Articles posted by "Dan Stefanich"
PHEASANT POT PIES
A lot of people ask me “what’s the best way to cook pheasant?” Like most venison and wild birds, pheasant is delicious when prepared properly but the biggest challenge is to keep it from becoming dry and tough. The easy answer is DON’T overcook it. But it also helps to [...]Read more
VENISON TACO BAKE
This one is another simple dish using el venado (that’s spanish for venison). It’s like a little mexican lasagna — it’s simple and takes about 30-40 minutes, start to finish. Just create layers of tortillas, meat, and cheese. Then top with a little Con Queso (and salsa if you [...]Read more
NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION — A GREAT RESOURCE FOR SHOOTERS
If you are a hunter, shooter or shooting sports enthusiast, you need to tune your radar into the National Shooting Sports Foundation. We hosted Jennifer Pearsall on the Fishing and Outdoor Radio Show recently. Jennifer is the Public Relations Director for NSSF and talked about [...]Read more
Italian Venison Sandwiches
This is a no-brainer. Mix some of your favorite beer with dry Italian seasoning mix. Pour that into a crock pot with your venison. Slow cook until you can shred the meat, throw in a handful of pepperoncinis, cook a little longer then serve on a bun with some pepperjack. Done. [...]Read more
ENDURANCE 3-9 X 40 SCOPE BY HAWKE OPTICS
Over the past several years, I’ve become a lot more selective about my hunting optics. In order to get better patterns with my slug gun for deer season, I needed to move past my old 2x power fixed scope. When my friends at Hawke talked me into trying out the Endurance 30, I was [...]Read more
BROILED CRAPPIE IN GARLIC & BUTTER
For my health-conscious readers, this is a good simple recipe for baked fish. Well, except for lots of butter, HA HA! Bag it and throw it on the grill alongside some deer burgers, and you have some tasty surf-n-turf. Enjoy! Ingredients: 1 Crappie filets 1 Tablespoon Minced garlic [...]Read more
BEER BATTERED SHEEPSHEADS (mushrooms!)
Let me be clear, this is a MUSHROOM recipe (not sheepshead the fish)! This is incredibly simple, but an absolutely excellent way to cook wild sheepshead mushrooms (or Hen-of-the-Woods). Serve them up at halftime of the Bears game, or as a side dish with some venison burgers. Dip [...]Read more
PLANO GEAR & CASES FOR HUNTERS AND SHOOTERS
Fishermen know the name Plano. It’s synonymous with the best tackle boxes ever manufactured. But Plano has taken their proven expertise in crafting durable outdoors gear carrying cases into the hunting market. If you hunt long enough, you will try a variety of products and [...]Read more
SANTE FE LOIN MEDALLIONS
This is arguably one of the easiest recipes for venison loin. It’s so simple, I’m not even going to to put the step-by-step directions below like usual. You simply slice the loin into quarter-inch thick steaks, pound them flat with a meat mallet, marinate in Lawry’s Sante Fe [...]Read more
Bowhunters Need to Break Out the Blaze Orange this Weekend
In Illinois, this is one of the few times that bowhunters need to wear blaze orange. This coming Columbus Day weekend (October 11, 12 & 13) is Youth Firearm Deer Season in Illinois. Bowhunters need to wear the required amount of blaze orange— 400 square inches on the upper [...]Read more