By David Draper

Last week’s “What The Heck Is This?” contest garnered about 50 correct responses, though I suspect only about the first 10 or so actually recognized the device as a biltong cutter. Of all the correct entries, Neuman23’s number came up in the random drawing, so congratulations to him and thanks to everyone else who entered their guesses.

I’ve also been remiss in picking a winner for the Worst Cooking Disaster contest back in April. T. Rebel and I finally got on the same page and came up with our favorite stories. There were some doozies, including DigHunter digging into some under fried chicken after some late-night shenanigans and Bowhunt3r’s tale of his brother’s attempt at making pizza dough. If you haven’t read those—or the rest of the great entries—it’s worth the time just for the laughs. [ Read Full Post ]

By David Draper

I know it’s the end of May, but I still have turkeys on the brain. Probably because I got schooled by them this season. Luckily, there have been several Wild Chef readers who filled their tags and have been filling my inbox with the results in the form of turkey photos and great recipes, including these two. [ Read Full Post ]

By Scott Bestul

We always get a great response—and killer entries—whenever we post a caption contest, and this round was no exception. The chance at a great (and free) shotgun sight from Cabela’s clearly brought out the best in you. So without further yammering, here are 10 captions that came oh-so-close, followed by the winner.

Here are the 10 finalists, in random order: [ Read Full Post ]

By David Draper

Turkey seasons in the southern states are winding down, but up north the snow has melted enough for hunters to have a chance at bagging a tom. That means plenty of readers are filling the freezer with tasty turkey meat—including West Virginian Craig Ellis, who has managed to not only tag a turkey of his own, but also got both of his kids on birds. A trifecta of toms is no small feat in West Virginia, and lately Ellis has been celebrating with fresh turkey for nearly every meal, including breakfast. [ Read Full Post ]

By David Maccar

Only in Alaska. Police had to be called to a Safeway parking lot last week when a flock of eagles descended and feasted on garbage bags of fish product stashed in the bed of a pickup truck.

"One of our officers went over there and there were 40 eagles sitting on, in, and around several vehicles in the area," said Public Safety Director Jamie Sunderland. [ Read Full Post ]

By Phil Bourjaily

Turkey season may be over or winding down in some places, but up here in the north our snow has finally melted—most of it—and we’re hunting.

In fact, it’s still too early in the season for me to think about shooting a jake like the bird above, which I shot two years ago. That was a last-day-of the-season-in-the-rain bird, and I was delighted when it showed up about noon. [ Read Full Post ]