If you are feeling under the weather, perhaps a bowl of medicine bird soup is the cure. Even today, trappers will make soup from a ruffed grouse to treat colds and other ailments.
Curing and smoking venison shanks provides many recipe options, but using a couple of them to make split pea soup with plenty of meat is a perfect meal for hunting camp.
Though wild turkey is revered as a top quarry among American hunters, it’s often under-utilized as table fare. This recipe creates a gastronomic delight out of much-maligned meat.