How-To & Recipes
How-To Guides
Step-by-step guides from my most-watched videos: cleaning birds, setting traps, and cooking what you bring home.
How to Clean a Pheasant (Fast, No Knife Needed)
How to clean a pheasant the fast way, with no knife needed. Step-by-step breasting, saving the legs, checking for shot, and keeping the meat clean and cold.
How to Set a 110 Conibear for Muskrat
How to set a new, tight 110 Conibear trap with a piece of paracord, plus trigger settings, muskrat set placement, and Illinois trapping rules to know.
My Easy Venison Chili Recipe
An easy venison chili recipe with ground deer meat, peppers, chili beans, and tomatoes. Simple ingredients, one pot, and big flavor from wild game.
Illinois Public Land Pheasant Hunting Guide
How to hunt pheasants on Illinois public land: controlled pheasant areas and permit reservations, free Upland Game Permit sites, and the closest sites to Will County.
How to Set a 220 Conibear Safely
How to set a 220 Conibear body-grip trap safely with a setter and safety gripper, adjust the trigger, anchor it, and follow Illinois size rules.
How to Skin a Raccoon (and Handle the Fur)
How to skin a raccoon step by step: case skinning, fleshing, and stretching the hide for the fur buyer, plus Illinois raccoon season rules.
How to Clean and Cook Squirrel
How to skin and clean a squirrel fast without hair on the meat, plus a simple braised squirrel recipe and the Illinois squirrel season.
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