Turkey Anatomy: What’s a Beard? And Spurs?
Wild turkeys are interesting creatures with unique physical characteristics like the beard and spurs. If you’ve wondered about the makeup and purpose of beards and spurs, keep reading. You’ll soon…
Staff Writer Wild Meat May 12, 2026
Wild Turkey Jalapeno Popper Recipe
Any recipe that celebrates the purity and flavor of wild-game meat is usually the right choice. But sometimes you just want something undeniably delicious. This recipe for wild turkey jalapeno…
How to Clean a Wild Turkey in 7 Steps
All your practice paid off and you (finally) arrowed a wild turkey! Congratulations! The “fun” now begins. It’s time to butcher your turkey for its 8- to 10-plus pounds of…
Tools of the Trade for DIY Deer Processing
The only thing more satisfying than filling your deer tag is processing your doe or buck into fresh venison. By processing deer at home, you control the final product. You…
Erik Barber FeaturedBowhuntingWild Meat November 7, 2025
Tips for Cooking Wild Turkey
Shooting a wild turkey with a bow is challenging. But preparing it so it’s moist and delicious might be even more difficult for many hunters. Wild turkey meat is not…
Tips for Making Bulk Venison Sausage
Venison is the tasty reward bowhunters receive for a job well done. For many hunters, wild game is one of the main reasons they bowhunt. Wild game meat is healthy…
Canning Venison: Tips and Best Practices
The saying “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket” transfers to the hunting world as “Don’t put all your venison in one freezer.” It’s a good rule to live…
Donate Venison to Give Back, Help Feed Those in Need
Hunters do so much good. They help control population levels, contribute to nationwide conservation efforts through equipment and license purchases, and donate harvested deer to programs that help feed hungry…
How to Age a Buck in Real Time
A lot of bowhunters set a goal of harvesting a mature buck. But what exactly does that mean? Biologists divide bucks into three age categories including young, middle-aged and mature….
Jackie Holbrook ConservationFeaturedWild Meat November 7, 2023
Why You Should Eat Your Buck’s Testicles (and Heart, Tongue and Liver Too)
The typical American mindset says that eating organs, or offal, is weird and gross — perhaps even something from a Halloween skit. But the truth is that the heart, tongue,…
