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Tagliatelle with Creamed Morels
Tagliatelle with Creamed Morels
INGREDIENTS | SERVES 4 14 oz morel mushrooms 4 Tbsp butter 1⁄2 cup chopped shallots 2 tsp fresh thyme 1 scant cup dry white wine 1 lb. fresh tagliatelle pasta... Read more...
Wild Pip Morel
Stuffed Morel Appetizer
Note: This recipe can be used to stuff other mushrooms such as shiitakes, boletes, portobello   INGREDIENTS 1⁄2 lb. ground pork 1 small onion, minced 9 canned water chestnuts, minced... Read more...
Tommy and Chaga with Wild Ramps
Morel, Asparagus and Pea Risotto
Note: if you have wild onions (ramps) blanch them and sub for the onions in this recipe.     INGREDIENTS | SERVES 4 1 lb. fresh green peas, shelled, or 1... Read more...
Adirondack Trappers Basket
Mushroom Hunting 101
    Written By Olivia Winslow  Signs of spring are finally appearing here in the Northeast with the slow melting of the snow, muddy roads and warmer temperatures. Though it... Read more...
hooking up with a group of bird dog owners training for trials or tests can be one of the best ways to enhance your dog’s training program and connect with people who share the passion.
Field Trials and Hunt Tests, Huh?
Text & Photos by Nancy AnisfieldReprinted by permission of Pheasants Forever   Lots of hunting dog owners, especially newbies, aren’t sure what the difference is between a field trial and... Read more...
hunting dog with pheasant
Fido Photo Ops
Text & Photos by Nancy Anisfield Reprinted by permission of Pheasants Forever   A friend sent me a photo of her young chocolate Lab last week. The dog was sitting nicely... Read more...
hunting dog peeing before hunt
Does a Bear Poop in the Woods?
Text & Photos by Nancy AnisfieldReprinted by permission of Versatile Hunting Dog   Several years ago, my husband Terry and I hired a guide to do some grouse hunting in... Read more...
ten gear tips take basic items and use them for something other than their original purpose.
Ten Nifty Gear Tips
Text & Photo by Nancy Anisfield   If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck… it might not necessarily be a duck. These ten nifty gear tips... Read more...
Overhead sun washes out color and depth
Get Ready, Get Set, Shoot! Tips for better field photos
Text & Photos by Nancy Anisfield   Seventy-five percent of us have been seduced by the convenience of digital cameras. One wild pheasant hunt snapping away with a palm-sized point-and-shoot,... Read more...
Expect the Unexpected
Expect The Unexpected: Survival Tips to Take Seriously
Text & Photos by Nancy AnisfieldReprinted by permission of the Ruffed Grouse Society Covers magazine.   Spend enough time in the field, and it’s likely that something will happen requiring... Read more...
Skeleton of Dog Chained to Tree
Deep Woods Discoveries
Reprinted by permission of the Ruffed Grouse Society Covers magazine.Nancy Anisfield 802-482-4989  anisfield@gmavt.net   Some days the grouse woods feel like the heart of darkness on steroids or a swamp monster’s... Read more...
Bart Jacobs with a Florida Osceola Turkey
Strategy for the Four Stages of a Gobbler’s Spring Behavior
above: Bart w/ Osceola pic.- “Bart With a Mature Florida Osceola Using An Old Jake 1-Hander Turkey Call and a Jacob Underhammer 20ga. Muzzleloader”   Like the bugle of an... Read more...