Venison Stuffed Potatoes Recipe
This is a recipe for making venison stuffed potatoes. You will need the following.
Ingredients:
- 1.5 pounds ground venison
- 6 medium baking potatoes
- 2 small chopped onions
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 can (4 oz.) chopped green chilies
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Procedures:
Bake potatoes in oven for one hour. Allow to cool.
While potatoes are cooling, brown the venison and onions on medium heat, drain.
Cut the cooled potatoes across the tops and scoop out potato pulp, leaving a thin shell.
Place the potato pulp in mixing bowl.
Add sour cream, chilies, butter,salt, garlic powder, chili powder, and Worcestershire sauce.
Stir in venison and onions, mix all ingredients thoroughly.
Stuff into potato shells. Sprinkle on cheese.
Bake in oven on ungreased baking sheet at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes.
A Turkey Tale
After a long morning of dealing with chilly, damp conditions and no luck, I had stopped on the side of a ridge to reevaluate the situation. The area I was turkey hunting was known for having an abundance of turkeys. I had hunted there in years past with regular success. Today however was not going as I had planned.
As I stood there, I took out an old mouth call and began softly clucking just to remind myself of its sound. As luck would have it, apparently I was loud enough to be heard. A gobbler answered from a distance. Actually he answered rather aggressively with three gobbles. I was excited for the first time all morning.
I pulled my face mask down and found a nice spot to lean against a tree. There was a little bit of under growth to help aid in my set up. I began my calling again and again was greeted with several more gobbles. The gobbler appeared to have gained ground and was headed my way. After several minutes the gobbler had made his way within about seventy five yards. I could not however see the turkey.
For the next forty five minutes, the gobbler zig zagged from side to side in front of me. Moving up a little closer, then moving back away. Apparently I had located a wise old gobbler that wasn’t quite ready to show himself. Then, the gobbler went quiet on me. I changed the tone and frequency of the mouth call and once again the dance was on.
This time the gobbles were more consistent and the gobbler was moving in on me rapidly. About the time I thought I should be seeing the gobbler, silence once again returned to the equation. A long silence. I sat there expecting a head to pop out at any second, but it didn’t happen. I made a couple more soft clucks with no response.
Suddenly, as it happens so many times, the gobbler popped out of no where. I was looking directly at him. My heart rate increased rapidly. I made a minor adjustment in my position and let loose with an accurate shot. I was able to successfully take a nice twenty pound gobbler with an eleven inch beard and inch and a half spurs.
This just goes to show you how quickly a bad day can turn good. The thing about turkey hunting is nothing is ever the same. No matter how many times you go into the woods, always be ready for the unexpected. There have been many a successful turkey hunts made on the last set up of the day after not even having heard a bird all morning long.
Sit Still For Turkeys
Turkey Hunting Tip:
The wild turkey has acute eyesight and is well versed in the land scape of its terrain. A turkey is also a very cautious bird. If it detects something that it is unfamiliar with, it will avoid it. As a turkey hunter make sure you avoid any sudden movements and learn to sit still as long as possible. Turkeys often move in flocks which means more than one set of highly advanced eyes watching out for danger. If you have to move, make sure you use a slow methodical approach. Controlling movement can be the difference between success or failure.
Venison Lasagna Recipe
This is a recipe for venison lasagna. You will need the following:
Ingredients:
- 1 pound ground venison
- 1 pound venison sausage
- 16 oz. cottage cheese
- 16 oz. ricotta cheese
- 1.5 pounds mozzarella cheese, grated
- 1 jar spaghetti sauce
- 2 tablespoons oregano
- 2 tablespoons Italian seasoning
- 9 lasagna noodles
Procedures:
Brown venison and sausage in skillet, drain.
Add spaghetti sauce, oregano, and Italian seasoning.
Simmer for thirty minutes.
Mix cottage cheese, ricotta cheese, and mozzarella cheese.
In deep baking dish, make several layers of meat mixture, noodles, and cheese.
Bake in oven at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes.
Spring Is Turkey Hunting Time
On most mornings, the average person wakes up to another work day. This can be a good feeling or a not so good feeling depending on whether or not you enjoy your work. But this time of year is one of the more anticipated times if you happen to be a wild turkey hunter.
The spring mornings early rise before day light provides excitement about the possibilities of encountering the first gobbler of the season. The sounds of the woods coming alive with the all important gobble from afar is experienced by many turkey hunters. Their faces filled with pleasure and dreams of success can be spotted from a distance.
The collections of box calls, slate calls, and diaphragm mouth calls will be in every turkey hunter’s backpack. The hill tops, ridges, flat lands, fields, and every where in between will be saturated by many a turkey hunter. There will be spotting, lots of walking, calling, and listening. All this activity with the hopes of taking the elusive wild turkey.
Some days, when all the situations and conditions are right, turkey hunting can seem somewhat easy. You stop at your first location which you had been watching for several weeks. You walk to a predetermined spot. You take out your favorite turkey call. You fire up a couple of clucks and yelps and boom. The woods come alive with the thundering sound of that old tom turkey.
