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Garlic Butter Backstrap Bites Cook Time: 15 minutes   Serves: 3-4 Need a quick main course or appetizer? Have a backstrap and 15 minutes? Then this is the recipe you need. We cut the meat into 1-inch cubes, sear them in cast iron, then toss them with a rich and delicious garlic butter pan sauce. Serve as a main course or on skewers as an easy appetizer. Serve the bites for dinner with potatoes or rice and a nice salad, or stick toothpicks in them and pass around as an appetizer. Either way, they make a delicious, quick and easy meal that everyone will enjoy. INGREDIENTS 2 pounds of venison backstrap, cut into 1-inch bites 1 tablespoon olive oil salt...

Tips for Elevating Your Game Understanding the basic techniques of ice fishing is a far cry from successfully hauling giant pike from the depths or catching a bucketful of perch. To an extent, you simply need to practice and gain experience to improve your catch numbers. The following tips will help accelerate your progress. A Little Research Finding the fish is one of the most challenging aspects of ice fishing. Most fish relate to some structure, so try to identify primary lake points, creek channels, and ledges by noting the above-ground topography and consulting maps of the lake bottom. Patience + Comfort Ice fishing requires patience. So comfort is imperative to keep your spirits high while waiting through the monotony....

Deer Heart and Eggs Anyone with a buck on the pole gets to sleep in. Even better, they get dibs on the best camp breakfast: heart and eggs. Preparations start the night before, as the heart is trimmed of fat, valves, and connective tissue, and then soaks in a light brine of salt, sugar, and water to draw out the blood overnight, leaving clean, crimson meat that can then be sliced into steaks. Each side is cooked briefly, until the exterior is caramelized and the inside remains pink. Remove the steaks from the pan and add a bit of butter and handful of forest mushrooms. As the mushrooms simmer, whisk together a half dozen eggs and pour it into the...

Heavy Rain. Sure, it’s great for the water bird hunter, but what about the whitetail deer hunter? When the rain does indeed drum against the windowpane, isn’t the hunter better off inside? The answer is yes and no. Rain and deer activity A whitetail’s routine is affected little by light rain. However, weather can change where that routine takes place. Here, we’ve separated these possible changes into two categories — sensory changes and bedding or cover changes. It’s no secret deer rely on their senses of smell and hearing as top lines of defense. Rain can influence both. Swirling clouds of scent molecules, both good and bad, can be rain-washed from the air, making it difficult for deer to smell...

Setting up a wall tent may be tricky at first, so we here at Big Sky Canvas made an easy to follow step by step instruction guide.  How to set up your Big Sky Canvas Wall Tent:  Remove rocks and sticks in your canvas tent set up area. Determine canvas tent orientation. Set up your tent so the prevailing winds blow sparks and ashes from your stove pipe away from the tent. Sparks landing on a roof can burn holes in your roof and ash will cause your tent to get dirty. Position angles and tent frame on floor in appropriate location for set up. 3-way angles go on the end of tent frame and the 4-way angles in the...