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Posted By Katie On October 30, 2012 9 Comments

Pheasants, Coyotes, Deer & a call for recipes

Filed Under: Life in North Dakota Tagged With: hunting, North Dakota 9 Comments

It is hunting season on the prairie. And yes we still shoot wild game and eat it. It’s responsible. It’s necessary. It’s tasty. 
North Dakota pheasant

But our wildlife is also beautiful which I was reminded of as I took a country drive recently. First it was the pheasants alongside the road that caught me by surprise. Before I could stop and get my camera, the pheasants flew. They seemed to sense it is hunting season and I like to cook them.

But I was unarmed.

Then far ahead once I drove through the prairie road I could see what looked like a dog laying in the road. But then she stood up and I drove slowly towards her.

In the background of the photo there is another figure on the road. It was a dead coyote. I believe this one was hanging around because of the dead coyote. She had little fear of me. She seemed to be protecting her lost friend.

What she didn’t know is I have fear of her. The coyotes yelp and howl just outside our house at night. There seems to be more and more of them around and they need to be hunted. Because I don’t want them to eat our cats! Or our neighbor’s cattle. But for a moment, this North Dakota coyote and I visited. I felt a sort of peace with her. She knew her space and I knew mine. We peacefully moved on from each other, her mourning her dead partner in crime and I, reminded that wildlife can be vicious yet beautiful.

We hunt pheasant. We eat pheasant. We hunt coyotes. We don’t eat coyote. But our favorite hunting is deer hunting and this little guy was not too scared of me either along the prairie road. I’m not much of a threat apparently.

In two weeks gun season opens for whitetail deer in North Dakota. I will be busy with a work event but our son, appropriately named Hunter and my husband Nathan will set off with my family at our farm for deer hunting. 
And with any success, soon our freezer will be full of fresh venison. 
We already are enjoying fresh pheasant…which is why I am bringing back a series on wildgame recipes!
Last fall we had numerous venison, elk, bear, duck, pheasant and more recipes shared. I’ll be reposting those over the next four weeks and also reposting a new recipe weekly. If you don’t have access to wild game, you can still use the recipes with a simple modification here and there. But if you do have wild game, please let me know with a comment that you want to guest blog or email me. I plan to feature 4 new recipes plus at least a new pheasant recipe from me. 
Ready, aim, fire, cook!
What’s your favorite way to enjoy wild game?

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  1. judi @ farmnwife says

    October 30, 2012 at 12:31 pm

    Val Plagge asked a similar question about recipes on twitter. I suggested she check out pinterest to search for wild game recipes.

    Have you ever tried roasted coyote?

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  2. MTWaggin says

    October 30, 2012 at 1:27 pm

    YUM, pheasant in the birds, elk for red meat. Grew up on deer, antelope, pheasant and some goose and duck (the latter two just aren’t my bag). Since moving to MT though I became an elk snob and prefer that over deer BUT I certainly won’t turn down venison jerky, salami or burger! 🙂 I’m with you on the coyotes, have them around my house and they give me (and the little dogs) the creeps!

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  3. TexWisGirl says

    October 30, 2012 at 2:06 pm

    good luck w/ deer hunting! our coyotes have been much more vocal again since it has gotten cooler here.

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  4. J.Rhoades says

    October 30, 2012 at 2:17 pm

    We eat a lot of deer around here! My favorite is in stew or slow cooked deer roast! Those coyote pictures are priceless, I’ve never seen one so close before, I can’t believe she let you get so close!

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  5. Annie, Morning Joy Farm says

    October 30, 2012 at 4:35 pm

    I could do an Orange Pheasant recipe…
    now to get John and Duke out there to get one!

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  6. April S. says

    October 30, 2012 at 5:39 pm

    When we have it we eat almost exclusively venison. First one is in the freezer here and hubby has next week off to hopefully stock it up some more. I’ll be posting some recipes on my blog – I’d love to guest post. 🙂

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  7. LindaG says

    October 31, 2012 at 1:52 am

    We hear coyotes around us at night, too. Hubby said they never used to be around here when he was growing up.

    Looking forward to your recipes. :o)

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  8. Rhubarb and Venison says

    November 1, 2012 at 12:06 pm

    I echo Linda’s comment – bring on your fav game recipes!

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