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Venison empanadas

As we approach the holidays, family gatherings, holiday dinners and all sorts of things involving food will arise, to which many sportsmen will generously share their fish and game. I enjoy this, but I suggest that you label any game or fish dish taken as such.  […]

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Skewerless wahoo kabobs

The fall of 2017 has presented a few challenges for fishermen in the Carolinas, but fishing has been good when the weather has allowed. Uninvited visitors Irma, Jose and Maria, plus some fronts rolling off other tropical systems, made the waters rough at times, but fishermen are persistent and made trips when possible. […]

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Roll out those crab balls

August is the hottest month in the Carolinas, but sportsmen still have plenty to do. Many plan their days around lower temperatures and humidity early and late, plus the regular appearance of a couple of cooler days around mid-month. It could be fishing, shooting guns or bows, scouting for deer and doves, and in South Carolina’s Lowcountry, climbing into a deer stand to fill a tag. […]

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Add flounder to pasta

Welcome to summer. Yep, that’s right. The days are long, and the temperatures are already rising. The weather isn’t the only thing that’s heating up; so is fishing, and one of the coastal favorites is flounder. […]

Mahi hobo
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Make Mahi for a hobo

Everything changes during May. Spring fishing along our coasts may get started a little earlier some years, but it still tends to build during May. The weather gets more consistent, which certainly helps the fishing. […]

Cooking on the Wild Side

Stuff that turkey breast

April is a special time in the Carolinas. In addition to the arrival of spring and the multiple opportunities for freshwater and saltwater fishing and turkey season, I usually feature one of Robert Cardwell’s excellent recipes for wild turkey in April. If he continues to share recipes as good as this one, it will continue for a while. […]