When Lewis and Clark finally emerged from the Rocky Mountains 16 months into their journey, the crew was thin and weak. Their route through the Great Plains had provided a bounty of protein, and they’d grown accustomed to feasts of bison, elk and deer. In unfamiliar territory that seemed derelict of big game, they relied on the Nez Perce Indians to fill their stomachs.
The tribe graciously provided the corps with dried salmon and camas root...

During this past holiday season, many people prepared elaborate and thoughtfully prepared meals for gatherings of friends and family. For hunters and anglers a lot of those meals revolved around wild fish and game that was the result of many hours of hard work in the woods and on the water. Cooking meals of wild game for large groups of people is nothing new historically speaking and ancient hunters shared many of the same traditions we practice...