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I’ve come to the conclusion that everything that I enjoy doing revolves around the acquisition, preparation, and consumption of food. I like to hunt, fish, forage, garden, cook, and eat good food. You can’t purchase food of the same quality as that which is collected from nature’s plentiful bounty. I believe that after God created us, he placed us in a garden. That garden is the world around us, even if we have to know how to navigate a few pitfalls before we can determine what is best to eat. This blog is a collection of a few of my family and friends’ mischievous adventures along the way.

• Sow Thistle (Sonchus oleraceus) – Wild Edible Plants

  By greatoutdoordinary on May 2, 2018 • ( 6 )

  

  Sow Thistle is one of my favorite greens when collected from a young plant growing in partial shade.  They are easy to identify, they grow all over the United States, they are plentiful, and the flavor of the greens are… Read More ›

• How to Get Started in Shooting Competitions/ the Shooting Sports – USPSA / IDPA / 3 Gun

  By greatoutdoordinary on April 15, 2018 • ( 7 )

  

  When you hear “Shooter ready?….Stand by……BEEEEP!,” your mind turns to milk regardless of the plan that you thought that you had.  Then all of your senses seem to act at once, and your body goes through motions you didn’t know… Read More ›

• Hog Hunting – Whac-a-Mole with a .375 H&H

  By greatoutdoordinary on February 10, 2018 • ( 2 )

  

  Take a Hunter, Baited Shooting Lanes, 375 H&H Rifle, Perfect Weather, and what do you have? The world’s best game of Wild Hog Whac-a Mole!

• Deer Flank Steak Recipe – Flank Steak Fajitas

  By greatoutdoordinary on January 23, 2018 • ( 4 )

  

  Venison Flank Steak has always been a cut of meat for which I could never find a recipe that I actually enjoyed.  The texture was always tough, or stringy, or I didn’t like the mouth feel.  Well, with this recipe… Read More ›

• Deer Ribs Recipe – BBQ Venison Ribs

  By greatoutdoordinary on January 19, 2018 • ( 4 )

  

  Who doesn’t like ribs?….somebody tell that guy to shut his face.  For all of the rest of us, let us begin.  This is a recipe attempted out of pure desperation.  I wanted to find something else to do with deer… Read More ›

• BBQ Sauce Recipe – Nonkie’s BBQ Sauce

  By greatoutdoordinary on January 19, 2018 • ( 2 )

  

  You can’t get much more simple and delicious than this BBQ sauce recipe, and it is good for BBQ, or smoking your favorite beast.

• Have You Ever Had The Perfect Hunt? The Death of Bo Derek, The Perfect 10 (Point)

  By greatoutdoordinary on January 14, 2018 • ( 5 )

  

  Have you ever had the perfect hunt?  What is your idea of the perfect hunt? He>i If you hunt in Louisiana as I have all of my life, then you know that harvesting a good buck is hard fought even… Read More ›

• *Video* The Wonders and Torments of Bow Hunting; A 12 yr Old Girl’s First Bow Hunt

  By greatoutdoordinary on October 19, 2017 • ( 4 )

  

  “These experiences are part of the process, and if you haven’t had them, then you have not earned the label of bow hunter.”

• *Video* Crazy Cajun Gets in Water to Retrieve Wounded Alligator!

  By greatoutdoordinary on October 4, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  Here is the video of Matt Shute jumping in the bayou with a live gator to retrieve it.

• September Teal

  By greatoutdoordinary on September 26, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  You feed your trusty shotgun a few more of the devil’s pills, as you ready for the next wave…more whistling wings!

• Slow Motion Helicopter Hog Hunting – Its a Wonderful World

  By greatoutdoordinary on September 25, 2017 • ( 4 )

  

  After finding my daughter’s bow season feeders destroyed by hogs, I needed some “group therapy.” Woosah!

• Making a Foam Archery Target – Fence Post Foam

  By greatoutdoordinary on September 25, 2017 • ( 2 )

  

  If you’re like me, and are always looking for ways to repair or make new archery targets, then here’s another idea for you.