxi offered us an incredible variety of both. As we were [...]Read more
Protect Your Hearing – SoundGear Hearing Protection & Enhancement Technology Great for Hunters
Hearing Aid and Protection Technology is the best it’s ever been — and hunters and shooters are definitely more aware of the importance of protecting their ears. But one drawback to conventional ears plugs or ear muff style hearing protectors is that in social shooting [...]Read more
Garlic Walleye “Turbo” Cheeks
This is an appetizer that is incredibly easy to make, but won’t last very long. You need about a half a pound of walleye cheeks — the little medallion of meat located right under the fishes eye, otherwise known as the “cheek”. While on a recent trip to fish with [...]Read more
Dunlap’s Does it Right – A Quality Lake Erie Charter Fishing Trip
It’s been twenty years since I fished Lake Erie. After spending a couple of days with my sons on the water with Dunlap’s Fishing Charters, I’m proud to say that this time was the complete opposite of my previous experience. I try to focus on the positive in [...]Read more
Walleye Tacos
This is not your traditional Mexican spicy taco. I fry walleye in a light crumb mixture and use a fresh garden slaw that adds a cool, crisp flavor to the fish. With a mild fish like walleye, the tangy greens, olive oil, onions and guacamole make it a perfect combination, without [...]Read more
