Krissie Mason
Winter Sunsets at Burnt Rock
There’s science that explains sunsets. And if you think winter along Minnesota's northshore produces some of the most beautiful – you’re...
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A Beginner's Guide to Hunting Public Land
For 25 years, Mike Bartz served as a Wisconsin Conservation Warden. Recently, we connected on the Northshore of Minnesota, in the heart...
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Women and Wild Game
A few years ago The National Pheasants Forever Fest and Quail Classic was in Sioux Falls. I was interviewed, along with Danielle Prewitt,...
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5 Tips for Purchasing Your First Handgun
My first experience with a handgun was firing dad’s Smith & Wesson .45 caliber M1917 U.S. Army service revolver. I was a young girl in a...
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FISH DUMPLINGS IN HOT BROTH
If you knew them you would have expected nothing less. The icehouse built by my dad and brother was a feat of German engineering;...
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Venison Rocky Mountain Oysters
What are the outer bounds of food culture? To what limits will we call something "food"? To what emotional and physiological culinary...
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Umble Pie
Be it Umble, Steak & Kidney, Black Bird, Pheasant, or made with leftover waterfowl lazing in the freezer, meat pie happens when pastry...
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Lohikeitto with Wild Alaskan Coho
Since the earliest conquests of the Vikings, the bedrock of traditional Nordic fare has been an abundance of fish, seafood, root...
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MEDITERRANEAN-STYLE WALLEYE SOUP
Though I risk preaching to the outdoor choir, Walleye Pike, the esteemed Minnesota State Fish, is arguably our favorite eater. (There are...
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HOW TO CUT A FENNEL BULB
Fennel is one of my favorite vegetables for soups. If you've never cut one up, here's a quick slideshow on how to do it: Once you've...
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RIDE UP THE ALLEN RIVER IN ALASKA
Working on curating the published print pieces for this category. Getting the files from the magazines can be challenging. In the...
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How to Grill the Perfect Burger
You hear that faint sizzle in the distance? It’s the whisper of grills searing meat for mid-Summer cookouts. Yes, from sea to shining...
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Alligator Sauce Piquant
“What we really need to do is preach the gospel of everyday cooks; the hard-working, passionate women and men not written about in...
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5 Campfire Cocktails
After a day spent carving wakes, or cutting cord wood, nothing compares to settling into a comfortable camp chair, kicking off your flip...
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Crispy Venison Flatbread With Figs & Sweet Pepper Jam
When I’m feeling a little unimaginative in my wild game kitchen, one of the fastest routes back to inspiration is a quick side trip to...
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KNUCKLE SUCKIN' VENISON CHILI
(*NOTE* Article first appeared in early November.) Some of you lucky souls have already harvested and processed your 2017 deer. My first...
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CRUSTY CRACKLING HOMEMADE BREAD
Don’t let baking bread scare you off. There are two super simple, well-known, no-kneading required recipes that I use all the time for...
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RUSTIC BLACK CHERRY TART: A Perfect Dessert Pairing for Wild Game.
Gallons of propane, 100s of cubic feet of natural gas, 1000s of watt-hours of electricity, and millions of Instagram photos are spent on...
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HUNTSWOMAN VENISON HASH
Has this ever happened to you? You make a one pot tender and juicy braised venison roast, (or other big game roast), with potatoes and...
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WILD PLUM JAM WITH BOAR BACON & JALAPEÑOS
If you are a whitetail hunter, late August and early September offer an opportunity to lay up some wild plum preserves that will pair...
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