You get excited, the turkey gets excited, and the next thing you know, there the turkey is. He has come running in on top of you as if on a string. Your heart is pounding. Your breathing becomes harder and harder. You suddenly develop a case of the shakes. The closer the gobbler comes to you the worse off your conditions are. You try to compose yourself with little success.
Finally, you regain your senses just as the old tom makes his way within range. You take a deep breath, focus, and make a successful shot on one of natures most famous creatures. Then, as if a switch was turned on, all those emotions come rushing back in again. But this time, the feelings are of relief and happiness. You have accomplished what so many hunters only dream of.
Now us turkey hunters know that it doesn’t work out like this very often, but it sure does feel good when it does. It makes up for all those hours spent in the field with no luck. But hey, that is ok to. You could be at work. Think about that with a smile.
Hunting Safety Tips
As an avid hunter and outdoors man myself, it always seems amazing to me how often hunting accidents occur. I am referring to the one’s involving the use of firearms. Every year when hunting season starts, there is a news brief about some one that has shot himself or some one else. I have been safely hunting for nearly forty years. I try to use good judgment and common sense. With the coming of turkey season, I have compiled a list of hunting safety rules.
1. Do not use alcoholic beverages before or during hunting.
2. Do not use illegal drugs before or during hunting.
3. If you are currently taking legal prescription drugs, make sure they do not cause any mental or physical issues that may reduce hunter safety.
4. Treat all firearms as if loaded.
5. Keep the safety on your firearm until ready to shoot.
6. Keep your fingers away from the trigger area until you are in a safe position to shoot.
7. Do not load your weapon until you are in a safe place to shoot.
8. Always be aware of the direction that your firearm is pointing. Downward is the safest position.
9. Know what you are shooting at before you shoot.
10. If you are not absolutely sure of your target, do not shoot.
11. Know what is behind your target before you shoot.
12. Use common sense. If you are unsure about any thing, do not shoot.
It is always better to be safe than sorry. Never take chances, one mistake may cost you or some one else their life. With the hunting season on top of us, just remember to be safe out there. No turkey or other game animal is worth any one’s life. Always use good judgment and watch out for others.
Simple Bow and Arrow Tuning Checklist
- Check the bow string for nicks and cuts.
- Check cable and string for proper alignment in grooves.
- Check all screws, bolts, nuts to make sure of tightness.
- Check cams, wheels for proper function.
- Check peep site to make sure its secure and still works properly.
- Check quiver to make sure it is securely attached.
- Check site for tightness.
- Check site pins for tightness and accuracy.
- Check rest for tightness and proper alignment.
- Check nocking point for accuracy.
- Check silencers to make sure they are secure and still work properly.
- Check release for imperfections.
- Check arrows for straightness, dents etc.
- Check fletching to make sure its attached properly to arrow.
- Check arrow when nocked to make sure fletching doesn’t touch any part of cable, rest, or bow.
- Check for noises, squeaks, rattles when shooting bow.
Make sure you at least check on these at a minimum. You don’t want to be in the middle of crunch time and have a problem with your equipment.
Venison Spaghetti Casserole
Today we offer a recipe for venison spaghetti casserole. The following ingredients will be needed.
Ingredients:
- 1.5 pounds ground venison
- 1 package spaghetti
- 1 jar (16 oz.) tomato sauce
- 1 can tomato soup
- 1 medium chopped onion
- 1 green pepper, chopped
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/2 pound grated American cheese
Cook spaghetti according to package instructions.
Brown venison, onion, and pepper in skillet, drain.
Add tomato sauce, soup and sugar, cook on medium heat for 20 minutes. Stir often.
In large baking dish, layer spaghetti and meat mixture.
Cover with grated Parmesan cheese.
Bake in oven at 325 degrees for 10-15 minutes.
Venison Beef Stew
This recipe is for venison beef stew. You will need the following ingredients:
- 3 pounds venison cubes
- 6 small potatoes
- 2 medium chopped onions
- 4 small sliced carrots
- 1 cup sliced celery
- 2 tablespoons of suger
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 2 tablespoons tapioca
- 2 cans tomato soup
- 2 cups water
Mix all ingredients and place in crockpot.
Cook on low for for 7-8 hours.
Venison Nacho Casserole
You will need the following ingredients:
- 1 pound ground venison
- 1 small onion
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1.5 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
- 1 jar (15 oz.) herbed tomato sauce
- 1 large package corn chips
- 1 (15.5 oz.) can refried beans
- 1/2 can shredded cheddar cheese
Brown meat with onion, chili powder, salt, and worcestershire sauce.
Drain well, add 1/2 jar tomato sauce, simmer for 2-3 minutes.
Line bottom of 7 by 11 inch pan with half of crushed corn chips.
Spoon meat mixture over chips.
Combine remaining sauce with refried beans.
Spread over meat.
Bake 25 minutes at 375 degrees.
Sprinkle with cheese and rest of crushed chips, return to oven until cheese melts.
