How do you make a backstrap or morel taste better? Like most things that you shoot, catch, or harvest, there’s a direct link between how you care for your protein and how it tastes. Walleye, the backstrap or morel of the river, is no exception.
One thing that walleye anglers disagree on is whether to bleed fish. I’ve always been in the “not to bleed” and “not to kill” camp. In the past, walleye that I threw on ice never seemed to be...

The pursuit of wild game is a hobby filled with old wives’ tales. We’re all familiar with moon theories and barometer philosophies that sportsmen preach in the field, as well as the cooking concepts that they bring to the kitchen.
The problem is that too many of these “common knowledge” statements have been accepted as scripture. Instead, let’s consult science to separate fact from fiction, and tackle if rutting bucks actually taste like hell.
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