Ask The Eagle
Janis Putelis answers your questions about everything from hunting to butchering to marriage. asktheeagle@themeateater.com
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Ask The Eagle: Do You Save Waterfowl Legs?
Janis answers a question about waterfowl legs, and explains how he cooks them.
Ask the Eagle: What's the Longest Shot You'll Take with a Rifle?
What's the longest shot with a rifle you comfortable taking? Janis Putelis talks about his longest shot, and at what distance he's most comfortable shooting. He talks wind, elevation, and other external factors you should account for. Janis answers your questions using his own knowledge and expertise, giving some helpful tips and insight along the way.
Ask the Eagle: What Would Be Your Last Wild Game Meal?
What would Janis choose to be his very last wild game meal? He'd need a great, greasy meal (plus maybe a second choice).
Ask the Eagle: How Do I Get My Wife Into Hunting?
Struggling to get your significant other to get into hunting? Janis offers up his own advice taken from personal experience.
Ask the Eagle: Is it Ethical to Shoot a Deer After Stepping Out of the Truck?
Ethics are personal. So is it ethical to shoot a deer after stepping out of the truck at the beginning of your hunt? Janis's short answer: Yes.
Ask the Eagle: How Do I Become a Hunting Guide?
What's the path for someone that wants to become a hunting guide? Janis shares how keeping your head down and working hard can help you get there.
Ask the Eagle: What's Your Favorite Big Game Caliber?
Can you just use one caliber to hunt all big game? This week, an Instagram follower wants to if know if that's possible. Janis explains how hunting small game could also be useful for becoming a more seasoned big game hunter.
Ask the Eagle: Can You Reuse Oil After Frying Fish?
Janis uses his restaurant industry background to answer the question of reusing oil in the fryer, particularly after frying fish.
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Hunting Lessons Learned the Hard Way
At some point, most hunters will make a real mistake out in the field. I’m not talking about forgetting your rain gear or spooking a critter, but serious lapses in judgement.
It’s easy to get caught up in the moment when excitement gets the best of us. No hunter is perfect, and eventually we all slip up. It’s how we learn from those mistakes that will make us a better, safer hunter in the future. I know there are few times I’ve learned some...
Hunting Mountain Goats
Mountain goat hunting is arguably the most dangerous form of North American big game hunting. The rugged terrain and the extraordinary climbing abilities of this animal conspire to put you into tough situations where you have to weigh your own safety against your desire to be successful.
Most every year, multiple mountain goat hunters die in the high country of the Rockies, Canada, and Alaska. Slips and falls kill some; hypothermia and exposure...
3 Hot Tips for Hunting Snowshoe Hares
As waterfowl and upland seasons close around the country, there may be no better winter small game pursuit than snowshoe hares. For starters, unlike their cottontail cousins, they don’t burrow. They live aboveground all year long, which means that even if you’re stuck in a polar vortex and everything else is holed up, snowshoe hares will still be accessible and huntable.
You’ll probably also appreciate just how fun it can be to target snowshoe...
Can Trophy Hunting Alter Wildlife Genes?
Can so-called “trophy hunting” alter the genetics of free-ranging big game animals enough to eventually reduce the size of their bodies, antlers, or horns?
Short answer: In small enclosures, yes. In the wild, only in theory.
For our purposes, let’s define “trophy hunting” as selectively shooting only the biggest males of a species year after year. If that’s done, what happens? An infamous article in Newsweek (Jan. 12, 2009) claimed “trophy...
