Reheated leftover venison steak is like leftover fish or Chinese food. It never tastes the same. Actually, it’s exactly what wild game cooks try their hardest to avoid, and that is overcooked, gray, lifeless meat. That is the nature of reheating food, which is why I try not to cook more venison than could be eaten in one sitting. Unfortunately, I do miscalculate from time to time, and then I’m left with the decision of giving it to the dog or suffering through it myself. Fortunately, all ...

This past week, public land owners in the Hoosier state applauded the addition of two new state forests. Mountain Tea State Forest and Ravinia State Forest were added as the newest properties managed by the Division of Forestry, bringing the total to 15. The Division of Forestry currently manages over 158,000 acres.   “This is the first time in 67 years that we have created new state forests,” said Indiana DNR Director Dan Bortner. “As with all our properties, we know Hoosiers and our ...

  The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is proposing a mountain bike trail (Lakeview Trail) along the undeveloped southern shore of Lucky Peak Reservoir that would include sections of the Boise River Wildlife Management Area (BRWMA). Idaho Backcountry Hunters & Anglers opposes the Corps' proposed action to construct a 15-mile trail through some of the most critical and intact big game winter range left in the state. Approximately 5,000-7,000 mule deer – the largest wintering herd within ...

Image by Patrick Hendry - Unsplash. Unlike most state agencies, which are taking substantial cuts in this year of declining revenues, the Department of Game and Fish budget should see no change for the coming year. Meeting online, the State Game Commission on Thursday approved a spending plan of $41.9 million for the coming year, though the Legislature still must authorize that amount. The commission also approved new dates and harvest limits for the upcoming migratory bird seasons ...

One of my most valuable introductions to the rigors of elk hunting in Colorado’s high and wild San Juan Mountains was climbing fifty-five of our state’s fourteen-thousand-foot peaks (14ers) between Aug. 14, 1999, and Aug. 17, 2003.[1] As I would later discover, in most elk country the term is climbing rather than hiking. Although I only encountered a handful of elk on these fourteener trails and routes, I learned a lot about the effort required to traverse remote, high-mountain terrain, not ...