Articles posted by "Dan Stefanich"
Beaches of Ft. Myers and Sanibel Cure the Winter Blues
As I crossed the causeway entering Sanibel Island in Florida, the sun was just peeking over the horizon illuminating the sky with a brilliant glow of orange. Soon thereafter, I was hopping on board a saltwater flats boat for a morning of fishing on the very northern tip of [...]Read more
6 WAYS TO KEEP BUSY UNTIL SPRING
Winter gets to be old by March, even for those of us who love winter. To makes things worse, it’s challenging for the hard core outdoorsmen and women who are used to living outdoors. Turkey season is a long way off. The ice isn’t quite safe anymore for good ice fishing, and [...]Read more
LATE SEASON LESSONS – YOU’RE NEVER TOO OLD TO LEARN
2014 was a tough deer season. Not because deer numbers were supposedly down. Things just weren’t going my way. A bad shot on a buck during bow season, and some good old “wrong place at the wrong time” kept me from scoring. Nonetheless, I was determined to put [...]Read more
Venison Pierogies
OK, this one takes a little time, but these make great appetizers. The polish pastry Pierogie) is stuffed with potato, cheddar cheese, bacon, carmelized onions, and ground venison burger. Ingredients: 2 Flour 1 Teaspoon salt 1 egg 1 Cup sour cream half stick butter 5 red potatoes [...]Read more
Cheese-Stuffed Fried Morels
If you hit the jackpot on morels, you HAVE to try this recipe. It takes large morels with really wide, thick stalks. We slice off the “head” of the morel, stuff it with a cream cheese and crab filling, bread and then deep fry. The great thing about this recipe, is you can freeze [...]Read more
How to Plan and Get the Most Out of a Destination Hunting or Fishing Trip
With the sports shows in full swing, the time is right for outdoorsmen to book that hunting or fishing trip of a lifetime. Sports shows give us outdoorsmen a slight edge – we get to “interview” our prospective guides or outfitters. However, making a choice is still a [...]Read more
Cheese-Stuffed Venison Meatballs
Basically, it’s a seasoned venison-burger meatball with a chunk of cheddar cheese baked inside. It’s like a bacon-cheeseburger meatball. This can be served as an appetizer or as a main course. If you prefer an Italian flair, you can simply substitute the hamburger seasoning with [...]Read more
Lemon-Dill Broiled Walleye
This baked dish calls for fresh walleye smothered in a lemon butter sauce with fresh dill from the garden. It takes about 5 minutes to make the sauce and another 15 to bake. With no heavy batter or breading, this is a great way to enjoy fresh walleye. Ingredients: 1/4 Butter 1 [...]Read more
BANGIN’ BUCKS AT THE BONEYARD
There is something about big racks that gets any deer hunter fired up. And I saw plenty of those this fall. The Boneyard Outfitters lived up to their name this season and did some major bone collecting on whitetail deer hunts, and it was a beautiful thing. Bowhunters saw some [...]Read more
THANKSGIVING PHEASANT HUNTING ACTION
Nothing beats the sound of a cackling rooster as he explodes from under your feet. And we saw plenty of that on our annual family Thanksgiving pheasant hunt. My sons Logan and Kyle, my sister Lynn and I put a serious smackdown on a pile of pheasants. Everyone was cold, but our [...]Read more
