Grilled Elk Steak and Morel Sandwich with Elk Tallow Twice-Fried Frites and a Montana Bush Pilot   When I think of Montana and reflect on what it took for me to harvest an elk this year, I think of hard work, hearty meals that fill you up, and maybe a fun, surprise at the end to wrap everything up. This is a recipe that Helena Regional Leader Anne Jolliff and I made to represent the Montana Chapter in the Wild Game Cook-off during Rendezvous this year. We decided to make an ...

I am lucky enough to live on enough land that I can hunt out of my back door. Most years, I take a white-tailed doe out there to help fill the freezer. Being able to drag a deer out whole instead of packing it out on my back for a few miles lets me be a little more creative when I butcher. Last year, I decided to experiment a bit and butchered one of the backstraps as bone-in chops. I set them in my freezer for a special occasion. Then, during the spring I was lucky again, and won a Burch ...