Ken Perrotte 3 days ago Shootings Mar End of Mostly Safe Hunting Season Two accidental shootings during deer hunts on Jan. 2, 2021, the last day of Virginia’s general firearms season, added a negative componen...
Ken Perrotte 3 days ago Baked Oysters Rockasino a la Maria (Oysters Rockefeller meets Clams Casino) - Slurpalicious By Ken & Maria Perrotte Man, if you want to pick a fight with a native New Orleanian, tell her that Oysters Rockefeller has spinach in it...
Ken Perrotte 3 days ago Preparation is Key for any Survival Scenario -- Having a Plan and Emergency Supplies is Essential While September is officially declared “National Preparedness Month,” the entirety of 2020 might well have been declared “Prepare. Stock ...
Ken Perrotte Jan 7 Save Some Venison Roast for Saint Patrick's Day, Corned Deer Meat with Cabbage, Carrots & Taters By Ken & Maria Perrotte Note: For more than a decade, Ken and Maria Perrotte were the wild fish and game cooking columnists for Virginia ...
By Ken Perrotte Dec 22, 2020 Venison Wellington with Duxelles of Mushrooms - Truly a Wild Game Recipe for Special Occasions Here’s a nice dish to try when you’re expecting company and you have some prime, boned-out cuts of venison. It is a twist on Beef Welling...
Ken Perrotte Dec 11, 2020 Virginia's Department of Wildlife Resources Seeking Creative Partnerships with Artisans Virginia’s Department of Wildlife Resources is looking to expand its collaborative partnerships with artisans and craftsmen as part of a ...
Ken Perrotte Dec 8, 2020 How Would You Like Your Nilgai Prepared, Sir? A "Rogan Josh." Excellent! Very Good, Sir! Nilgai, a large Asian antelope species, is hunted at many ranches in the southwestern United States where exotic species are found. Jay P...
By Ken Perrotte Nov 24, 2020 Cooking with Colton: Baby Back Squirrels - Sweet & Tender; Who Knew Bushytails Could Taste So Good? Okay, so there is no barbecue sauce on this recipe and the squirrels aren’t slow cooked in a smokehouse. The recipe name is designed more...
Ken Perrotte Nov 18, 2020 Duck Cannons of the Chesapeake – When Punt Guns Spoke, Waterfowl Markets Sang Imagine a time when nighttime duck assassins stealthily maneuvered low-profile skiffs toward vast rafts of dozing ducks and geese, blasti...
Ken Perrotte Nov 12, 2020 Mushroom Foraging Makes for Fascinating Forays into Forests - But Caution is the Edible Watchword This article also ran in the Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star newspaper. I spent much of early autumn hunting. Instead of a gun, I carried ...
Ken Perrotte Nov 11, 2020 'How About We Do Something Nice for a Veteran?' It was a honor and privilege to be asked to write the Veterans Day essay for Outdoor Life this year - sharing a little personal perspecti...
By Ken and Maria Perrotte Nov 10, 2020 Skillet-Fired Dove and Not-So-Dirty Rice! This Match was Made in Wing-Shooting Heaven If you were fortunate enough to get in some autumn dove hunts last year and even more fortunate to have a few dove breasts still in your ...
Ken Perrotte Oct 29, 2020 Changes to Virginia Freshwater Fishing Regs Announced, Plus Launch Fees & Camping Restrictions The board of Virginia’s Department of Wildlife Resources held a “virtual” meeting October 22, 2020 to review various programs and to appr...
Ken Perrotte Oct 29, 2020 Soggy Early Season Turkey Hunt in New York Vineyards Yields No Birds, But Offers Insights Click on photo for article in NWTF Turkey Country magazine An early May excursion to Chautauqua County in far northwestern New York along...
Ken Perrotte Oct 22, 2020 Virginia Nabs $3M Grant to Boost Private Land Access; Much Going to 'Watchable Wildlife' Efforts Note: A newspaper column about this issue ran in the Oct. 22, 2020 issue of the Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star. Be sure to read the full ...
By Ken Perrotte Oct 15, 2020 The Outdoors Rambler & Guest Chef Colton Whip Up Amazing Squirrel 'a la Jim Crumley' (With a video) Jim Crumley, the innovator of modern camouflage when he created the Trebark brand, may be an avid bowhunter for white-tail...
Ken Perrotte Oct 13, 2020 The 'Fabio of Hunting Dogs' Finds His Luxurious Locks are Magnets for Burrs & Other Fur Foulers Jameson, our Boykin Spaniel, loves bird hunting. His luxurious fur, though, is a magnet for every sticky piece of vegetation in the field.
Ken Perrotte Oct 7, 2020 It's a 'Cisco Disco' and 'Laker Love-In' Fishing Trip on Lake Michigan's Grand Traverse Bay - Trolling deep water successfully requires technical know-how and the right equipment. It is often the only way to catch fish on some offs...
Ken Perrotte Oct 1, 2020 Northern Michigan a Fishing, Hunting Wonderland - Did Someone Say 'Salmon on the Fly'? The river tributary Lake Huron in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula was stained a deep tea color. Yet, the big fish clearly stood out 10 yards away
Ken Perrotte Sep 25, 2020 Vote! There is No Excuse for Failing to Exercise the Most Important Right - the Essence of Freedom There is no excuse for not voting. Make sure the voice of the outdoor community, of hunters and anglers, gun owners and more is heard.
Ken Perrotte Sep 11, 2020 'Days of Wine and Crappie Fishing' - My Latest Article in Crappie Now - a NW New York Hotspot Northern New York state is known for its expansive borders along two of the Great lakes, Erie and Ontario. In the state’s northwestern-mo...
Ken Perrotte Aug 24, 2020 'Blast From the Past' - Old, Souvenir Video Revisits an Epic Morning in an Eastern Shore Duck Blind Sometimes it is fun to go through old video footage that you shot for fun, never intending to record any finished product but instead ha...
Ken Perrotte Aug 15, 2020 Get Me Moose! Save the Rib Section and Create Eye-Catching, Thick, Tasty Tomahawk Steaks We demonstrate how to cut a thick, tasty tomahawk steak from a Newfoundland moose carcass.
Ken Perrotte Aug 12, 2020 Story about Novice's First Deer Hunt Wins Prestigious Outdoor Media Group's Pinnacle Award “Do you think you made a good shot?” I asked. “Yes. I think so,” she responded, somewhat hesitantly.
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