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Morgan Mason
Morgan Mason
Morgan Mason has a rich history of chasing adventure on the wilder side of life with a camera in hand. The Kansas farm boy and Iraq veteran turned photojournalist has spent his time along the Flint Hills, peaks and rivers of Colorado, shorelines of Baja, and now honing skillsets in his backyard of Montana. You’ll typically find his bearded bird dog by his side.

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Wild Turkey

Roosted Birds and Favorite Decoy Setups: An Interview with Turkey Expert Will Primos
If you like turkeys, you’ve probably heard the name Will Primos. This man has helped generations of hardcore hunters speak to toms. Primos is a legendary turkey killer who built a game call and decoy business around his name.
Lucky for me, when I reached out to Will, a big storm was headed toward the South and shutting down the gobblers. I took advantage of this hunt-halting weather to talk longbeards.
Killing Toms off the Roost
MM: What’s your...

Wild Turkey

Evening Toms and Stalking Flocks: An Interview with Turkey Expert Seth Bynum
You might know Dr. Seth Bynum from our Ask A Vet series. When Dr. Bynum isn’t working on dog reproduction medicine or upland hunting, he’s zeroing in on gobblers. The self-diagnosed turkey hunting addict has enough beards hanging in his garage to make any turkey hunter jealous.
Nearly 20 years of experience has fine tuned Dr. Bynum’s tactics for hunting turks left of the Mississippi River. He cut his teeth calling pressured gobblers...

Recipes

MeatEater Cocktails: The Meathattan
We’re stoked to introduce the MeatEater Straight Bourbon Whiskey. This stuff is damn good on its own (trust us, we know), but it can also create one hell of a mixed drink. We’ll be sharing some of our favorite recipes with you this fall.
First up, we’ve got the Meathattan. We took this classic cocktail and put our MeatEater spin on it by infusing the whiskey with wild game bacon. It’s a drink for wild game enthusiasts...

Recipes

Sautéed Fiddleheads Recipe
On a recent trip to Alaska we hunted, fished and foraged. A bear was shot, sockeye salmon were caught, and nearly a bushel of fiddlehead shoots was picked.
Each day we navigated up the river to access sloughs that bordered avalanche slides to glass for bears. Young subarctic ladyferns grew in bunches on the sides of these waterways, where we’d stop and fill our packs. The rich glacial soil in this moist climate is the perfect environment...

Foraging

Regional Strategies for Morel Mushroom Hunting
Morel mushroom are quite possibly the highest regarded forage in North America. They’re the gem of the wild food kingdom and are always welcome in enlightened kitchens.
Like most fungi, morels can be incredibly difficult to find. If you’re new to the mushroom hunting scene, make sure you check out our complete guide to morel hunting.
If you already know the basics, then you’re ready for this regional guide. Our experts lay out...

Ice Fishing

Hardwater Exposure: A Beginner’s Look at Ice Fishing
The four-wheeler groaned and plowed, tossing snow into the air as we hauled into the enveloping dawn fog. The skin on my face and ears screamed during the ride across the lake, nerves lighting up the registry of pain.
I’ve felt this pain before, working cattle in blowing Kansas snowstorms on the family farm. One of my hands pressed the insulated hood against my ear while the other held down the Pelican case, ensuring my camera gear didn’t launch...

Wild Turkey

The MeatEater Crew’s Hunting and Fishing Superstitions
Long hours in the field or on the water can lead your mind to interesting places. A positive mindset is always a helpful tool, but hard to achieve during trying times. Superstitious idiosyncrasies come about in these moments and are often self-crafted or handed down from hunting heroes or mentors. The MeatEater team is no different.
April Vokey’s Superstition:
“I’ve always had this superstition that I need to knock on wood if I say or...

Whitetail Deer

The MeatEater Crew’s Hunting Heroes
It’s likely that everyone who hunts or fishes has a hunting hero. It could be a grandfather, TV show host, sibling or an individual you had a fleeting encounter with. For most of the MeatEater crew, hunting heroes tend to be mentors who struck a chord with them. If you’ve never had a hunting mentor, we have some ways you can find one. Here’s a few of the folks who taught us what we know.
Steven Rinella’s Hunting Hero: Matt...

Chukar

Last Chance Chukar
Bodie’s brown nose scoured the snow-covered ground as he sprang through the sage and locked on point. Pinion circled the edge with a nose full of scent. Connor and I moved with all the hustle our raw feet would allow. This was our last chance to get a flush for the next eight months.
Our sprint into place quickly turned into a tightly-gripped stalk of anticipation as we approached the dogs. We positioned downhill on an angle for clear shooting...

Gear

Necessities for Your Upland Kit
A good upland gun dog kit should have a bit of everything: basic medical supplies, extra parts, tools, extra shells, extra gloves, and anything vital you might find yourself needing on a bird hunt.
This preparation might save you hundreds of unnecessary dollars at a vet, or save your hunting trip when the unexpected occurs. Even if a hunt-ending event happens, there are things that can be done to make an injured gun dog more comfortable or assist...