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AO: Do you have any hunts left on your bucket list?
What would be your dream adventure?
TN: Though I have always fantasized about hunting
the various wild sheep species, mountain goats, and
other critters, I live my ultimate dream every day
afield on our sacred family properties in Michigan
and Texas for all game. Close to home, with my family
and dogs, is my favorite hunting in the world!
AO: How rewarding is it to prepare and enjoy your
own kill? What are some homecooked favorites?
TN: Rugged individualism, genuine independence,
and overall self-sufficiency are the ultimate rewards
of gratification. Wild game is the most nutritious and
delicious protein on earth. Period. No matter the crit-
ter, from squirrel, fowl, moose, and caribou, to ante-
lope or venison of any kind, killing quick and clean
and keeping the carcass clean and cold are the keys
to ultimate table fare. Pick a shank, slab, haunch, or
strap from any game, clean off all membrane and fat,
and marinate overnight in half olive oil and half Ver-
nor’s Ginger Ale, with lots of finely diced garlic, white
and red onion, a little salt and pepper. Then, tong the
slabs onto nice, hot, orange natural-wood coals until
singed on each side, but pink in the middle. Do the
same with potatoes and vegetables of choice, and
you are in for the highest of taste bud highs.
TN: That would be impossible to
narrow down, as we thoroughly
enjoy everything we do outdoors.
Personally, I prefer each episode
my amazing “Queen of the For-
est” wife, Shemane, is on as she
is so good at what she does and
so exciting to watch doing it!