Wild Fish and Game Podcast

Join Justin Townsend and the Harvesting Nature Crew as they guide you through the world of cooking wild fish and game meat, their adventures to obtain food, and the lessons learned along the way. They are also frequently joined by some of the most influential people in the world of wild food to dive deep into food conversation to positively promote the lifestyle of harvesting, cooking, and eating wild food.

Harvesting Nature is a media outlet with the main focus to educate and inspire those wishing to live the outdoor lifestyle with a focus of hunting, foraging, and fishing for food. Follow along with us as we help you Find your Wilderness.

Please reach out with questions and comments to whatscooking@harvestingnature.com

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Episode 169: Butchering and Cooking the Loins a...
Adam and Justin dive deep into the Tenderloins and Loins, touching base on butchering techniques, nuances, and recipes for these two delicious cuts.
60 min
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Episode 168: Antler and Fin - Bear and Pineappl...
Adam dives deep into the interesting history of the pineapple and walks us through how to prepare this delicious bear and pineapple burger recipe.
14 min
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Episode 167: A Wild Game Thanksgiving Revisited
Justin, Kory, and Ben discuss their favorite wild game recipes to put together the ultimate wild fish and game Thanksgiving meal.
64 min
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Episode 166: The Ballad of the Modern Western E...
Justin and Casey tell the tales of their 2023 elk season.
87 min
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Episode 165: Antler and Fin - How to Stir Fry a...
Adam dives deep into how to make the perfect stir fry and walks us through how to prepare this delicious Venison and Snowpea Stir Fry recipe.
21 min
81
Episode 164: Come Hunt Ducks with us in Oklahoma
Come learn to shoot, hunt, butcher, process and cook waterfowl in Oklahoma with us this coming January
14 min
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Episode 163: Butchering and Cooking the Neck an...
We dive deep into the Denver Steak and the Neck, touching base on techniques, nuances, and recipes for these two delicious cuts.
61 min
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Episode 162: Butchering and Cooking Venison Arm...
Justin and Adam chat again about butchering and cooking by specific cuts. In this episode they dive deep into the Arm Roast and the Shanks
46 min
84
Episode 161: Butchering and Cooking the Flat Ir...
In this episode Justin and Adam dive deep into the Mock Tender and the Flat Iron Steak, touching base on techniques, nuances, and recipes for these two delicious front shoulder cuts
54 min
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Episode 160: Clamming, Crabbing, and Foraging o...
Justin and Adam chat with Oregon-based Field Staff Writer Katie Wiley. They chat about foraging, clamming, crabbing, and fishing on the Oregon Coast.
57 min
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Episode 159: Butchering and Cooking Big Game Fr...
Justin and Adam dive deep into their first official cooking-by-cuts episode to discuss the whole front shoulder.
50 min
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Episode 158: German Hunting Culture and German ...
Justin chats with German-based hunter and wild game chef Tim Böckle and Harvesting Nature Field Staff Writer JP Yampey.
60 min
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Episode 156: An Intro to Cooking by Cuts…the Fu...
Justin and Adam sit down at our Wild Pig Skills Camp to discuss the new focus of the podcast
20 min
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Episode 155: Turkey Hunting is Hard Revisited
Kory from the HN Crew talks with his friends Jeremy, Tony, and Tyler about turkey hunting.
79 min
90
Episode 154: LIVE PODCAST Improve Your Wild Foo...
Justin and the crew host a live podcast with a question and answer session at the 2023 Backcountry Hunters and Anglers Rendezvous.
78 min
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Episode 153: Overcoming Wild Game Cooking Mistakes
We discuss overcoming overcooking, resting meat, thawing techniques, inattention to cooking, acid, fat, salting, and so much more!
80 min
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Episode 152: Black Duck Revival
Justin chats with Jonathan Wilkins owner of Black Duck Revival. They discuss how his love for food and hunting led to the creation of his lodge
68 min
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Episode 151: Spearing for Food in Australia Rev...
An episode revisited! Justin and Chase Waller talk with Isaac “Shrek” Daly of the Noob Spearo Podcast. They discuss many aspects of spearfishing, treating fish as meat, braining fish, smoking fish, lobster sashimi, death piles, and so much more!
72 min
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Episode 150: Cast Iron Conversations
Justin chats with Kyle Seip aka Cast Iron Kyle about cooking in, caring for, restoring, and general use of cast iron cookware.
71 min
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Episode 149: Drinking Wildly! Pairing Beer and ...
Join Justin and the crew as they chat about pairing beer with specific types of wild game for both cooking and drinking.
64 min
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Episode 148: Cooking with Wild Game Fats Revisited
An episode revisited! Join Justin and Kory as they chat with Wade Truong and Rachel Owen of Elevated Wild about wild game fats in cooking.
72 min
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Episode 147: Wild Game Resolutions for the New ...
Justin and Collin chat with Nick Otto, Host of The Huntavore Podcast. They reflect on the successes and failures of 2022 and make their wild game resolutions for 2023.
75 min
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Episode 146: Everything is Edible Except the Oink
Justin and Adam Berkelmans chat about all the delicious wild food they cooked and ate at the Texas Field to Fork Wild Pig Camp.
66 min
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Episode 145: Turning Feral: a Modern Journey of...
Justin chats with Zach Hanson, a hunter, trapper, and the author of Turning Feral: A Modern Journey of Hunting, Trapping, and Living Intentionally in the Wilderness
65 min
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Episode 144: Expect More From Backpacking Food
Justin chats with Shannon Waters, the Founder of Gastro Gnome Meals.
70 min