Adapted from Beyond Buckshot and Bourbon—Cooking on the Wild Side.
Delicious served over rice.
Smoked pheasant makes a wonderful salad that can be wrapped in tortillas and cut into pinwheels. Pheasant pinwheels are the perfect recipe for a tailgate lunch after a morning in the field. Prepare the ingredients the night before, enjoy the fruits of your labour, and thank pheasants for outdoor adventure and fine table fare.
Whether you call them toms, gobblers, or strutters, adult male turkeys are at their most territorial in the spring. Use decoys sparingly to pose as hens or jakes—it’s a surefire way to get them to strut their stuff in target range.